Categories / Art and Photography, Toys and Games

The Cube Fontaine by Claire Fontaine

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Paris-based Claire Fontaine is a contemporary artist whose work intentionally looks like someone else's or indeed something else. I think we all know where The Cube Fontaine takes its inspiration.

Available at Colette, this is obviously a Rubiks Cube, but with a hip artistic twist. That being the colour, with the six colourful side replaced by 'views of the surface of the sea', which is said to mix 'the solid of the cube and the liquid of water while discreetly evoking ecological disasters that surround us'.

If that's a bit deep for you, let's just say an 80s icon has now been thrown into the contemporary world of art and available to you for 32 Euros online.

Find out more at the Colette website

Categories / Art and Photography, Travel

Dreamline cruise canvas by Marten Rijnen

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If all the chaos caused by an erupting Icelandic volcano makes you long for a more glamorous age of travel, you may be interested in this Dreamline cruise canvas by Marten Rijnen

It's a completely contemporary design but obviously harks back to travel posters of the 1920s and 30s. The striking design is printed onto canvas measuring 60cm wide by 80cm high. For those less bothered about recent flight disruption, there's also a twin design featuring a plane. 

It's sold by Made.com: we featured their Spoon coffee table last week. Like with the table, to get their low prices you have to wait for the product to be made after ordering – in this case a wait of 10 to 15 weeks. 

The canvas costs £39. 

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Categories / Art and Photography, Books

Modern British Posters by Paul Rennie

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If you are interested in how the poster developed as a means of communication in the 20th century (and indeed, interested in looking at some classic poster art), you'll want to pick up a copy of Modern British Posters by Paul Rennie.

Paul Rennie looks at the poster and its impact on all walks of life over the last century, their cultural significance as means of mass communication and how they developed over those years.  The posters cover topics as broad as transport, new towns, art, architecture, the seaside and popular culture, with works from the likes of Paul Nash, Edward Bawden, Edward McKnight Kauffer, Abram Games, Peter Max and Tom Eckersley featured.

Public and corporate artwork is becoming more valuable as the years pass, making Modern British Posters a perfect reference tool as well as an interesting read. Available in hardback from Black Dog Publishing, the 192-page book sells for just over £25. Check out an image from the book over the page.

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Categories / Art and Photography

Swifty does classic snack-based pop art

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You might know Swifty for everything from Straight No Chaser magazine, Mo' Wax and Talkin' Loud through to our very own Modculture site design, but you really should check out his artwork, including this very eye-catching snack-based pop art.

Yes, taking a leaf out of Andy Warhol's book, Swifty has taken various foodstuffs and given them his own twist – like the Salt 'n' Shake above or a classic chocolate bar over the page.

The image above is a four-colour, 500mm x 650mm silkscreen print on Arches Rives paper, limited to just 28, signed and numbered and available online for £75. Check them all out on the site, they'll look great in the kitchen.

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Categories / Art and Photography, Homeware

Keith Haring x Platex melamine plates and trays

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Cool picnicware, eye-catching design or affordable street art – you get the lost with these very affordable Keith Haring x Platex plates and trays.

Two are pictured above, with a tray shownover the page, but that's just a fraction of the designs currently available at the Colette website, which include large and small trays, as well as plates, all made of a melamine resin, all with a Keith Haring signature and of course, all featuring Haring's 1980s streeet art.

Prices vary between 5 and 10 Euros per piece.

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Categories / Art and Photography

Optical Illusion op art-style canvas at Next

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If you are looking for a piece of affordable wall art that screams the 1960s, check out Next, which is currently selling this Optical Illusion canvas.

Yes, very much in the style of Bridget Riley or Victor Vasarely (indeed, it's not a million miles away from Riley's classic Movement in Squares), this is a fraction of the price of either an original or a legitimate print, with the image printed onto a canvas sized at 80 x 80cm.

Available online, you can pick one up for £50.

Find out more at the Next website