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Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Lego-style iPod plug-in speaker

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Lego once more provides the inspiration for a piece of modern-day design – this time the Lego-style iPod speaker.

Yes, that’s right, this is a speaker for your iPod – just in case you fancy giving your earphones a day off. No batteries are required (power is via the player), just plug in your speaker and enjoy your (i)tunes. Stereo speakers are at either end of the unit, with a volume control in the centre.

It works with most nanos and the speakers are available in a range of colours, retailing for a very reasonable $25 (around £13).

Find out more at the Fred Flare website

Categories / Women's Fashion

Sivletto Asta 50s-style dark jeans

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We’ve featured quite a lot of 60s and 70s-inspired fashion of late, but how about something authentically 1950s? That’s what you get with these Sivletto Asta 50s-style dark jeans.

Attention to detail is what it’s all about here, with a traditional 50s fit and hidden zipper down one side, as well as a press button in the waist band. There’s also a really high waist, which apparently makes your legs look longer and make your tummy disappear (good news if that post-Christmas diet has failed) and two roomy front pockets.

Made from 11oz denim and available in a range of sizes, they retail for $144 or £78.

Find out more and see more images at the Silvetto website

Categories / Film and TV, Food and Drink

Star Wars R2-D2 pepper mill

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Not the first Star Wars-themed novelty we’ve feature and certainly not the last – but we still love this Star Wars R2-D2 pepper mill.

Standing just under five inches tall, this novelty droid has a twistable head to grind your peppercorns over your favourite food. Or failing that, you can just add it to the ever-growing collection of Star Wars novelties in the spare room.

Officially licensed and imported from Japan, it’s available to order online for $19.99, which is a very reasonable £10.

Find out more at the ThinkGeek website

Categories / Design and Interiors, Toys and Games

Nintendo Gameboy bricks for your patio or drive

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Fancy giving your patio a unique look? You could pave it with Nintendo Gameboy bricks.

Yes, these are shaped like old ‘brick’ Nintendo Gameboys, the work of an obsessive Dutch Nintendo fan who wanted to pave his drive with Gameboys. And once he’d mastered that, he decided to sell them on to anyone else who fancied a quirky drive/patio.

The one downside of it is the price. A brick – heavy that is it – doesn’t come cheap via mail order. Which means an asking price of just over 31 Euros per brick. Multiply that for a drive and you’re talking serious cash – so maybe just buy a few for a feature area.

Find out more and see more images at the Gieskes website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Klippan Blom – Quant-style cushions

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A high-end cushion with a very familiar look – the Klippan Blom.

The design is obviously inspired by the Mary Quant ‘Daisy’, available in a variety of colourways including the green and cerise featured here. In addition, there’s a full feather core, with the outside a felted merino wool.

Sized at 46 x 46cm and as you’d expect, not cheap – they retail at £50 each.

Find out more at the Rume website