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Categories / Homeware

Isay Beaded Screen

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Isay_screenWhilst many mid-century interior fashions have made a comeback, the trend for ribbon or bead door way screens has yet to regain the popularity it enjoyed in the 1970s.

Brazilia Interiors has an updated version in its Isay Screen. Named after its designer, Isay Weinfield, the screen is made from various pieces of wood and it is rather more stylish than its Seventies counterpart. It is available by the strand and cut to various lengths so that you can have it to exactly fit your doorway needs.

Visit Brazila Interiors for a quotation.

Categories / Women's Fashion

Fourth Celia Birtwell for Topshop Collection

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The fourth instalment of Celia Birtwell for Topshop hits the high street and website on 11 August.

The prints featured in this collection include Gypsy Rose, Micklemas, Maison Marigold and Bluemoon. The dresses and blouses are similar styles and shapes to the previous collections, but new additions are a playsuit and jumpsuit in the Micklemas print. These have a decidedly 70s look and will take a bit more daring to wear than the other pieces.

Prices are a little more expensive than Topshop’s own range, with blouses costing £45-£55, dresses from £55, playsuits £75 and £100 for the jumpsuit.

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Categories / Food and Drink

Betty Crocker 1950s Recipe Cards

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The 1950s are held up at the gold age in home-making and in the USA, Betty Crocker is an icon of good housekeeping and home cooking. Of course, she is entirely fictitious, invented to sell more products, but her image remains a strong one in America.

The Betty Crocker Recipe Card set contains 55 recipe cards taken from her 1950 edition of the Betty Crocker Picture Cook Book. All-American favourites here include Fluffy Pancakes and Blueberry Pie, Pigs in Blankets and Pioneer Macaroni and Cheese. Presumably there will be a recipe for apple pie in there too.

The set costs $16.95 (just over £8) from the Urban Outfitters USA website.

Categories / Design and Interiors, Homeware

Djinn Chairs and Sofas

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The Djinn chairs and sofas were used in the Space Station scenes in the film 2001: A Space Odyssey. It was designed by Olivier Mourgue for the French company Airborne earlier in the 1960s.

Airbourne no longer exists but some authentic Djinn products are still around. At the moment, 20th Century Marks has various pieces available, including this sofa, a chaise, a chair without arms and stools. They are available in various colours, and have all been reupholstered.

If you would like to recreate that iconic look in your lounge, visit 20th Century Marks for further information.

Categories / Art and Photography, Toys and Games

Cowboys and Custard’s Vintage Box Frames

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The company Comboys and Custard created a range of Vintage Box Frames, inspired by childhood nostalgia.

The frames are painted with period paints and waxed to give an antique feel and filled with a variety of vintage items including small toys, childhood ephemera, postcards and prints. Many of them include genuine 1930s Bisque dolls.

Each one is unique and prices vary according their contents, from £55 to £75. Pictured here is one entitled “Hello Sailor” which costs £75. Visit the Cowboys and Custard shop on Not on the High Street to view the whole range.

Categories / Design and Interiors

Enzo Mari exhibition in New York

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We’ve featured quite a few items by Enzo Mari recently but if you are hankering after seeing more, New York is the place to see more of his work at the moment.

The Italian Cultural Institute in New York has an exhibition of sixty objects by Mari. The collection brings together pieces created for famous companies including Alessi, Artemide, Danese, Kartell and Magis.

The exhibition runs until 5 September so if you happen to be in New York in the coming weeks, add this to your list of things to do. More information can be found on the Institute’s website.