Just back from visiting Top Drawer where once again, the in-show desire to buy something made me walk away with another useless object. The show's two enduring trends are:
1) really really retro things - not just bagpuss and the clangers now but really old things like metal boxes, air mail lettters, old school games, and pre-war toys seem to be the inspiration for a large range of products
2) eco eco eco - sustainability. boxes made of rolles up paper, ceramic paper coffee cups
3) union jack - an idea that seems to have spread like wild-fire... if you do an object, make one with an alternatively coloured union jack.
4) another take - objects are no longer just objects, they're decorative. A candlestick can also be a radio. A bag can be a cassette... it's all about quirky talking points... that phillipe starck has a lot to answer for!
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