Forget the modern lunch box, go for this space age Snack Ball.
Designed for children, this ball-shaped container protects snacks for crushing, especially when travelling. The two halves unscrew for easy cleaning and the lid snaps on to keep things secure.
Available now for pre-order, it retails for $6.49 (around £4).
Flying ducks – seen adorning many living room walls in the 60s and 70s (most famously in Hilda Ogden’s living room in Coronation Street). And if you want some on your walls, you can ditch the ceramics and get them on this Flying Ducks screen print.
It’s certainly eye-catching, with the white ducks sat on a heavy brown recycled paper that measures 30cm x 52cm. It’s also a hand-pulled screen print, available as a limited edition of just 90,
You can pick it up online for £20 – frame not included.
Thanks to Kavel for pointing out that 1952 has the same day order as 2008 – so you can actually use this 1952 vintage pin-up calendar next year.
It’s also a great piece of art that’s very ‘now’, with the calendar (designed for the Tri-State Liquor Store) featuring 12 girls, with all drawings by Elvgren. The only damage is a slight tear to the month of June – which isn’t bad for a paper product that’s around 55 years old.
Still some time to go for this auction, the price currently stands at a very low £5.53.
Find out more at the eBay website
Yesterday we featured the mod-themed bedroom from Next, Well, it’s not the only themed design the retailer is offering – there’s also a rock star range, which includes this amplifier storage unit.
This self assembly unit has all the detailing of a classic amplifier, right down to the re-inforced corners and control on the front. Except this isn’t an amp, it;s a storage unit, with two front doors and plenty of room for your bedside essentials.
Sized at 61 x 60.5 x 27cm, it retails for £60.
Nice bit of affordable and quirky design – the Balilla table football coat hanger.
Made from beechwood and chromium-plated iron, it offers four ‘footballers’ or hanging your coat, measuring in at 80cm long and 6.5cm high. And as it is plain, you could even get creative and paint the players in your favourite team’s colours.
Available online, it retails for £39.50.
Find out more at the Where Did You Buy That website
You don’t have to pay a fortune for a feature piece in your home – this Dwell swivelling tub chair has the looks of an expensive piece, but without the price tag.
It’s available in black and white, both with a chrome base, faux leather inner and an ABS plastic outer, not to mention a good amount of 60s-style cool.
It’s due on sale at Dwell from 15th November, with a price tag of £125.
