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Orla Kiely for Apple

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Orla Kiely for Apple brings together retro prints with thoroughly modern technology.

The collection consists of a range of bags and sleeves, all design exclusively for Apple and specifically to fit around your Mac. The products are available in three prints; her signature stem print, the car park print, and probably the most appropriate for computer related products, a pattern called Binary, which consists of zeros and ones.

Prices start at £59.95 for the Mac sleeves and go up to £194.95.  Buy them online from the Apple Store.

Categories / Homeware

1920s and 1930s Magazine Cover Blinds

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I’m wary of the concept of printed roller blinds, especially if printed with your own holiday snaps, but Creatively Different Blinds has some that could convince me otherwise, in particular these Magazine Cover Blinds.

The images are from an archive at the Mary Evans Picture Library and consist of magazine covers mainly from the 1920s and 1930s, so feature illustrations in the style of that period. The blinds are made to fit your window size, so prices vary depending on your measurements, but expect to pay from £105.

Visit Creatively Different Blinds to view the different options.

Categories / Homeware

Helsinki Wicker Rattan Swivel Chair

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Conservatory furniture tends to be rather staid and boring, but the Helsinki Wicker Rattan Swivel Chair is a bit more interesting.

The shape is very similar to the Arne Jacobsen’s classic Egg Chair, but recreated using wicker rattan, the staple of conservatory furniture. The chair sits upon a stainless steel base, which allows it to swivel round.

The chair is currently on offer, reduced to £340 from £533 at Hip Furniture.

Categories / Art and Photography

Sarah Graham Limited Edition Art

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Artist Sarah Graham is a realist painter obsessed with vivid colours, toys and sweets, so most of her pieces have a retro theme.

Pictured here is her Routemaster box canvas which features a toy Routemaster bsu recreated in bright colours . Other pieces feature toy VW campervans, vintage Barbies, liquorice allsorts and other penny sweets. Prices range £199 to £595.

View her whole range at Artisan Galleries.

Categories / Design and Interiors, Homeware

Klippan Adam and Eve Textiles

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Acclaimed Swedish designers Bengt & Lotta have given their Scandinavian folklore style to another famous couple with their series of Adam and Eve Textiles for Klippan.

The illustration shows the first couple in their pre-fall state i.e. without clothes beneath an apple tree. The range includes a tablemat (£7.95), oven glove (£10.50) and apron (£27.50) with the design in silver-grey on a white background.

Buy them online at Illustrated Living.

Categories / Homeware

Julia Davey VW Vans & Caravans Ceramics

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Julia Davey has produced a small collection VW Vans & Caravans Ceramics, similar in style to her Retro Robot Ceramics we featured in the past.

This collection currently consists of a jug, a mug and a bowl, although other items may be added in the future. The designs start off as pen and ink drawings which are then scanned and transferred onto the ceramics. A particularly nice touch is that as well as the design on the outside, there is a van or caravan on the inside of the piece too. The bowl costs £16, mug £17 and jug £19.

Buy them online from Julia Davey’s website.