John Lewis has some great retro-styled lighting instore right now, not least a healthy range from one of our favourite makers, Original BTC – including the Ginger table lamp.
A new design but a distinctly vintage look that would look great in an art deco-themed home. For your money you get a lamp with plenty of stylish curves, along with an aluminium head and chromed steel finish, perfect for a bedside, reading of office lamp.
Available online, it retails for £265.
The design duo, Uncommon, describe their style as a mixture of modern clean lines and old-fashioned sensibility. Their home accents range includes a small selection of engraved illustrations which tend towards a retro style and this Mix Tape Engrave Illustration particularly caught my attention.
It is a framed engraved panel made from fibreboard, measuring 10 inches by 15 inches. There is a delightful little background story to the illustration given in the description, about finding it behind a wall in their home, which just adds to the character of the piece. The Mix Top Illustration is available in a choice of ash grey or antique blue, both costing $25 (around £15). International shipping is available.
Buy online via their Etsy store.
We’ve mentioned exhibitions at the Rocket Gallery in the past, and now they have decided to expand their activities in mid-century design with a new space devoted pieces from this period.
The space showcases mid-century furniture by American, Danish and British designers including Jens Risom, Poul Kjaerholm, Hans Wegner, Gordon Russell and Herbert Krenchel. All pieces are for sale or for hire. Viewing of the furniture is by appointment or you can ask for a tour of it when if you are visiting another of their exhibitions.
Rocket Gallery is located in the Tea Building, 56 Shoreditch High Street, London E1 6JJ. Visit their website at www.rocketgallery.com.
We got an email today from LA-based designer Dave Bravenec, tipping us off about his latest project – the design for the Mod wines by Grateful Palate Imports.
As you can see, the bottles (and see over the page for cartons) produced for the Australian wine company feature a stylised, almost psychedelic image of a mirrored-up scooter, with the slogan 'I don't want to drink any other wine, that's why I'm a Mod!' on the rear.
In the first instance, the wines will be distributed on bottles of both red and white, with varations of the design heading to various other vintages over the coming months. We think it's Australia and the US-only right now, but it will eventually hit the UK. if it makes it to Tesco's 3 for £10, we'll be buying it by the box load. See over the page for the carton designs and the promotional poster image.
Via Modculture
Finn Juhl originally designed his Turning Tray in 1956 and it has been relaunched by Lassen tableware. Using several distinctive elements of Juhl's style, the tray remains elegant today. Its curved teak frame and laminate surface was adapted into a table design in the 1960s.
The tray comes in three sizes as shown above and is still handmade in Denmark. The laminate is available in various evocative sounding colour options for the laminate: kimono red, angel blue, alaska white or husky green, all with black desert.
The Red and White Kitchen Company produce designs based on 1940s and 1950s American fabrics and are responsible for this kitsch vacationland pillow. It shows the outline of the United States illustrated with key landmarks for each state and decorated with a wide variety of potential holiday activities such as jet skiing, sailing and Spanish dancing. The company also produce cushions with similarly illustrated maps of the individual American states.
Measuring 12 by 20 inches it's portable enough to take around with you and ideal for using while California dreaming. The pillow costs $28.
