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Keith Haring Dancing Figures Lego set

Keith Haring Dancing Figures Lego set

Categories / Design and Interiors

Pedrera 1950s PD2 floor lamp by Barba Corsini

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A midcentury design with a modern twist has been reissued once more by Gubi – the Pedrera PD2 floor lamp.

Here's the history. The PD2 was produced for Gaudi’s La Pedrera building in Barcelona in 1955, part of Spanish architect Barba Corsini's renovation of the building (into flats). The light was produced to fit in with the 'feel' of the design, with inspiration taken from Gaudi’s chimneys.

The original design from 1955 was 're-edited' by Jq. Ruiz Millet in 1991 and returns once more today in steel and standing around 112cm high. If you want a piece of history in your home, it retails for £459.

Find out more at the Utility Design website

Categories / Women's Fashion

80s-Style Collar Dress by French Connection

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Daringly figure-hugging cuts and crisp white fabrics have become an instant marker of eighties dressing since vampish leading ladies like Sharon Stone set the mood of the power-dressing decade. This Collar Cap Sleeve Dress from French Connection taps into that high end style with ease, bring an ideal 80s-look evening dress.

The use of a suit style collar adds a touch of the power suit to the dress, just as fitting with the decade as the tuliped pencil skirt and bright white shade. The capped sleeve's structured cut hints at accented shoulders too, while the dress avoids showing too much cleavage for most occasions.

It's available now online from ASOS for £110.

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Sailor Playsuit by Cooperative

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As playsuits branch out beyond eighties influence, many high street styles are taking in a greater variety of retro influences. This Sailor Playsuit by boutique brand Cooperative is available now from Urban Outfitters and lends influence from a casual sixties aesthetic.

The combination of top and shorts into one outfit provides a modern interpretation of a relaxed retro chic, with Parisian influence playing a large part. The city shorts style combined with a loose fitting long sleeved top plays with the sixties injection of a boyish look, working best with a closer fit that shown in this picture.

Get it online from Urban Outfitters for £52.

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Categories / Kids, Toys and Games

Retro arcade game baby grow

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Pac-man seems to gets everywhere, from seating to a carpet and even a washing-up sponge. Well, now you can inflict the gaming classic on your kids with the retro game arcade baby grow.

It's a simple but instantly recognisable design and comes from the range of The Green Apple, a company who specialize in eco-friendly and ethically sourced products. This baby grow is made from organic cotton, so the kid has got some twenty-first century green credentials as well as the 80s look.

The babygrow costs £19.

Buy it from Bouf

Categories / Design and Interiors

Damping wallpaper from Studio Nommo

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Not so long ago we featured the kitsch Kit wallpaper by Studio Nommo, with its retro food packaging pattern. Here's another equally off-the-wall design from the same people, the Damping wallpaper. 

The wallpaper has a montage effect illustration, showing a couple of cheery people and a whole load of retro technology – from a TV and a phone to a computer and camera. In fact, its montage effect and its characters' pride in consumer goods creates an effect not dissimilar to Richard Hamilton's famous 'Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing' collage.

Its design certainly makes it different from the average wallpaper and this is reflected in the price of 65 euros per square metre.

See it on the Studio Nommo website