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eBay watch: 1960s Opus 22 bedroom suite by Walter Muller for Stag

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A useful thing and possibly a shrewd investment too – this Opus 22 bedroom suite by Walter Muller for Stag.

We usually associate the names John and Sylvia Reid with Stag, but this is actually a 1965 selection by German designer Muller, looking every bit the era too. For your money, you get a dressing table / desk with lift-up mirror (not unlike the new Stroller Desk by Steuart Padwick), a matching pair of three-drawer chests and a matching dressing stool.

Condition is described as 'very good' (see write-up for a detailed description) and the price, as I type, is 99p for the set.

Find out more at the eBay website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Olive Lucky Clover cushion by Maria Hatling

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This Olive Lucky Clover cushion looks like a vintage fabric but in fact it's a contemporary design, just one from the collection of designer Maria Hatling.

Maria used to work as an in-house designer for Orla Kiely and you can see the same use of great retro patterns in her work, offering different colourways across her designs – this cushion is also available in pink for example. And it's not just cushions as you can also purchase prints and tea towels featuring her designs, all well worth an investigation. 

Made from a cotton and linen mix, the cushion costs £55. 

Buy it from Gallery Bobbin

via Print & Pattern

Categories / Kids

XYZ Wooden Blocks by Christian Northeast

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These XYZ wooden blocks by Christian Northeast offer a fun alternative to traditional kids alphabet blocks.

They're made like the classic wooden blocks that have been played with by generations of children all over the world. The difference here is their iconography. Executed in a retro style, Christian's illustrations offer a slice of pure Americana: from flamingos and eight balls to vinyl and x ray specs. There's no doubt that the set is bound to improve anyone's vocabulary too – how about U for Uvula? 

For your kids, or just to look pretty, the blocks cost £29.

Buy them from Indish

Categories / Homeware

Vintage Fabric Love Letters

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Hot on the heels of Christmas, Valentine’s Day will be with us soon – another occasion when you may need gift inspiration such as these Vintage Fabric Love Letters by Emma Loves Retro.

Each set consists of four 13cm squares with the letters to spell out the word “Love”. There are two sets to chose from; either the plain set here, which have felt backgrounds in shade of red and pink with floral letters, or the floral edition, where the materials are reversed. The floral fabric was a 1970s dress in a previous life, but is being put to good use once more.

The letters cost £39.75 per set. Buy them from the Emma Loves Retro website.

Categories / Homeware

Gulpa AV Unit

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The Gulpa AV Unit from Heal’s combines two retro styles in the warm tones of Walnut and the cool clinical lines of space-age white.

The unit’s exterior is made from the wood, with its doors having a white lacquered finish. It has two internal shelves, the bottom of which slides out on runners. It is supplied fully assembled which is always a bonus.

It costs £425 from Heal’s.

Categories / Retro Women's Fashion

Vintage Cotton Pearl Earrings

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Original and extremely rare, these vintage cotton pearl earrings with leverback hooks are elegant and glitzy, adding retro class to any outfit.

The earrings are 3cm long, and 5% is 14K gold. Made in Japan, circa 1940, and decorated with lacquered brass floral beadcaps, they are 3cm long.

These vintage treasures can be yours, in white, lilac, lemon or mint, for £45 from Passionate about Vintage.