FRENCH FANCY

This little French laminated tripod table is a peach. Probably used as a side table or an end table for flowers, but whatever it was used for it is a fantastic 50s original with a very unusual constructivist pattern in pristine condition. Might be hanging on to this one!

RAIN OR SHINE

Ah...April in Ireland. We have all angles covered on Sunday, a fantastic Metamec sunburst battery wallclock and a great 1950s umbrella stand.

FUNKADELIC

The Dublin Brocante is this day next week (Sunday 18th) and I will have a great selection of fresh items on show. I will be posting some pics in the coming days of new Dansette record players, G Plan tables, some great retro lights and fab coffee tables. To kick off here is a chrome coffee table straight out of Austin Powers 1970s retroville...Oh Behave!!

POISE & BALANCE

Designed by the automotive engineer George Carwardine, the ANGLEPOISE lamp is based on the ability of a new type of spring invented by Carwardine in 1932 to remain in position after being moved in every conceivable direction. Efficient and energy-saving, the Anglepoise has remained in production ever since. This bright yellow version is a later one, probably 1970s, that I have just rescued from a life of grime. When I discovered it I couldn't tell that underneath the dirt, dust and grease there was a vibrant yellow finish!

CATCH A FEW RAYS

Thanks to everyone who called in yesterday to say hello - great to see some familiar faces amongst the huge crowd. Thanks as usual to the Flea Team for all their hard work and it was great to see the new outdoor pitches in full swing. Yesterday was bright and sunny, today is cold wet and dull and the forecast is worse, so to brighten up your screen a fantastic Sunray Tennis Set (or TV set in US) by Crown Devon just to remind us what the sun looks like.

CLOCKWORK ORANGE

....well not exactly clockwork but battery and mains, 2 out of 3 ain't bad! This groovy Philips portable record player is a real 'go anywhere' piece of kit. A full size record player it can handle LPs and singles and all folds down into its own small case. An eye popping bright orange colour it just screams 1970s retro. Groovy baby.

GAY FANTASY!!!

The weeks seem to be flying by .... it's Dublin Flea time again this Sunday. One my recent finds on display will be this fantastic Alfred Meakin teaset from the 1950s with the brilliant pattern name "Gay Fantasy". Patterns and shapes found in nature where a big theme in the 50s (see Stig Lindberg ceramics) and the nice clean graphics and colour of this pattern are can be seen in the modern designs of Orla Kiely and Cath Kidston.