Tag: 70s

Categories / Women's Fashion

Suede Knee Skirt from Oasis

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While mini and pencil skirts are the go to for many retro looks, there's plenty of untapped options from 20th century fashion. This Suede Knee Skirt from Oasis has a great late sixties/early seventies feel thanks to the cut and textural fabric choice.

Made from a warm camel shade of suede, the fabric is ideal for creating a stiff and structural a-line shape. With diagonal detailing, the high waist and knee length offer something that's both classic and unique among a sea of on the nose miniskirts and fifties floral numbers.

Get it now from Oasis for £70.

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Categories / Cars and Bikes, Homeware

Seventies racer cushion from Couverture

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This Seventies racer cushion from Couverture combines a bizarre mixture of the hand-made, the luxurious and the world of retro cars.

The cushion features a depiction of a classic 70s car – not your usual illustration however, as this one has been hand-created, using needlepoint. The touch of luxury is added with the pure feather inner pad and the velvet back to the cushion. 

And, yes, also a luxurious price. This cushion costs £139. 

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Categories / eBay watch

eBay watch: 1970s space age alarm clock lamp

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Not sure of the make, the designer (if there is one) or the specific year, so let's just refer to this as 1970s space age alarm clock lamp.

The lampshade is apparently made of brushed aluminium with perforations on the top for ventilation, while the stem and base are made of chocolate brown plastic. That's not forgetting the digital alarm clock at the front of the base with a black face and a rectangular protective perspex screen, along with 'light up' green numbers.

It's described as being in 'very good condition' and in 'full working order', with a few age related marks – see the site if you want to know more about that. Right now, it's at just £1.20.

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Categories / Design and Interiors

B&Q 1970s-style Pandora opal glass globe floor lamp

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There are some really stylish and affordable lights in B&Q right now, including this B&Q Pandora opal glass globe floor lamp.

One of a series of lights using the same design (you can see the table versions on the image above), it has a distinctive 1970s space age style about it and some substance for the money. By that, I mean a glass shade and a metal stem, rather than cheaper plastic.

The floor lamp stands around 165cm tall and sells for £51.48. Also instore is an equally cool Tom Dixon-like Harika Globe table lamp. You can check that out over at our Switched On Set site.

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Categories / eBay watch

eBay watch: 1970s Guzzini Sorella space age table lamp in black

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We featured one of these in white some time back, but now there's a rare 1970s Guzzini Sorella space age table lamp in black being offered on the eBay site.

Designed by Studio Tecnico Harvey for Guzzini back in 1972, this space age design got even more notoriety for its extensive use in cult 70s series Space 1999 – see over the page for a picture of it there. You can see why it was used, even today it looks ahead of its time.

This particular example is in black and described as being in 'very good' condition, although there is a tiny hairline crack to the base, which is pictured on the site (should you want a closer look). Saying that, right now it's just 7p, which is an absolute steal.

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eBay watch: Verner Panton-style Moon floor lamp

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We have featured the Verner Panton Moon light for the celing, as well as a pine variation of that design. But this isn't a Verner Panton design, this Moon floor lamp is just incredibly similar.

It's a stunning bit of design, presumably from the 70s and with a lampshade made of thin slats of pine reinforced by a central metal circular structure. The slats can be moved individually and are arranged in a concentric spiral. The stem and circular foot are made of pine.

It's described as being in 'very good' condition and in 'full working' order, with just a few age-related marks. A few bids on it, but still only £10, which is a bit of a bargain.

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