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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 / Design and Interiors

Midcentury-inspired Linea Grace armchair at House of Fraser

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Yes, it's another retro-inspired gem from the current House of Fraser range, specifically the Linea Grace armchair.

This time, we're in the world of the single seat, this being a mini wing chair if you like, with a flared back and slightly angled arms, as well as a buttoned back, stained and angled conical legs, plus a wood subtract frame and traditional webbed seat platform. All of that is finished in what is described as an 'aubergine' fabric.

Like most of the furniture at House of Fraser, this midcentury gem is discounted right now, down from £399 to a current price of £299.

Find out more at the House of Fraser website

Categories / eBay watch

eBay watch: 1980s clock and flip calendar

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It doesn't seem to have a brand attached to it, but this 1980s clock and flip calendar is both appealing and very useful.

The clock face is apparently made of black plastic, doing hours, minutes and seconds, as well as offering an alarm function. The flip calendar is…well, a flip calendar, as you would expect, sat alongside the clock and clad in that perspex casing.

The alarm clock is apparently in good condition and in full working order, with 'a few faint age related marks and scratches' on the Perspex casing. It also runs on a single AA battery. Right now, the price is at 99p.

Find out more at the eBay website

Categories / Men's Fashion, Sportswear

Fila Tie Break 2 Track Jacket

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A 1980s classic and back in limited numbers – the Fila Tie Break 2 Track Jacket.

Beloved of both Borg and McEnroe back in the day (not to mention on the terraces), the tennis-based track top comes with those contrasty panels, the Fila 'F' logo, stripes detail for collar and cuffs plus a logo zip pull.

Get one while you can, £65 is the price. See the other colour option over the page.

Find out more at the End Clothing website

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Categories / Books, Design and Interiors

Furniture & Interiors of the 1960s by Anne Bony

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Furniture & Interiors of the 1960s by Anne Bony is another great book to have on your Formica coffee table.

The book looks at that most radical of decades, where designers experimented with plastics, and inflatable furniture was mixed with Victorian influences. Featuring 300 key designs, by the likes of Eames and Harry Bertoia, the book offers a great insight into the bold designs of the period, as well as some great photographs to feast your eyes upon.

Buy it online from Amazon for £28.

Categories / Design and Interiors

Cappellini & Walt Disney Ribbon Stool

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The Ribbon Stool is one of Cappellini’s best-known products, but that doesn’t mean it is above being tampered with.

As part of the collaboration between Cappellini and the Walt Disney Company, the stool has been given a limited edition twist. It has been updated with the iconic Walt Disney Signature Mouse as a backrest. It is available in two sizes, a high stool in yellow (limited to 199 pieces) or a low version in red (an edition of 399).

The high stool costs £701 and the low stool £469 from Yoox.

Categories / Design and Interiors, Food and Drink

V&A Feldman 1950s textile design oven glove

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More 1950s designs taken from the V&A's extensive archive and applied to new products, in this case an oven glove based on a 1950s Feldman textile.

The pattern was designed by J. Feldman and then produced by David Whitehead Ltd in 1954, originally as a roller printed rayon. The design screams the early '50s with its atomic influenced pattern, an example of the type of textile pattern that came out of the Festival of Britain and are proving to be so popular again in 2011. 

The V&A have used it on a number of cotton kitchen accessories, also including an oven mit and a tea towel. This oven glove costs £10. 

See them online