Categories / Design and Interiors, Food and Drink

Fairground mugs from Snowden Flood

Stop mug
Snowden Flood has been featured quite a few times on this site before: for her work featuring famous London landmarks and her take on design classics. A slightly different type of style is evident in her new range but still one that's pleasingly retro – as demonstrated with these fairground mugs.

The mugs feature illustrations influenced by traditional British folk art – indeed as the name suggests they are influenced by old-fashioned funfair signage. Each mug is decorated in a different colour with a different fairground ride style slogan.

The bone china mugs also draw on another British tradition in their manufacture as they are made in Stoke-On-Trent. 

You can buy the mugs individually for £18.50 or as a set of four for £70. 

See them online

Categories / Food and Drink, Homeware

On the Road classic Penguin flask

Penguin on the road flask
This classic On the Road Penguin flask pictures the iconic book cover, written by Jack Kerouac in the 1950s.

Inspiring beatnik teenagers everywhere to set off and explore, escaping the restrictions of authority, this thermo-flask is a handy travelling companion Kerouac himself would have been proud of.

Another great move from Penguin, get yours from Urban Outfitters for £25.00.

Categories / Women's Fashion

Vintage 1930s evening opera bag

Vintage opera bag

This vintage 1930s evening bag should not just be reserved for the opera, although the sparkling beauty of it yearns to accompany your evening gowns.

It's in good condition, despite its age, and covered with hundreds of small white and clear beads in a sun ray pattern. There is a classic push back clasp and extra carrying strap, with a small inner pocket.

Truly something for a special occasion, it can be yours for £43.00 at SuzieFloozie.com

Categories / Art and Photography

Tossed Vinyl Wall Art

Vinylart 
More art and another product inspired by old vinyl! The Tossed Vinyl Wall Art is a digital print of randomly scattered records.

The close-ups of albums are set against a stark white background, which provides a contrast with the black vinyl and gives the piece a Sixties op-art look. The canvas measures 20 by 30 inches.

It costs $48 (about £30) from Urban Outfitters.

Categories / Art and Photography

Coulson Macleod Etiquette Prints

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We mentioned Coulson Macleod’s Decades prints a few weeks ago, but those aren’t the only typographic gems in his range. Also worthy of noting are his series of Etiquette Prints.

The three prints in this range are made up of rules of good old-fashioned manners such as how to treat a lady, table manners and drinking tea. One statement in each print is in a bolder font, and its from these that each one takes it name. Choose from “Napkin Not Serviette”, “Lunch Not Dinner” or “Pudding Not Dessert”. The typeface has a distressed look to it, which combined with the oak frame, adds to the vintage look of the prints.

The prints cost £199 each and can be ordered from the Coulson Macleod website.

Categories / Design and Interiors, Women's Fashion

Liberty RetroSuperFuture Sunglasses

Superfuture

Perhaps February is a little early to be thinking about new sunglasses but this latest collaboration from RetroSuperFuture sunglasses and London design powerhouse Liberty is hard to resist.

The glasses are made of acetate and have a vintage-style cat’s eye shape and frames decorated with three well known Liberty prints. You can pick from Pepper, Poppy & Daisy or Peacock. Each pair comes in a matching and highly desirable box .

The glasses are handmade in Italy and have Zeiss lenses which means not only will you look stylish when wearing a pair, your eyes will be properly protected form the sun’s rays too.

The glasses cost £130 a pair and you can buy them from Liberty.