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Categories / Art and Photography

New Keep Calm prints – Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining and Stop And Smell The Roses

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I don’t know about you, but we’re getting a bit tired of these retro ‘advice’ posters. What started off as something of a novelty with the Keep Calm And Carry On Poster back in mid-2006 has become a full-time industry. And the joke isn’t really funny anymore. But just in case you’re still up for them, heres the latest pair from the Keep Calm Gallery – Every Cloud Has A Silver Lining and Stop And Smell The Roses.

The ‘Every Cloud’ does at least have an interesting design element – it’s actually made up of thousands of metallic dots, with that metallic silver ink printed onto a 175gsm ‘smoke’ paper that measures 20 x 14 inches. 100 of these, each retailing for £18.

The Art Deco-inspired ‘Roses’ is printed onto off-white recycled paper, also measuring 20 x 14 inches. Again, 100 of these, retailing for £18.

Find out more at the Keep Calm Gallery website

Categories / Men's Fashion, Sportswear, Women's Fashion

Jinga retro-styled ethical trainers

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Not only are these Jinga trainers pretty stylish, they also tick the ethical and vegetarian-friendly boxes too.

Made in Brazil, these shoes help to support social projects in the country, providing educational support to poorer areas of Rio de Janeiro. They are also sweatshop free in accordance with the Ethical Trading Initiative and are also suitable for vegans. But above all, they look the part, not unlike some of the better Onitsuka vintage reissues such as the Nippon 60.

Cheap too – a pair in your choice of colour will cost you just £35.

Find out more at the Natural Shoe Store website

Categories / Film and TV, Men's Fashion

Sesame Street character t-shirt and hoodie

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Amazingly these items are for men, but I can’t think of too many blokes who would go out in a Sesame Street character t-shirt and hoodie, no matter how nostalgic they were.

Yet they are incredibly eye-catching items – even if they aren’t all that stylish. Packed with all your ‘old school’ Sesame Street favourites, they appear in full on the t-shirt or in part/detail on the hoodie, with the oversize t-shirt made from 100 per cent cotton and the hoodie from a soft cotton/poly blend with satiny lined hood and contrast drawstring pull.

Both are limited items, with the t-shirt retailing for $33 (around £17) and the hoodie for $80 (around £40).

Find out more at the Fred Flare website

Categories / Design and Interiors, Gadgets and Tech

VW Island camper van laptop bag

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The laptop bag as art? That’s what you get with the VW Island laptop bag.

It’s a limited edition bag by Kajsa Rydberg for Walk On Water, combining funky vintage camper van graphics on a pinstripe backdrop with protection for your expensive notebook – a 4mm Memory Foam inner and 3mm Neoprene outer.

It’s suitable for laptop models up to 17-inch and is available now, priced at £62.

Find out more at the FunktionAlley website

Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Colombo One space age telephone heading to retail

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I don’t think we’ve ever had a response to anything quite like the Colombo One phone. Picked up by numerous high-profile sites and magazines, we’ve also had numerous emails asking us when it will be available for sale. Well, now we know…sort of.

After a quick word with the designers, we believe that the Colombo One handset will be available around the end of April/start of May. The Joe Colombo-inspired handset will be officially launched at the Milan Furniture Fair in April, with purchase online available soon after. UK retail distribution is just being finalised – details to follow – but it’s likely to be later in the year.

When we get a specific date for sale and a confirmed price, you’ll be the first to know.

See the full details of Colombo One and Colombo Two at Switched On Set

Categories / Women's Fashion

Portobello Mary vintage fashion auction ends tomorrow – grab a bargain now

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Mary Brown (aka Portobello Mary) was a well-known figure at Portobello’s Saturday market, living and working there from 1957 until her death last year. She left behind a considerable amount of stock she had collected over the years – and some of that is available to buy online.

The Portobello Mary auction is being run by London-based Auction Atrium online and the eBay-style auction ends over today and tomorrow (March 4th and 5th). I’ve just had a look and many of the pieces have low bids or indeed no bids, so there’s still time to pick up a bargain. In fact, the art deco purse pictured here currently has a price of absolutely nothing – so just £1 could secure it.

If you want to see all the lots, follow the link below.

Find out more at the Portobello Mary auction site