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Categories / Art and Photography

Shag’s latest limited edition print – Apolline

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Just on sale is another gem or a print from Shag – Apolline.

This cool mid-century-inspired piece of artwork is a 14-colour serigraph, sized at 21.5 x 27.5 inches, limited and numbered to 200 and of course, signed by the man himself. Just on sale and sure to sell out quickly, it retails for $250 (around £125).

And if you are a fan of Shag, he will be the first person featured in our new quick interviews section of Retro To Go – watch for it in the coming weeks. If you have more ideas for people to interview, leave a comment or drop us a line.

More about the Shag print at the Shagmart website

Categories / Watches

Casio Futurist LA-2002G watch – 70s looks meet modern technology

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At first glance, it might look like a vintage watch from the 1970s, but look closely and you’ll see that the Casio Futurist LA-2002G watch is very much the modern timepiece.

This gold (coloured) watch was a Japan-only release, but is available in limited numbers from Tokyoflash while stocks last. Inside the stainless steel case you’ll find  a display that shows the time in 29 time zones as well as a stopwatch, countdown timer, five independent alarms and day/date display.

The pre-orders are for $149 – which is around £75.

Find out more at the Tokyoflash website

Via Technabob

Categories / Music

Massive Attack Meltdown Festival line-up announced

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Hot off the press, Electric Roulette has details of this year’s Meltdown Festival at London’s Southbank Centre, curated this time by Massive Attack.

It’s a line-up that includes everyone from George Clinton and Terry Callier through to Grace Jones, Gang Of Four and of course, a couple of performances by Massive Attack themselves

For full details and how you can get tickets, check out the Electric Roulette website.

Categories / Design and Interiors

V&A’s William Morris-designed Seaweed deckchair

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Summer is around the corner, so it might be time to think about upgrading your garden furniture – considering something like this William Morris-designed Seaweed deckchair from the V&A.

OK, it’s not actually designed by William Morris, it actually uses a Morris woodblock wallpaper design from around 1901 – Seaweed. And even better, it is made by a special co-operative based in Devon which specifically employs people with disabilities.

If you want one, it retails for £95.

Find out more at the V&A website

Categories / Architecture, Art and Photography

Gateshead ‘Get Carter’ car park print by Jonathan Wilkinson

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Designed by Owen Luder in 1964 and a landmark for the area ever since (not to mention a movie icon after its appearance in the Get Carter movie), the brutalist Gateshead car park is finally coming to the end of its life later this year. So perhaps a good time to pick  up the Get Carter Car Park print.

A litho print sized at 400 x 305mm, it is exclusive to the Baltic Gallery and is the work of artist/designer Jonathan Wilkinson of WeLiveHere – part of a series featuring local landmarks.

Not expensive either – this piece of modern history retails for just £20.

Find out more at the Baltic Gallery website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Kartell’s Joe Colombo-designed 4867 chair

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As well as being useful, the Kartell 4867 chair also comes with a heritage.

The chair was designed by Joe Colombo in 1968, the first industrial seat in the world injected in a single mould. Which is certainly good for your credibility. But on a more practical note, the 4867 is good for both indoor and outdoor use and a shape that allows for both stacking or side-by-side positioning. It’s also got a central hole for carrying and for draining (should it rain outside).

Still available, you can pick one up in black or white for £96.

Find out more at the Nest website