Categories / Design and Interiors

Linea Big Spots shower curtain

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Rather late in the day, House Of Fraser has launched an online version of its stores. And while much of the range is easily found elsewhere, the company does supplement the big labels with its own brand items at affordable prices – which includes this Linea Big Spots shower curtain.

If you want to give your bathroom a hip update, this is a cheap way of doing it. The curtain features an op art-style design on a woven fabric with 12 silver eyelets.

And you can pick it up now, priced at £20.

Find out more at the House Of Fraser website

Categories / Music

DMC’s Two Tone label-inspired slipmats

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Nice take on the Two Tone label logo from DMC with these 2 Turntables slipmats.

From a distance, you’ll take it for the label’s logo and indeed the Walt Jabsco character. But look closely and you’ll see a different name, circles replacing squares and Walt in trainers and headphones rather than a sharp suit and tie.

They come as a pair (as you’d expect) and retail for £10.99.

Find out more at the Juno website

Categories / Pets

Ben Sherman Dog Father dog bed

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Well, the company’s current efforts in fashion aren’t anything to shout about these days, so it’s no surprise to see Ben Sherman doing a spot of diversifying. Although this Dog Father dog bed seems a bit of a strange route to take.

I’m guessing this is being pitched as a mod-themed dog bed, with a play on the Paul Weller mod father nickname and the Union Jack logo on the cushion inside. On a more practical note, it is foam-filled, with a soft fleece lining and is machine washable.

Sized for small to medium dogs, it retails for £19.99. Bulldog not included.

Find out more at the Argos website

Categories / Art and Photography, Men's Fashion, Music, Women's Fashion

1977 exhibition, Fashion Museum, Bath

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The recently revamped and renamed Fashion Museum in Bath is currently hosting an exhibition entitled 1977. Consisting of twenty photographs, the exhibition focuses on the relationship between music and style.

The display includes all of the big names of the punk and new wave scene, including The Clash, The Jam, Don Letts, The Ramones and Debbie Harry. The photographers are an equally distinguished bunch, including Ian Dickson, Kevin Cummins, Howard Barlow and Pennie Smith.

The exhibition runs until the end of March 2008 at the Fashion Museum, Assembly Rooms, Bath. Further details can be found on their website www.fashionmuseum.co.uk

Categories / Design and Interiors

Jethro Macey Flying Duck coat hooks

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Remember the flying birds on the wall of Hilda Ogden’s house in Coronation Street? We featured an updated version a few months back, courtesy of Andrew Tanner. And now there’s a practical version –  these Jethro Macey Flying Duck coat hooks.

Very much in the same style as the vintage classics, these birds are available in powder-coated stainless steel and in a choice of colours – pink, blue, green, yellow and white. But best of all, these have a use other than decoration – as coat hooks.

Sold as a set of three, you can pick up a set for £55.

Find out more at the Rockett St George website

Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Targus CityLite op art laptop bag

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No longer are laptops bags black and functional – this Targus CityLite bag is cool and stylish.

Apparently designed for ‘today’s female executives’, this lightweight bag has an op art-style design in black and white, padding to protect your notebook, a capacity to fit a PC up to 14-inch and a removable zip pouch for any small accessories you may have with you.

Available now, you can pick one up online for £20.40.

Find out more at the Rapid website