Pinch is the collaboration between husband and wife team Russell Pinch and Oona Bannon. Their aim is to design fantastic quality products; simple, elegant and approachable, for real people’s lives and they are very good at it too, winning numerous awards since founding the company in 2004.
Highlights for me include the ‘Alba’ sideboard and ‘Yves’ writing desk.
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Tagged cabinet, chair, furniture, interior design, Pinch, retro, sideboard, storage, table
The Anglepoise Type75 floor light, the pole is 91 cm high and then the light has a reach of 70cm from the top of the pole. The pole and the light were both designed by Kenneth Grange, and it comes in black and silver.
This floor standing light is easy to use making it the perfect reading companion.
Available to buy on the Angelpoise website.
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Tagged anglepoise, eames, furniture, interior design, lamp, light, lighting, mid century modern, retro
Yesterday and tomorrow are always reflected in today’s world.
Thus,”Karimoku 60+” furniture series draws inspiration from timeless, borderless good design for classic styling that is ever fresh, from past, to present, to future.
See the Karimoku brand of imagination. Ever new.
http://www.karimoku.com/karimoku60/concept/index.php
More information about the products, can be found at Archtonic.com
http://www.architonic.com/cat/3001043/1
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Tagged chair, furniture, interior design, mid century modern, retro, sofa
Framed Eames Stamps.
A complete set of Eames stamps as issued by the US postal service mounted and framed in a stunning yet simple beech frame.
Buy it now £29.99
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Tagged eames, ebay, home, interior design, mid century, mid century modern, retro, stamps
The Stag Rejse Clock uses the bold image of a stag as a representation and a play on the hunted stags heads which adorn traditional stately homes.
The clock uses a pendulum movement and measures 50cm x 28cm and can be produced in a variety of colours.
Available to order.
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Tagged clock, design, eames, interior design, retro
Handmade lambswool cushions from Donna Wilson.
Price £59.00
Available from SCP Furniture:
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Tagged cushions, eames, home, interior design, mid century, retro, soft furnishing
The products on this site are timeless and functional with delightfully quirky touches. They have won numerous awards for their furniture design which is largely made from natural materials.
The ‘Deer’ chair is a particular favourite of mine!
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Tagged furniture, home, interior design, modern, retro
Barbara Hulanicki started her career in fashion as a fashion illustrator. She covered all of the important fashion collections in Europe for the major publications of the day, including Women’s Wear Daily, British Vogue, the Times, the Observer and the Sunday Times.
Exasperated by the disastrous street fashion in England, her husband Fitz encouraged her to design her own clothing. Biba was born and eventually, expanded into a five story art deco building, flanked by rock stars and celebrities of the day. After Biba, she continued to work in Fashion, designing for Fiorucci and Cacharel as well as her own brand in Brazil.
In the nineties she arrived in Miami Beach where she designed interiors for Ron Wood of the Rolling Stones and Chris Blackwells Boutique Hotel Group. She is credited with the resurrection of Miami Beachs crumbling Art Deco district.
Her art deco inspired creations can be found at Graham & Brown
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Tagged home, iconic, interior design, retro, wallpaper
The extraordinary life and designs of Florence Broadhurst continue to captivate and inspire twenty years after her murder. Anyone who is not familiar with the extraordinary life and work of Florence Broadhurst will soon learn!
“…the golden age of Florence Broadhurst is just beginning” (Sydney Morning Herald).
From inauspicious beginnings as the daughter of a cattle farmer, Florence Broadhurst continually reinvented herself thoughout her colourful life as she moved from vaudeville performer to couturier – Madame Pellier in 1930′s London. She was in her 60′s when she launched her wallpaper business but her designs took off like wildfire. Florence Broadhurst abandoned convention and the restrictions of mass production, leaving the traditional, conservative handprinted wallpapers behind. Instead she created hundreds of unique and luxurious patterns. She combined fuscia pinks, lemon yellows, lime greens, vivid oranges, turquoise, blacks, metallic silvers and gold – all perfectly matching her own flamboyant personality.In Florence’s life and her artistic evolution it is almost impossible to separate fact from fiction with the roller coaster ride reaching a shocking end with her, as yet, unsolved murder in 1977.
Her wonderful creations can be found at Knots Rugs.
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Tagged home, iconic, interior design, mid century modern, retro, rugs
System thinking and standardization are the basis of the
Artek product range. The variety of different surfaces,
dimensions and materials makes Artek’s standard furniture
flexible and functional for today’s interior architecture.
I especially like their lighting range which has a real modern retro feel to it.
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Tagged artek, home, interior design, lighting, retro, space age
