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Kelly Hoppen Hicks wallpaper for B&Q
Another big name working on a high street budget, Kelly Hoppen has teamed up with B&Q for a new wallpaper range. The designs are quite varied in their style but one that leaps out is the Hicks wallpaper.
The name seems to be no coincidence as the geometric shapes of the design are obviously strongly influenced by some of David Hicks' looks in the 1960s and 70s, such as his hexagonal wallpaper. Hoppen has given a contemporary feel to her design by playing with different textures of paper with both of the two colourways available for this design, as shown in the image above, using a silver effect.
The paper costs £19.98 a roll (compared to a reissue of an original Hicks design which will cost you around £50 a roll).
Buy it from the B&Q website
Darling Clementine and Ferm Living Marionette cushions
Back last year we showed you some of Darling Clementine's 70s cards and notebooks. The company has now teamed up with another Retro To Go favourite Ferm Living to introduce some of their distinctive artwork into the home with the Marionette cushions.
The cushions feature four of their typically colourful characters: Frank Fox, Elle Elephant, Posy Panda and, the one with the best name, Aristo Katt. Although they are aimed at kids, I reckon a couple could sneak a few into your living room quite happily too.
The cushions cost 29.95 Euros each.
Buy them online
London on Film DVDs
More views of London, this time through archival footage courtesy of the London on Film DVDs. The collection of eight DVDs is the result of a collaboration between Independent Film Studios and ITN Source New Classics – ITN's historical archive.
Each DVD is about an hour long and uses the historical news footage to focus on a different aspect of the city's history, covering quite a diverse range of topics: there's two on the history of the East End starting from 1900 and going up to the 70s, two on London in the 50s, while the others look at the Krays, Lost Docks, Railways and Haunted London. There are plans to release 100 DVDs in the London on Film series over the next five years so, if nothing appeals to you there, there's bound to be something to capture your interest eventually.
The DVDs cost £9.99 each.
Buy them from Archive Film shop
Clarks Originals reissues 1970s Clarks Rambler shoe
The Clarks Rambler has been suspiciously absent from its catalogue for some years. Not anymore thankfully, as it has just returned. Read more
Seventies style Constellation mirror from Sentou Edition
New in at Made in Design is this 1970s-style constellation mirror from Sentou Edition.
Designed by Denis Santachiara, it's made from coloured circular acrylic mirrors that are connected by wire to resemble some imaginary stellar arrangement. The mirrors may not be too useful for checking your reflection but overall it's certainly a statement piece for your wall.
The mirror costs £130.
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