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Alexander Girard 1970s PlyPrint artwork now available in the UK

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We featured these back in October 2008, but at the time, the Alexander Girard 1970s PlyPrint artwork was only available to our US readers. Well, now you can pick them up in the UK.

As the name suggests, these are plywood panels, each featuring designs by Alexander Girard that were originally silk screen prints dating back to 1971. The  new versions are hand screen-printed onto sustainably-harvested maple plywood panels using water based inks, all with the Girard signature.

Sold with mounting kit, you can pre-order the panels now (for March delivery) via SCP, sized at 36 x 36cm and retailing for £76. A set of smaller panels featuring the 'Love' image is also available for £34.99. See over for another image.

Find out more at the SCP website

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Adidas vintage three-stripe airline bag

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Looking for something old school for your everyday bits and pieces, or indeed as hand luggage on a plane? Adidas just might have it with the vintage three-stripe airline bag.

Very much the vintage sports bag, it offers up plenty of storage space, a long shoulder strap, zip top and those coloured stripes and Adidas logo on one side of the white bag.

Available online, you can pick it up for just under £30.

Find out more at the Schuh website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Retro gaming wall decals by Vinyl Design

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Got a plain wall in the house? Want to liven it up? You should check out the Vinyl Design website, which has some rather cool retro gaming wall decals.

Set up by two Italian architects now living in Australia, Vinyl Design offers a range of decals, including animals, lettering and nature – but our eyes fell on the retro range. Within there, you'll find a Rubiks Cube, Space Invaders and our two favourites, Tetris (above) and Pac-Man (pictured over the page).

Check out all the designs on the website, all sold in packs and with instructions, with prices starting at 28 AU$.

Find out more at the Vinyl Design website

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Categories / Design and Interiors

Bauhaus bird house

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The French House does a nice line in quirky bird houses, but our favourite has got to be the Bauhaus bird house.

Yes, this is a modernist home for your feathered friends, offering something more functional and minimalist in a 1930s-style.

And if the birds don't like it, you'll still have one of the coolest birdhouses on the block to show off Not badly priced either, yours for £34.95.

Find out more at The French House website

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60s-style Comet Chair by Johanson Design

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A modern design with its inspiration in the 1960s – the Comet Chair by Johanson Design.

The work of Team Johanson, the seat offers that  space age seat with a plywood frame and foam padding, covered with a choice of fabric, vinyl, leather or suede. And it's all completed by the Tulip-style base, pictured here in chrome, but also available in a selection of colours.

With so many options, pricing is a bit vague, but expect to pay something around the £700 mark for a chair like the one above.

Find out more at the Connections website

Categories / Design and Interiors, Food and Drink, Homeware

Bialetti Moka Express – 1930s stove-top espresso maker

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Design classics don't have to cost the earth, you can pick up the Bialetti Moka Express for under £16.

It's the original (and still the most popular) stove-top espresso maker on the market, the work of Alfonso Bialetti back in the 1930s, this hexagonal pot is alleged to be in over 90 per cent of Italian homes. The reason for its popularity? Well, to quote the designer, you can make coffee just like you'll find in a bar 'without requiring any ability whatsoever'.

And that's still the case today. The machine is easy to use and easy to clean (it has self-cleaning valves). But best of all, you can use it on just about any type of stove or hob. Take your pick from a three-cup, six-cup or nine-cup model, with prices starting at £15.95, rising to £24.95 for the largest model. Oh yes, looks great on a shelf too.

Find out more at the Galla Coffee website