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Five of the best retro sports holdalls

Five of the best retro sports holdalls

Pro-Ject unveils Charlie Brown-themed Peanuts T1 BT turntable

Pro-Ject unveils Charlie Brown-themed Peanuts T1 BT turntable

Keith Haring Dancing Figures Lego set

Keith Haring Dancing Figures Lego set

Categories / Design and Interiors

40s-style Industrial Wooden Desk Lamp at Graham and Green

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The title pretty much says it all – a 40s-style Industrial Wooden Desk Lamp, which is available at Graham and Green.

Love those vintage looks, a mix of metal and wood, which give it something of a 'crasftsman' feel. It also offers up a fully adjustable arm and shade for directing your light and enough class to look at home outside your office.

It's on pre-order right now for £169. Note also that Graham and Green has 20 per cent off everything until midnight tonight (26th April 2010). You'll find a discount code on the company's homepage.

Find out more at the Graham and Green website

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iRetrofone Base – turn your iPhone into something vintage

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Yes, that is an iPhone in the picture, house in something called an iRetrofone Base, the work of Freeland Studios.

The iRetrofone Base is handmade, sculpted and casted one at a time from resin, which probably accounts for the waiting list for one – around two weeks before each is shipped. It is designed to be compatible with all iphones, offering you some good old-fashioned handset action in your home, rather than having to slap that touchscreen to your ear.

It can also charge and sync with a computer (if you throw a USB into the mix) and is available via the company’s Etsy site, priced at $195.

Find out more at the Freeland Studios at Etsy website

(via iPhone Savior)

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eBay watch: Pierre Paulin Archi armchair for Ligne Roset

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Archi

Back in August of last year, we mentioned that Ligne Roset was re-introducing a classic Pierre Paulin design from the 1950s – the Archi armchair. Well, it did re-appear, with prices varying from £1,400 to in excess of £2,000 depending on your choice of finish. Just as well one has appeared on eBay then.

Indeed, this particular chair os something of a steal. Used in a show home, so pretty much hardly used at all, it offers that classic design in a dark red finish (apparently darker than the picture indicates), the upholstery in a 'divina wool' felt fabric, with matt black metal legs for support.

The colour might not be to everyone's taste, but the price should be. Reduced for a quick sale to £650 on a 'Buy It Now' or taking offers.

Find out more at the eBay website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Rocket 80s-style cassette deck shelf

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How useful it is I don't really know – but for impact, you can't really fault this Rocket cassette deck shelf.

Rocket is the name of the designers rather than the product (which I think is simply called 'shelf'), but is part of a wider collection based on the two designers' 'common infatuation with rock n roll and disco culture'.

In this case, an 80s-style, in-car cassette deck that mixes 2D and 3D elements, specifically wall vinyl and the wooden 'cassette' shelf. The entire design is around 42 inches wide, the shelf part covering 11.7 inches. Two colour options, both available online for £95.

Find out more at the Yoox website

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Vintage-style Pharmacy Desk Lamp at Graham & Green

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Pharmacy

It might look like a vintage find, but the Pharmacy Desk Lamp at Graham & Green is actually a brand new piece of design.

Very much inspired by the 1930s, this rather smart desk lamp has a swivel adjust, chrome-lined hood, which you can adjust with just a twist of the wing nut, while the on/off button is found on the flex.

If you don't like the red, there's also a green too, with both selling for £119.

Find out more at the Graham & Green website

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New wallpapers from Jonathan Adler

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The latest collection of wallpapers from Jonathan Adler is every bit as striking and colourful as you'd expect of the designer. 

The new designs encompass a range of styles – all distinctively retro in feel. Like his previous collections, the geometric floral pattern of the paper on the left echoes the style of David Hicks. Meanwhile, the design on the right – part of his range for kids – is reminiscent of Alexander Girard's La Fonda design. 

Both papers cost $195 for a 'jumbo' roll: with that price (and with those bright colours), they're perhaps something to limit to a feature wall. 

See them online