Categories / Art and Photography, Film and TV, Kids

Saturday Mornings in the 80s paper cut

Cut Out Paper 80s

Most paper cuts seem to focus on folk and whimsical imagery so this piece, titled Saturday Mornings in the 80s, makes a nice change. Full of weird and wonderful shapes, look at bit closer and you realise its made of the silhouettes of some of the Eighties best known TV characters ranging from He-Man and She-Ra to Postman Pat and Rainbow Brite.

The piece is limited to twenty and is made by laser cutting, based on a hand-drawing. It's the work of London based company Cut Out Paper who also sell a cut based on classic twentieth-century chairs, should your taste be slightly less nostalgic. 

It sells for £75 unframed or £130 framed. You can contact them to order through their website or go through their Etsy store.

Categories / Food and Drink

Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Miniatures Dispenser Machine

 

Cadbury's Dairy Milk Miniatures Dispenser Machine
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Miniatures Dispenser Machine (image credit: Cadbury’s)

A timeless classic we probably all had as kids is still in production – the Cadbury’s Dairy Milk Miniatures Dispenser Machine. Read more

Categories / Art and Photography, Kids

Littlephant prints

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More fun retro-styled illustration for kids courtesy of new Swedish company, Littlephant

Camilla Lundsten is the designer behind Littlephant and her illustrations feature lively cartoon-like illustrations of animals, executed in a 1950s inspired colour scheme. The resulting images are sure to brighten up any room. 

What's even better is that they are reasonably priced at £15 each. 

Buy it from Little Baby Company

Categories / Kids, Toys and Games

The space hopper returns in 21st century-style at Habitat

Silver hopper
The space hopper remains the iconic toy of the 70s. It continually resurfaces in slightly modified versions – under other names and in other sizes. Now Habitat have given it a suitably 21st century makeover, which they've called 'Big Tig'. 

The famous orange, and the kangaroo design is nowhere to be seen and instead the hopper is produced in a quite appealing space age shiny silver. The handles ensure it also retains its main attraction: being able to bounce around on it!

The hopper costs £12.

Buy it online 

Categories / Kids, Toys and Games

Fuzzy-felt fridge magnets

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Fuzzy-felt is something that probably popped up in most people's childhoods as, after all, it started being produced in 1950. Here's a chance to remember the creativity of your youth as the toy is now available as fridge magnets

The magnet set includes over 100 felt pieces made in the three primary colours and the classic shapes that you'll remember. From children to animals to transport, they're all included. 

The set costs £9.49 and makes going to get your milk out the fridge a whole lot more fun. 

Buy them from the Lazybone website

Categories / Books, Design and Interiors, Kids

The Redstone Press 2010 Russian diary

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If you are already looking ahead to next year and want to stock up on your stationery now, you may be interested in The Redstone Press' 2010 Russian diary. If you've ever bought one of Redstone's diaries before you'll know what a visual treat they are and this one is no different. Its illustrations are collected from 1920s and 1930s children literature from the Soviet Union and include works by artists such as Vladimir Mayakovsky and El Lissitzky. The images give a glimpse not only into the imaginary worlds of children's books but also the idealism of the period. 

The diaries are sturdy and spiral bound and cost £14.95 for a year's worth of inspiration. 

Buy it online