You can keep your Ziggy Stardust, by far the most interesting part of David Bowie’s career was his transition from glam rocker to soul boy and alien in the mid 70s – the period covered in the book From Station To Station: Travels With Bowie 1973 – 1976 by Geoff MacCormack.
MacCormack was an old school friend and band mate – and a man with unrivalled access to Bowie during that era. The book is packed with Geoff’s previously unseen photos, along with items of memorabilia including tour programmes, tickets and letters from his personal archives. All appear in this large format book (320mm x 240mm), bound by hand in Italy and housed in a presentation case. And all copies feature the title stamped in 22-carat gold on the spine as well as 22-carat gold page edging.
Yes, you just know it isn’t cheap. Just 2,000 worldwide, the ‘collector’s’ edition (numbers 351-2000) are autographed by the author and sell for £295. Want more? Well, 350 of the books are also signed by Bowie, feature a 10in x 8in lithographic print and are bound in full leather with the title plaque blind-embossed on the front cover.
The price of that? A whopping £425.
The updated Volkswagen Beetle never did much for me – similar shape, but without the character of the original. All that could change though, with news that Volkswagen are developing a new rear-engine VW Beetle-style car complete with retro looks.
Fashion retailer Yoox has opened up a part of its site to sell purely vintage items – the Vintage Factory. It’s aim is to sell quirky and original 60s pieces sourced by the company – and as such, stokc will be in limited numbers and constantly changing.
It’s over 20 years since Michele De Lucchi designed the Tolomeo Micro desk light for Artemide. But even today, you’ll struggle to find a desk lamp as small and stylish as this anywhere.
Looking at Ikea’s Karlstad retro armchair in the orange colour choice, you could be forgiven for thinking it was a design straight out of a late 60s home interiors catalogue.
