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Orla Kiely sample sale 29 April – 2 May

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Orla kiely sample sale

Bargain hunters of London rejoice, as next week brings another Orla Kiely sample sale. Yes, it's the opportunity to snap up some of her distinctive retro designs at reduced prices. 

It's not clear what stock will be included but hopefully it will include of her recent designs like the Waterflower pattern from the Spring/Summer collection shown here. 

The sale opens at Chelsea Old Town Hall on the King's Road on Thursday 29 April at 11am and continues until Sunday at 6pm. Full details of the opening hours are on the Orla Kiely website. Entrance costs £1, with money going to Maggies Cancer Caring Centres. 

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Categories / Design and Interiors, Homeware

Next retro rug

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Next rug

From cushions to table wares, Next seem to be really playing up the retro influences with their Spring collection. The latest addition is this retro rug, featuring an abstract pattern in interlocking shapes. The green, grey and yellow colour scheme would work really well in relation to the other products we've featured or, if you want a more dramatic look, it also comes in red. 

The down side is that it isn't made from wool, instead made from lookalike acrylic. However, this is reflected in the price which is a bit more affordable than some of the rugs we feature, ranging from £50 to £199 depending on size. The pattern is also available on a runner with prices starting at £50. 

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Categories / Design and Interiors, Food and Drink, Homeware

Bold and Noble retro kitchenware tea towels for The Collection

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Collection teatowel

We've featured a couple of prints from Bold and Noble before and, if you like their style, you'll be pleased to hear they've made that exciting leap into the world of tea towels, designing three bright numbers exclusively for Parisian store The Collection.

Each tea towel features an array of retro kitchenware: from the plates shown in the left image to the saucepans on the right. The third design illustrates an array of jugs. All three tea towels are perfect for playing spot the 20th century design or manufacturer! 

The tea towels cost 12 euros each or you can get all three for 30 euros. 

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Categories / Art and Photography, Design and Interiors

Cushion covers using 1940s Henry Moore designed textiles

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Henry Moore cushion covers

A reissue being sold to accompany the current Henry Moore exhibition at Tate Modern, these cushion covers use textile designs Moore did in the 1940s. 

Although the artist is famous for his sculptural works he did also produce textile designs, first for Zika Ascher from 1943 onwards and then for David Whitehead Fabrics after the Festival of Britain. The two textiles available, Wings and Ovals or Half Figures, were both designs produced for Ascher in about 1947.

The patterns are printed onto 100% cotton cushion covers, which sell without their pads. They cost £15 each. 

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Categories / Homeware, Kids

Ferm Living retro robot duvet set

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Ferm living Robot bedding junior

Ferm Living have gone crazy for robots in their new Spring range, including this duvet set. Yes, a pillow and duvet cover with a repeat pattern of colourful retro robots. Fans of the mechanical creatures might be upset to know it's only available as a single duvet, meaning this design is most probably just for the kids. However, jealousy aside, it would look great in a children's room. 

The range is currently available for pre-order at Cloudberry Living for release later in the month and also includes mini robot cushions for £22 and wall stickers for £39.95. This duvet set costs £85. 

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Categories / Design and Interiors

Yahgie fabrics and cushions featuring 20th-century design classics

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Yahgie

There have been hundreds of prints, fabrics, cushions and other artworks featured on this site that draw their inspiration from instantly recognisable mid-century design classics. Yahgie's fabric and cushion collection join that long list, but they do so in style. 

The cushion shown on the left is the thing for any chair addicts. The design features sketchy illustrations of the chairs, shown with their names underneath, enabling you to swot up on your design history as you recline. This pattern is also available as a cotton fabric, as is the Pop Art style pattern on the right that uses the distinctive shape of Henningsen's Artichoke lamp. 

If these designs appeal, their website is well worth an explore as Yahgie also sell wall art and tableware. 

The cushion costs $49.99 while the fabric costs $89.99 for a yard (approximately 91cm). 

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