No shortage of retro-styled travel bags on the market, but that doesn’t dtop the big boys knocking out even more, the most recent being the Nike retro weekend bag.
Using a vintage-style logo on both sides, it claims to have a ‘premium’ feel as well as plenty of capacity for a weekend away in the zipped and lockable main compartment.
Sized at 21 x 15 inches, it sells for £65.
Find out more at the End Clothing website
We love the Sanyo Xacti camcorders- easy to use, retro looks (reminiscent of vintage super 8 cameras) and at the affordable end of the market. There’s plenty of models to choose from, including the newly-launched Sanyo Xacti HD800.
Take your pick from gold, pink or black, with the camera shooting high-definition footage (720p) to SD or SDHC card, as well as taking still images (with 5x zoom) via the 8 megapixel sensor. Other improvements include improved video quality with less ‘noise’, easy drag and drop movement of files and easy upload to YouTube.
It’s just been launched in Japan, so expect it here in a couple of months, priced around £230.
Via Akihabara News
I’m guessing few of us will ever enter Downing Street by the front door, but at least we can all have a bang on the number 10 Downing Street door knocker.
Ok, it’s not the actual Downing Street knocker, but it’s pretty much identical to the one made back in 1780. Roullier White tracked down the West Midlands-based brass foundry that made the original, found that the company still owned the original mould and got it to knock out (sorry) a few more.
And you can buy one of these handmade accessories in solid brass (like the original – which is painted black) for £45. Surely a timeless design classic.
Find out more at the Roullier White website
First introduced back in 1971, the Omstak chair (also known as the Omstack or OMK) is back on the high street today, courtesy of Habitat.
It’s the work of British designer Rodney Kinsman, who had the idea of producing a functional chair with a bit of character – which this light/stackable chair certainly offers. The chair itself has a tubular frame with perforated metal sheeting for the seat and back and if black isn’t your thing, you’ll be pleased to know that the new range comes in a much bolder red and white.
A timeless occasional or dining chair, you can pick them up for £139 each.
Remember Polly & Prince‘s fantastic Mannequin print scarf? If you’re looking to capture that fantastic image of the 1920s flapper style in your home, instead of your threads, the online boutique have come up trumps with their soft furnishings featuring the print.
With these cushions in various colours, and matching lampshades available too, you can get a subtle slice of twenties imagery in your home. The cushion covers are made from 100% silk and are available with a luxury made cushion pad to fill it with.
Each of the items is lovingly made in Lancashire, so you’ll be doing your bit for homegrown craftsmanship too. Cushions cost £49.99 each.
Hardly a week goes by without us highlighting a classic chair design, but still we are probably quite some way off having collected a thousand, which is, unsurprisingly, the number of chairs featured in the Taschen book “1000 Chairs”.
The book covers 200 years of design history and includes the work of around 400 designers, who between them have been responsible for those 1000 chairs. Each chair has a page devoted to it, with images and their history.
The paperback version is available to buy from Amazon for £5.99.
