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The Pattern Sourcebook: A Century of Surface Design

Pattern sourcebook

Of the huge amount of pattern design books being published at the moment, The Pattern Sourcebook: A Century of Surface Design stands out from the crowd. It's partly because of its size: 350 illustrations are crammed into 304 pages. But it's also because of its approach. The author, Drusilla Cole, has selected patterns from the last hundred years, from fabrics, wallpapers, ceramics and other mediums which are ordered within the book by aesthetic, rather than chronological, reasons. This means contemporary creations sit next to retro designs and it's a lesson in inspiration, not history. 

Artistic legends such as Henry Moore and Eduardo Paolozzi sit alongside Retro To Go favourites like Marimekko, Angie Lewin and Mark Hearld of the St Judes Gallery, whose work is used on the cover. Something to dip into time and time again, amazingly the book only costs £13.97 on Amazon. 

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Categories / Food and Drink

Mod vodka tumblers from Artel

Mod vodka tumblers

Looking to knock back some shots in style? These mod vodka tumblers from Artel could be your answer. As the name might suggest, they are decorated in a stylish black, geometric pattern. 

Artel specialize in glassware with graphic and geometric designs.Named after a group of Czech early twentieth artisans, the company tries to reflect their values in their work. For example, though these glasses have a sleek and modern look, they've been made using traditional glass-blowing techniques. 

Costing £193 for a set of three, they're probably glasses to be brought out on special occasions only.  

Buy them from the Couturelab website

Categories / Bags, Homeware

Kaleido bed set

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Looking for an 80s look for your bed that doesn't involve referencing your favourite TV programme or computer game from that period? Well, the Kaleido bed set is covered with a very simple geometric pattern made up of triangles but its colour scheme of greys, blacks and orange gives it an 80s feel. It's also made from 100% cotton with a suitably grown-up 200 thread count.  

Even better is that it's currently in the sale. Prices now range from £32.50 for a single bed set up to £50 for a super king bed.

Buy it from the Heals website

Categories / Homeware

Padgett delft rug from the Designers Guild

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The Padgett delft rug from the Designer Guild is another design that seems to look to the 1960s and '70s in its design. The bold geometric pattern doesn't look dissimilar to some of David Hicks' numbers from that period. That's no bad thing and the Designer Guild seem to have realised that too as they've also used the pattern on a black throw and, in various colourways, on wallpaper. 

The pattern arguably looks the most sophisticated on this rug which measures 160 x 260cm and is a wool and viscose mix. The sophistication costs however: in this case £695.

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Retro print containers from Berry Red

Retro print container

More stylish storage for your home with this retro print containers from Berry Red. They are enamel tins decorated in a 1970s floral pattern, sure to look attractive on any shelf. Handily each container also has a window so you can check what's been put inside each one (or how much is left of vital supplies of things like tea and coffee!). 

Though two sizes of containers are pictured above, Berry Red only seem to be selling the larger size. At 26cm high, it costs £18.50. 

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Categories / Food and Drink, Homeware

Next apple storage set

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Here are more goodies from Next who have come up trumps in their latest kitchen collection. Following on from the apple memo board featured earlier in the week, here's a similarly fruity storage set. The five piece set has containers for keeping all your kitchen essentials, from bread to biscuits. Each has a white finish with a repeated apple motif and a red lid to match the plain lettering. The simple design means the set could fit easily into a retro-inspired kitchen. 

The set costs £32. 

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