Categories / Art and Photography

Paul Flack Cup of Tea Print

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You may well be tired of vintage slogan prints after the overkill of the Keep Calm range, but I think Paul Flack’s Cup of Tea print is worth making an exception for,

I like the print itself with its wonderful retro fonts and any mention of cups of tea always go down well here, but what makes this print more interesting is the story behind it. Paul Flack was inspired by a photograph of Julie Christie sitting in a 1960s London cafe, where on the wall behind her is a poster like this one. So he created a replica of it, which you can now buy for yourself.

The print costs £80 from Bespoke Boutique.

Categories / Design and Interiors

1940s Girard Table reissued by Knoll

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A new table from Knoll for 2010 – but the Girard Table actually dates from the 1940s.

1941 to be precise (although it wasn't in production until 1945), the work of Alexander Girard, offering an asymmetric shape created by those tubular steel legs with a black powder coating and a top in a choice of walnut, natural oak or ebonised oak.

£622 is the starting price.

Find out more at the TwentyTwentyOne website

Categories / Homeware

Monroe Coffee Table

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The distinctive boomerang shape of the Monroe Coffee Table was inspired by 1950s Americana styles. I can’t see any direct connection between the table design and icon after which it is named, other than that they are from the same period.

The table is available with a choice of tabletop finishes. Choose from grey crackle (pictured here), black stone, black or antique white.

The Monroe Coffee Table costs just under £460 from Home Temptations.

Categories / Design and Interiors, Women's Fashion

Paul Smith Bauhaus-inspired scarf range

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Produced to coincide with the Milan Furniture Fair, Paul Smith has created this Bauhaus-inspired scarf range, certain to appeal to fans of pre-war modernist design.

Choose from three designs (another is pictured over the page), each one hand numbered and hand stitched and featuring the Paul Smith signature logo in the bottom right corner.

A mix of cotton and silk, the scarves sell for £95 each.

Find out more at the Paul Smith website

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Categories / Design and Interiors

1960s-style Condesa chair by Sentou Edition

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Forget the set of drawers, it's the chair we're talking about here, specifically the Condesa chair by Sentou Edition.

It's a take on the 'basket' chair common in the 1960s. Only this one has a structure in black powder coated solid steel with epoxy resin, while the seat is in plastic rope with UV protection. Which means it's good for in, out or in your conservatory. Interestingly, it's also handmade in a Mexican workshop.

Three colour options, all selling for £305.

Find out more at the Made in Design website

Categories / Art and Photography, Food and Drink

Sodas: Pop-inspired prints by The Design Conspiracy


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The Design Conspiracy have been influenced by Pop Art in their new series of Sodas screen prints

The London-based design studio have produced five different designs, each illustrating the top of a vintage soda bottle. The bright colours and over-sized graphics, fascination with packaging and the collective work on the project has obvious links back to Warhol and his factory project. Attractive individually, or a a set, each design is hand-pulled screen printed and limited to just 25 copies. 

The designs cost £35 each. 

Buy them from the Keep Calm Gallery