Categories / Design and Interiors

Revolver 60s-style wall light by Frank Schreiner

Revolver

It might look like a bold piece of Sputnik-like 1960s design, but the Revolver wall light is actually a fairly modern design.

The work of Frank Schreiner, the Revolver isn't a drain on your electricity bill, instead those eight chrome bulbs around the side are actually non-functioning, but do hep the one central bulb to give off light with some very distinctive shadows on the wall. But if you if you fill the slots with new bulbs, you'll never be short of a replacement when the central one goes.

All sat on a coated steel frame, the Revolver is good for both wall and ceiling and can be yours for £77 online.

Find out more at the Manufactum website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Less and More – Dieter Rams exhibition at the Design Museum

Rams

Regular readers will know we're huge fans of Dieter Rams' work for both Braun and Vitsoe, so we're really looking forward to seeing his forthcoming London retrospective – Less and More – at the Design Museum.

It runs from 18th November 2009 to 14th March 2010 and is the first UK definitive retrospective of Dieter Rams’ career in over 12 years, showcasing landmark designs for both Braun and Vitsoe from the 1950s onward alongside archive film footage, models, sketches and prototypes. Rams' inspiration on modern-day designers isn't forgotten either, with specially commissioned interviews with the likes of Jonathon Ive, Jasper Morrison, Sam Hecht and Naoto Fukasawa. Some tasty merchandising or the odd product reissue as a limited edition running alongside? We certainly hope so. Failing that, a nice poster with a vintage Braun radio will do just fine.

You'll find the Design Museum at Shad Thames, London, SE1 2YD, with admission to the exhibition ranging from £5 to £8.50.

Design Museum website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Serralunga loop bench designed by Christophe Pillet

Serralunga lacquered bench

The Serralunga loop bench offers a piece of contemporary design that, as the image shows, could slot neatly into the look of a retro room. Designed by Christophe Pillet, it's made from polyethylene and the model shown also has an external chrome surface to give it that high gloss finish and a space age look. 

It also comes in black and white, but is a serious investment piece: the bench costs an eye watering £1190. 

Buy it at Made in Design

Categories / Art and Photography, Travel

John Richardson’s maps from Caught by the River

Caught by the river prints

You may be aware of the book Caught by the River, an anthology of thoughts about water including pieces from the like of Irvine Welsh, Jon Savage, Bill Drummond and Edwyn Collins. The book also included some beautiful linocut 'maps' by John Richardson which are now being released as prints. 

The prints more than stand up on their own merit and show the journey down several rivers: the River Lea and the Lower Thames pictured, as well as the River Cary, River Coquet, River Ogmore, River Wandle and Upper Dorset Stour. They fit perfectly into the mood for rediscovering the British countryside even if, as in the case of the River Wandle, the city is shown encroaching onto the landscape. Each print costs £80. 

Buy them online

Categories / Men's Fashion

Fila Siro 80s-style knitted crewneck sweater

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No-one seems to be able to do 'old school' quite like Fila, perhaps because few have an archive as substantial as Filas. The Fila Siro knitted crewneck sweater is pretty typical of the current range.

Indeed, Fila gear is likely to even more prominent in the coming weeks, featuring heavily in Nick Love's The Firm, a loose remake of Alan Clarke's 1989 Brit flick focusing on football casuals, albeit a few years earlier in '84.

But back to the sweater (which does feature in the film), it's a premium knit with colour block detailing and the Fila F logo no the chest. Yours for £65.

Find out more at the End Clothing website

Categories / Homeware

Metro Storage Furniture Range

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The Metro Storage Range takes its name from its style which is a combination of modern and retro.

The collection includes cupboards, a sideboard, TV cabinet and chest of drawers. All of the piece feature white high gloss lacquer exteriors with doors or drawers in walnut or wenge wood veneer.

Prices start from £825 for the TV cabinet up to £1,265 for a large cupboard. The range can be bought online from Amode.