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Great British Food print from Pedlars

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Not something you'd want to look at if you're feeling a bit hungry, this Great British Food print is available from Pedlars. It features a list of some of Britain's most celebrated, most devoured and most famous food stuffs, from Bubble & Squeak to Toad in the Hole. It's available against either white or grey with the retro typeface perfectly complementing the tasty subject matter. 

The print is the work of Sara Williams and is part of Pedlars collection of work from graduates of Chelsea College of Art. All the proceeds from its sale (bar VAT and a handling fee) go towards their full graduate show in the summer. 

Just ten of the prints are available and cost £111 each. 

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Towards a New Britain by Blue Print

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With the 60th anniversary of the Festival of Britain happening this year, here's another piece of art linked to the festival. This Towards a New Britain print by Blue Print uses the Abram Games designed emblem of the Festival and sets it behind the outlines of a hopeful looking couple – perhaps studying the future promised by the festival. 

It's just one of several prints produced by the artist Donald Short which relate to the Festival (you may remember his work from the Metroland print we featured a little while back). The distinctive colouring is made by using the cyanotype process – the blue print of architectural designs.

Produced as a limited edition of 100 copies, the print costs £35. 

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1930s Seaside Prints by Dave Thompson

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A frequent sight in British railway stations from the early 1920s, sharp & stylised posters advertised tourist hotspots accessible by rail, from the sunny climes of the Cornish coast all the way up to the remote Scottish Highlands, showing off the understated glamour of what's now become known as a 'staycation'. 

Artist Dave Thompson has captured the resurgence of the 'stay at home holiday' and taken inspiration from classic art deco railway posters to create these prints of iconic landmarks across the south coast, making a day trip to sunny Sussex as appealing as a weekend in Saint-Tropez (almost).

£25 each from Castor & Pollux Gallery. See the website for more details.

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Afternoon of Memories fine art photo print

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Remember your childhood days at the funfair with this Afternoon of Memories fine art photo print.

The 8×10 inch print is on heavy duty Kodak Endura archival quality paper and each print is full bleed but can be printed with a small white border on request. The photo encapsulates the classic British summertime by the beach before families started to jet off abroad and the blanched affect of the image gives it a retro feel as if it's been fading away on the wall for the last thirty years.

Order your own from Etsy for $30 (£18.82) and £3.45 for postage.

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Beautiful Britain vintage notebooks

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Beautiful britain notebooks
Chiming perfectly with current trends are these Beautiful Britain vintage notebooks.

The cloth bound notebooks are decorated with the distinctive book cover artwork of Brian Cook, produced for the Batsford guides to Britain from the 1930s through to the 1950s. There are four different designs to pick from: The Face of Scotland is shown above, or you could go for The Landscapes of England, The Spirit of London or The Inns of England. Perfect for taking on your own travels around the UK. 

The notebooks are all selling for £6.29 each, with the exception of The Landscapes of England which you can buy for £5.29, all from Amazon.

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Camera print by Andrew Joyce

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If you're a vintage camera enthusiast, there's plenty of artwork out there to cater to your taste, but I'm betting this camera print by Andrew Joyce is one of the most reasonably priced.

Like the work of Christine Berrie that we featured a little while back, this design is based around a range of cameras. The rolleicord, the polaroid,even the iPhone – they're all depicted by Bath-based Joyce in this A2 sized print. The single colour of the screen print that's been used helps enhance the vintage feel of the objects illustrated. 

If you like the print, you're advised to snap one up now. It's an edition of 25, priced at just £15. 

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