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Five 1970s-style table lamps at La Redoute

Five 1970s-style table lamps at La Redoute

Categories / Design and Interiors

Conran Fabric archive at Surface View

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Looking for some great 1950s and 1960s patterns for your walls? Take a look at the newly launched Conran Fabric archive collection at Surface View.

The collection uses designs by Terence Conran and his contemporaries drawn from the archives at the V&A. The example pictured shows a classic slice of Fifties style and was designed by Conran for David Whitehead Ltd in 1952 (you may remember the oven glove we featured last week based on a design produced by the same company). The collection is based around eight different designs from the Fifties and Sixties, catering to all design tastes. 

The designs are available on print or canvas and prices vary dependant on size and format, starting at £120 for a 800 x 1000mm print. 

See the range online

Categories / Homeware, Kids

Pond Street Kids Rug

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The Pond Street Kids Rug by the Designers Guild has a retro look that has clearly been inspired by Scandinavian folk art.

Decorated with a folk art style tree, the rug is made from 100% hand-tufted acrylic. Although intended for children’s rooms, it isn’t so childish that it couldn’t work in other rooms too. The rug measures 150 by 180cm and costs £195.

Buy it online from the Designers Guild.

Categories / Homeware

Smash Hits Guitar Shelf

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You may have given up all dreams of being a rock legend and settled into a steady life of respectability, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t indulge in some fun home accessories such as this Smash Hits Guitar Shelf.

The shelf, designed by Rocket, is in the shape of a guitar, in a choice of either black or orange matt lacquer finish. The shelf is enhanced by vinyl wall decals with suitably rock n roll messages.

It costs £145 from Found Home Store.

Categories / Women's Fashion

Dita Von Teese designs for Wheels & Dollbaby

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There may be some debate about whether or not burlesque's journey into the mainstream is a good thing, but there's few who can deny the credentials of the scene's current darling, Dita von Teese. With proven retro credentials, she's turned her hand to fashion once more with designs for Wheels & Dollbaby.

This Dita's Closet Embroidered Cardigan has unmistakeable vintage inspiration, with a chic fit and skinny knit wool. The bow-fastening high collar and three quarter length sleeves tread the line between demure and daring well, allowing for the skinny fit to create sex appeal. Finished with fifties floral embroidery, this is not just any cardigan.

It's available online from ASOS now for £150.

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Categories / Women's Fashion

Classic Capri Pants from Bettie Page Clothing

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Summer is the ideal time to reintroduce dresses and skirts into your every day wardrobe, but for those days where the weather isn't quite hot enough some cropped trousers are ideal. For an effortless fifties look, these Capri Pants from Bettie Page Clothing are a perfect choice.

The high waistline helps to create the fifties silhouette with a hip-skimming cut and fitted thighs. The slightly wider leg leads to a cuffed hem which taps into a nautical feel, ideal for pin-up styles from the era. Shown here in an unusual retro shade of olive brown, this pair deserve to be worn over and over.

Get yours from Bettie Page Clothing for $90.

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eBay watch: 1970s Raphael Raffel space age Plexi Ball Chair

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This is actually one of two being sold by the seller, one of two Raphael Raffel space age Plexi Ball Chairs that is.

It's a fantastic 1970s space age design out of France, made of smoked plexi glass for the outer, with synthetic brown leather for the inner seating, finished off with that tulip-style base.

Condition is down as 'good', as well as being in 'original and unrestored' condition, so a few scratches and some wear to the upholstery. See the close-up images for the lowdown. No doubt this is a rare design, with a price to reflect that – £604.25 or you can make an offer.

Find out more at the eBay website