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Categories / Homeware

Vintage Tennis Racket Mirrors

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Velvet Ribbon specialises in specialises in homeware that mix the old with the new, such as these Vintage Tennis Racket Mirrors.

Old-fashioned wooden tennis rackets (none of your modern ultra-light graphite models) have had the strings removed and replaced by a mirror. As they are made from vintage materials, the design of each racket will vary. Quirky certainly, but a nice talking point  for your home if you are of a sporty persuasion.

The Vintage Racket Mirror costs £50 from the Velvet Ribbon website. If squash or badminton is more your game, then you can buy one of those fashioned into a mirror on the Velvet Ribbon shop on Not on the High Street.

Categories / Gadgets and Tech

RetroFit TV iPhone Holder

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The RetroFIt TV iPhone Holder is one of those products that combines retro style with the very latest technology.

Shaped like an old-fashioned television, your new iPhone or iPod Touch can be inserted into the holder, so it keeps it upright for you to watch videos and the like on your device. Perhaps not a hugely essential item, but at just $7.99, it might be worth a try.

Buy it online from FredFlare.

Categories / Design and Interiors

Sanderson 150th anniversary Skier cushion

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Last year was the 150th anniversary of Sanderson and we featured many of the products produced as part of their celebration, including the range of cushions produced using some of their textile designs. Their range has also expanded beyond this, to include designs based on ephemera in the Sanderson archive, such as this skier cushion.

The cushion is based on an invite to an early Sanderson bash and also features an appealing illustration showing a skier against a wintery background. There's no year given on the invite but it looks like it dates right back to the early days of the company. If you like this, there's also another design based on an Edwardian design for the company. 

Made from linen, the cushion costs £35. 

Buy it from John Lewis

Categories / Cars and Bikes, eBay watch

eBay watch: Philips Gadabout 1950s motorised bicycle

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The more I see these engine-clad vintage bikes, the more I like them. All the looks of a vintage cycle with the bonus of not having to pedal uphill. What's not to like? Very little when it comes to this Philips Gadabout motorised bicycle.

It actually dates back to 1956 and comes with a 50cc engine, good enough to get you around your local area at a decent speed. It does need some work, you'll need a couple of tyres and lights to get through the MOT. But according to the seller, the bike has been 'dry stored' for the last 20 years and is in 'good running order', so nothing major to worry about.

£150 is the current price.

Find out more at the eBay website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Spin seating from Designers Guild

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The new collection from Designers Guild includes this retro-influenced Spin seating range.

The range is inspired by the shape of furniture in the 1950s and '60s and includes a chair and a two or three seater sofa, as pictured. Each item has a curved buttoned back and is given an added retro feel by those long tapered wooden legs. They are available upholstered in any one of the Designers Guild fabric, or in a choice of over 40 colours of leather. 

More information, including full details of pricing, can be found in store. You can see the list of stockists online. 

Categories / Design and Interiors

John Lewis Audrey Hat Shade Table Lamp

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It's 50 years since Breakfast At Tiffany's first hit the big screen, so expect an awful lot of related product this year. Yes, more than usual – and that includes this John Lewis Audrey Hat Shade Table Lamp.

As you might have guessed, this affordable light has a pleated fabric shade, in the shape of a 'Holly Golightly' hat, the character played by Audrey Hepburn. Finishing things off is a chrome stand, combining to produce a modern light with a retro twist.

It's available for just £45. There's also a floor lamp version, which sells for an equally reasonable £90.

Find out more at the John Lewis website