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Isak Nova Meadow Bedding

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Isak has been making woollen blankets in their popular penguin print for a while now, but they’ve recently expanded their bedding range to include the more grown-up Nova Meadow Bedding.

Like their other designs, the pattern is bold and colourful with a Scandinavian influence. The set consists of a duvet cover (in a choice of three sizes) with two matching pillowcases, all made from 100% silk cotton. Prices range from £!00 for the Queen size up to £130 for the Superking.

Available to buy directly from the Isak website.

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Eclectic Cutlery Set

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If you like everything to neatly match, then this is not a product for you.

The Eclectic Cutlery Set is made up of a mismatched selection of knives, forks and spoons, in a range of different styles. The designs include spots, flowers and gingham, with no two being the same to give the overall impression that you’ve collected them individually from markets and second-hand shops.

The sixteen-piece set costs £29.99 from The Contemporary Home.

Categories / Design and Interiors

Midcentury-style dining table and chairs at Dooley’s Furniture

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Functional, as well as offering a nod to the 1950s. that's this midcentury-style dining table and chairs at Dooley's Furniture.

Th is modern design is fairly timeless, although it is obviously inspired by midcentury Scandinavian pieces, offering up that retro twist without throwing it in your face. All made of oak, you get the table with that slanted legs and lacquered finish, plus the chairs, with the same finish, but with curved backs and slightly angled seats.

The entire set is yours for £825. You can also buy the table and chairs separately.

Find out more at the Dooley's Furniture website

Categories / Art and Photography, Books, Food and Drink

Own Label: Sainsburys Design Studio 1962 – 1977 book by Jonny Trunk

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Go into your average Sainsburys store today and the store / packaging is as dull las any other supermarket. Not so in the 1960s, when the Sainsburys Design Studio was at its height, an era celebrated by the Own Label: Sainsburys Design Studio 1962 – 1977 book by Jonny Trunk.

Published by fuel, it celebrates the era from 1962, when Peter Dixon joined the Sainsburys Design Studio, kick-starting a revolution in product design for its Own Label products. Simple, stylish, modernist design, nothing like anything that had come before – designs that helped to build Sainsburys into a brand giant.

Produced in collaboration with the Sainsbury family and The Sainsbury Archive, the book showcases that impressive body of work for lovers of graphic design, as well as offering a unique insight into what and how we ate. Some of those images pictured below, or check out the product page for many more. Available for pre-order now, you can secure one for £11.87.

Find out more at the Amazon website

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eBay watch: 1970s Guzzini Clan table lamp by Studio 6G

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I've seen the larger versions of this Guzzini Clan table lamp on offer for seriously high prices. So right now, this one is something of a bargain.

The work of the company's in-house Studio 6G design team and produced from 1968 through to 1977, this is the larger version of the lamp, large enough to be used as a floor lamp if you wish, with a height of 51cm and a diameter of 46cm.

A space age classic and right now, at just £2.

Find out more at the eBay website

Also, thanks to Andrew for pointing out another vintage gem from Guzzini currently up for auction, this stunning Quadrifoglio table lamp by Gae Aulenti. It's on a Buy It Now for £425 and you can find out more here.

Categories / Art and Photography, Books

3D Vintage Comic Letters by The Letteroom

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Remember this Crayola Letter Art? It was the work of The Letteroom, who are back with something else with a retro twist – these 3D Vintage Comic Letters.

Each of the letter is around 15cm tall and 5cm in depth, all made from original vintage Beano, Superman or Bunty comic pages, as well as  magazines, music or book pages. Choose from the selection on offer or get a custom-made letter, should you have your own favourite comic. Any letter you like too, as all are made to order.

If you want one, you can pick one up online for £38.

Find out more at the Not On The High Street website