1980s – retrohen

Retro Life: The Disappearance of High Street Banks

Posted on 07/12/202507/12/2025

“You need four O’Levels including English and Maths to work for us” were the words of the representative of a major high street bank. This was back in 1984 at a careers open evening at school. There were at least a dozen employers on show, all with the intention of wooing us into working for […]

Rapid Retro: Halifax Cardcash

Posted on 24/05/202524/05/2025

Rapid Retro: Brut… more than Splash It All Over

Posted on 06/02/202509/02/2025

The end for the Phone Book and Yellow Pages

Posted on 28/11/202428/11/2024

Rapid Retro: Holidays & Coupons

Posted on 29/09/202413/10/2024

Rapid Retro: the typewriter

Posted on 17/08/202417/08/2024

THERE’S something stylish about a typewriter on display. On recent trips to Turin and Amsterdam, I’ve seen some beautiful typewriters in a hotel reception and in a bar. The typewriter has similar status to Singer sewing machines when it comes to attractive nostalgic decor. Sleek, bulky, plain, robust, cool, elegant: the typewriter comes in a […]