Celebrity interior designer Shaynna Blaze shows off her black and gold bedroom design, which is inspired by pop queen Kylie Minogue’s iconic gold hot pants. It has a distinctive retro theme with a modern take, also drawing inspiration from Sam Sparro’s “Black & Gold” Retro items like comics, magazines and record covers – bought from [...]
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Retro gaming furniture – the Pacman chair
The Pacman chair is by Mexican designer Jose Jorge Hinojosa Primo of Van Haucke. A bright yellow ball, designed exactly like the basic Pacman of old, has an open mouth to reveal the seat. The black seat with red tongue nestles inside the Pacman’s jaws. Retro furniture for gaming enthusiasts is proving to be more [...]
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Retro abstract cabinet – Granny takes a trip
This wonderful abstract free-standing dresser with cabinet is named after a boutique on Kings Road, Chelsea, owned and run by Nigel Waymouth and Sheila Cohen in the 1960′s. It was famous for being the first psychedelic boutique in ‘Swinging London’ in the 60s. The design certainly has that trippy look about it. The disorganised colours [...]
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kit 24 – colorful and retro innovative mobile home
A high art interior concept, Kit 24 is designed by Karim Rashid, an innovative mobile home of the future, made from 24 facets of aluminum panels, a construction-friendly structure which can easily be assembled in 24 hours. The house is based on the 24-hour daily cycle – from the living area and work space on [...]
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Funky and retro pixelated bed by Cristian Zuzunaga
This lively and colorful bed is by Cristian Zuzunaga, a retro and funky pixelated design which adds real vibrancy and character to a modern bedroom. Pixelated home furniture is becoming more and more popular in contemporary interior designs, fuelled by the love of the internet and video games, a modern day culture which is responsible [...]
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Retro Indian inspired sofa and armchair by Versace
The Goa sectional sofa and Jaipur armchair are two stylish seating products with intricate patterns and bold colors from Versace, which take their inspiration from retro Indian designs. With its soft browns, oranges and yellows, the Goa sofa has completely removable covers, with linear, corner or terminal sections. It has bulky comfortable cusions, and the [...]
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Retro chic Palm Beach interior design
Located in Palm Beach, Florida, this flamboyant interior design mixes elements of chic with touches of retro 70s design, an interesting mix which makes for a glamorous and expressive style. Similar to our recently featured fashion interior design apartment, this home – designed by Jonathon Adler – uses colorful fabrics and furnishings with imaginative patterns, [...]
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Color your space – retro pixel wallpaper & furnishings
Part of an experimental interior design project, the inspiration for Color your space was retro 8 bit Nintendo games. Printed on wallpaper, wall stickers, tiles and furniture cushions, the nostalgic pixelated icons awaken childhood memories and make people smile. Pixelated modern art is becoming increasingly popular in modern home desings, funky styles for retro interiors. [...]
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Orla Kiely retro floral bedding collection
Designed by Orla Kiely for Dot Maison, this stunning retro and floral bedding collection will add a touch of nostalgia to the bedroom and give the room a sweet summer feel. An ideal match for wooden bed designs – oak, cherry and walnut especially, this style of bedding would also look great with 70s wallpaper [...]
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1950′s retro style kitchen appliances
We’ve featured retro fridges in the past, here we look at a whole range of 1950s style kitchen appliances with a colorful vintage theme. Manufactured by Smeg, there is a large refrigerator, a fridge-freezer, mini-fridge, washing machine and dishwasher. Each is available in a variety of bright colors, guaranteed to brighten up any kitchen and [...]
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Interactive Wallpaper – stickers to brighten up your walls
Interactive Wallpaper is a UK wallpaper design studio, founded and run by Rachel Kelly. Offering wall coverings and stickers to the interior design market, Interactive Wallpaper has been commissioned by some impressive clients, such as the BBC, Design Museum London and The Zetter Hotel, to name just a few. The range of stickers can best [...]
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New Retro-Futurism furniture by Samal Design
Coining a niche all of his own – New retro-futurism – Dzmitry Samal gives us the wonderful Parallel world furniture collection. Each piece would seem to have one part in this world and the rest in the next as it disappears into the wall. This clever effect is achieved by fixing the parts to the [...]
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Romeo & Juliet – Furniture for lovers
By London furniture designer Love Anna James, the Romeo & Juliet furniture is two pieces of matching free-standing cupboards, finished in a fantastic modern art splashed paint effect. Not the first time we have featured Love Anna James’ retro furniture, her design style bares the hallmarks of 1960s art, in particular, Romeo & Juliet resembles [...]
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