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Pro-Ject unveils Charlie Brown-themed Peanuts T1 BT turntable

Pro-Ject unveils Charlie Brown-themed Peanuts T1 BT turntable

Keith Haring Dancing Figures Lego set

Keith Haring Dancing Figures Lego set

Five 1970s-style table lamps at La Redoute

Five 1970s-style table lamps at La Redoute

Categories / Homeware

The New English Anatomica Ceramics

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My first instinct on see the Anatomica range was to recoil in horror, but on further investigation it is an interesting collection.

Designed b y Lisa Turner for The New English, the collection consists of breakfast, cake and bread plates, mugs and tea cup and saucer sets. The design is inspired by the 19th century’s newly discovered fascination with the human body and shows a Victorian gentleman with his inner workings exposed. Prices start from £18 for a mug up to £69 for a coffee cup and saucer.

View the whole collection at Lifestyle Bazaar.

Categories / Architecture, Homeware

Electric Avenue Trays

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A new product from People Will Always Need Plates is always something to celebrate. Their latest range are these Electric Avenue Trays.

The illustration celebrates the past 200 years of British architecture with the different styles of homes we have had. The streets are complete with the type of transport typical of that period. The trays are available in two sizes, a large one (43cm by 33cm) and a small (27cm by 20cm), which cost £25 and £17.50 respectively. The colours are People Will Always Need Plates signature pop art shades – process blue or 70s green for the large trays or blood orange or magenta for the small.

Buy the trays directly from People Will Always Need Plates.

Categories / Women's Fashion

Multi-way Vargas dress by Kiss Me Deadly

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Forget Spanx – shapewear can be stylish, sexy and make you look a million dollars in (or, indeed, out of) any frock. 

The Kiss Me Deadly Multiway Vargas Dress is shapewear with a difference. Not only does the double layer control mesh shape your curves to give you the perfect retro pin up look but the moveable bra straps mean you can wear it with any dress, even a summery strapless number. 

The Multiway Vargas Dress is £69 from Kiss Me Deadly and is available to buy from 8th April. See the website for more details.

Categories / Men's Fashion, Sportswear

1980s Puma Whirlwind Classic trainers get an archive reissue

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Reappearing on the shelves some 30 years or so on from their debut are these Puma Whirlwind Classic trainers.

This is an 'archive' reissue in a very eye-catching white and surf blue colourway, keeping the spikes for the sole, not to mention the original shape, this reissue is offered in a soft suede and mesh upper and in very limited numbers.

Grab a pair while you can, £49 is the asking price.

Find out more at the End Clothing website

Categories / eBay watch

eBay watch: 1950s Hans Gugelot-designed Braun G11 valve radio

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Not just a cool piece of midcentury design, this Hans Gugelot-designed Braun G11 valve radio is still in working order as a radio too.

Best known for his work with Dieter Rams, this 'solo' design from Gugelot offers up LW, MW and FM reception, maple veneers, a contrasting white face for the controls and a set of vintage valves within for a rich, warm sound.

As we mentioned earlier, it's offered in full working order, with the veneers in 'fair' condition, with some minor damage and marking – see the close-up shots on the sales page for more on that. But lt.'s be honest – this is well over 50 years old, so hardly surprising. A rare design, with the bidding price right now at £21.

Find out more at the eBay website

Categories / Architecture, Art and Photography

Jayson Lilley Trellick Tower Print

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Erno Goldfiinger’s controversial bit of Brutalist architecture,Trellick Tower, has become inspiration for several designers over recent years, with Jayson Lilley being the latest.

His Trellick Tower Print uses his signature bright colours for the lights shining from the tower’s windows. The background sky has been given a pop art look with a single block colour – choose from either blue, yellow or brown. The print is available in two sizes: Small (11cm x 11cm print on 23cm square paper) priced £40 or Large (33cm x 33cm print on 50cm square paper) for £80

Buy the prints online from Caroline McGrath.