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V&A’s exclusive Arts and Crafts mugs

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We love a cup of tea, ideally out of a nice china cup or mug – something like these Arts and Crafts mugs from the V&A in fact.

They’re exclusive to the museum shop, using original designs housed within the museum from the Arts and Crafts period, printed onto bone china mugs that stand around 9.5cm high.

The one pictured to the left is the Lily print by Walter Crane, but you can also choose from any of the other designs above, which include designs by C.F.A. Voysey and William Morris. All retail for around £10 each.

Find out more at the V&A Shop website

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Beyond The Fridge Metal Wall Art Panels

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As the name suggests, Beyond The Fridge take fridge magnets and magnetic boards beyond the refrigerator and onto the walls of your kitchen – and an example of their work is this Metal Wall Art Panel.

Think of it as functional art for your kitchen wall. These large panels (1000mm x 750mm) are made from 1.2mm steel, have four screw holes for easy fixing and can probably hold as many fridge magnets as you own. In this case, there’s also the retro-styled bird design (known as Exotic Bird), which is available in two colourways.

It retails for £150. But if you want something smaller/more affordable, there’s enough on the site to suit all pockets.

Find out more at the Beyond The Fridge website

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Wake Up and Smell The Coffee print

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Another retro-styled piece of art from the Keep Calm Gallery, this time the Wake Up and Smell The Coffee print.

Based on an Americanism this time (rather than a typically British saying), this is a hand-pulled screenprint in a limited edition of 100, printed on thick antique-white 100% recycled paper and measuring 18 x 14 inches.

It retails for £20.

Find out more at the Keep Calm Gallery

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“Old’s Cool Deck”s Canvas

Tn4_1939266 Apparently some DJs these days are using i-pods to play music in clubs. Shocking! We much prefer the old fashioned way (no surprise there) of vinyl being played on a turntable. In tribute to what we hope isn’t a dying skill, we’ve found this piece of art entitled “Old’s Cool Decks”.

It is a canvas measuring 30cm by 30cm, featuring a classic turntable in a lime green colour on a black background. It looks pretty good and it has a title that involves word play. What more could you want?

Its also a very reasonable price at just £7.99 from The Contemporary Home website.

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MoMA Pop Art Postcard Box

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Fancy a mid-century art collection in your pocket? That’s what you get with the MoMA Pop Art Postcard Box.

This 4 x 6-inch box (with Robert Indiana design) contains 50 different images on postcards from the Museum’s collection, including the likes of Roy Lichtenstein, Wayne Thiebaud, Edward Ruscha and Andy Warhol. And when you get bored of looking at them, just stick on a stamp and post them out.

The box retails for $20.95, which is around £10.

Find out more at the MoMA website

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Framed Brigitte Bardot prints from Movie Market

661197Brigitte Bardot never failed to look breathtaking in her youth. One of many style icons to come out of the 1960s, the French actress has been captured in dozens of fantastic photographs.

Movie Market are selling some of these memorable prints framed and ready to hang. Now you just have to make the tricky decision between this swimsuit shot or a myriad of others.

This framed print is retailing at £49.99

Find out more from the Movie Market website