Categories / Design and Interiors, Homeware

Santa & Cole Ibiza Lounge Chair

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The Ibiza Lounge Chair was designed by Germán Rodríguez Arias in the 1950s to furnish his house (no prizes for guessing where) the island of Ibiza.

Its frame is constructed using a single piece of steel tubing, completed with upholstered backrest and seat in a regal shade of purple. It looks good, but it also look like the sort of chair that you wouldn't want to get up out off.

It is currently available to buy from Nest at a 10% reduction, costing £989.10 rather than the previous price of £1,099. Visit the for further details.

Categories / Art and Photography

Vintage Vinyl Canvas

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All sorts of things can be bought via Amazon these days, including art it seems. Amongst the usual pop art style portraits, I found this Vintage Vinyl Canvas, which would look good hung over your record collection.

It features a vintage photograph of a 1970's record on a old, vinyl coated retro style belt driven deck. It is in striking colours, with the record being on green vinyl with a yellow label.

It costs £39 from WhoArtNow on Amazon.

Categories / Film and TV

BBC to remake The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin

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Arguably one of the finest sitcoms ever made, The Fall And Rise Of Reginald Perrin is now being given the remake treatment by the BBC.

The original, written by David Nobbs, starred Leonard Rossiter as a sales executive in the midst of a mid-life crisis and on the brink of a nervous breakdown – telling the world what he thinks before finally departing the daily grind for a new life as a new man.

According to the BBC, the new version will be written by Nobbs and Simon Nye, with Martin Clunes will take on the title role of Reggie Perrin, supported by Fay Ripley (Cold Feet), Wendy Craig (Butterflies, The Royal), Geoffrey Whitehead (Worst Week Of My Life), Neil Stuke (Game On) and Lucy Liemann (Moving Wallpaper). Six episodes are being filmed for showing later in 2009. It could be good, it could be bad – but I suspect it will not be a patch on the original.

BBC website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Joe Colombo Elda armchair now available in the UK

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A few months back, I bemoaned the fact that you couldn't buy arguably Joe Colombo's most famous creation – the Elda Chair – in the UK. Well, my plea seems to have been heard, with the chair now available in this country.

Which makes me very happy, although that's tempered considerably by the price. The Elda is the space age era in a seat, actually dating back to 1963, but best known for its appearances in sci-fi movies and TV shows of the early 70s – an episode of Space 1999 wasn't complete without one.

On the technical side, the swivel chair is made of reinforced ABS plastic, with an plush interior of contrasting leather. If life's been kind to you of late, you can pick one up for £3,518 – and re-live an era every time you sit in it.

Find out more at the TwentyTwentyOne website

Categories / Art and Photography

Retro space travel posters by Steve Thomas

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Nice take on the vintage travel poster by Steve Thomas, replacing distant shores with distant planets.

Take your pick from all the planets in the Solar System (except Earth of course) all with a distinctive 30s feel, not a million miles from the deco-style posters once seen in train stations.

All images are available in varying sizes and are printed using UV-resistant archival inks. Prices start at just $11.95, which is just over £8.

Find out more at the Zazzle website

Via Switched On Art

Categories / Bags

Silly Thing vintage camera tote bag

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Slightly more high-end than a lot of the totes we show you, the Silly Thing vintage camera tote bag is certainly a stylish way to carry your kit.

New for spring/summer 2009, the bag (as you can see) offers up a design featuring an old school camera both front and bag, with some large text added to the front and the 'think silly' line on the back.

Finished off with a pair of sturdy black handles, you can pick up this hefty bag for just over £109 from Colette.

Find out more at the Colette website