Categories / Art and Photography

An Embrace of Roses by Woop Studios

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For an alternative Valentine's Day print, take a look at this An Embrace of Rose print by Woop Studio

Although this print obviously has a romantic feel, Woop Studio specialize in producing prints based around collection nouns, so take a look at their other designs based around things such as a Parliament of Owls or a Stand of Flamingos. All the prints are executed in the same retro style, reminiscent of the work of someone like Abram Games in the 1940s and 1950s. 

Prices start at £69 for a small unframed print.

See them online

Categories / Homeware, Travel

Copenhagen tea towel by Ferm Living

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Michelle Mason has celebrated London, Maria Dahlgren has illustrated Stockholm. Now Ferm Living celebrates their home city with this Copenhagen tea towel

The Danish company's towel reproduces some of the city's landmarks, such as the Little Mermaid statue. Like the designers mentioned above, this is a very stylized 50s/60s-style design which is enhanced by the soft colour scheme. These same colours run through all of Ferm Living's new collection meaning there's plenty of retro gems to look out for. 

Printed on 100% cotton, the tea towel costs $19. 

Buy it from 2Modern

Categories / Homeware

Retro Seed Packet Collection

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As Britain continues to feel the pinch, the trend for growing your own food shows no sign of abating. The Retro Seed Packet Collection allows you to sort and save you seeds in style.

There are five different designs in the set, including a nice variation on the ubiquitous "Keep Calm and Carry On" and a ration book facsimile.The reverse of each packet has a handy printed metric and imperial rule to help with your seed planting as well as areas to record the seed content. Perfect for getting organised ahead of the sowing season – bring on those green shoots of recovery!

The packets cost £4.50 for a pack of 10 (2 of each design) and you can buy them from The Allotment Shop.

Categories / Books, Kids

Vintage Mr Men Notebooks

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The Vintage Mr Men Notebooks are part of a range of stationery that recall the early incarnations of the popular children’s books.

Whilst Mr Men books are still popular and readily available today, the books today are brighter and more modern looking, which inevitably means they lack some of the charm of the originals. For this collection, the illustrations are taken from the older books and are reproduced in more muted colours. The collection includes an A5 Mr Bump Notebook, A6 Mr Funny Notebook and A6 Little Miss Naughty Address Book.

The Vintage Mr Men collection is in the sale at Campus Gifts, where all of the items the items can be bought for not much more than £5.

Categories / Homeware

Vintage Leather Gramophone Chair

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John Lewis is currently selling a selection of leather chairs, including this Vintage Leather Gramophone Chair.

The chair is a variation on the popular club chair, with a gently concave back, giving it a distinctive shape from which it takes its name. But perhaps its most attractive feature is that it has been upholstered in vintage leather, so that it comes with that desirable lived-in look of a vintage find.

The gramophone chair costs £999 from John Lewis.

Categories / eBay watch

eBay watch: Rosita 1970s space age hi-fi system

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Regular readers will recall us featuring the Rosita Stereo Commander Luxus hi-fi system recently, which was a stunning space age audio system, albeit for £1,699. This Rosita space age hi-fi system is similar and from the same era – but bidding starts at just £1.

There are differences though, despite the initial similarity of looks, not least the stunning chromed, tulip-style base and that similarity of age. This one is made of painted wood for the casing, with integrated speakers and a see-through plastic lid. Vinyl playback, a cassette player and a Grundig radio, plus lots of stylish controls finish things off.

Downside? This is in 'unrestored' condition and although there's no major damage, there are some (cosmetic) things missing from the cassette player. Still, with no bids and that £1 price tag still possible, this Rosita system is well worth looking at more closely. Another image over the page or see the listing for many more.

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