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Rock Alphabet print by Rose Stallard

Alphabet

Cool and interesting artwork doesn't have to cost a fortune, you can pick up gems like the Rock Alphabet print by Rose Stallard for a modest outlay.

It is what it says – an alphabet using rock stars mainly past and occasionally present – so everyone from Al Green to Zappa, throwing in Q-Tip, Sid Vicious, Lee Perry and 21 others – all illustrated and reproduced on a 50 x 70cm print.

Signed by the artist and limited to just 35 (with only 15 left), you can secure one for £39.57 including postage.

Find out more at the Print Club London website

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Art deco-style Martini artwork at John Lewis

Martini

Fancy a splash of a bygone era on your wall? You might want to investigate this art deco-style Martini artwork at John Lewis.

An old advertising poster from the 1930s recreated and sold exclusively at John Lewis, the image is printed directly onto canvas, with a choice of print size and the option of a frame.

Obviously that means prices vary too, but the entry-level price for the 40 x 50cm print is £50.

Find out more at the John Lewis website

Categories / Art and Photography, Design and Interiors

Cushion covers using 1940s Henry Moore designed textiles

Henry Moore cushion covers

A reissue being sold to accompany the current Henry Moore exhibition at Tate Modern, these cushion covers use textile designs Moore did in the 1940s. 

Although the artist is famous for his sculptural works he did also produce textile designs, first for Zika Ascher from 1943 onwards and then for David Whitehead Fabrics after the Festival of Britain. The two textiles available, Wings and Ovals or Half Figures, were both designs produced for Ascher in about 1947.

The patterns are printed onto 100% cotton cushion covers, which sell without their pads. They cost £15 each. 

Buy them from the Tate shop

Categories / Art and Photography, Books, Design and Interiors

Penguin Decades

Penguin Decades

Penguin are celebrating 75 years of publishing with the Penguin Decades series. They've re-issued key novels from the 1950s, 60s, 70s and 80s which they claim 'helped shape modern Britain' and define the period they were released. 

Each decade's books are given a distinct look with the work of a different artist. The 1950s all have covers designed by Peter Blake – including the version of From Russia with Love shown above – while the selected books from the 60s, such as A Clockwork Orange and A Kestral for a Knave, feature the artwork of Allen Jones. 

Zandra Rhodes' patterns grace the cover of the selected books from the 70s, while John Squire tackles the 80s. 

The books cost £7.19 each, a reasonable price for a nice bit of design and a meaty read. 

Find out more from the Penguin website

Categories / Art and Photography, Music

Archive 2: Manchester postcard set by Kevin Cummins

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If the price of the photography prints was a bit rich for your blood, you can now pick up Kevin Cummins' classic pop culture images in postcard form, courtesy of the Archive 2: Manchester by postcard set.

Archive 2 is the latest themed set of postcards (Archive 1 took in Liverpool in the 1970s and 1980s), focusing in on the pick of Manchester's past – The Fall, The Stone Roses, Morrissey, The Smiths, Buzzcocks, Magazine, Happy Mondays, Tony Wilson, Peter Saville, Alan Erasmus, Joy Division, New Order, Bernard Sumner, Liam Gallagher and the The Haçienda on those 16 postcards.

£12 secures you a set and if this is your kind of thing, a limited edition Joy Division set is coming soon. Another image from the set over the page.

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Piet tables: Mondrian-inspired tables by Hugo Passos

 

Piet table
 

Mondrian’s distinct artistic style once again inspires new designs with these Piet tables by Hugo Passos.

It’s easy to see how Mondrian’s most famous pieces of the 1920s have inspired these designs. Each side table has asymmetric walnut legs, like a 3D versions of his grid-based painting, while the lacquer coloured table tops are in the same bright blue, yellow and red used in his work. The exposed joinery is a nice touch too.

The tables are infinitely more affordable than a Mondrian original but still pretty pricey for a small table, at £245 each.

Buy them from the Liberty website