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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

Categories / Bags, Design and Interiors

Thomas Paul Luddite cases

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The Thomas Paul Luddite cases are the perfect gift for those who have trouble grappling with the changing technologies of the twenty-first century. Named of course after the nineteenth century group who tried to prevent the changes brought by the industrial revolution, they are heavy weight cotton bags that have been hand screen printed with relics of past technology. 

So for example, on the left of the image above, is a case showing a gramophone: perfect for carrying around a MP3 player. The typewriter is on a laptop sleeve and the camera is shown on the case for the slightly more portable version that exists today. You can have fun guessing what is shown on the phone, cosmetics and pencil cases. 

Prices vary. The MP3 pouch and camera case are both $24, while the laptop sleeve costs $50.  

Buy them from Velocity Design

Categories / Men's Fashion, Women's Fashion

Moonpie & Shoeshine Badges

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I’ve never really been too keen on badges as accessories, but I’d make an exception for the designs by Moonpie & Shoeshine.

Sold in sets of three, they currently have six different themes set to choose from. Pictured above is the Psychedelic Mushroom set. The Pop Art set is similar but with a badge saying Pop in the place of the mushroom one.. On similarly groovy 60s note, is the Flower Girl set, which features psychedelic images in red and orange. Folk art is also acknowledged with a set featuring a chicken, squirrel and tree in yellow and pink. The DollyBird and Up with Mini Skirts sets are just as good, but stick to a palette of black, white and red.

The badges cost £3.50 per set and can be bought from the Moonpie and Shoeshine shop on the Folksy website.

Categories / Women's Fashion

Big Check Trench by Burberry

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Burberry's classic check has suffered some terrible PR of late, but they've made some smart moves in bringing back the appeal of this heritage print for shoppers. This Big Check Trench features a more chic version of the trademark, giving back some timeless appeal.

The coat is perfectly cut for a retro sixties look, with a subtle A-line, buttoned shoulder flaps and a cute peter pan collar. With a print incorporating more greys than yellow, the result is a high end retro chic that looks steeped in classic design.

Get it online from Neiman Marcus for $1095.

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Categories / Women's Fashion

30s Cherry Hat from Big Beautiful Barbara Brown

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Cherry hat

We've featured a handful of twenties and thirties style cloche hats on the site of late, and they seem to be a retro hit for this coming winter. That means fantastic choice, including this Cherry Hat from Big Beautiful Barbara Brown.

Made from a simple and perfectly shaped black felt cloche, the addition of a black velvet ribbon creates a classic line. However, it's the knitted cherries that make the piece, adding a cheeky little motif that's beloved of vintage dressers. The bright red and green give this some extra pop, while the black is subtle enough to wear it again and again.

Get it online from the website for £24.99.

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Categories / Architecture, Property, Travel

Retro retreat: Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater in Pennsylvania, USA

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It's an icon of American architecture and one of the most famous residential houses in the world – and you can now stay in Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater.

Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright  for Edgar J. Kaufmann senior back in 1934, the house in rural south west Pennsylvania is a stunning architectural feat – built partly over a waterfall, it uses locally quarried stones and houses an active stream, with cantilevered terraces intended to make you feel at one with the nature all around.

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Categories / Art and Photography

Emma Harding’s Charity Shop Orphans

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Readers of this site will no-doubt be acolytes to the gems that can be found in charity shops. But to get to the treasures, often you have to crawl through a lot of rubbish that looks unlikely ever to find a new home. That's where Emma Harding's Charity Shop Orphans come in. Harding is an avid charity shop collector, especially of sad and neglected ceramic animals. Apparently on realising these were overrunning her house, she began repainting and re-naming her finds, grouping them into new families. 

A selection of her pieces are now on sale through The Shop Floor Project. The pieces are often luridly coloured, the way they're decorated bearing no relation to the original ceramic, and certainly aren't to everyone's taste. However, they are an alternative way of thinking about and trying to create new pieces from otherwise abandoned products. Pieces vary in price but for a rough idea, 'Stella Marie Parmigiani' (the deer pictured above) costs £50. 

More information and the range can be seen online