More clocks, but this time for your bedside – these retro wind-up bird clocks.
Two available, the bird in a house or the owl. The first one has an extra loud alarm, adjustable alarm length and a moving bird as the clock ticks. The owl clock has the same alarm functions, but this time, the owl’s eyes move as the clock ticks.
Both are available online, priced at $24.99 (around £13).
Not two items, but two-in-one – the Bengt Ek retro kitchen scales and clock.
On the one side, some rather smart polished aluminium scales, with weight shown in grams. And when you don’t need to do any weighing, just spin it round and you get a cool retro clock for your kitchen.
Sold in a gift box (which makes it a Christmas gift possibility), you can pick it up online for £96.64.
If you recently purchased a well-known washing powder in the UK, you would have got a miniature Mr Men character free. If you missed out or just want a bigger one, you can now pick up one of these Mr Men plush vinyl toys.
Each character is made from a squeezy soft vinyl, ideal to use as a toy or an impromptu cushion! Four to choose from – Little Miss Naughty, Mr Bump, Mr Happy, and Mr Strong, but all sadly lacking that Arthur Lowe voiceover. You’ll have to do your own.
The Mr Men retail for £19.95 each
Christopher Radko’s Glass Decorations are about as far removed from the oh-so-tasteful minimalism offered by many contemporary designers. His decorations are a riot of colour and wit, and are based on the traditional decorations from his childhood in Poland.
Pictured here is a Beetle decorating in psychedelic daisies but there are other designs available including a snowman and a clock, each one hand-blown.
Prices start from £37 which is more than your average tree decoration but these are highly collectable pieces. They are available now from Design Shop UK
They might have been around for a few years, but we still think these Philippe Starck gnome stool table for Kartell are worthy of your attention.
Although whether you’ll have space for something so quirky in your living room is another matter. There are three gnomes in the set (including Attila here), which can be used as either a side table or a stool. And each one is unique, because each one of the weighted plastic gnomes is hand-painted.
Available online, you can pick up a gnome for £145.
We might think of the the mobile phone as a fairly recent innovation, but the 1970s Telephone Bag was doing first and with much more style. Read more
