Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Leica’s retro D-Lux 3 digital camera – with 60s-style leather case

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Leica – makers of the first 35mm camera – are still making extremely cool kit and for me, the Leica D-Lux 3 is top of the pile.

It’s not the most expensive Leica, nor is the most retro in looks (although it undeniably has a look of the past), but it is a compact camera you can pick up and use, but with advanced features you would expect to see in the more serious SLR cameras. That includes 10MP resolution, widescreen photo format, image stabiliser, RAW image output and a range of manual options to perfect your photo-taking technique.

And as an added bonus, it comes with a 60s-style leather camera case, made specifically for the D-Lux 3 and just about the most stylish case on the market Which makes this camera the coolest one you could ever carry around. Expect to pay around £450 for camera, case and memory card in a choice of black and silver.

Find out more at the Leica website

Categories / Books, Design and Interiors

Book Shelf – made from an old book

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Never has a product name been so accurate – this is the Book Shelf – made from an old book.

Well, what looks like an old book. It isn’t for two reasons – firstly, it’s not a genuine book, see the author’s name of ‘S.E.L.F. Shelf’ for a clue to that. And secondly, this vintage-like book is actually solid and ready to fix to your wall as a ‘floating’ shelf, with the screws and plugs included.

So fix it on the wall, then pile your other books on top. Very eye-catching and not expensive – just £19.99.

Find out more at the I Want One Of Those website

Categories / Design and Interiors, Food and Drink

Bugatti retro-styled toaster and espresso coffee maker

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The name Bugatti is more associated with the open road than the kitchen, but judging by this retro-styled toaster and espresso coffee maker, the move into the home looks to be a good one.

The espresso machine has the looks of a modernist piece and a rather cool retro dial, as well as a powerful 15-bar pump for milky drinks, a cup warmer on the top and the ability to use either coffee pods or ground coffee. The Volo toaster has a motorised lifting system, wide slots and a serving tray.

Both come in a range of colours (so you can match up) and both are available now. Expect to pay around £170 for the toaster and £450 for the coffee maker.

Find out more at the Bodie and Fou website

Categories / Music

Traps E400 – the silent electronic drum kit

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Think of an electronic drum kit and you think of the 1980s – the drummers from period horrors like Spandau Ballet of Dead Or Alive producing some flat beats from even flatter drums. Those early kits faded away – but now the techno-drum has returned, courtesy of the Traps E400.

And it is much-improved, looking more like a real kit, but with less weight and with the option to do some silent drumming – just plug in your headphones. The kit includes two cymbals, a hi-hat, three toms, a snare drum, bass drum and the stool. So just about everything you need for making a racket.

Not a bad price for a full drum kit too – around £450.

Find out more at the Trap website

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Categories / Food and Drink, Music

Rock and Roll China

P_rockplatesguitarTeenage dreams of being a rock god may have given way to a steady job, family and vital decisions about crockery, but you can still inject a bit of rock n roll glamour into your life with this set of Rock and Roll China.

Made of white porcelain with a cool black print, the series comprises of a mug and two sizes of plate in a choice of four designs; drums, guitar, amp or microphone. The smaller plates are particularly nice as they feature a rock n roll phrase around the edge.

Okay, so buying plates probably doesn’t come high on most hedonists’ to do lists, but for those of us outside of that world, these are a small consolation.

Prices start at £11 for the 20cm plate up to £14 for the larger plate from Pussy Home Boutique.

Categories / Women's Fashion

Urban Outfitters’ Bauhaus Tee

5111415164679_medBauhaus: you’ve visited the exhibition, you’ve admired the architecture, you’ve coveted the furniture – all that remains for you to do is get the t-shirt. Ever reliable when it comes to printed t-shirts, Urban Outfitters is currently selling the Bauhaus Tee.

The print consists of triangles, lines and geometric shapes that were beloved of the movement, although I would have expected the use of more primary colours to be more in keeping with the style.

It costs £28 and is available to buy online now.