{"id":1565,"date":"2016-01-25T18:26:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T18:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/?p=1565"},"modified":"2018-02-27T12:00:18","modified_gmt":"2018-02-27T12:00:18","slug":"the-retro-tech-trend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.heals.com\/blog\/the-retro-tech-trend\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to the Future: the Retro Tech trend"},"content":{"rendered":"

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As the saying goes\u00a0“things ain’t what they used to be”, but that’s not stopping a new wave of designers from looking to the past for inspiration as the\u00a0Retro Tech trend proves.<\/strong><\/p>\n

From turntables\u00a0to televisions (such as the Samsung Serif<\/a><\/span> pictured above), many\u00a0of the year’s most hotly anticipated gadgets have something of a nostalgic\u00a0feel mixing cutting edge technology with mid-century minimalism.<\/p>\n

Always a fan of pieces\u00a0that pay a nod to\u00a0their\u00a0heritage, we’ve\u00a0rounded up a few of our favourite Retro Tech designs\u00a0for\u00a02016.<\/p>\n

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Sony USB Turntable<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n

With vinyl sales up by 30%<\/a><\/span> in 2015, it’s no surprise that Sony\u00a0have made a turntable one of their\u00a0flagship releases. Paying homage to the stripped back designs of Dieter Rams, the PS-HX500 integrates\u00a0the warmth of needle on wax into your everyday life, with full USB integration allowing you to record your favourite LP’s onto your computer to listen on the go.<\/p>\n

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Kodak Super 8 Camera<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n

Who needs an instagram filter when you can have the real thing? That’s\u00a0certainly the thinking behind Kodak’s latest version of their classic Super 8 camera. Complete with seventies style leather trim, Yves Behar’s\u00a0sleek new design lets you record\u00a0in both digital, with USB and memory card slots along the back, and analogue for that rich depth and colour that can only be captured on film.<\/p>\n

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Samsung Serif TV<\/a><\/strong><\/h6>\n

Designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec<\/a><\/span>, the Serif’s typographic profile sits comfortably alongside\u00a0classic mid-century furniture\u00a0and marks a return to technology as an integrated part of interiors. Available in three sizes, this flat screen smart television is fitted with all mod cons and works just as well as a centrepiece or\u00a0discreetly\u00a0displayed on a shelf.<\/p>\n

One of the few stores in Europe to stock this\u00a0exclusive design, see the Serif up close at our Tottenham Court Road<\/a><\/span> store or contact one of our Design Advisors at advice@heals.co.uk<\/a><\/span> to place your order.<\/p>\n