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.
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Decorated with multicoloured kaleidoscopic flowers or multicoloured waves, the Missoni Margherita Tableware series is reminiscent of crockery sets from decades past.
The series includes plates, cups and saucers, salad and pasta bowls, as well as this particularly charming and a matching creamer. Sadly the prices are very much designer with plates costs between £45 and £99 each, cups and saucers from £59. The coffee pot and creamer cost £149 and £85 respectively.
Save up to buy a couple of pieces for show or for best, rather than everyday use. The collection is available at Amara.
Continuing with the Eighties nostalgia, one of the most recognisable artists from that decade would have to be Keith Haring, who made his name with graffiti style art around New York. He believed in getting his work out to as wide an audience as possible so it has always been available on numerous products, such as cards and t-shirts.
One of the more interesting items available is the Keith Haring Dominoes Set. Featuring his distinctive pop art animal characters, it makes a nice alternative to the standard spotted dominoes, and is especially suitable to teaching children the game.
Halfpint Village Store have a set available to buy on their Ebay store, priced just under £23.
The balaclava and facial hair are about as 70s as you can get – and now you can combine the two with the Bearded Cap.
Made by Icelandic design collective Vik Prjonsdottir, it combines warmth for your head and keeps the snow off your moustache and beard, creating balaclava-like warmth, but with more space for your face to see.
They’re made from 100 per cent Icelandic will and available in three different colours and shapes. No price listed – you’ll have to contact the company via the site for one. Ad while you’re there, check out the other bizarre and quirky designs on offer.
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EMI has done a deal with the Vinyl Art company to provide it with classic albums on vinyl for its Play and Display frames.
Classic is a loose term, there’s a few big-selling modern albums actually rubbing shoulders with albums from the Rolling Stones, David Bowie and Pink Floyd – all of which sit in the patented album frames, which have an easy release button to take out the album when you want to play. That;s why it’s a Play and Display frame.
You can check out some of the sleeves on the website, alongside other non-EMI LPs. All of which retail for £39, less if you just want a frame.
Find out more at the Art Vinyl website
