Into the Real British Mood.

"The Avengers: Into the Real British mood" article by Angela Maria Piga, from the April 2010 No.716 Casa Vogue supplement. 

Regarding the previously mentioned chair that appeared in You Have Just Been Murdered, I feel I really should have known before that one (with a modified base) also featured in You Only Live Twice (Ernst Blofeld's chair).  In my defence it's been a very long time since I've watched You Only Live Twice. I also should have guessed that the chairs were made by G-Plan

The chair is a model no.6250 a.k.a "The World's Most Comfortable Chair", & according to the The High Wycombe Electronic Furniture Archive it was part of the Mainstream range, & designed around 1962 by Paul Conti.  (I'm going to have lots of fun looking through the HW archive).  The chairs seem as if they often sell on eBay for between £350 & 400 each (I got my 2 + a matching stool for £20 about 5 years ago).

Now if only I could get a mini one for the Mames! (they might have to settle for a non-swiveling & rocking Triang Spot-On wing chair instead!).

Black suns, neutron storms, radiation & the like.

I'm under the weather today, so it looks like I'll be curling up on the sofa with the new (June) issue of UK Elle Decoration, & the Casa Vogue supplement that came with the April issue of Vogue Italia.

I literally squealed when I saw the article on Space 1999.

 above - left, article in Italian / right, article in English

It's no wonder I love 1970's plastic furniture - full size & miniature. Clearly I was brainwashed from early childhood by Space 1999, which I watched avidly between the ages of 3 & 5 years old.

Catherine Bujold's site Sorellarium13 is wonderful & well worth taking a look at.

At some point I should also scan "The Avengers: Into the real British mood" article that was in last April's Casa Vogue (yes, I am a huge geek & squealed over that too!). Sadly the article didn't include a photograph of the black leather swivel chair (designer unknown) from the 1967 episode You Have Just Been Murdered (which I have 2 of).  I wish I knew who made/designed them.

& just in case anyone would like to make mini-issues for their rooms/doll houses: