The old-style dustbin outside your home might be a thing of the past, but you could still have one indoors, with this dustbin-like pedal bin from the Holding Company.
If you happen to be going for an industrial look, this five-litre capacity galvanised pedal bin could well be your thing. And it still has the ease of use of a standard pedal bin – the pedal that is.
Sized at 21 x 28 x 31cm, it retails for £27.
Every year, more books hit the shelves about mods, some good, some bad and one or two very ugly. If you fancy buying one of the better ones, but don’t know where to start, help is at hand.
The latest article over at Modculture is five must-buy mod books, a selection of books from across the spectrum, but all with one thing in common – they are worth the price tag. So whether you are interested in the 1960s scene, the 1980s scene and beyond, fact, fiction or an academic read, there should be a book for you.
Alternatively, if you fancy some online reading, there’s an archive of articles online at Modculture, which you can access here.
Remember the earliest mobile phones? Brick-like in shape and weight – but at least it allowed 80s high-flyers to avoid public phone boxes. And if you want to re-create that era, you can with the Mini MOB handset.
Yes, this is a modern mobile phone, shaped like one of the early 1980s bricks. But there is good news – this is a mini version, so less weight and it has some modern features like a music and video player, mini SD slot (128MB card included), USB connectivity and the ability to use it on all the major networks.
Available now, you can pick up one of these handsets for $326 (around £160). Yes, standing out from the crowd does come at a price.
News reaches us of the sad death of a true legend – Evel Knievel – who has passed away aged just 69, after suffering health problems for several years.
An ever-present on TV screens in the 1970s, Knievel is best remembered by children of the era as much for his toy replica as his jumps. And with that in mind, we present this tribute to the great man – classic jumps recreated by the classic toy stunt set.
We’ll miss you Evel.
While children plead for and parents stress over whatever this year’s ‘must have’ toy is, remind yourself of the toys that caused a stir back in the 1980s. "Just Can’t Get Enough: Toys, Games, and Other Stuff from the ’80s That Rocked" is full of memories of the fads and crazes from that decade.
There are chapters devoted to Care Bears, Scratch n Sniff stickers, Strawberry Shortcake, the Garbage Pail Kids, Alf and He-Man. Each section explains the concept (The Story), the products and its cultural relevance and impact (What Did It All Mean?), which makes it sound more intellectual then it is!
For anyone who grew up in the 1980s, it will no doubt raise a smile or two, but for anyone already a grown-up by then, its contents’ appeal will be as mystifying as today’s obsessions. It is available on Amazon for under £7.
Fancy a denim jacket with real heritage? You need the Lee 101J 1966 jacket.
This is a replica of the Lee 101J from 1966, made famous by The Beatles, who wore these very same jackets in that year for a Scandinavian photo shoot. The jacket is made from premium Japanese denim and has an adjustable waist, two button-fastening chest pockets and the Lee tab on the chest pocket.
Yours from Oi Polloi for £159.99.
