Retrowow

Information about retro furniture, fashion and collectables

Retrowow is an online information resource about the period from the 30s to the 90s. We are passionate about the furniture and interior style, as well as the fashion and cultural history of this era.

Latest features:

Rubik's Cube, 1980s Dinky Car, 1950s

Toys and games from the past

From Dinky Cars to Rubik's Cube, we look at how toys and games changed from the 50s to the 80s.

Read our all new toys and games feature.

Siemens Centenary Neophone

Retro telephones

Retro telephones have always been both popular collectables and stylish decorative objects. Check out our all new Retro telephones section.

Vintage radio (Image Ray Brown)

Vintage radios

Vintage radios can be a great addition to a retro home. You can choose from stunning Art Deco radios by top designers to pocket transistor sets from the 60s. Check out our new guide to Vintage radios

Retrowow - Special offers

We have a new stock of G-Plan Revolution books, signed by both authors. So if you are looking for something special, go to G-Plan Revolution.

Spring Special! - white trimphones at the reduced price of only £26 - see Trimphone Spring Special.

Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising

Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising

Relive the past through your favourite brands. Enjoy a spot of nostalgia at the Museum of Brands, Packaging and Advertising in Notting Hill, London.

Portmeirion Talisman, 1962 (image pdrich1)

Portmeirion pottery

Portmeirion pottery set the trend for ceramics in the 60s and 70s. Innovative ideas met traditional cultural art for a style that was in perfect tune with the zeitgeist.

Portmeirion pottery

Handkerchief Vase

Chance Glass Handkerchief Vase, Corden pattern, c1961

The Handkerchief Vase personified the 1950s' design aesthetic of fluid, asymmetrical shapes. We look at the Venini originals and the Chance Glass version.

Handkerchief vase

What is retro?

People often ask me about the meaning of the word 'retro'. The term retro refers generally to the post-war era, but is hard to pin down. Read more: What is retro?


 
 

Retrowow

Retro furniture, fashion and collectables