If you are working on a space age look for your home, this Sculptural side table at Dwell could fit the buill perfectly.
Available in black or the white pictured above, it offers up a quirky, jigsaw-like shape for unique storage, along with an eye-catching gloss lacquer finish. Ideal for using by a chair or indeed, buy the bed.
Standing around 50cm tall, it's on pre-order right now, priced at £129.
The sun is out, the sky is blue and it looks like a warm weekend ahead. So the perfect time to invest in these large Tiki Mugs.
Yes, ideal for swigging exotic drinks round the barbecue, each of the four mugs in the set stand around 14cm high and in a different colour, holding a long drink and throwing out some hip 50s/60s vibes. If you can't think of anything to put in them, check out these Tiki drink recipe cards we featured last month.
You can pick up the set right now, priced at £20.
Finding the ideal balance between practicality and prettiness is always a tricky task in fashion. While the warmer days draw in, a lighter cover-up like this Cornelli Cardi from Miss Selfridge is an ideal option.
The piece achieves a cutesy sixties look thanks to simple and chic details, from a lemon yellow wool shade to mini daisy buttons. The short sleeves, high neckline and short-line body achieve a neat and sharp look equally suited to fifties and sixties looks. The crochet detailing front and back adds a unique twist, without compromising the vintage inspiration.
Get it now from Miss Selfridge for £30.
Mary Jane heels are always a winner whatever your chosen retro style – from forties to sixties looks and beyond there's a choice out there for every look. These Here Comes Truffle Heels from Mod Cloth are a perfect pair for teaming with a variety of vintage inspired looks.
With a classic mid-thickness heel, the almond toe and thick jazz-shoe style Mary Jane strap give the classic basis. Meanwhile a two-tone leather colouring, red trim and kitschy bow detailing give these a fun and flirty vintage appeal, easily paired with anything from 40s evening-wear to sharp sixties looks.
Get them online from Mod Cloth for $54.99.
If you are interested in the history of plastic design, you'll want to pick up a copy of the newly-published Plastic Dreams: Synthetic Visions in Design by Charlotte and Peter Fiell.
From the creators of the excellent Scandinavian Design, Plastic Dreams celebrates plastic as a material, showing some of its finest works – from Bakelite in the 1920s to the icons of the modern era.
It dates from the 1970s according to the seller, but this Krups wall clock could certainly pass for an item from the modernist era.
Battery powered, it's sized around 18.5cm square, with that dark outer cover hosting a glass dome, which in turn protects the white plastic clock face. That face has those very functional numbers, with dark contrast hands offering up the time. The maker's name and country is also present on the face.
The German-made clock is sold in 'good condition' and 'fully working order', with a price cheap enough to tempt us all in. Right now it's just 99 pence.
