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10 of the best 1970s-style watches

10 of the best 1970s-style watches

Five of the best vintage Adidas trainers reissues

Five of the best vintage Adidas trainers reissues

Vintage and 1960s t-shirt designs by Mr B’s Soulful Tees

Vintage and 1960s t-shirt designs by Mr B’s Soulful Tees

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Laura Ashley midcentury-style Colinton occasional chair now discounted and in fabric finish

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Back in our ancient history (2007 to be precise), we featured the Colinton occasional chair from Laura Ashley. Back then it was in leather-only finishes and at full price. Right now, it's got fabric finishes for the upholstery, a matching footstool and best of all, both are discounted.

So if you want this 50s-style gem, complete with those diagonal legs (in a choice of finishes), those lovely curves for both the back and arms and a fabric finish in what seems like an almost-endless choice of cloths, head over the the Laura Ashley site to get a closer look.

Full price is £800, but right now it retails for £600. see over the page for the footstool too – that's also discounted, this time to £225.

Find out more at the Laura Ashley website

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Categories / Art and Photography, Books, Design and Interiors

Postcards from Puffin: 100 Book Covers in One Box

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Fans of vintage literature and 20th century design will no doubt love Postcards from Puffin: 100 Book Covers in One Box.

It is just that, 100 postcards in a books-shaped box, each of the postcards featuring a different classic/iconic cover from a Puffin gem you might well remember from childhood.

70 years of British design and illustration history in one box – and yours for just £7.29.

Find out more at the Amazon website

Categories / Design and Interiors

1970s B-Line Buk magazine rack by Rodolfo Bonetto reissued

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A stylish design from the 1970s is back on the market – the B-Line Buk magazine rack by Rodolfo Bonetto.

Bonetto designed it back in 1972, with one eye on a double sale. You see, this rotomoulded polyethylene rack is a u-shape, designed to interlink with another unit, either in the same colour or one of the other four colours in the range.

But if you just want the one, it's available for £85 online.

Find out more at the Nest website

Categories / Architecture, Toys and Games

Lego 20th Century Architecture Sets now available in the UK

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We featured these some time back, but after a quick browse of the Lego website, we've just noticed that the Lego Architecture Sets are now available in the UK.

We mentioned two originally, but now there are four US architectural classics on the market – the Empire State Building, the Seattle Space Needle, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and last, but certainly not least, Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater construction, which is pictured above.

All are detailed replicas, all come with booklets detailing the design and the history. Just make sure you've got plenty of time to build them. An image of the Guggenheim is over the page, with prices starting at £19.99. Here's to some of the same from Lego.

Find out more at the Lego website

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eBay watch: 1960s Austin Healey Sprite

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Lovely little sports car – and this Austin Healey Sprite is ready to drive away, or drive to you.

Dating from 1967 and in a blod red with a soft top, the car has a 1098cc engine, chrome bumpers, leather seats and around 51,000 miles on the clock. The interior is described as 'excellent' and the hood is 'as good as new'. In fact, according to the seller, there are just a 'couple of small cosmetics' that need sorting, which are pictured on the site.

No bids as yet, with a starting price of £100. If you win, you can pick it up or the welled will drive it to your home at cost.

Find out more at the eBay website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Cosmos Shade Sputnik-style light fitting at Dutch By Design

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If you want this, you'll have to be quick, as the Cosmos Shade at Dutch By Design is reduced, because it's about to be discontinued.

It's another take on the classic 1960s Sputnik light fitting, with this version of the space-inspired light fitting offering up a whopping 24 bulbs on those chrome arms, which in turn are fitted to a central 'ball'.

The whole thing is around 65cm high and 31.3cm wide, usually selling for £145. But as it's the last couple, £85 is the price if you're quick.

Find out more at the Dutch By Design website