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Axcent Tank 70s-style LED watch by Daniel Jakobsson

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Not just a name, the Axcent Tank LED watch is built like an armoured vehicle too.

Designed by Daniel Jakobsson, the Tank is also built like a 1970s digital timepiece too, that retro-style LED display peaking out from that chunk of stainless steel on your wrist, available with a natural finish or in gold if you want some added bling, both with a mineral glass screen and water resistance to three metres.

Watchismo sells the Axcent of Scandinavia watch range, with both of the above available for $139 or £84 if you prefer.

Find out more at the Watchismo website

Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Ion iPTUSB portable vinyl-archiving turntable

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The portable 'suitcase' record player has grown up, with the Ion iPTUSB portable vinyl-archiving turntable offering both the looks and the option to convert your vinyl to MP3 easily.

It's an update, but still packs in the retro looks and of course, is primed for your old school vinyl. But it's also a modern piece of kit, powered by mains or battery, you can take the turntable anywhere, using the USB connector to hook up to a PC or Mac to transfer that vinyl to MP3 and/or your digital player. Or simply use it to play your vinyl, either through larger speakers or via the small built-in speaker.

See over the page for the turntable in 'suitcase' mode and if you like what you see, the Ion iPTUSB is available at Urban Outfitters for £90, complete with cartridge and stylus, 45RPM adapter, cables, slipmat and software for converting your files.

Find out more at the Urban Outfitters website

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Categories / Design and Interiors

1960s-style Glove armchair by Conran

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A modern design, but there's a definite 60s space age look to this Glove armchair, the work of Content by Conran.

It's very much the 'Bond Villain' armchair, with a white moulded fibreglass shell, soft leather upholstered seating and a spun steel base with swivel and tilt mechanism.

If you fancy it, you're in luck as the Glove armchair is currently in the Conran sale. Saying that, it's still fairly high priced at £1,756.

Find out more at the Conran Shop website

Categories / Men's Fashion

Fred Perry autumn/winter range at Oki-Ni

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The sale has only been underway a matter of weeks, but over at Oki-Ni, the new Fred Perry autumn/winter stock is now online for pre-order, although you aren't likely to see most of it until September.

As you might expect, there's a mix of shirts, polo shirts, jackets, scarves and knitwear, with some hats and a rather smart vintage-style leather holdall (pictured over the page) thrown in for good measure too. The polo shirts above are also new to the range – described as Twisted Texture Knitted Sports Shirts, they're the classic 60s-style knitted polos with ribbed hem, embroidered logo and contrast detailing.

Really smart, but at £125, not exactly for everyone's budget. Check out all the new items below, along with the sale items from the current range.

Fred Perry autumn/winter range at Oki-Ni

Via Modculture

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Categories / Art and Photography

Emory Douglas Malcolm X screenprint at Station 4

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We featured Emory Douglas some months back, around the time of the Emory Douglas and The Art of Revolution exhibition at Manchester's Urbis. Well, the Black Panther's former Minister of Culture is now showing off his work at the New Museum in New York under the title Emory Douglas: Black Panther and to coincide, Station 4 has released this very limited edition Malcolm X screenprint.

It's a powerful piece of 60s-style pop art featuring the human rights activist, printed by Political Gridlock at Firehouse Kustom Rockart Co. in a limited edition of just 13, all six colour screenprints sized at 18 x 18 inches, signed and numbered by the artist.

It goes on sale today, priced at $300.

Station 4 website

Via Switched On Art

Categories / Design and Interiors, Kids

Barbapapa pouffe by Marie Leblon

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When it comes to novelty seating, it does get much more leftfield than the Barbapapa pouffe by Marie Leblon.

Produced by Leblon-Delienne, buying one actually involves picking up two items – firstly the actual pouffe, then a cover of the 1970s cartoon character in the colour of your choice, including the blue one above. We suspect it's not convenient chair to sit in, but if you want a talking point (or something that hte kids will love), it's got to be a winner.

The white support for it costs around £72, with the Barbapapa exterior selling for around £29.50.

Find out more at the Made in Design website