Described simply as an Orange Retro Swivel Chair, there isn’t much information available about this item, but what more do you need to know?
It is a rather comfortable looking chair, upholstered in a retro patterned fabric. The fabric combines shades of orange and brown, always a good combination for invoking a retro feel.
The chair costs just over £405 and can be bought online from Feature Deco.
Mode Merr just keep their ultra sexy fifties looks coming, creating fantastic eveningwear with real rockabilly credentials. This Beverly Hills Vamp Dress is one of their most daring looks yet, but still manages to look every inch the wearable frock.
Made from a heavy stretch satin, this all over leopard print avoids being too tacky thanks to the very retro styling. A figurehugging skirt and high boatneck collar cover up just enough to tread the fine line of minxy dress.
Get it online from Mode Merr now for $84.
While retro eveningwear is relatively easy to get your hands on, for those of us wanting to continue our devotion through the daytime it can be trickier. Next's workwear ranges are catching on to classic design with these Linen Suit Separates.
Made from a great sixties shade of pale green linen, this daytime skirt suit has subtle vintage looks that make it both professional and chic. The jacket is the real star with its peter pan collar and six button double breasted design. Cutesy short sleeves provide practicality along with a girlish 60s look.
Get yours from Next for £70 for the set.
Heals are selling this Scoop TV table, a stylish way to display your telly in 1960s style. In great space age colours and materials, the table is made up of a combination of a lacquered white body with grey glass shelf which is perched atop a chrome pedestal base.
The table measures 80cm wide by 51cm high and costs £250. All that's missing is a sleek TV to match.
The Federal Art Project (FAP) was one of Roosevelt's New Deal schemes in Depression America, employing artists and designers to produce public art. They created a wide variety of works including a range of over 2000 posters between 1936 and 1943. These designs included the See America posters which used dramatic looking images of America's National Parks to promote travel and tourism.
The image shown here is the work of Alexander Dux to advertise the Caves National Park. It's available to buy as a reproduction from the Library of Congress who have a large selection of the FAP posters for sale. Costs for the posters range from $28 to £48, depending on the size of the print.
When you buy a design as an investment piece, it's nice to know it will last – and that's the case with the Vitra EA108 swivel chair by Charles and Ray Eames, which comes with a 30-year guarantee.
Yes, this 1950s chair (specifically dating back to 1958) will be fixed (or replaced) by Vitra at any point in the next 30 years. Which means you can swivel round as much as you like without the worry of seeing your investment fall apart before your very eyes.
Oh yes – and it's a design classic too – perfect for an easy or office chair, complete with a die-cast aluminium frame and a choice of hopsak, leather or netweave in a variety of colours for the finish. Prices start at £1,256.
