Brian Wilson - An Art Exhibition at the Tate

Brian Wilson has probably racked up a good few honours, but I'm guessing he's never had an art installation in his honour, as is the case with If Everybody Had An Ocean - Brian Wilson, An Art Exhibition, which takes place at Tate St Ives.

The name is actually a little misleading - it's not the art of or featuring Brian Wilson (although the Peter Blake tribute pictured here does feature) and it isn't authorised by the man either. What you do get is art since the 1960s, using Wilson's life as a loose theme - and featured in a gallery that's near a beach - where the surf is often up.

The exhibition has three phases - firstly the early custom cars, surf and Southern California, then the more abstract/psychedelic phase and finally, art relating to the late 60s - and the flipside of the Californian dream.

It takes place from 26th May - 23rd September 2007

Find out more at the Tate website

Optik op art clock

Looking for a clock to match your Bridget Riley artwork? You need the Optik op art clock.

What you see is what you get - a clock with a succession of black spots on a white background, not unlike a Riley piece. There's both time and minute hands on a clock that's 190 x 290 x 65mm.

Yours for £24.95.

Find out more from the Surround Style website

Thanks to Kath for the tip off!

The week on Cinedelica

If you've not visited our cult movie and TV site Cinedelica recently, you've missed out on some real gems.

That includes features on cult Brit gangster flick Villain (1971), The Man Who Haunted Himself (1970), Love Story (2006), Meantime (1984), Inseminoid (1981) and the top five cult movies made in Manchester.

There's also cult clips of The Jewel Thief (1967), The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), The Doll Squad (1973) and Suburbia (1983), DVD reviews of The Ghost In The Invisible Bikini (1966), Perversion Story (1969), The Living Dead At The Manchester Morgue (1974) and More (1969).

Plus, there's news of a movie about the 80s Two Tone scene, If... coming to DVD and a book on vintage Mexican film posters.

And much much more now on Cinedelica.

Cassette Wallet - made from a vintage tape

We've talked at length in the past for our love of cassettes - it's how we discovered most of our favourite music and I've personally written off many hours making my own compilation tapes. So I'm all for design that makes use of the fast-fading format - like this Cassette Wallet.

Yes, it's a wallet/purse made from an old cassette tape. Or more specifically, made by Italian designer Marcella Foschi, using old (Italian) tapes. Each design is limited (there's around six to choose from) and is guaranteed to be talking point every time you pay.

You can pick one up from US site Design Boom for $36 (around £18).

Find out more at the Design Boom website

Verner Panton FlowerPot light fitting

When you have a light fitting that looks as cutting edge today as it did over 35 years ago, you know it's a safe bet to stay in style for many more years. And that certainly applies to the Verner Panton FlowerPot light fitting.

It first hit the market in 1969, with a name allegedly derived from the hippy flower power movement. But there's no flowers here - just a simple overlapping shade in coloured aluminium or plain polished metal.

And if you go for the colour, the orange is surely most representative of the period. You can pick it up for £110.

Find out more at the 95 per cent Danish website