Categories / Art and Photography, Homeware

Peter Max Cushions

164First things first.  We realise that £150 is a lot of money to pay for one cushion.

But this cushion is rather special, featuring a print by Peter Max, a leading exponent of psychedelic design in America. So it more than just a cushion, it’s a piece of art too! 20th Century Marks has four Peter Max cushions, each priced £150. Each one has a different design, but all have the wild colours and dreamy cartoon imagery, you would expect from sixties psychedelic art.

If you can be persuaded to part with your money, visit the 20th Century Marks website to see the set.

Categories / Art and Photography

‘And so the World went…Pop’ canvases

PopEvery other photography company these days will ‘pop art’ your pictures for you so you can have a pop art cat or gran. But if you’d prefer something a bit different (dare we say a bit classier?), then Design Shop UK has this pop art print entitled ‘And so the World went…Pop’.

The print comprises of four canvases, each measuring 60cm by 60cm. This is a limited edition of 50 and costs £650, which is still considerably cheaper than an original Lichtenstein. 

Visit Design Shop UK to buy yours.

Categories / Art and Photography

Habitat’s vintage Design Magazine canvas art

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Browsing through Habitat today, we noticed this rather cool vintage Design Magazine canvas art range.

The eye-catching images are taken from covers of Design Magazine in the 1960s – the two featured here are editions from 1967 (left) and 1965 (right). The canvases are sized at 60cm x 80cm and are heady to hang.

You can pick one up for £75.

Find out more at the Habitat website

Categories / Art and Photography, Retro Women's Fashion

John French Fashion Photography

JohnfrenchV & A Print Shop is currently highlighting the work of fashion photographer, John French. Not perhaps as famous nor as synonymous with Swinging London, as David Bailey (who started off as his assistant), Terence Donovan or Patrick Lichfield, French was still hugely influential, in particular for his use of natural light and bringing fashion photography into the mainstream mass media.

After his death in 1966, his widow donated an archive of his work to the V&A museum, and it is reprints of these photographs that now being offered for sale. Around 150 of his works are available from the fifties and sixties, including several featuring Jean Shrimpton and others like the one pictured here of projections onto models’ bodies.

As with other prints from the V&A, you can buy them in a range of formats, starting at £5 for a 5” x 7” print up to £65 for a 20” by 30” print. The images can also be put onto rolled or stretched canvases with prices between £50 and £225. To see the full range, visit the V&A Print Shop.

Categories / Art and Photography, Music

Wolfgang’s Vault psychedelic rock posters

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Wolfgang’s Vault is a great site that allows you to stream classic rock concerts absolutely free. And they also sell a range of classic rock posters from the psychedelic age.

Typical are the two featured here for The Yardbirds at the Filmore Auditorium in San Francisco in 1967, with artwork by Bonnie MacLean  and The Who at Filmore East in New York in 1968, designed by Helen Hersh.

Different version are available for each, from original first prints through to more modern re-prints. And as such, the prices vary considerably – from $48 (£24) for a recent print through to nearer $2.000 (£1,000) for an original.

See the full range at the Wolfgang’s Vault website

Categories / Art and Photography

Outre Gallery’s Mid-Century Modern art show

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The Outre Gallery is synonymous with mid-century art, so it’s no surprise to see a show covering the work of all the big names – the Mid-Century Modern art show, which runs from August 10th 2007.

Artists on display include Shag, Tim Biskup, Derek Yaniger, Jeff Raglus, Keith Weesner, Lynne Naylor and Andrew Brandou – all showing off original works inspired by the space-age look of the mid-twentieth century – which means atomic architecture, fifties babes and retro design.

Many of the works of art will be offered for sale, as will signed prints. And talking of prints, we’re very taken by Wildsville Man by Derek Yaniger, a signed and numbered limited edition (edition of 100) serigraph print, obviously inspired by Tony Hancock’s The Rebel movie. Sized at 12 x 14 inches, it’s great value at just $30 (around £15).

Full details of the show at the Outre Gallery website