Andy Warhol wasn’t always everyone’s favourite pop artist – he started out with more modest illustration work – and it’s those designs that make up this Andy Warhol Shoes Galore rug.
His work in the 1950s was as an illustrator for fashion magazines, in particular for drawing shoes. Those 50s drawings are used on this officially-licensed rug, available in several sizes, but all made from 100% polypropylene.
You can buy one online, with prices starting from $199.99 (around £100).
Saint Etienne are premiering their new film – This Is Tomorrow – at the Royal Festival Hall on 29th June.
The 75-minute film documents the history of the site, from the 1951 Festival of Britain, through years of boom and neglect, and up to the new refurbished Royal Festival Hall. It includes interviews with people who worked on the Hall and the Festival Of Britain, including Robin Day, Jim Cadbury-Brown and Sir Terence Conran, as well as Waterloo residents who once lived on the site.
Saint Etienne will play a live, specially-written soundtrack, backed by a 60-piece orchestra conducted by John Cameron – famed for his scores for Ken Loach’s Kes and Poor Cow.
Tickets are on sale now, priced from £15.
Very much in the style of the plastic pop-art furnishings of the 60s is this great retro Apple chair.
A nice (and quirky) alternative to the Eero Aarnio Ball Chair, this is similarly made of a ployresin, with a deep padded seat for your behind and a high-gloss finish.
It’s available in white or red, priced at £1099.
Still no feature on Blythe Dolls on Retro To Go, but another product using the vintage big-eyed dolls – these Blythe Doll greetings cards.
They’re made by Pulp Cards and sold through a variety of retailers, in particular, Paperchase. And there’s a number available – over 30 designs and shapes, ranging from the obviously 60s-inspired looks through to something more contemporary (and for a variety of occasions).
Prices are around £2 each.
There’s a Football Memorabilia auction coming up at Christies, packed full of classic football shirts, but none more cool than Pele’s New York Cosmos shirt, signed by the man himself.
It’s an authentic item – worn by Pele and gained by Paolo Ammoniaci as a swap after the 1977 Cosmos v Lazio challenge match. The white and green short-sleeved shirt features a printed Cosmos badge, with the name "Pele" and the number 10 on the reverse.
But you’ll need plenty of spare cash to bid for it – the estimate is between £700 and £1,000. If you’ve got that money to spare, surely a worthy investment. The auction takes place on 3rd April 2007 at the London South Kensington auction rooms.
We recently featured some retro-styled aprons from Anthropologie – now here’s some from the UK – these retro adult aprons from ZPM.
There’s a good number available, with the two featured here being the Home EC and the Fifties Kitchen, both featuring colourful 50s-style graphics on a cotton apron, coated for protection and with adjustable neck and waist ties.
All are priced at £21.50.
Find out more at the ZPM website
