From vintage to vavoom

wood pendant fixtures modeled after children’s spinning tops. The shapes echo those found in midcentury design, and they’d look great hung in multiples over a tailored wool sofa (West Elm).

The hues of the era — olive, almond, chocolate, orange — show up in soft furnishings, including throw pillows and curtains.

But they’re particularly striking in outsize art glass and ceramics, which you’ll see lots of this season.

The Blenko Glass Company, an icon of the ’50s and ’60s, is partnering with Rejuvenation this fall on a line of retro glass lamps. Pottery Barn has the hefty Clift wine jug table lamps; Crate & Barrel’s got a new collection of reactive-finish and lacquered vases.

GRAPHIC MODERN

Orange, tomato, egg yolk, aqua, ebony and snow white — some of the hues that define the crisp, often edgy graphic modern style.

CB2 sets the tone with bright orange and yellow steel home-office pieces, modern art rugs and array of accent pillows.

The Sakano, Snake and Shift pillows punch things up with bold graphics; so does the Crystal runner rug, with a multihued kaleidoscope pattern.

Chevrons, polka dots, ikat and broad stripes have carried over from spring and summer. Crate & Barrel’s Alston and Olin collection of textiles features gold and graphite stripes on ivory backgrounds. Ikea’s fall preview showed oversize polka-dot felt rugs in hot pink and lime, and cheerful red-and-white-dotted bedding,

At Design Within Reach, Eames’ iconic molded plastic Eiffel chair comes in some new colors, including red, sky blue and sparrow, a soft charcoal that’s one of the season’s most on-trend hues.

Typography also has staying power as a decorative element in both accessories and wall art. Grandin Road has something a little different: cubbies in the shape of numbers and arrows.

GLOBAL GOODS

The artisan communities of Asia and Africa continue to be prolific sources of decor, as affection for global style stays strong among retailers this season.

India takes a star turn; watch for pierced and hammered metal objects, as well as silks embellished and printed with elephants, tigers and other ethnic motifs.

PB Teen and Urban Outfitters’ colorful medallion, ikat and suzani textiles look fresh from the bazaar.

Zimbabwean Tonga baskets, Kuba cloth benches and Cape Town textured ceramics are part of West Elm’s collaboration with South African designers.

Pier One and World Market have carved wall art and basketry.

Kilim-covered accessories such as pillows and coffee tables are less costly ways to add global elements; Safavieh makes an interesting trunk clad in a Southwest-style kilim.