Tuesday 29 June 2010

This week updates


This week, originally uploaded by planetutopia.

Here's a small collection of some of the new items i will be listing this week, some will be of ebay, other will be posted on the website. So keep watching. Follow me on twitter if you want to know the minute a new item is listed.

Thursday 24 June 2010

1960's French Party nibbles dish

Just posted on Ebay

We love red


We love red, originally uploaded by planetutopia.

2. Salter scales, 3. 70's Wire toast rack, 4. Viners homemaker Cutlery, 5. Bakelite 1930s car window trays, 6. Atomic pan stand, 7. Krenit bowl, 8. 1970s emsa coasters vintage, 9. Vintage tin trays, 10. 1960s Alan Fletcher stacking, 11. 1960s shaving towel, 12. 1970s Party Plizt, 13. 1970s Austria Enamel Pans, 14. 1970s moneybox, 15. 70's Plastic lampshade, 16. Colani Elephant money box, 17. cheese board 60s, 18. 70s Smash Martian, 19. Radio 1970s, 20. fluffy rug, 21. 1980s tangle toy, 22. P1080318, 23. P1080148, 24. P1070914, 25. P1070783

coasters collection


coasters collection, originally uploaded by planetutopia.

Coasters boring, i don't think so.


1. 1970's Owl Coasters, 2. Bussum Coasters, 3. ceramic Coasters, 4. 1970's Worcester ware table mats, 5. 1970s emsa coasters vintage, 6. 1960s/1970s tin coasters, 7. Vintage tin trays, 8. 1960s vintage coasters, 9. 1950s place mats, 10. laurids Lonborg coasters, 11. 1970's Danish Coasters, 12. Swedish 1960s Coasters, 13. P1080402, 14. P1080178, 15. P1080159, 16. 70s coasters

Friday 18 June 2010

Colani Eelphant money box on Ebay 99p


1970s colani elephant, originally uploaded by planetutopia.

Just listed in my ebay shop starting at just 99p
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Planet-Utopia

Wednesday 16 June 2010


Colani herd of elephants, originally uploaded by planetutopia.

Elephants can be found on our website, or email us, we usually have a few.

90s reproduction


Colani Elephant money box, originally uploaded by planetutopia.

original 2nd generation


1970s colani elephant, originally uploaded by planetutopia.

Colani Elephant money boxes, How to tell how old they are ?


Colani Elephant money boxes, originally uploaded by planetutopia.

Designed by Luigi Colani for Dresners Bank in Germany in the 1960s, these money boxes have become a design icon, and are becoming increasingly sort after.
There is alot on confusion for buyer's, over the different types on Elephants. So here's some help.......
This Elephant is not a reproduction, its a second generation original 1970s, it has the "Dresdners Bank" logo marked on the base, small original elephants are also unopenable. ( +Very rare)
1st generation originals are made of a softer plastic, they have the Dresdner logo inbetween the legs on the smaller elephants, (these are like gold dust, & Very very rare) , but usually quite worn, with eyes missing.
90's reproductions still precious, but not quite as rare, these have no logo, and have a black plastic base which can be opened.
Some people like new things, some like old worn things, some like shiney things, but i think buyers have a right to know what they are buying.