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Five 1970s-style table lamps at La Redoute

Five 1970s-style table lamps at La Redoute

1970s-style wall murals by Bobbi Beck

1970s-style wall murals by Bobbi Beck

Lego goes pop art with Robert Indiana’s Love

Lego goes pop art with Robert Indiana’s Love

Categories / Art and Photography, Books

A Clockwork Orange book cover limited edition print by David Pelham

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It is an instantly-recognisable image, with this A Clockwork Orange book cover limited edition print by David Pelham now available to buy in a limited edition.

It's available from new fine art company Wire Frame, which has reproduced the cover art of David Pelham, specifically his work on JG Ballard covers, but most famously of all, this cover for the original issue of Anthony Burgess' A Clockwork Orange. It's a cover that has never been bettered by subsequent reissues of the book.

Each print is on matt 310gsm fine art paper and uses pigment-based lightfast inks. The prints are individually signed and numbered by the artist and include an accompanying certificate of authenticity. Sized at 60 x 40cm, you can secure one for £275.

Find out more at the Wire Frame website

Via Switched On Art

Categories / Women's Fashion

Vintage Czech pin necklaces from Aquvii

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If you're on the look out for an unusual piece of vintage jewellery take a look at these Czech pin necklaces from Aquvii.

Not only vintage but well travelled too: the Japanese company has transformed a load of old Czech badges into chain necklaces. The badges feature a variety of emblems and themes, including the sporting shape of the design featured above. 

The necklaces cost £15 each. 

See the collection at Concrete Hermit

Categories / Women's Fashion

Original Second World War Rayon Stockings

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Prod_21842_108 If you're a fan of retro style you can't get any more authentic than these Original Second World War Rayon Stockings from the Imperial War Museum Gift Shop.

Although one would think authentic forties stockings would be hard to come by, given that war-time shortages of nylons saw women reduced to painting seams up the back of their legs with gravy browning the Imperial War Museum have managed to source some original stock.

The stockings cost £39.99 a pair and are available in small, medium and large here.

Categories / Books

Style Me Vintage: Make-Up

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If you loved last year's Style Me Vintage: Hairstyles by Belinda Hay, chances are this new companion book Style Me Vintage: Make-Up will also be on your wish list. 

It's been written by Katie Reynolds, founder of the Powder Puff Girls (whose Powder Room we also featured last year), and a specialist in recreating retro glamour. The book gives you step-by-step instructions on how to use your cosmetics to replicate various different looks dating from the 1920s, right up to the 1980s. As with the other title, the book uses vintage fabrics and patterns alongside the instructions to create an attractive looking book. 

And at an amazing price too. The book is currently costs £6.29 from Amazon. 

Categories / Design and Interiors, Homeware

Cherner Classic Walnut Side Chair

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If you know your classic design, then you should have no problem identifying this as the work of Norman Cherner.

The Cherner Classic Walnut Side Chair has the same distinctive wasp-waisted shape as his armchair. It is made from moulded plywood and the example available here is covered with a rich walnut veneer. The chair costs £646 which is perhaps a bit expensive if you intend to buy a full set for your dining room, but undeniably stylish.

Visit the Conran Shop for more information.

Categories / Homeware

Hackney Empire Wallpaper

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Embrace maximalism in all it's glory with this Hackney Empire wallpaper from designers House of Hackney.

The design features all manner of animal bacchanalia; from banjo-playing squirrels to cocktail-quaffing badgers and hookah-smoking sloths. The rich colours on a midnight blue background make for a sophisticated and subtle design that reveals it's exoticism on closer inspection.

The wallpaper is digitally printed with environmentally friendly inks and costs £148 per roll here. You can also buy cushions, lampshades and furniture featuring the design. The full Hackney Empire range has also been used to create a pop up Gin Den at Bistrotheque where you can sample a signature cocktail surrounded by the fantastical designs.