Actually, not just for your iPod and iPhone, the Funkyfonic cassette speaker will work with just about any gadget.
Not quite old school tech for new your new school gadget, the cassette is just a casing for a mini speaker – just plug it into a 3.5mm headphone socket and set the music free. Well, as long as it's loaded with 2x AA battieres.
Price? $22 to you.
I suspect it's not had much interest as yet because of the digital switchover, but purely for reasons of design, the JVC Videosphere TV is worth a look.
To be honest, a digital box and it might live again (although you'll probably want to check that), but even if it doesn't, this is a stunner. The one here is in very good, original condition, even if age has led to a touch of yellowing of that ABS finish. It's even got both the base and hanging chain.
Price? As I write, it is at just £1. A steal for a design classic.
Fans of the mid-century look who are about in London this weekend will be delighted to hear that the ever popular Midcentury Modern show is back in Dulwich this Sunday 21 March.
Always worth a browse, the show will contain the usual mix of sellers of the real thing, ranging across furniture, textiles, art, ceramics and glass, combined with contemporary designers such as People Will Always Need Plates and Tracy Kendall whose work is sympathetic to the period.
As an added bonus, the show is held in the 60s designed concrete and glass refectory of Dulwich College, pictured. Prices range from £10 up to £5000 but bitter experience tells me that the more affordable pieces are snapped up early. The show is open from 10am until 4pm, with entrance costing £6.
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It's a design usually seen hanging from the ceiling, but now the Le Klint 341 is available for your floor and table.
Designed by Poul Christiansen in 1971, both share the same design – a hand folded shade made from a single sheet of plastic (not unlike the 172 ceiling light), with a chrome base and stem finishing things off.
£871 gets you the floor light, with the table light selling for £654.
Another midcentury-inspired gem from the sales floor of John Lewis – this rather smart Orbit armchair.
A big, chunky chair, it has a handcrafted wood frame, those 50s-style angled beech legs, a buttoned back, spring support and upholstery in a Hepworth fabric.
The chair sells for £999. If you like the look, there's also a sofa, which retails for £1,600.
Obey (aka artist Shepard Fairey) produced two prints of a soul legend today, a gold one which sold out in seconds and a red Smokey Robinson print, which is still available if you're quick.
The 70s-styled image of the man from the Miracles is certainly an eye-catching piece of work, but there's an added bonus – this limited edition print is signed by both Shepard Fairey and Smokey Robinson.
450 of these worldwide, sized at 18 x 24 inches, selling for a very affordable $75. Get in there quick if you want one.
