Category: Art and Photography

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Richard Hamilton greetings cards at the Serpentine Gallery

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The Richard Hamilton Modern Moral Matters exhibition might not yet be open at the Serpentine Gallery, but you can pick up some merchandise – like this set of this greetings cards, which is available from the Serpentine's shop.

The cards use a 2009 version of his work 'I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas', which itself os based on an original screenprint  from 1967, which uses cine-film frames from the Bing Crosby film Holiday Inn.

The cards are A5 sized and come in packs of 5 for £5 or 10 for £10. Or you can wait for the exhibition – that starts on 3rd March 2010.

Find out more on the Serpentine Gallery site

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Categories / Architecture, Art and Photography

Lewis’s Fifth Floor: A Department Story – a lost 1950s world rediscovered

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All images (c) Stephen King

It's amazing to think that in the centre of modern-day Liverpool, there's a small pocket of the 1950s still in existence. You can find out all about it in Lewis’s Fifth Floor: A Department Story at the National Conservation Centre Whitechapel, Liverpool. 

Running from 26th February until 30th August 2010, Lewis’s Fifth Floor: A Department Story is a photography exhibition by Stephen King, featuring images taken in one of the UK’s oldest department stores, Lewis’s. King has visited the store’s ‘lost’ fifth floor, closed to the public for the last three decades. Its world of 1950s design has remained hidden since it was closed to the public in the early 1980s, being used as a storage floor ever since.

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Categories / Art and Photography, Gadgets and Tech

Lomography introduces Fisheye 2 Pink camera for Valentine’s Day

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What is it about pink things and Valentine's Day? You can't move for the stuff. But at least the bold shade of pink here covers something pretty hip – the Lomography Fisheye 2 camera.

Yes, the world's only 35mm compact fisheye camera has a new paint job, but it's still the same quirky camera, snapping 180-degree circular shots, throwing in a removable fisheye viewfinder too, so you can see the world as the fishes see it.

It's also equipped with a switch for long and multiple exposures and has the option of adding a Colorsplash or Diana flash. If your loved one loves pink, you can buy her this for £45. Or simply treat yourself.

Find out more at the Lomography website
 

Categories / Art and Photography, Film and TV, Women's Fashion

Grace Kelly: Style Icon forthcoming display at the V&A

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If you are a fan of the classic style of Grace Kelly, you'd better put the dates 17 April until 26 September in your diary when the V&A Museum will be hosting the display Grace Kelly: Style Icon.

The show features fifty of Kelly's outfits ranging from her time as a Hollywood starlet in the 1950s to her role as Princess Grace of Monaco. The dresses include costumes from her famous films such as High Society and Rear Window, as well as clothes that illustrate her off-screen style, and will be supplemented with photographs and film footage. The display also includes perhaps her most lasting contribution to the world of fashion, the original Hermes Kelly bag.

Admission is £6 which sounds a pretty reasonable fee for vintage film and fashion fans. 

Find out more online

Categories / Art and Photography, Kids

Littlephant prints

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More fun retro-styled illustration for kids courtesy of new Swedish company, Littlephant. 

Camilla Lundsten is the designer behind Littlephant and her illustrations feature lively cartoon-like illustrations of animals, executed in a 1950s inspired colour scheme. The resulting images are sure to brighten up any room. 

What's even better is that they are reasonably priced at £15 each. 

Buy it from Little Baby Company

Categories / Art and Photography, Bags, Design and Interiors

Jane Foster Scandinavian-style Spring Chicken designs

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A simple, but eye-catching design range from Jane Foster – Spring Chicken.

These retro-styled pieces are inspired by midcentury Scandinavian designs, offered as a screenprint (pictured over the page), a 'Spring' cushion (above) or a tote bag that should turn heads in the local supermarket.

Not expensive either, with the bag selling for £8, the art for £35 and the cushion for £20.

Find out more at the Jane Foster website

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