Brighten up your dining table with this retro leaf salad plate from Heal's to bring instant joy to your meals.
It measures 23 x 23 cm and although its proper use is for outside dining, we suggest you use it inside to bring your table cloth back to life until the weather improves enough for picnics and bbqs.
Get yours from Heal's for the bargain price of £4.
A strange light – and one that doesn't come cheap – but there's no denying that the Piet Hein Sinus 330D table light is a stunning piece of midcentury Scandinavian design.
Originally designed in 1967, the Sinus 330D was originally produced in plastic, but didn't quite match up the designer's high standards. It was remade in glass, which is the version back on the market today.
Specifically, this flying saucer-like design has a shade in handblown glass, with a brushed steel frame and red contrasting cord. All of that will set you back a whopping £1,100.
In its day, the Verner Panton Peacock Chair was a stunning and eye-catching design, so much so that Habitat reissued the chair for a very short period in the 1990s. It's one of those reissues that you'll find on eBay right now.
Dating back to 1969, the chair has the look of a peacock's fan-like tail, with a galvanised white metal frame hosting seven red circular wool cushions. It's a space age classic, guaranteed to set off any room.
According to the seller, the condition is 'very good', although the cushions might need a dry clean from general wear. £199 is both the starting and current price for it, much less than the Habitat reissue cost at the time.
Unlikely as it seems, BHS seems to be the place to head if you want to buy retro style lighting on the high street, with this Mason table lamp being a perfect example.
The lamp could have come straight out of the seventies with its mushroom shape. The space age feel is then enhanced by its colour – it's available in orange and white. Made from glass and standing at 25cm high, it's a easy way to add a retro touch to a room.
And it's made even easier by the price. The lamp costs just £30.
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We’ve seen plenty of retro telephones that are shaped like this, but we haven’t seen any decorated in the same way as this Decoupage Telegraph by Viva Fabric.
The classic style phone has been covered in brightly coloured vintage fabric using the decoupage style. The phone itself is still fully functioning, unimpeded by its unusual decoration. It still has its original cream cord and rotary dial.
The phone costs £90 from Viva Fabric on Not on the High Street.
Fans of the Beat Generation should try to check out the new Angelheaded Hipsters display at the National Theatre, London.
The title for the show comes from Allen Ginsberg's infamous poem Howl and the display, organised by photographic agency Corbis, features prints made from images in Ginsberg's archive. Mainly snapshots taken in the early 50s, together they create a fascinating insight into the scene and feature images of the likes of Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs and Neal Cassady.
If that captures your interest, you may also be interested in an event the National Theatre is hosting on 19 Feb. Subtitled 'discovering the beat movement', poet Michael Horovitz and Barry Miles, co-founder of International Times and Ginsberg's biographer, have been invited along to discuss the lasting influence of the Beats.
The display is free, while the event costs £5.
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