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Retro Cassette Table by RJ Wood Projects

Retro Cassette Table by RJ Wood Projects

Affordable retro classic: 1960s Tam Tam Pop Stool

Affordable retro classic: 1960s Tam Tam Pop Stool

Five of the best retro sports holdalls

Five of the best retro sports holdalls

Categories / Art and Photography, Toys and Games

Cars by Tom Frost

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Cars

Bristol-based artist & printmaker Tom Frost has brought together his playful retro-inspired art and love of 1950s tin toys and created these truly unique model Cars.

The Cars are made using layers of carved plywood, which are then coated in Tom's retro car screen-prints and finished with wheels made of vintage Meccano and, of course, a suitably dapper driver behind the wheel. The ultimate retro toy for the big kid in your life.

Cars are £210 each from Boxbird Gallery. See the website for more details.

Categories / Design and Interiors

Chip Fork Chair by Tim Styles

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Chip

Icon is probably talking up a little too much, but there's denying that the wooden chip fork is very much a part of our heritage, especially when it comes to a day at the seaside. If you love it more than most, you might like to celebrate it with the Chip Fork Chair by Tim Styles.

Yes, it's a chair shaped like a two-pronged chip fork, with designer Tim Styles aiming to create a chair that makes people smile. If it doesn't do that, it'll get them talking and possibly questioning your sanity. Each chair is made to order and made of birch ply, with the finished item waxed to protect your investment.

Want one? It costs a bit more than your average fish supper. £395 to be precise.

Find out more at the Chip Fork Chair website

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eBay watch: Dieter Rams-designed 1960s Braun SK6 audio system

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Braun

An iconic design and still a practical piece of kit 50 years after it was designed – the Dieter Rams-designed 1960s Braun SK6 audio system, which is on eBay right now.

Rams designed this back in 1960, a mix of white metal, wood and plexiglass, not to mention style and modernist inspiration. This would sit effortlessly in most houses. Functionality? It plays 33, 45 and 78rpm records, as well as offering up radio reception (LW, MW and FM). There's the option of a separate speaker for stereo, but you'll have to buy that separately.

The unit is in 'excellent' condition, thanks to a restoration by the current owner. But you'll have to check those electrics, just to be safe. The bid price is £399 right now, or there's a 'buy it now' of £560.

Find out more at the eBay website

Categories / Art and Photography

New limited edition Shag print: The Last Days of Kahiki

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We love Shag, we love tiki, so The Last Days of Kahiki is right up our street.

Featuring plenty of tiki and a couple of 1960s hipsters, the print is an 18-colour serigraph. signed and numbered and sized at 20 x 29 inches. All signed by the artist of course and limited to just 250 worldwide.

Certain to sell out quickly, you can grab one online now for $300.

Find out more at the Shagmart website

Categories / Men's Fashion, Sportswear

1970s Adidas Dragon trainers reissued in white

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Dragon

A more back to basics reissue than the Size? exclusive that appeared back in January, this version of the Adidas Dragon trainers keeps things nice and simple in white.

A lightweight running shoe from the 1970s, the Dragon is always popular because it keeps everything similar, especially with a white upper, matched up with blue and red detailing, plus the gold Dragon branding.

Side and nylon mix for the upper, with an eco-friendly lining and contrasting EVA wedge midsole. Grab a pair directly from Adidas, £52 is the price.

Find out more at the Adidas Store website

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Categories / Architecture

For sale: Five-bedroomed 1930s art deco property in Bexleyheath, Kent

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If you like your art deco mixed with a touch of modern, you might be the ideal customer for this five-bedroomed 1930s art deco property in Bexleyheath, Kent.

Designed by an unnamed Indian architect in the 1930s, the house has undergone extensive modernisation in the last couple of years, although it has been kind to the original design. Expect porcelain flooring, oak doors, high quality bathroom fittings, LED lighting and a very modern kitchen, but with the shape very much respected and neat touches like vintage radiators installed, it’s still an art deco home at its heart.

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