The typewriter is popping up on all kinds of contemporary items at the moment, from brooches, to vases. That list can now be lengthened with this typewriter cushion, available from John Lewis.
The cushion is covered with a black and white image of a vintage typewriter that covers the size of the cushion. It's not the only retro item they've chosen to decorate a cushion either: similar cushions are also available showing telephones and clocks.
This cushion costs £30.
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This new retro nature wall clock from Next does pretty much what it claims to in its name: marrying a retro look with a floral motif.
The design definitely looks to the starburst designs of the 1950s. However, the spokes of the stars have been replaced by the curved petals of a flower, pushing the feel of the clock into the sixties. Made from wood, the material enhances the retro feel of the design which could work in many different interiors.
The clock costs £30.
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Heal’s celebrates 60 years since it introduced Scandinavian design to its customers with the 1951 exhibition 'Scandinavian Design For Living' with a new range of midcentury Scandinavian-inspired products including the Arkiv Storage Unit Oak by John Jenkins.
John Jenkin’s storage unit updates a 1950s design using a combination of solid oak and white laminate and provides a handy storage solution. The Arkiv range also includes a sideboard (pretty much the storage unit minus the shelving) and a trapezium shaped coffee table.
The storage unit costs £1,995, the sideboard £1,395 and the coffee table £495, all exclusive to Heal’s.
My bookshelves are bulging with paperbacks, so I don’t really need bookends, but if I did, then these Film Ending Bookends would be top of my shopping list.
There are three deisgns to chose from, each inspired by film endings. As well as the classic Warner Bros/Bugs Bunny “That’s All Folks” shown here, there is “The End” in a red classic script or “Fin” in a simply font in turquoise, calling to mind French New Wave cinema. All of the bookends measure 13cm wide by 17cm high and cost £19.95.
Buy them online from Rockett St George.
Love this design – and right now, this 1950s midcentury-style side table isn't any money.
Details are scarce (manufacturer and wood type for example), but thankfully there are large images, showing off that really smart abstract design on the table's surface. Below that are three angles legs, with a 'protective band' around the edge of the table.
Condition is described as 'excellent' with 'only slightest wear'. If that's fine with you, the table is currently at just £9.
Many of the art deco houses we see on the market are pushing the £1 million mark. This 1930s art deco four-bedroomed house in Guiseley, near Leeds, West Yorkshire is more modest in both size and price, but does need a little work.
Not too much though, the overall structure looks to have been maintained since the original construction, with the likes of the windows, doors and staircase still looking as they should be (but can't be absolutely sure) That front door in particular is impressive in its originality. The garage door certainly isn't!
