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Visit London greeting cards by Hello! Lucky

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Okay, we've featured a lot of retro-styled London designs recently, but this Visit London greeting card by Hello! Lucky has got to be one of the most charming.

The letterpress design shows the capital looking idyllic, complete with neat townhouses, cute scooters and plush cars, alongside sights such as the Eros statue and Tower Bridge, all executed in a striking black, red and white colour scheme. Hello!Lucky have offices in both London and San Francisco and this card has been designed for them by San Francisco team Lab Partners (you may remember them from their Ode to Pears print), which may account for the tourist's view of the city as show on the cards. 

A set of six cards costs £10.20. 

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Categories / Travel

T@B 320 Retro Caravan

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To some, caravanning has the romantic connotations of taking to the road in a vintage airstream trailer, whereas to others it's more associated with a wet weekend in Bognor. Whatever your take, it's undeniable that there's a certain romance to packing up and hitting the open road and the incredibly compact T@B 320 Caravan allows you to do just that and in retro style to boot.

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Exmouth cushion from Habitat

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Exmouth cushion

If you're looking forward to summer and an escape to the seaside, you'll probably appreciate the Exmouth cushion from Habitat.

The coastal scene is illustrated in vivid colours and a style that's reminiscent of the classic 1930s railway posters that encouraged you to go and 'See Britain by Train'. It's ideal for inspiring a spot of holiday daydreaming. 

The cushion costs just £10. 

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Me Old China London bunting

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London bunting

We've featured some great examples of unusual bunting on this site before. To add to this and very much chiming with current trends is this London bunting made by Me Old China.

The bunting is made from re-purposed souvenir tea towels featuring traditional tourist views of London. Made from 100% cotton, in their new format they capture a nostalgic view of the city perfectly. 

The set pictured gives you 4 metres worth of double sided bunting for $50. 

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Categories / Homeware, Travel

London postcard cushion from Jigsaw

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Postcard cushions
There's a nostalgic feel running through Jigsaw's Spring homeware range, as typified by this London postcard cushion.

Looking like it's been inspired by a vintage souvenir scarf, it's decorated with black and white vignettes of some of London's most famous buildings, such as Tower Bridge and Buckingham Palace. 

Made from cotton, it costs £35.

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Categories / Art and Photography, Travel

Where The Sidewalk Ends: How to find old New York vintage-style map by Herb Lester Associates

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Remember this really cool London Print by Jim Datz at Pedlars? Well, the same artist is behind the latest Herb Lester Associates vintage-style map, going by the name of Where The Sidewalk Ends: How to find old New York.

Yes, following on from the likes of the 1960s London, You Are Here and May We Help You? maps, this is the firsr trip outside the Uk, with Datz providing the vintage-style imagery for what's described as 'a guide to the New York you’ve always wanted to see but feared might have disappeared for good'.

Expect Edward Hopper diners and down-at-heel dive bars, overstocked grocery stores and mountainous pastrami sandwiches. From Patsy’s Pizzeria in Harlem, to the Nom Wah Tea Parlor in Chinatown, taking in along the way Katz's, the '21' Club and McSorley's Old Ale House to name just a few places. It is A3 (297x420mm) folded to A6 (105x148mm), and litho printed on recycled paper. Price? Just £3.

Find out more at the Herb Lester website