The Sixties swing again as furniture and accessories get psychedelic with primary brights and geometric pattern
Strong black lines give whimsical style serious edge.
Milano Black Madrid wood and glass side tables, £150 each, Next Home. Wire Circle Tam Tam stool, £165, Pols Potton at Amara. Latva metal coat stand, £345, Mikko Laakkonen for Aria Selection at Aria. Dazzel cotton coat, £135, When I Am Rich. Angulus wool rug, £2,617, V&A Collection at Deidre Dyson. On side tables: Aballs M GR ceramic lamp in Gold, £830; and Aballs M PE ceramic lamp in White, £620, Jamie Hayon for Parachilna at Monologue; glass perfume bottles, from £25 to £75 each, India Jane; framed Blue Lips photographic print, £450, 55MAX; crystal Hot Lips, from £51 each, Åsa Jungnelius for Kosta Boda at The Scandinavian Shop; Faded mirror in White, £210, Holly’s House; Stilts mirror, £395, La Mamba at Heal’s; and leather handbag, £125, When I Am Rich.
The art may be disposable, but a sleek side table is an investment that just keeps on giving.
Iso-A painted-steel side table; and Iso-B painted-steel side table, approx £213 each, POOL for Petite Friture at Twentytwentyone. Disposable cameras, £2.99 each, Confetti. Wire bowl, £30, Betty Jackson.Black at Debenhams. Small Pool object in Smoke, £495, William Yeoward. Share SP-1 printer, £160, Fujifilm at Urban Outfitters. Pop to Popism by Wayne Tunnicliffe and Anneke Jaspers, £35, Thames & Hudson for Art Gallery of New South Wales. Fading Sun wool rug, £449, BoConcept. Zeus sofa, for details, see opposite.
After 15 minutes of fame, where better to recover than a velvet sofa? The brighter the orange, the better.
Zeus velvet sofa, £7,849; and cushions, £249 each, Antonio Citterio for Flexform at Harrods. The Arc Black & Gold metal floor lamp, £225, Graham and Green. Finnieston oak tripod tables, £355 each, Samuel Chan at Channels. Marshall Stripe lamb’s-wool pouffe, £275, Tori Murphy. Bridget kilim wool rug, £595, Jonathan Adler. Female Torso by Joan Miró framed print, £1,390, Couture Lab at 55MAX. Silk dressing gown in Ivory, £189, Gingerlily. Flash long purses, £144 each, Eley Kishimoto. Global paint palette, £4.95; and brush and paints, from a selection, Cass Art.
Pop art plays with perspective, but this furniture is fab whichever way you look at it.
Rocky stainless-steel credenza, £2,450, Charles Kalpakian for La Chance at Monologue. Colour Wheel Hopsak ottoman, £1,124.40, Alexander Girard at Vitra. Tessellate metal wall light in Gold, £275, Habitat. Dito cowhide rug, £899, BoConcept. Tree Trunk vase in Orange, £77; and Tree Trunk vase in Pink, £39, Richard Woods for Hay at Selfridges. Doc Ryder car in Yellow, £24; and GT10 car in Orange, £29.50, Candylab Toys at Aram Store. Karin Lip canvas sandals, £655, Donald Robertson for Brian Atwood at net-a-porter.com.
The graphic pattern of this console provides the perfect foil for a standout table lamp.
Cuboid bone-inlay wood console table, £595, Atkin and Thyme. On console: Evo metal desk lamp, £157, Calligaris; Supers sunglasses, £16, When I Am Rich; postcards, from a selection, Tate Shop; Fleet of Dazzle travelcard holder, £4, Patternity for Imperial War Museum Shop; Fighter Jet construction kits, £6.99 each, iwantoneofthose.com; Port oil on canvas, £1,500, Maxwell Wade; Kiss V by Roy Lichtenstein framed print, £47.10, Easyart; and Pop framed print, £75, Vintage by Hemmingway for East End Prints at Selfridges.
Crochet was a Sixties fashion staple – now it’s being remodelled in chunky mesh furniture.
Net steel table in Beige, £1,100; and Net steel table in Red, £700, Benjamin Hubert for Moroso. On beige table: Stolen From De Stijl No9 plate, £65, Darkroom; cakes, £5.90 each, Yauatcha; glass teacups, £14 each (including saucers), Linea at House of Fraser; and Dotty stoneware teapot, £45, Rockett St George. On red table: teacups, as before; and Lou glass table lamp, £8, Habitat. Pop Art Yoki wool rug in Red/Multi, £450, Scion at John Lewis.
Stacks of consumer durables pay homage to New York, but the seating remains true Brit.
Drum enamel table top, £2,150; and Drum brass table, £1,705, Julian Chichester. Mary Q velvet chairs, £1,349 each, Munna at Harrods. Hand-knotted Persian wool rug in Brown, £8,995, Luke Irwin for The Conran Shop. Debbie Harry of Blondie framed print, £625, Couture Lab at 55MAX. Campbell’s Cream of Tomato soup, £1; and Royal Worcester dinner plates, £7.50 each, Tesco. Deluxe Universal tin opener, £5.99, Brabantia at PoshRosh. White Carnation Flower Ball, from £400, Rebel Rebel. Cadix Ball vase planter, £39.99, Garden Street.
An angular floor lamp serves as the ideal frame for accessories. Everything’s art, after all.
Ipnos metal floor light, £575, Nicoletta Rossi and Guido Bianchi for Flos. Small Hicks planter in Red, £45, Darkroom. Modular lacquered- and chromed-steel sideboard in Yellow, £1,199, USM at Aram Store. Giant Lucite foot, £1,495, Jonathan Adler. Cuteboys Scent Eley sandals, £79.99; Flash Scent Eley sandals, £79.99; Cuteboys desert boots, £89.99; Flash desert boots, £89.99; Cuteboys Scent Eley shoes, £69.99; and Flash Ancient Eley shoes, £69.99, all Clarks for Eley Kishimoto. Walking stick umbrella, £95, David David. Tash patterned wool rug in Blue, £350, Habitat.
Seeing stars before your eyes? Not to worry – Lichtenstein lives on, in bed linen and on a brass bookcase…
Jonah viscose-mix bed in Dandelion Yellow, £649 (without mattress), James Harrison for made.com. Copollo steel and brass bookcase, £3,255, The Sofa & Chair Company. Wire Frame glass side table in Green, £995, Piero Lissoni for Glas Italia at The Conran Shop. Rituals 3 glass suspension lamp, £300, Ludovica and Roberto Palomba for Foscarini at Aria. Herringbone chevron rugs, £80 each, Tesco. Wearstler Plaid cotton throw, £132, Eichholtz at Occa-Home. Stenklöver double duvet cover, £30 (including four pillowcases), Ikea. Flat double linen sheets in Pumpkin, £109 each, Merci. Round KISShion cushions, from £65 each, Room39. Spot (square) cushion, £120; and Dot (round) cushion, £120, Wendt Design at Rume. Small Alumite kettle, £32, Reiko Kaneko. Jazz coffee cup and saucer, £34 for a set of four, LSA International. Striped storage boxes, £24.95 for a set of six, Rockett St George. 6 Leggs vase, £210, Oblique at Room39. Boule vase, from £132, Holly’s House. Fred alarm clock, £21, Aram Designs at Aram Store.
Photography: Simon Bevan
Styling: Hannah Franklin
