Judging by the brisk bidding so far for this item, the Blessing alarm clock is an item in demand.
Straight out of the 1970s (as you might have guessed), it was made in (West) Germany, with a block and white colour scheme, circular colour scheme for the numbers and that tulip-style base. All of that in a clock that stands around seven inches tall.
As we said, plenty of interest already, although that interest has only resulted in a bidding price of £23 so far.
No, this isn't actually a mid-century design, although the midcentury-style Sanna Chair by Room & Board isn't a million miles from the Hans Wegner CH25 armchair.
Love the slope and love the angled wood frame, which is 'mocha-stained' and available in a variety of colours for the rayon / polyester / cotton boucle mix upholstery.
But more than that, we like the fact that this will pass for a classic, but comes in for much less. $699 to be precise, which is around £437.
Apparently, 'Rhodesia is Super' was a travel slogan for holidays to the country (which is obviously now Zimbabwe) back in the 1970s. It's also the inspiration for this Rhodesia Was Super! limited edition serigraph by Derek Yaniger.
It's a four colour silk screened serigraph, printed on heavyweight archival paper and measuring 17 x 24 inches. But above all, it features those great, vintage-style cartoon images.
The print sells for £65, with part of the profits going to the Zimbabwe Agricultural Welfare Trust.
I've got this dream that one day, when I have some more money to my name, I'll go house hunting and find a house with an interior straight out of Terence Conran's The House book ('70s version) – just stuck in time, with all the furnishings of the era intact. I might have found that house online, with this 1970-designed four-floor house in Antrim Grove, Belsize Park, London
From the outside, you can tell it's a bit quirky and very much of its era, the kind of place you'd imagine featuring in a 70s cult TV series. Inside, it's even more so, with some great examples of period furnishings.
We have featured one of these in the past, but as they come up so infrequently – and we think they're a collectible of tomorrow – we're flagging up another Austin Mini Designer Mary Quant Edition.
This one dates from 1988, one of around 2,000 Mary Quant-designed Minis made at the time. But we suspect a good number have been scrapped since then. The ones that survive don't cost a fortune right now, but in time, they just might rise up in price.
The seller doesn't give lots away, but it looks like the outer Quant detail and that distinctive striped upholstery are all intact. Indeed, it's described as being in 'excellent condition throughout' with 'no rust, dents or scabs' you'll be pleased to know. Mileage isn't mentioned, drop them a line about that. Right now it's up for £1,800.
Find out more at the eBay website
Update: Amazingly, another one has just gone up too, it's a bit cheaper as well. See details of that one here.
Not exact replica of the arcade aliens, the Space Invaders mirrors by Piero Lissoni for Glas Italia are actually inspired by the pixelated nasties of video games past.
The end result is what you see above, a set of sharp-angled mirrors that can each by hung in four ways, as well as together, to create some kind of fuinctional space age art for your walls.
They're sized around the 80 x 70cm mark, with each one sold separately. Sadly, being designer pieces, they don't come cheap, with prices from £488.
