Categories / Men's Fashion, Sportswear

Onitsuka Tiger Lawnship trainers

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Originally a tennis shoe from the mid-70s, the Onitsuka Tiger Lawnship trainers are now quite stylish and understated casual footwear.

Introduced back in 1976, the shoe has been slightly updated for the modern era, but still keeps the retro look, throwing in a leather finish with suede panels and an anti-slip sole, should you encounter any rain or snow.

Take your pick from various colour options, selling for around £60.

Find out more at the Sole Trader website

Categories / Architecture, Property

To let: The Turn – grade II-listed 1960s house in Haddenham, Bucks

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Not the biggest house on the market, but if you want to spend time in one of the most important mid-century houses in the UK, you can by renting The Turn.

The Turn is a two-bedroom property that forms part of a group of a trio of houses designed and built by the renowned architect Peter Aldington in 1964 – 67, their importance obvious with the grade II listing (like the majority of the Aldington residential designs).

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Categories / Design and Interiors, eBay watch

eBay watch: Artifort Four-Leaf Clover table

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We've heard of Kho Liang le and we're well aware of Artifort, but we have never encountered the Artifort Four-Leaf Clover table by Kho Liang le before we saw it on eBay.

It's a stunning design, a slightly more quirky and unusual Tulip-style table if you like, designed by Kho Liang le around four years later in 1960s and produced by Artifort during that decade, probably in the early 70s too, but it certainly hasn't been in production for many years.

Probably not tall enough for a dining table, standing at just 43cm (and 120cm wide), it's certainly perfect for a feature or large coffee table. And at £400, it looks like something of a shrewd investment too.

See the full details at the eBay website

Categories / Film and TV

Mike Leigh The BBC Collection DVD boxset

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If you have an interest in classic British TV drama, you really need to own the Mike Leigh The BBC Collection DVD boxset.

It contains all of the BBC's surviving Mike Leigh works, running from 1973's Hard Labour through to The Long Goodbye in 2000 over six DVDs, throwing in classics like Abigail's Party, Nuts In May and Grown-Ups along the way, not to mention director's commentaries from the man himself, a must-read booklet, documentaries, interviews and a gaggle of rarely-seen short films from 1975.

See over the page for all the details and if you like what you read, you can pick the box up from 6th April 2009, priced around the £50 mark.

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Categories / Art and Photography

Lomo Diana F+ SnowCat Special Edition

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We'll be honest, we're finding it tough to keep up with all the limited edition Lomo cameras around right now, but we are very taken with the latest model on the market – the Lomo Diana F+ SnowCat Special Edition.

The camera is part of Lomo's 'world tour' of designs, this one stopping off in Korea, featuring the work and design of renowned Korean illustrator SnowCat on the black and white camera, along with that familiar 1960s design and all you've come to know and love about the Diana F+ – most notably, colour-drenched photos from 120 film and a large integrated flash.

Sold with the "More True Tales & Short Stories" Diana Vignettes hardcover book, colour gel filters, 12 & 16-shot format frames and a shutter lock, neckstrap and lens cap, you can secure one online only from £84.

Find out more at the Lomography website

Categories / Books, Film and TV

B Movie greetings cards from Notorious Kitsch

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Looking for something a little different for conveying your feelings? Well, you could go for these B Movie greetings cards from Notorious Kitsch.

What you see is what you get, a mix of trashy 50s sci-fi or even trashier pulp fiction from the same era, all blank inside and with a white envelope, which means you can use for pretty much any occasion (within good taste).

Check out the full range online, with the cards selling for £2 each.

Find out more at the Notorious Kitsch website