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The New English Anatomica Ceramics

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My first instinct on see the Anatomica range was to recoil in horror, but on further investigation it is an interesting collection.

Designed b y Lisa Turner for The New English, the collection consists of breakfast, cake and bread plates, mugs and tea cup and saucer sets. The design is inspired by the 19th century’s newly discovered fascination with the human body and shows a Victorian gentleman with his inner workings exposed. Prices start from £18 for a mug up to £69 for a coffee cup and saucer.

View the whole collection at Lifestyle Bazaar.

Categories / Architecture, Homeware

Electric Avenue Trays

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A new product from People Will Always Need Plates is always something to celebrate. Their latest range are these Electric Avenue Trays.

The illustration celebrates the past 200 years of British architecture with the different styles of homes we have had. The streets are complete with the type of transport typical of that period. The trays are available in two sizes, a large one (43cm by 33cm) and a small (27cm by 20cm), which cost £25 and £17.50 respectively. The colours are People Will Always Need Plates signature pop art shades – process blue or 70s green for the large trays or blood orange or magenta for the small.

Buy the trays directly from People Will Always Need Plates.

Categories / Architecture, Art and Photography

Jayson Lilley Trellick Tower Print

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Erno Goldfiinger’s controversial bit of Brutalist architecture,Trellick Tower, has become inspiration for several designers over recent years, with Jayson Lilley being the latest.

His Trellick Tower Print uses his signature bright colours for the lights shining from the tower’s windows. The background sky has been given a pop art look with a single block colour – choose from either blue, yellow or brown. The print is available in two sizes: Small (11cm x 11cm print on 23cm square paper) priced £40 or Large (33cm x 33cm print on 50cm square paper) for £80

Buy the prints online from Caroline McGrath.

Categories / Homeware

Wire Coffee Table/Magazine Rack

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This Wire Coffee Table/Magazine Rack draws inspired from the wire furniture of the 1950s and 1960s such as Knoll’s .Platner chair or the Bertoia Diamond armchair.

We like these wire furniture, but we also like multi-purpose pieces, where this item also scores highly. It functions as a coffee table and magazine rack, but the wooden top can also be lifted off and used separately as a tray. It costs just under £110 which is a particularly good price if you look at it as three items in one.

Buy it online from Rockett St George.

Categories / Books, Design and Interiors

Furniture & Interiors of the 1960s by Anne Bony

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Furniture & Interiors of the 1960s by Anne Bony is another great book to have on your Formica coffee table.

The book looks at that most radical of decades, where designers experimented with plastics, and inflatable furniture was mixed with Victorian influences. Featuring 300 key designs, by the likes of Eames and Harry Bertoia, the book offers a great insight into the bold designs of the period, as well as some great photographs to feast your eyes upon.

Buy it online from Amazon for £28.

Categories / Design and Interiors

Cappellini & Walt Disney Ribbon Stool

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The Ribbon Stool is one of Cappellini’s best-known products, but that doesn’t mean it is above being tampered with.

As part of the collaboration between Cappellini and the Walt Disney Company, the stool has been given a limited edition twist. It has been updated with the iconic Walt Disney Signature Mouse as a backrest. It is available in two sizes, a high stool in yellow (limited to 199 pieces) or a low version in red (an edition of 399).

The high stool costs £701 and the low stool £469 from Yoox.