eBaywatch, Memphis Special, 20/04/26
Love it or hate it, there’s plenty of Memphis-inspired design on eBay. Here’s my selection of items currently available.
April ‘26 Giveaway and Interview: Salty’s Studio
The inaugural Decmatic giveaway and maker interview.
Barbican Balcony Tables
Prototypes for three stowable tables designed for The Barbican’s narrow balconies.
eBaywatch 06/04/26
Our fortnightly look at what’s on offer on eBay UK. This time: dirt-cheap candlesticks, a Phantom Menace table lamp and a moth-eaten classic.
Hello, Josef Albers
Meet Josef Albers: Bauhaus teacher, influential colour theorist, artist, photographer, furniture designer, square appreciator.
Field Trip: Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge
A home that’s also a gallery in the heart of Cambridge.
eBaywatch 23/3/26
This week’s highlights from our eBay obsession: shot glasses, a mysterious chair and a classic floor lamp.
Stick Chairs and Folk Furniture
Knackered old wonky chairs that go for thousands. We love them (even if we’re not buying one in a hurry).
Hello, Enzo Mari
The firebrand Italian designer’s classic, if often misunderstood, treatise on making your own furniture.
Decmatic Loves: Vitsoe
Instant recognisability meets pared back functionalism in Dieter Ram’s timeless storage solution.
Ikea: deep cuts and b-sides
Among the Knoxhult and the Norraker there are some enduring design hits. The first of probably many vintage IKEA posts.