Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Lego-style wireless computer mouse

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Not sure what it feels like on your hand, but this Lego-style wireless computer mouse will certainly look on your desk.

Shaped like the classic brick, a wireless, 800dpi optical mouse with left and right click buttons, a clickable scrolling wheel and good to use with both Windows-based PCs and Macs – just as long as you have a spare USB port.

Choose from red, white or blue, all selling for £19.99.

Find out more at the IWOOT website

Categories / Art and Photography, Books

David Bailey: Look by Jackie Higgins

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Described as the 'only book to cover the complete career', David Bailey: Look by Jackie Higgins is available in the coming days, courtesy of Phaidon.

That means everything from the 60s work to recent output, including works from key monographs such as his debut 'Box of Pin-Ups' (1964) and the controversial series 'The Lady is a Tramp' (1995) and everything in-between, taking in family snapshots and gritty London streetscapes, along with portraits of the Rolling Stones, Andy Warhol, Catherine Deneuve, Michael Caine and the Kray twins to name just a few. There's also an introductory essay, plus short texts which reveal the stories behind each photograph

Hardback and covering 128 pages, it sells for just £5.96 on Amazon and ships from 31st March 2010.

Find out more at the Amazon website

Via Selectism

Categories / Cars and Bikes, Men's Fashion

Woolistic vintage replica cycling jerseys and training tops

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When it comes to the gear, is there a cooler sport/pastime on the planet than cycling? If the bikes don't get you, the clothing will, especially these Woolistic vintage replica cycling jerseys.

Woolistic gear is designed in Switzerland and made in Italy, offering up classic cycling designs of years gone by – the Molteni spring wool trainer on the left dates back to the late 60s and is a single-ply knit, made of Merino wool. On the right is the Faemino out of Italy, which dates from around 1970, again Merino wool and like all in the range, sold in limited numbers.

Getting them isn't easy though. In the US, check out Vintage Velos or in the UK, Bromley Video carries some of the designs. The price of these handmade tops is around £145.

Find out more at the Woolistic website

Categories / eBay watch

eBay watch: 1950s Dieter Rams-designed Braun PA 2 projector

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I make no apologies for picking out so much Dieter Rams from eBay – aside from it looking good, the designer's work has become more collectable year-on-year, which makes it a good investment if you can pick it up at the right price. The price of this Dieter Rams-designed Braun PA 2 projector for example.

Designed in 1957, it's an old school slide projector in grey with a touch of red and black, complete with case and original Braun slide cases. You might have seen it in the MoMA or indeed, the recent Dieter Rams exhibition in London – one similar has been on display in both places.

It's working and described as being in 'excellent cosmetic state', which makes the 99 pence price tag a steal. Still some days left though, but definitely one to watch.

Find out more at the eBay website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Ceramic retro tattoo-style heart shaped box

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This unusual ceramic heart shaped box features a retro tattoo-style design. The lid is covered with the words 'love forever' alongside all the emblems you'd expect from a traditional tattoo: a bleeding heart, birds, cupid. However, it's all rendered in white porcelain with a matt finish, rather than in pen and ink. 

The box is much bigger than you might think too, measuring 30cm x 28cm, and making it quite a declaration of love for your home. 

It's priced at £69.

Buy it from Rockett St George

Categories / Design and Interiors, Food and Drink

Angie Lewin for St Jude’s mugs

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It was only couple of weeks ago we told you about tea towels Angie Lewin had designed for St Jude's first collection of homewares. We also mentioned how they were also planning to do their own mug range. And here it is…

The bone china mugs feature the same designs you can get on the tea towels, plus a few others such as the dandelion design shown here and the Skye mug. All the mugs use the same muted colour palette and share the same retro feel. 

The mugs cost £7.25 each.

Buy them from Illustrated Living