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Categories / Art and Photography, Film and TV

Limited edition UFO Mindbender print by Piper Gates Design

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Very much in the same style as the recent Jason King print comes this limited edition UFO Mindbender print by Piper Gates Design.

Again, influenced by Giannetto Coppola’s work for Penguin, this is a tribute to the Mindbender episode of the cult live action Gerry Anderson show, as well as its lead character, Ed Straker.

The poster is sized at 30 x 40cm, printed on 170 gram paper and is limited to just 15 copies. If you want one, it is being sold via eBay at a 'buy it now' price of £9.99. See a shot of it in a frame over the page.

Find out more at the eBay website

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Categories / Homeware

Citizen Wallpaper

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Wallpaper Direct has an overwhelming number of wallpaper design and a good number of retro ones in there, with this Citizen Wallpaper being another example.

The pattern consists of circles and arches that suggest a 1960s influence. It is available in either taupe and grey on a pale silver background (pictured) or a fresh-looking green and black on a white background.

The wallpaper costs just over £24 per roll from Wallpaper Direct.

Categories / Architecture, Property

For sale: Midcentury-style four-bedroomed house in Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria

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Great location and some interesting midcentury-style architecture – this four-bedroomed house in Bowness-on-Windermere, Cumbria certainly has a lot going for it.

We don't know when it was built, the 1960s would be a educated guess though, with the current owners being here for the last 30 years. Found in 'one of the area's foremost post codes' and in the middle of the Lake District, the house is a mix of old and new, with the original design features intact, rubbing shoulders with some modern-day upgrading in the kitchen and bathroom for example.

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Categories / Art and Photography

New limited edition Shag print: Purple Sun

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It's predominantly purple and it features the sun, so calling it Purple Sun is probably a wise move by Shag.

His latest screenprint that is, which offers up a summer vibe and a mid-sixties feel, not to mention a surfboard, a seagull and a glamorous lady. It's an 11-colour serigraph, sized at 37 x 49cm and limited to 200, each signed and numbered by the artist.

$175 is the price, with stocks likely to sell through quickly.

Find out more at the Shagmart website

Categories / Design and Interiors, Homeware

Studio Couch in Donna Wilson Fabric

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Various incarnations of Ercol’s Studio Couch have appeared here in the past, from vintage versions to anniversary re-issues.

The latest combines the classic Lucian R Ercolani design with fabric by Donna Wilson, another name that should be familiar to regular readers. The couch is made from beech with the cushions upholstered in Donna Wilson and SCP's Nos Da fabric, which looks as if it comes from the 1950s too. It is currently on sale priced just over £2,130 (having previously been £2,450).

You can take a closer look at it on the SCP website, although you can’t buy it directly online. Note that SCP also has the retro-styled Donna Wilson Mabel sofa in its sale. You can find out about that here.

Categories / Homeware

Content by Conran Aspen Armchair

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Design inspired by Danish and Swedish furniture from the past continues to pop up on the high street, which is no bad thing.

John Lewis’s Content by Conran range currently includes this Aspen Armchair. The chair’s distinctive shape is midcentury style at its best. It has slim arms, sled legs and is upholstered in a bright yellow fabric called “Starfruit”, which may not be everyone's first choice of colour, but it works well with this design.

It costs £1,095 from John Lewis.