Categories / Design and Interiors, Homeware

George Nelson Pill Clock

Pill_clock With a timepiece this stylish on your desk, the temptation to clock-watch at work might be too much!

The Pill Clock is another stunning reproduction from Vitra of a piece by our favourite clock-designer, George Nelson. Originally released in the early 1950s, this reissue has been produced to using original models and documents from the George Nelson Archive, with close attention paid to the smallest of details to create an accurate copy.

It is available to buy in the UK from Pink Apple Designs for around £185.

Categories / Homeware

Matti Klennell FOUR Vase

FourvaseThe FOUR Vase by Matti Klenell is a new product, but like a lot of Scandinavian design, it has a retro look to it. The ‘smoked brown’ colourway (pictured here) in particular wouldn’t look out of place in a 1970s home.

The vase takes its name from its unique design feature. The inside ball is perforated with four holes of various sizes to accommodate different amounts of flowers, from a single stem to a large bouquet.

The FOUR Vase costs £75 from Funktionalley

Categories / Art and Photography, Homeware

Circa Ceramics Retro Tiles

CircaChicago-based designers Circa Ceramics offer a range of quirky ceramics on their Etsy shop, including a selection of retro-influenced porcelain tiles.

The tiles are a good way to brighten up a wall space that isn’t big enough for a canvas, but still needs a touch of colour. The current stock includes tiles with pictures of a Vespa, a Starmite camera and Mod favourite, a target. The stock changes so it is worth checking again to see if you can find a design you like.

For further details visit Circa Ceramics on Etsy.

Categories / Gadgets and Tech, Homeware

Elmar Flötotto Flowerpower Fan

FlowerpowerAs the rain continues to pour down in the UK, this item is another bit of wishful thinking, but one with a distinctly sixties name, the Elmar Flötotto Flowerpower Fan.

This floor-standing fan is available in red, blue, yellow, orange, black, green and silver. They look particularly striking in a multi-coloured group as pictured here, but at around £400 a fan, that’s an expensive look to achieve. If you do fancy splashing out on one or more, another feature to note as that when in operation, the fan sways as if in a gentle breeze!

The Flowerpower Fan is available to buy online from Urban Suite.

Categories / Design and Interiors

Routemaster deckchair

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Not exactly deckchair weather is it? But we live in hope or a late summer – and when the sun does start to shine, we’ll have our Routemaster deckchair to kick back in.

The humble deckchair is retro enough, but combined with disused Routemaster bus destinations, it’s certainly a winner. And just like the old bus, you can rotate to find your dream location. As long as it’s in London.

The sling is weatherproof, with the frame made of treated beech. Available for £59.95.

Find out more at the Art Meets Matter website

Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Spirit of St Louis retro boombox

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I’m all for a retro touch to a DAB radio, but I think this Spirit of St Louis boombox is taking things a little too far.

All the company’s range seems to hark back to the days of pioneers, with many packed in cases you might have taken on safari – if CD players were around in the 1930s.

For your money, you get a mains/battery system with chrome and black panels and an outer polished oak chest. Technology-wise, there’s an AM/FM radio, programmable CD player, tape deck, twin speakers, headphone jack and a load of replica toogle switches to control it all.

And of course, a hefty price tag – £295.

Find out more at the Posh Prezzies website