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Categories / Men's Fashion, Sportswear

Adidas x Vespa PX trainers

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Not to be confused with the Vespa Blue footwear, the Adidas Vespa PX trainers are more like a traditional Adidas trainer, just with a bit of Vespa detailing.

Yes, another design from the Adidas Originals x Vespa collection, the PX trainer offers up a lightweight white upper with three-stripe Adidas branding, a Vespa heel logo, leather tongue tab, eyelets and 'retro' sockliner. Although Vespa collectors might be more interested in the a special Vespa box and scooter graphic paper wrap.

We suspect they're a limited run, so if you want them, grab them now for £69.99. See over the page for another image.

Find out more at the Size website

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Categories / Design and Interiors, Music

Bughouse Album Side Table for vinyl lovers

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If you can't bear to be parted from your vinyl, how about turning it into a piece of furniture? That's what you get with the Bughouse Album Side Table.

Actually, that's not quite what you get – if you read the product description, it says 'faux-album imagery on canvas', although we're pretty sure a copy of Led Zeppelin IV was sacrificed for that end piece. Aside from that, the table is strong enough to hold your essentials, with support from four brushed chrome legs.

It's a conversation piece and it will cost you $495 (around £308) to get the conversation started. If you're outside the US, don't worry, Bughouse do ship worldwide. See over the page for a close-up detail.

Find out more at the Bughouse website

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Categories / Film and TV, Toys and Games

Star Trek Interactive Tribbles

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Quite possibly the geekiest toy we've ever featured on this site – Star Trek Interactive Tribbles.

What's a Tribble you ask? Well, if you've ever seen the original 1960s Star trek episode 'The Trouble With Tribbles', you'll know exactly what they are. For the uninitiated, the Tribble is a cute furry creature that squeaks and has the power to calm down the average human. But there's a drawback – they multiply constantly, so your average spaceship will be full of them in days.

These battery-powered replicas don't multiply, but they do squeak and shake like the originals when 'disturbed', with a beneficial effect on your nerves likely too. They come in two sizes (small and large) and various colours, with prices starting at $14.99 (around £9.25). If you want to see them in the original TV show, see over the page for a clip.

Find out more at the Thinkgeek website

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Categories / Design and Interiors

Twenty Twenty One Day Warehouse sale – design classics at bargain prices

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We love a bargain, but unfortunately we're based well away from the Twenty Twenty One warehouse. Shame really, as the Twenty Twenty One Day Warehouse sale promises some design classics at knockdown prices – and it takes place tomorrow, Saturday 11th July 2009.

As the name suggests, it is held for one day only at the River Street showroom (see below for details), with discounts of up to 90% on showroom samples and ex-display furniture, lighting and accessories. That includes a Saarinen oak top dining table with 50% off, a Le Corbusier LC3 2 seat sofa also with 50% off (£4,071 down to £2,035), an Alvar Aalto 91 birch dining table (above) with 60% off (£1,260 to £504), a George Nelson Petal clock at 70% off (£48) and a limited edition pale blue Panton chair with 70% off, down from £177 to just £53.

If you want to get your hands on any of those (and more), we suspect you'll need to get there early. It all kicks off at 10am, running until 3pm at Twenty Twenty One, 18c River Street, London EC1R 1XN

Twenty Twenty One website

Categories / Men's Fashion, Sportswear

Spring Court G2 pumps – MIA France special edition

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We have featured the Spring Court G2 pumps in the past. They're a footwear classic, famed for being the shoes worn by John Lennon on the cover of Abbey Road as well as being beloved of mods in the 1960s. So it's no surprise that we're taking with this MIA France special edition of the shoe.

Presumably 'France' because of the red and blue detailing, as well as the red, white and blue spare laces that are thrown in as part of the deal. Aside from that, this is very much a classic G2 – canvas upper, gum sole and vulcanised rubber outsole.

Available only (as far as we can see) directly from the French Spring Court website, price is around 60 Euros and they do ship worldwide.

Find out more at the Spring Court website

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Categories / Design and Interiors, eBay watch

eBay watch: 1960s Mario Bellini Amanta armchair

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An interesting lot on eBay that doesn't quite offer everything, but could prove a bargain – the Mario Bellini Amanta armchair.

Originally designed by Bellini in 1966 for C&B (later B&B Italia), the chair has been reissued since (although not recently), but the example on eBay is a first edition. It looks in fairly good condition, a few scuffs to the white plastic frame, but that's what you might expect from something 40+ years old.

The seller describes the corduroy seating as 'quite firm to sit on', which is no surprise – we've seen these before with an additional cushion for the seat, that looks to be missing here. But despite that, it's up for £275 on a 'Buy It Now', with the seller looking to take an offer. If you get it for the right price, it could prove a shrewd investment. Especially if the seller finds that cushion.

More images and details on the eBay website