When it comes to quirky design, Atypyk is the name to watch right now – and the Moon Carpet is another great example.
Yes, every morning you can re-live the 1960s, bouncing around this crater-covered carpet just like Neil Armstrong. The white rug is made from 100 per cent wool and is 210cm wide.
No price as yet – contact the company to register your interest.
Find out more at the Atypyk website
The rise of posh delis, patisseries and supermarket premium brands means that luxury food stuff is easy enough to get hold of these days, but as delicious as it may be, it doesn’t quite match the satisfaction of making things yourself.
If you want to unleash your inner fifties housewife (or househusband!), Tala has a range of Retro Food Sets that will help you do just that.
The range includes a Retro Ginger Bread Cutter Set, a Retro Icing Syringe Set and a Retro Jam Making Set. Each one provides the equipment you’ll need for the task. They are packaged in boxes based on original 1950s designs which makes them suitable for giving as gifts too.
The sets are available to buy from The Conran Shop.
If the high end prices of the Missoni Margherita Tableware featured earlier this week are well outside of your budget but you liked the flamboyant flower patterns, then Ikea’s Syntes Skiss Plates may be the answer.
Decorated with a similar bold pink flower design to the Missoni crockery, the Ikea version comes with a much friendly price tag, starting at £1.49 for a side plate up to £5.99 for a large plate.
Further details can be found on the Ikea website.
Our obsession with vintage robots continues with this retro robot night light.
Plug it in via the swivel plug-in base and it lights up through the night, with an on/off switch to save you unplugging every morning. There’s just oen drawback – wouldn’t this give your kids nightmares in the night?
If you want it, it retails online for $11.50 (around £6),
I really like Dwell – so many of their items hint at high-end design, without actually commanding the asking price. And typical is this Dwell pleated spiked pendant light.
Like the Artichoke lamp and very much like the Norm 69 pendant light, this particular pendant has the same segment-style design, all made from polypropylene and with a total diameter of 40cm.
It’s also ready-made (unlike the Norm 69) and retails for a very reasonable £24.95.
Come into some money recently? Looking for a luxurious chair? The Tom Dixon Wingback chair could be the one for you.
Launched at the 2007 Milan Furniture Fair, the Wingback chair is a glamorous version of the chairs found in traditional gentelmen’s clubs. It has a solid wooden frame and solid turned legs, as well as a cover in mohair velvet – with a choice of 15 colours.
Ideal for that afternoon nap, it retails for a rather pricey £3,600.
