The “Dani” range from Habitat consists of a variety of products printed with retro patterns.
The range includes the set of four espresso cups and saucers, pictured here in the circles pattern, priced £12.50. There are also mugs (£5), coasters (£10 for a set of four), placemats (£7) and serving trays (£4 and £12). As well as the circles pattern, there is an interconnected squares pattern and arc pattern.
Visit the Habitat website to see the full collection.
We mentioned the Warhol exhibition in San Francisco recently and now here is piece of merchandise relating to that show. The Andy Warhol Vinyl Tarp Tote Bag features Warhol’s 1980 portrait of Debbie Harry.
Measuring 11.5 by 13 by3.5 inches, in true pop art style it features different coloured versions of the portrait. The bag was produced in association with the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and is exclusive to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
It costs $35 from the Museum Store online.
Desk tidies are rarely more than functional, often being rather ugly objects, but that is far from the case with the Seedhead Ceramic Desk Tidy.
It consists of five individual pots (ranging from 6cm to 14cm in diameter) presented on a ceramic tray. The pots are decorated with a retro seedhead pattern in various spring-like colours.
The desk tidy costs £35 from Berry Red.
Sanderson has been manufacturing wall coverings since 1860 and these days they also sell matching fabric. Amongst one of their latest collections, Options 10, is the Dandelion Clocks pattern, a 1950s-inspired design.
It is available both as a fabric that can be used to upholster chairs, make cushions or curtains, as well as a wallpaper. There are three comibations to chose from; red/chocolate, pink/yellow or blue-green pictured here.
The wallpaper is available to buy from John Lewis, priced £31 per roll, but a full list of stockists is available on the Sanderson website.
Perhaps not the most sophisticated-looking wallet, but the Comic Mighty Wallet is a fun item for comic fans.
As well as the kitsch comic strip images the wallet’s other interesting feature is that it is virtually indestructible. It is made from something called Tyverk which is super strong and the wallet expands as it is filled without breaking.
It costs $14.99 (around £10) which is a good price for something that could last a lifetime. Visit Elsewares to buy.
Rather than just using whatever is to hand as a bookmark, (usually an old bus or cinema ticket in my case), a proper bookmark would look better and Acorn and Will have a selection made using vintage fabric.
Named after the favourite teacher of one of the site’s owners, the Mrs Moon Bookmark is one of Acorn and Will’s best selling products.
They cost £4.50 each and are available a wide choice of patterns. Visit the Acorn and Will website to buy.
