A functional item with a cool retro twist – this Retro Kitchen PVC tablecloth at John Lewis.
It's a bold and bright 1950s-style illustrated design – pots, pans, storage jars, you know the kind of thing, all on a 'chilli' red background. The idea is it acts as a 'wipe clean' tablecloth, with a length of 2 metres meaning you can cut it to fit pretty much any table.
Grab it online, £32 is the price.
Find out more at the John Lewis website
Want something a little different for your sideboard or desk? This Louis Kalff for Philips desk lamp might fit the bill.
Dating back to the 1950s, it's a design reminiscent of that optimistic era, but with a touch of modernism thrown in for good measure. The lampshade is made of sheet metal lacquered black, while the stem is essentially a brass rod. The base is made of cast iron with a sheet metal cover lacquered black and with the original switch still in place.
Coming up to 60 years old, so not in perfect condition – age-related scratches and marks are on the black lacquer work. But at just £10.50 right now, it doesn't look like a huge issue.
Find out more at the eBay website
Heal’s is currently selling various brightly coloured bed linen , with perhaps the most interesting being the Metro Bed Linen.
The pattern consists of a series of different coloured and sized columns, in a style that I would describe as modernist. The Metro Bedlinen is currently in the sale with prices starting at £48 for a single duvet (reduced from £96) up to £73 for a superking size (previously £146).
Buy online at Heal’s.
It's incorrectly listed (by title), which might account for this Robin Day Polo Chair still being at its starting price of under £1, as opposed to something nearer the official £49 price point.
It's an early '70s design classic, albeit a functional one and one with a low price point. That's because this indoor/outdoor polypropylene, ergonomically-correct chair was designed for general use, not for showing off.
It was reissued on 2000, this being one of those reissues. The seller has 13 available in white and right now, the price is at 99 pence. So a possible bargain, that's for sure.
Nowhere nearly as gorgeous as the George Nelson Home Desk, but then this George Nelson-style Writing Table is a more realistic price for most of us.
It was inspired by another of his desk designs from the 1950s and is made from walnut veneer with a white base. Its vital statistics are 67cm high by 77cm wide and 36cm deep, and it costs a meagre £399.
Buy it online from Interior Addict.
Lots of places are selling patriotic Union Jack bunting aimed at the Royal Wedding Street Party market, but I much prefer this Rob Ryan Bunting.
Each of the 15 flags feature one of Rob Ryan’s characteristic folk art style designs and they are certain to have a longer appeal than the more obviously wedding-themed designs. The bunting is sold in a drawstring bag, also decorated with Ryan’s whimsical images.
The bunting costs £25 from Heal’s.
