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Keith Haring Dancing Figures Lego set

Keith Haring Dancing Figures Lego set

Five 1970s-style table lamps at La Redoute

Five 1970s-style table lamps at La Redoute

1970s-style wall murals by Bobbi Beck

1970s-style wall murals by Bobbi Beck

Categories / Art and Photography, Men's Fashion

Vans x Robert Crumb footwear range

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Vans has put some classic 60s illustration on two of its classic styles as part of the newly-launched Vans x Robert Crumb footwear range.

Take your pick from the classic Fritz the Cat that sits on an (not quite as) classic Vans Slip On or opt for Mr Natural, who first appeared in print back in 1967, but who appears on a pair of Vans Sk8 High for the first time in 2009. Both pairs also feature joint Vans and R. Crumb branding.

Check out the Mr Natural footwear over the page and if you want a pair, check out Colette online, prices from around £64 for what's certainly a limited edition.

Find out more at the Colette website

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Categories / Bags, Homeware

Kaleido bed set

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Looking for an 80s look for your bed that doesn't involve referencing your favourite TV programme or computer game from that period? Well, the Kaleido bed set is covered with a very simple geometric pattern made up of triangles but its colour scheme of greys, blacks and orange gives it an 80s feel. It's also made from 100% cotton with a suitably grown-up 200 thread count.  

Even better is that it's currently in the sale. Prices now range from £32.50 for a single bed set up to £50 for a super king bed.

Buy it from the Heals website

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Andy Smith limited edition Cinema Francais screenprint

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We featured some of the artist's prints around 18 months back, but Andy Smith has some new screenprints on the block – including this rather hip Cinema Francais.

Very reminiscent of the Paris '68 street posters, the poster pays tribute to French luminaries of the era, using a style that wouldn't have looked out of place 40 years back either.

A signed, hand-printed screenprint sized at 62cm x 44cm and in an edition of 40 – it's yours for £40.

Find out more at the Andy Smith website

Categories / Homeware

Britpop wallpaper at Wallpaper Space

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If Noel Gallagher is looking to do a spot of decorating to take his mind off the Oasis split, he may well be interested in this Britpop wallpaper from Wallpaper Space. Not only does it revive that 1990s era when he was at his peak in popularity but of course, by default, it reflects Britpop's obsession with the sixties. Handily it also fits well with the trend for union jack patriotism that's going on in interior design right now.   

The wallpaper is printed with newspaper stories from the nineties, superimposed with union jack patterned shapes of dogs, phone boxes, minis and (especially for you Noel) guitars. The paper is shown in its most traditional red, white and blue colour way above but also comes in, what Wallpaper Space describes as poptastic pink, camouflage green, urban grey or liquorice black. All the papers have a matt finish.   

The paper costs £55 a roll from the Wallpaper Space website

Categories / Homeware

Newgate Postmaster Architectural Wall Clock

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The Newgate Postmaster Architectural Wall Clock features photographs of vintage door numbers printed on posterboard squares.

Each number is in a different style which adds character to this timepiece. You then have the option of fixing the posterboard numbers on the wall in whatever way you like, although I would suggest that the tried and tested method of having the 12 at the top and the 6 at the bottom is probably still the best layout.

The clock is available to buy from Beth Stevens priced £45.

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Vivienne Westwood Trompe L’Oeil Drape Wallpaper

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Wallpapers inspired by the Fifties, Sixties and art deco style are ten a penny, but I think this is the first I’ve come across inspired by the punk aesthetic. The Trompe L‘Oeil Drape wallpaper has been designed by Vivienne Westwood for Cole & Son.

The wallpaper features her trademark tartan with the trompe ‘oeil effect making it look like folded fabric. It is sold in wide width panels measuring 270cm by 270cm, which isn’t for the faint-hearted.

No prices are given, but you can search for your nearest stockist on the Cole & Son website.