Eames styling meets 70s-style plastic furnishing – that’s the Oh chair by Karim Rashid.
It’s the occasional chair you’re not afraid to get out, moulded from high-impact polypropylene with powder coated steel legs and nylon feet and if you get a few, you’ll be pleased to know that they all stack up.
Choose from a selection of bright colours (including Think Pink and Go Green above), priced at £82.50 each.
Yes, more uses of the classic Mondrian colour blocks – with the Mondrian-inspired letter and pencil box.
These are actually an authorised use (via the Piet Mondrian Holtzman Trust), with the the 12.5-inch letter box and 9-inch long pencil box both using the signature design in a bright lacquer on the exterior.
Not cheap though – $25, which is around £130.
Eileen Gray is undoubtedly a name already familiar to fans to modernist design. The Bibendum Chair is her most famous work but just as representative of her progressive work is the Non-Conformist Chair.
Designed back in 1926, its asymmetrical shape was at the cutting edge of experimental design, defying the conventions of furniture design, hence its name. Whilst it won’t exactly shock people today, it is still an eye-catching design.
Many online stockists have a version of this chair so it is worth shopping around to find the best quality or value according to your budget. Modern Classics Direct are selling their version/copy of the Non-Conformist for £499 with a choice of colours for the leather upholstery, although in my opinion, you can’t beat the black.
We’ve mentioned a few of Mibo’s retro patterned products here before. The latest edition to their ever-growing list of Mibo products are these limited edition screen prints.
Designed by Madeleine Rogers, they are inspired by traditional Polish papercutting and the results are folk art pieces with a Seventies look to them. There is a choice of two designs; Welsh Rabbit or Chicken Stock. They are each limited to 100 editions, measure 30cm by 30cm and cost £19.50.
Visit the Mibo website to buy.
Free People are a design house known for their use of ethnic influences and eclectic prints and styling, and its not just limited to their clothing designs. This vanity stool, exclusive to their personal boutiques and the company’s website, takes the boho style and mixes it with a little piece of vintage.
The end result won’t be to everyone’s tastes, but the stool, covered with vintage fabrics and woven with homespun yarns, will certainly be a talking point. Whether you place it in front of your make up mirror or in your living room, this stool will add a modern take on vintage reproduction to any room.
It costs $128 from the website or from Free People boutiques.
The original Dr. Martens Air Wair boots have been much beloved by many a scene over the years. From punks to grunge lovers, these essential pieces of branded footwear have stuck to the design classic.
The company are now reproducing the original vintage designs, which first rolled off the production line on the 1st of April 1960. Surely no April fools joke, as they’ve gone on to become steadfast icons of British fashion. The vintage range features the original shoes and boots in both black and ‘cherry’ red – and no bad logos added.
To find out more about prices and stockists visit the Dr Martens website
