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Art Deco style Normandie chair from Benchmark

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Normandie chair

You can't beat the Art Deco style for added instant glamour to your home. It's that era that informs these Normandie chairs from Benchmark.

The clue is in their name. Designed by Terence Conran, he's drawn inspiration from the famous Deco liner SS Normandie which entered service in 1935. This translates into the sleek lines of the chair which are available with either an oak or upholstered back and in natural oak, or a 'mocha stained' colour. The chairs don't come with the striking geometric fabric pictured (though you can ring the company and ask about it) and instead they're upholstered in the customer's own fabric, allowing you to make your own interpretation of the look. 

This glamorous look comes with a price tag of £595. 

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Lisa Stickley at Debenhams

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Lisa Stickley cake tin

We've featured Lisa Stickley's retro inspired goods for the home previously and now her designs are available on a much wider scale with her new range for Debenhams.

Sometimes referred to as the new Cath Kidston (you can compare and contrast the cake tin above with Cath's tins here), her products are also inspired by vintage florals. Add in a dash of old-fashioned typography, and contrast with black and other bright colours and the results are the finishing touch for a retro kitchen. The range includes everything from milk jugs and cake stands to aprons and oven gloves. 

Prices for the range start at £3.50 for an egg cup with this cake tin costing £12. 

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Robin Day dining chair back as part of Habitat’s ‘Back by Popular Demand’

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Day chair

Aspects of Habitat's new collection may look more than a little familiar. That's because they're featuring several items that are 'back by popular demand' – some of the most-requested products from its retail history now back on sale. This ranges from the chicken brick oven to the more iconic Robin Day dining chair pictured.  

The chair is sometimes known as the 675 chair, originally designed by Day for Hille in the 1950s before Habitat began manufacturing it a few decades later. It's an attractive juxtaposition of material – from the tubular steel frame to the oak or walnut veneer back, topped off with a black or cream leather seating pad. Perfect for sitting back in as you await your chicken brick cooked tandoori. 

The chair costs £200. 

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Pet Sounds tea towel by Mini Moderns

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Pet sounds t towel

Remember the Pet Sounds wallpaper we featured a little while back? Well, if you liked that pattern but weren't quite brave enough to cover your walls with it, thankfully Mini Moderns have reproduced the same design on the Pet Sounds tea towel. 

It's the same folky, weird wonderfulness, just on a much smaller scale, meaning you can now dry your designs, inspired by the apparent musical talents of the animal kingdom. 

And, of course, it's much cheaper too. This tea towel costs only £8. 

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Liberty print stools

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Liberty stool
 

This Liberty print stool is an interesting take on a classic design.

It’s got the shape of a classic early twentieth century stool, with wooden seat and metal legs. However, the primary attraction lies in the Liberty pattern which is printed onto the seat. There’s four designs to pick from all in a classic Liberty style. Pictured is the Caesar pattern, an idiosyncratic peacock feather pattern.

Each stool costs £80.

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V&A 1950s Portofino tea towel

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Portofino

This Portofino design tea towel is a charming highlight of the new Autumn collection at the V&A shop. 

The design, featuring scenes of pleasure and leisure, dates to the 1950s when it was known as Bistro, a wallpaper produced by The Wall Paper Manufacturers. Held in the vast collection of the V&A, it's been plucked from the archives and given a new purpose and adapted for use on oven gloves and an apron, as well as the tea towel pictured. Perfect for any wannabe 50s-style housewives. 

Not on sale yet, you can pre-order this tea towel for delivery next month. It costs £6. 

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