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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

Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Space age-inspired INQ Cloud Touch and INQ Cloud Q mobiles phones by ChauhanStudio

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Some of you might recall the Colombo home phones by ChauhanStudio in 2008. The Joe Colombo-inspired handsets were first featured on our Switched On Set site and went down a storm, not least over here too. Well, the same designers are back with new phones, this time playing with the mobile and producing the INQ Cloud Touch and INQ Cloud Q. Best of all? They'll be pretty cheap to buy.

Like the Colombo, the handsets are once again inspired by 1970s space age design, you can imagine either sat next to some period Artemide lighting and not looking out of place (if they had mobiles phone then, obviously). But these are very modern handsets with deep Facebook integration as soon as you switch on, Spotify integrated into the handsets (via a dedicated key) and the Android operating system, so you can access all the apps on the Google platform.

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Categories / Homeware

Indiantale plate from Habitat

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Elan Doran continues her takeover of Habitat with one beautiful design at a time. This Indiantale melamine plate is a real beauty and adds a bit of entertainment to dinner time.

Whether you use it to eat off or just stare at its pretty jungle designs, the funky retro-themed pattern creates a cool clash of colours to brighten up your life.

Get your own, and many other beautiful Doran designs, at Habitat. For only £2.50 it would be silly not to.

Categories / Design and Interiors

Royal gift wrap from Rockett St George

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No matter what your opinion is on it, the influence of the royal wedding is creeping onto the high street and inspiring designs such as this royal gift wrap, which is available from Rockett St George. 

The royals in question on this design date from a little bit further back in the twentieth century – the wrap is covered with reproductions of vintage stamps featuring Edward VII and George V. The pattern created by the colours of the stamps creates an attractive design … perfect for wrapping up a wedding gift.

The paper costs £1.50 a sheet. 

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Categories / Art and Photography, Toys and Games

Ninety Nine Invaders and a Spaceship Print

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There has been a glut of space invaders-inspired products around recently, but if you are still feeling nostalgic for the early arcade game, then you may like the Ninety Nine Invaders and Spaceship Print by Peters and Janes.

The print consists of a repeat print of a white space invader (presumably 99 of them, but I haven’t had time to count) plus one spaceship amongst their rows. The print is available in either orange or grey, framed or unframed.

The print costs £25 unframed or £65 framed from Peters and Janes via Not on the High Street.

Categories / Homeware

Clifford Richards Retro Robot Clocks

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Regular readers will already be familiar with Clifford Richards’ retro robot designs. Now The Original Metal Box Company has produced three Retro Robot Clocks based on his designs.

The clock is made from laser-cut mild steel, which has been powder coated to give it a rich finish in either red, blue or green. The robot stands on a “spaceship launchpad” base, but can also be attached to the wall with the fittings included.

The clock costs £33 from The Original Metal Box Company.

Categories / Retro Women's Fashion

Fred Perry x Amy Winehouse spring/summer 2011 range

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The first range was launched last October and was generally well received. A good enough response for a second Fred Perry x Amy Winehouse collection, this time the spring/summer 2011 range.

According to Fred Perry, much of the range is apparently 'a tiki re-working' of Fred Perry classics, including the Harrington and the twin-tipped polo shirt. But with the collection now double its original size (32 pieces), there is also now room for bags, shoes and accessories plus a few new clothing designs.

See over the page for lots more images from the range, including a gingham bowling shirt, a Hawaiian print halter neck dress and shirt and scarlet red hot pants alongside accessories including the Amy barrel bag, wide waist straw belts, a printed silk scarf plus suede and leather moccasins in a variety of colours. On the shelves and on the website from Monday 7th March if you want to buy.

Fred Perry website

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