Not the first place we would consider for some cool, midcentury design, but Marks & Spencer has it with this Montford armchair.
Don't worry about the red colour, there's a seemingly endless range of fabric options, both plain and patterned to go on that curvy frame, which also also has a sloped back and four tapered wooden legs. The chair is also traditionally sprung and has a reversible seat cushion.
Available to order online in that wide range of fabrics, £549 is the price.
The retro influence on the high street this season is showing ever more signs of a huge seventies influence, with disco and folk styles spreading rapidly among the big names. This Nancy Print Jumpsuit from Whistles is a great example, providing a high chic 70s look.
The jumpsuit style, often more associated with 80s looks, takes on a chic disco-era aesthetic here thanks to the print and cut. With an exaggerated waistline, a deep v neck and exaggerated hips, it's the African-influenced print that seals the deal for this piece's vintage look.
Get it online from ASOS now for £195, thanks to its 100% silk composition.
We actually featured the DVD last year, but I've just noticed a clip from the BFI's Design For Today package on YouTube, so here it is.
A quirky little film without words that highlights industrial design of the day – that day being a day in 1965, as you might have guessed from the title. Oh yes, it was also the work of future Chariots of Fire director Hugh Hudson.
Check it out below and check out the other BFI clips, some fascinating material online in their channel.
Apologies for featuring another portable record player, but some great designs keep cropping up – which this Hornyphon 2623 portable record player is.
Let's look at the design first, which offers the three-speed record deck, contras for balance, tone and volume and a choice of battery and mains power. Oh yes – and those cool dimpled speakers, which provide stereo sound, then pack back into the deck when not in use, so you can carry it all round like a small briefcase. Very stylish. See an image of that over the page.
Condition? According to the seller, it's 'hardly used' and 'very well-tended', with 'a very few fine and slight scratches on the outside, caused by storage'. Still some time to go, £1 is the current bid price.
Find out more at the eBay website
Oasis clothing is a regular feature of these pages thanks to their knack for giving classic designs a modern edge.
This 60s Print 2 in 1 Dress has a fab op-art print blouse with feminine pussy-bow neckline, off-set with a flattering camel skirt. The black waistband and neat pockets add subtle detail for a clean, sleek look. Teamed with smart black accessories (as shown here) this is a great outfit for the office and takes the hard-work out of co-ordinating your outfit by doing it for you.
The dress costs £65 and you can find out more here.
Suppose winter will be coming to an end soon and we might start pondering holidays. If you want to get away from it all, you might want to spend some time at Ty Hedfan in Pontfaen, Brecon, Wales.
Ty Hedfan means 'the hovering house' in Welsh and that's pretty much what it is. Fairly-recently designed by architects Featherstone Young, the house is inspired by the likes of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater and Pierre Koenig's Case Study House. Only this one isn't in the US, it perches over the River Ysgir in the Brecon Beacons, with views over the river and also of the surrounding countryside.
