The title of this product makes no secret that it's looking back a few decades: Sagaform have named this the retro tea cup and saucer, part of several pieces in a new 'retro' range. Lotta Odelius has looked to the 1950s to produce this attractive pattern, featuring naturally-inspired blue and green shapes on a white base.
This tea cup and saucer costs £14.50 while a storage jar featuring the same pattern is available for £12.50.
Buy it from the Illustrated Living website
If you are already thinking ahead to your 2010 holiday and fancy a retro break, then they don’t come much more retro than hiring a VW Campervan from Slow Lane Campers.
Slow Lane Campers has a fleet of original classic 1960s and 1970s campervans, which are fully equipped for a camping holiday with a gas hob, sink and cool box. The company is based in Stockport, which put it within easy reach of popular camping destinations such the Lake District, Peak District and North Wales.
Obviously a camping holiday in the UK is better for the environment for jetting off on a long-haul flight, but Slow Lane Campers aim to make all of their holiday hires carbon neutral with a carbon offsetting scheme.
Prices for 2010 start at £330 for an off-season weekend, up to £600 for a week in summer. For full details visit the Slow Lane Campers website.
I’m always on the look out for storage solutions, but so far I’ve yet to find anything to keep my shoe collection under control. But with the discovery of these Bloomsbury Patterned Shoeboxes, I think I may have the answer.
Measuring 30cm (w) x 32cm (d ) x 15cm (h), the boxes have a window at the front, so you can see which shoes are inside without opening all of the boxes. Of course, what I really like about the boxes, is the patterned exteriors, which are available in a choice of green and yellow florals, red star burst pattern or a blue geometric print.
The boxes cost £16 each from Berry Red.
It's a relatively modern design that screams 1960s space age – making the Tom Dixon Jack light an ideal lamp for a retro home.
It actually dates back to the mid-90s, the first Dixon design produced by and for Eurolounge – a polyethylene light sized around 56cm in all directions and a light that glows brightly in your room. In fact, it also stacks with other lights if you want something bigger and brighter.
You'll find it in the Victoria and Albert Museum London and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art or you can buy your own in various colours, priced around the £380 mark.
We've featured numerous variations of the 1960s-styled Diana camera, but the Lomo Diana F+ CMYK camera does bring something new to the table – lots of colour.
It's pretty much your average Diana, a recreation of that 60s cult classic complete with oversized flash and good for those colour-drenched, slightly blurry, but always individual images.
But this time there's that colour – CMYK (pronounced 'smeek' would you believe) covers the Cyan, Magenta, Yellow & Black that make up the colour combination of the casing. Want one? This old school film cam will cost you from £84.42.
There's nothing more essential in the winter months for a retro mens wardrobe than a classic coat, but great style and quality doesn't have to cost a lot. Thanks to Burton's steady dedication to vintage inspiration, this Military Coat looks every inch the sixties piece.
Using a double breasted pea coat style, the design is kept uncomplicated. Brass-style buttons, flap pockets and a neat high collar give a timeless look, while the stiff and lasting wool blend fabric gives structure.
Get it now from Burton for £120.
