Adding designer accessories can really elevate your home decor, but it’s hard to decorate your entire home exclusively with originals.

Luckily, Australian retailer Big W is helping hard-working families get the look they want without breaking the bank.

New Brass table lamp Mirabella Logan Part of a new spring/summer homeware collection at Big W and it’s a much cheaper alternative to a classic 1970s lamp.

The original Atollo lamp was designed by Italian architect Vico Magistretti and won the famous Compasso D’Oro design award in 1979, but will cost you over $3,000.

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Although there are Australian retailers that offer great copies for around $250, sometimes even a reasonably priced copy can be out of your budget.

So Big W has taken on the retro trend and added the metal mushroom lamp to its latest line of housewares, for just $70.

“Big W not only monitors Australian and global native trends throughout the year, but we also constantly listen to our customers’ needs and wants, incorporating this feedback and information into our process. design every season,” Gary Chen, senior designer at Big W said Yahoo Lifestyle.

“Because of this, we know that Australian families are looking not only for quality everyday basics, but also affordable key fashion items like the Mirabella Logan Table Lamp to elevate their homes for the new season.”

The Museum of Modern Art in New York has even endorsed the retro decor trend.

“The design of the 1960s and 1970s is back” Chay Costello, associate director of merchandising at MoMA, told the Wall Street Journal.

“Then, like now, people were trying to connect with nature. But another reason we ended up with this preponderance of mushroom lamps is that there is an affinity between a mushroom’s form and function. lamps.”

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