Last month we saw another Cassette Store Day, further proof that the format, while not what it was, is certainly not dead yet. Indeed, a number of hip indie labels are producing music both for this day and throughout the year. If you want some of that, or just fancy rediscovering your old ‘tapes’, you might be interested in the IMIXID cassette tape player.
Tag: walkman
Audio Retro – turn your phone into an old Walkman
How do you fancy turning your generic phone or MP3 player into something more interesting? Grab yourself the Audio Retro and you can do just that.
Drinkman – Walkman-shaped hip flask
If you are going to sneak a drink in somewhere, chances are you'll not be suspected carrying the Drinkman. Although you will get a few looks, that's for sure.
Chh Beep Click Print by Charlotte Farmer from Found Bath
This Chh Beep Click print isn't the first time Charlotte Farmer has teamed up with Found Bath – you may remember her festive Rock N Roll Christmas range. That collaboration – showing rock n roll stars alongside now redundant technology - was apparently the inspiration for this print. The redundant technology in this case is the Walkman, a desirable piece of kit in the 1980s.
The image captures the chunky delights of the walkman, complete with the buttons that made the sounds that have given their title to the print. The print has been created using a mixture of screen-printing and embossing to create an unusual and tactile texture to the print.
If you like the look of this, you're advised to snap it up now. It's part of a closed edition of just 10 prints.
The print costs £95.
Buy it online
Lunch Man – vintage Walkman-shaped lunch box
I think, in this case, the image of the Lunch Man says it all.
Yes, it's a lunch box, shaped like a 1980s Walkman, so you get to keep your sandwiches in one piece whilst looking cool in an gadget geek kinda way.
It's made of plastic, it's sized at 18 x 14 x 5.5cm and the Lunch Man is available online for just £6.
Rock ‘n’ Roll Christmas by Charlotte Farmer at Found Bath
The store Found, Bath, have collaborated with local illustrator Charlotte Farmer to produce a fantastic range of items under the title Rock 'n' Roll Christmas
You may remember Charlotte's work from the Family Favourites design she did for for New House Textiles. Here her illustrations have been applied across a fifty piece set of plates and jewellery boxes and have been inspired by classic Christmas songs as well as now redundant technology. For example, the Noddy Says plate set pictured above features the famous opening line to Merry Xmas Everyone, alongside a 70s tape recorder. Other designs feature Elvis, Elton John and John and Yoko (there's an image of that one over the page). There's even a shopping bag based around the lyrics to Imagine.
Individual plates are £18, while plate sets are £25. You can also get jewellery boxes for £18.
Order them online
