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Categories / Design and Interiors

UK Wallpaper’s 70s-style wallcoverings

Posted on 1st November 2007 | 2 Comments

Thanks to Chris for flagging up the substantial stock of 70s-style wallcoverings over at the UK Wallpaper website.

And if you’re looking for something bright, bold and unmistakably 70s, there should be a paper for you here. The once pictured to your right is described as ‘Brown, Yellows and Orange’, though confusingly, you can get it in different colours, with each available with a border.

And if you want to know what the papers might look like in your retro home, there’s even ‘period’ pictures for some of the designs. Prices vary, with the one featured here being £14.99 per roll.

Find out more at the UK Wallpaper website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Vico Magistretti space age Atollo table lamp

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Another vintage classic to impress your friends with – the Atollo table lamp by Vico Magistretti.

Magistretti designed this lamp in 1977 – and 30 years later, it still looks ahead of its time. There’s a range of lamps available, with either black or white lacquered aluminium body or white glass if you prefer. And there’s a diffuser with a dimmer to control the light. Oh yes – and bags of style.

Available from SCP, prices start at £325.

Find out more at the SCP website

Categories / Design and Interiors, Music

Vinyl record bath mat

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There’s few ways to jazz up the average bathroom, but this Record Collector bath mat could play a small part in livening it up.

Sadly, you don’t get a choice of record and you can’t play it, but it does add a quirly touch and at 24 inches across, is big enough to step on and wipe your feet as you leave the bath or shower.

Available from the Mod Cloth site, you can pick one up for $21.99, which is around £11.

Find out more at the Mod Cloth website

Categories / Men's Fashion

Oki-ni vs Fred Perry clothing range – based on a vintage Action Man top

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Oki-ni has teamed up with Fred Perry for a new limited edition range of clothing for autumn/winter 2007 – based on a vintage Fred Perry shirt for Action Man.

That shirt featured an oversized logo – seen here now on the Fred Perry Little Big Action Man range, a selection of items featuring a slimline fit and 1950s-style logo. First up is the the Little Big Action Man Polo Shirt (pictured here), made of 100% cotton heavy pique with press stud buttons and wide tartan green tipping. It has no top stitching to give a cleaner finish and retails for £75.

The Little Big Action Man Track Jacket is also made in 100% cotton heavy pique with no top stitching, an oversized zip and ribbing on the sleeves, collar and waistline. That’s £100. Finally, the Little Big Action Man Tennis Jumper is a heavy gage cable knit with wide ribbing and a tartan green 50s laurel. That sells for £195.

See images of the latter two items over the page – and if you want any of the items, they will be available from Oki-ni from Thursday 8th November.

Find out more at the Oki-ni website

Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Retro Cube clock radio

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There’s something of the old meeting the new with this Cube clock radio.

Its solid casing, cream colour scheme and radio dial gives the impression of an old device. But there’s modern functionality in this fold-out radio too, with a digital clock, alarm, AM/FM reception, a telescopic antenna and large built-in speaker.

Available in black as well as the cream, the radio sells for £32.50.

Find out more at the Graham & Green website

Categories / Architecture, Art and Photography

Battersea Powerstation Print by Nick Hannam

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And while we are on the subject of iconic buildings, they don’t come much more iconic than Battersea Powerstation, the subject of this print by Nick Hannam, but previously seen on album covers by Pink Floyd and later The Orb.

The building’s famous outline is seen here against a backdrop of a very 70s sludge green sky on this screen print. It is a limited edition, restricted to just 33 copies, hence the price tag of £890, although it does at least come framed.

It is available to buy at Places and Spaces.

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