Categories / Art and Photography, Food and Drink, Homeware

Hair of the Dog tiki mug by Mitch O’Connell for Munktiki

Hair of the dog
Retro favourite Mitch O'Connell is a multi-talented guy – artist & designer, tattooist and now designer of ceramics. 

Purveyors of fine tiki paraphernalia Munktiki have released a limited run of this Hair of the Dog tiki mug. Each poor hungover dog has an ice pack hat which you can put your straw through and will keep your revival remedy for the morning after the night before nicely chilled. Standing at an impressive 9 inches tall, it makes for a suitably kitsch adornment in any 50s den.

The Hair of the Dog tiki mug is a limited edition of 100 and is $60 from the Munktiki webstore.

Categories / Design and Interiors

Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni’s Arco floor lamp for Flos heavily discounted at Achica

Arco

Various high street budget versions have been available for a number of years from the likes of John Lewis and Marks & Spencer, but there’s nothing like the real thing when it comes to the Arco floor lamp by Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni for Flos. If you want the original, now is a good time to get one, as Achica has it in clearance.

Yes, this 1962 design, inspired by street lights and still an icon of the era, is now more affordable. Although you will need a large room to fit it in. As you would expect, the floor lamp has a white Carrara marble base and a telescopic arched stem of stainless steel (with a satin finish) for adjustable, directional light. A dimmer switch also offers up an ambient glow for mood lighting too.

That size? 232cm tall (between 7 and 8ft) and 220cm tall. Usually it sells for £1,429, but for the next two days, it’s yours for £999.

Achica website

Note you’ll have to quickly register (for free) if you’ve not visited Achica before.

Categories / Men's Fashion

Universal Works Polka Dot Red Summer Scarf

Universal

While Tootal might be the obvious name when it comes to 60s-style scarves, there are plenty of other designs out there – like this Universal Works Polka Dot Red Summer Scarf for example.

It's a cotton scarf in a bold red with white spots, finished with fringe edging and Universal Works branding and sized around 110cm x 20.5cm.

£45 is the price online.

Find out more at the Urban Outfitters website

Categories / Women's Fashion

1960s-inspired Colour Block Pocket Dress at Wallis

Wallis

Out of the mid-1960s and into the high street comes this Colour Block Pocket Dress at Wallis.

Those colour blocks of course, for the decade, being black and white, with the (almost) knee-length dress featuring buttons on the straps, plus contrast pocket detailing, again with buttons finishing things off.

Made of a viscose and polyester mix (predominately the former), you can pick one up online for £55.

Find out more at the Wallis website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Rotary phone desk clock by Vyconic

Phone

Remember the Vyconic turntable clocks we featured at the end of last year? Well, if you don't, check them out, as they look absolutely stunning. I suspect sales have gone well too, as the company is now recycling other items, producing designs like this Vyconic rotary phone desk clock.

Yes, this did indeed start off life as a humble dial phone, but has since been given a makeover and some clock hands, although the numbers obviously don't match the time.

It's also a one-off right now, so something unique as well as quirky. £55.31 secures it and while you're there, check out those record player clocks too!

Find out more at the Etsy website

Categories / eBay watch

eBay watch: 1960s Artemide Pallade space age lamp by Studio Tetrarch

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A real gem for lovers of space age design on eBay right now, this Artemide Pallade lamp by Studio Tetrarch.

Designed in 1969 and very much in that 'Space 1999' groove, it's also 'as new' and in the original box from when the seller bought it in Italy many years back. A big selling point. Other than that, this is a very cool circular floor or table lamp in white, able to target light from that large open space in the centre, the shell being made of an ABS resin apparently.

Downside? You'll need to pay extra shipping if you're not in mainland Europe, while the starting price of 400 Euros is fairly high, but not excessive in light of condition. More images (including the packaging) on the site.

Find out more at the eBay website

Big thanks to Kenneth for the tip off!