Good to see that distinctly 70s shade of avocado making a comeback – and on the incredibly 70s Vulcano coffee table.
It’s a modern design, the work of Paola Navone, packing those space age curves and a solid/chunky base, with a rectangular surface (sized around 60 x 40cm), with a protective lacquered finish to finish things off.
Not just the avocado, there’s an endless number of colour options available, all retailing via Poliform for £668.
Find out more at the Poliform website
Designed by Michael Young for Extremis, the Tölt furniture set takes its inspiration from the 1970s and 1980s.
The pieces use both traditional material (Robinia wood) and hi-tech material (Corian), the combination of which, along with the use of perforations in the table top, give the Tölt furniture a unique look. The set that is currently on sale online comprises of a round table and two short benches with curved seventies style edges, but other arrangements with rectangular tables and round benches also exist.
Photographs of the set in use show it outdoors in an Alpine setting, but at a little over £2,500, it is a bit pricey for garden furniture and design like this deserves pride of place in your home.
It can be ordered online from Nest.
If you are still feeling aggrieved that you never had the coolest bike of the 70s, or indeed if you are feeling nostalgia for your old cycle, why not treat yourself to a Raleigh Chopper Mug?
The mug is a suitably Seventies shade of brown with a picture of the unmistakable bicycle in cream. It is presented in a matching box, featuring the famous Raleigh logo.
It costs just £4.95 from the Pulp Shop.
Mode Merr have brought their eye for great retro dress design to something very special with these suit separates, which combine to make a rarely seen bubblegum 50s look that’s adaptable to lots of occasions.
Combining their Our Gal Friday jacket and The Perfect Skirt, the pieces come together to make a figure enhancing suit that’s both formal and sassy at the same time. It’s available in a great range of colours, and also in a more daring zebra or leopard print.
The skirt and jacket cost $62 and $68 respectively, direct from Mode Merr’s online shop.
Dualit has made its mark with retro-styled toasters and radios, but now it’s moved into the coffee market, specifically with the Dualit Espressivo coffee machine.
Available in a chrome or cream finish, its retro looks are matched with a hefty bunch of features for making everything from a strong espresso to a creamy latte, including a self-priming 15 bar pump, super-fast start (ready to go in 40 seconds), instant hot water and constant steam, froth nozzle, cup warming plate, a 1.5-litre tank and enough room for a cup or a mug.
Yours for around £150.
Find out more at the Dualit website
Looking for a weird and wonderful space age light for your living room? The Santa & Cole Steen hanging light could be for you.
Designed back in 1972 by Steen Jorgensen, it’s described as a ‘system of concentric discs’, which diffuse the light, offering up more brightness for larger spaces. Four white metallic plates in total, with a brass-like stem and circular ceiling rose.
Now reissued, it sells for £857.
Find out more at the Nest website
