Looking like the wallpaper you might see in an old family photograph is this Dorothy Perkins Retro Print luggage.
There’s a definite 70s feel here – an extreme version of a wild 70s wallcovering. Two items in the range, the larger luggage pictured here, as well as a holdall that should be useful as a cool weekend bag.
Both are 100% cotton and machine washable, with the luggage retailing for £30 and the holdall for £25.
Find out more at the Dorothy Perkins website
Via The Bag Lady
Yes, Andy Warhol did a famous portrait of Marilyn Monroe – but he also did a lot more, more than 300 in fact – and these are all collected in a new book by Phaidon – Andy Warhol Portraits.
The book is the first to offer a comprehensive overview of Warhol`s many portraits, including well-known icons as well as many works largely unknown even by avid Warhol followers, including socialites, art dealers, collectors, politicians, and cult figures of a particular era. The portraits cover a wide period in time – from the early 1960s until his death in 1987.
Also included is an introduction by gallerist Tony Shafrazi and essays by Warhol experts, art historians, and critics.
Available now in hardback, you can pick it up for around £30.
When we’re looking round for quirky retro design, D&G wouldn’t be the first place to look. But amazingly, it is D&G who are behind this Test Card watch.
Inspired by the first ever BBC "electronically generated" test card (test card G), it’s certain to get people talking – probably about their childhood. In terms of features, it has a quartz movement, one-touch backlight, water-resistance to 50m and a steel bracelet with butterfly buckle.
You can pick one up now – it retails for £175.
Find out more at the Shade Station website
Going under the name Candy by Paul Weller, it’s a limited edition range (no mention of specific numbers) for spring/summer 2007. Two styles so far – pink and brown or light and dark blue “Candy” stripes, with a “superior” finish and 100% cotton composition. An additional design is expected soon.
Like the Paul Weller-design Fred Perry polo shirts, I’m sure everyone will have their opinions on these. If your opinion is positive, you can pick one up for £47.
Billed as 60s-style cube shelves, these display/storage units have more of a 70s look about them to me, but they’re still a smart addition to your home.
They’re nesting cubes, so you can store them within each other. But once out, you can arrange these white wooden shelves in a number of ways for displaying and organising books, photographs, books, CDs or ornaments.
Sizes range from 42.5cm to 28cm width, with the four cube set retailing for £69.95 online.
The Chuck Taylor All Star Hi by Converse is a shoe that is just about as timeless as they come.
This psychedelic take on the "Chucks" are currently only available in Asia (have you heard it before?) but we reckon they will be for sale in the rest of the world pretty soon.
Yours for ¥7,140 (around £32) from Flauge
