Categories / Design and Interiors

1930s-style Niven armchair and footstool at Heals

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New in at Heals is this Niven armchair and footstool, unmistakably inspired by the 1930s.

Love that sloping back and angled arms, not to mention those straight edges, all derived from a hardwood frame, with support from high-resilience foam and hollowfibre cushions. That upholstery is brown semi-aniline leather.

£995 gets you the armchair, with the footstool sold separately – that goes for £450.

Find out more at the Heals website

Categories / Design and Interiors, Homeware, Retro Men's Fashion, Retro Women's Fashion, Toys and Games, Watches

Peanuts 60th anniversary products at Dover Street Market

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You may or may not know that it's 60 years since Charles M. Schulz brought Charlie Brown and the rest of the Peanuts characters into the world. So to celebrate, Dover Street Market has teamed up with a host of brands to produce a Peanuts 60th anniversary range.

From 27th September, the store will have a Peanuts-themed window and a range of goodies from the likes of Lacoste, Loopwheeler, Original Fake, Converse, Hysteric Glamour, Longchamp, Medicom Be@rbrick and Mulberry.

You can see some above, but check out the Peanuts Be@rbrick characters over the page, along with the Converse and the watch. Prices? No details of those as yet, check the DSM website on launch date. But we suspect the Longchamp Snoopy bag isn't going to come cheap.

Dover Street Market website

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Categories / Design and Interiors, Homeware

Celia Birtwell homewares at John Lewis

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Celia Birtwell's fabulous designs have become instantly recognisable to a new generation thanks to her collaborations with companies like BootsMillets and of course Topshop. That looks set to continue with her new range for John Lewis

As well as women's clothing, this range also includes homeware. First off the blocks is this Candy floss cushion. It features a distinctively Birtwell pattern of bold flowers, recognisable from her work with Ossie Clark in the 1960s. On the back is a smaller floral design.

Complete with feather pad, the cushion costs £35. 

See it online

Categories / Art and Photography, Design and Interiors

Warhol-style 15 Minutes silkscreen mirror by Imbue

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Yes, you too can have your 15 minutes of fame as a pop art icon, courtesy of this 15 Minutes silkscreen mirror by Imbue.

Brighton-based artist Imbue is best known for images that take familiar everyday logos and imagery and manipulate them to them a new twist – which is certainly the case here. Taking Andy Warhol's Marilyn image as the basis, this is a three-colour screenprint that's been printed onto perspex, which means you can hang it and see yourself in the centre. What could be better than that?

Sized at 20 x 20 inches, signed by the artist and limited to just 10, you can secure one online for £200.

Find out more at the Art Republic website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Hang-It-All limited edition with walnut spheres

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Can you improve on a design classic? Herman Miller are giving it a go with their limited edition of the Eames' iconic Hang-It-All design

Designed in 1953, the Hang-It-All was intended to encourage kids to hang up their colours, through its brightly coloured wooden spheres. This limited edition is definitely one for grown-ups then, as the coloured spheres have been replaced by a solid walnuts balls. The more somber look is reinforced by the black frame. 

I can't help thinking the make-over loses the original object's sense of fun somewhat but if you like the look, better snap one up soon as it's only going to be in production until early 2011. 

And better start saving too, as this edition will set you back $249. 

Buy it from Design Within Reach

Categories / Design and Interiors

Körsbärsträdgården fabric by Marianne Westman reissued by Almedahls

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This Körsbärsträdgården fabric is another Marianne Westman design dug out from the archives by Almedahls.

Although the name doesn't exactly trip off the tongue (unless you are fluent in Swedish), the name translates as cherry orchard, perhaps obvious from the charming cherries and cherry blossom visible in the design. 

It's been reissued alongside Picknick to coincide with Westman's 80th birthday and still looks pretty and fresh today. The design is printed onto a 50% linen and 50% cotton mix. 

The fabric costs £29 a metre. 

Buy it from Hus and Hem