The Surpil SL10 chair designed by Julien Henri-Porché has a long history, dating back to 1927, but came from a very practical need.
It was designed foremost for functionality: suitable for use in public spaces and also able to be stacked. Made from metal, the choice of material reflects the need for practicality. However, the chair still manages to look elegant and worthy perhaps of something more than outdoor furniture.
The price would suggest so too: it costs £228.
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Who needs a chandelier when you can pick up this cascading chrome light fitting on eBay for a song.
The seller doesn't give much away, simply that he/she picked it up from an antique shop 10 years back. It is apparently 'original' though and almost certainly from the 1970s, with five lights at varying lengths off the same circuit.
It 'works' and still has all five bulbs with it. For a 70s-style home, it will look stunning – and right now it's at £9.99.
Find out more at the eBay website
Icon is probably talking up a little too much, but there's denying that the wooden chip fork is very much a part of our heritage, especially when it comes to a day at the seaside. If you love it more than most, you might like to celebrate it with the Chip Fork Chair by Tim Styles.
Yes, it's a chair shaped like a two-pronged chip fork, with designer Tim Styles aiming to create a chair that makes people smile. If it doesn't do that, it'll get them talking and possibly questioning your sanity. Each chair is made to order and made of birch ply, with the finished item waxed to protect your investment.
Want one? It costs a bit more than your average fish supper. £395 to be precise.
An iconic design and still a practical piece of kit 50 years after it was designed – the Dieter Rams-designed 1960s Braun SK6 audio system, which is on eBay right now.
Rams designed this back in 1960, a mix of white metal, wood and plexiglass, not to mention style and modernist inspiration. This would sit effortlessly in most houses. Functionality? It plays 33, 45 and 78rpm records, as well as offering up radio reception (LW, MW and FM). There's the option of a separate speaker for stereo, but you'll have to buy that separately.
The unit is in 'excellent' condition, thanks to a restoration by the current owner. But you'll have to check those electrics, just to be safe. The bid price is £399 right now, or there's a 'buy it now' of £560.
We love Shag, we love tiki, so The Last Days of Kahiki is right up our street.
Featuring plenty of tiki and a couple of 1960s hipsters, the print is an 18-colour serigraph. signed and numbered and sized at 20 x 29 inches. All signed by the artist of course and limited to just 250 worldwide.
Certain to sell out quickly, you can grab one online now for $300.
A more back to basics reissue than the Size? exclusive that appeared back in January, this version of the Adidas Dragon trainers keeps things nice and simple in white.
A lightweight running shoe from the 1970s, the Dragon is always popular because it keeps everything similar, especially with a white upper, matched up with blue and red detailing, plus the gold Dragon branding.
Side and nylon mix for the upper, with an eco-friendly lining and contrasting EVA wedge midsole. Grab a pair directly from Adidas, £52 is the price.
Find out more at the Adidas Store website
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