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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. 

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Categories / Kids, Music

Retro Kidswear from Nippaz With Attitude

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Much of the kids clothing available online resides firmly in one of two camps – saccharin and sweet, or more than a bit inappropriate. If you're looking for something that's cute and very cool, Nippaz With Attitude has a great range.

The British-based online boutique sells retro-chic designs featuring witty slogans, puns and iconic pop imagery. Certainly a way to get your brood's musical taste off on the right foot, not to mention their street cred. If you can't resist, there's also some adult sizes available too.

Prices for tops start at around £16.99, with cheaper bibs and accessories also available.

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Categories / Homeware, Kids

Bambi light

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For those who prefer their retro cute and kitsch rather than classically refined, this Bambi light could be just the thing. It's a low voltage plastic lamp that's in the form of everyone's favourite deer.

It could be a sweet touch in a kid's room, or more of a statement piece in a grown-up's room. Either way, measuring 27cm high and 40cm across, it's not going to blend into the background. 

The lamp costs £99 from the Caravan Style website

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Decoylabs Night Owl clock

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Decoylab night owl clock

You can't have failed to notice the huge influx of owls currently appearing on homewares and stationery. Why complain when the birds featured look as nice as they do on this night owl clock made by Decoylabs? The image of the owl looks like it is taken from a children's illustrated book from the 60s or 70s but actually is the work of illustrator Maiko Kuzunishi. The clock comes in eight different colour combination and is made simply from digitally printed archival paper mounted onto board. 

It's suggested for use in a kid's room but it looks far too appealing for that! The clock costs just $30 through her Etsy site. 

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C60 cassette wallpaper from Mini Moderns

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Two favourite things meet in this wallpaper: a love of the humble cassette and a love of Mini Moderns' designs. Mini Modern's latest design for kids (or grown-ups who haven't quite grown up) is the C60 wallpaper. The pattern repeats a variety of different tapes, bringing back fond memories of carefully creating and listening to mix tapes with names such as 'summer hits' or 'party mix'.

The image shown is in the chalkboard and gold option but, if you are extra keen to encourage your kids to pay homage to this lost technology, it also comes in the customisable 'colour me' option. Both versions cost £38 per roll. 

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‘Vintage…and more’ fashion fair 27 September

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Another new London vintage fair event for the calendar, the 'Vintage..and more' fashion fair which is being held at the Byam Shaw College of Art, N19, this Sunday 27 September.

As well as the typical array of vintage clothing stalls, the '…and more' bit of the title refers to the fact they'll also be selling customised items of clothing and will be featuring makers who create new designs from vintage fabric. Because of this, they are promising a larger-than-usual selection of clothes for men and kids. There will also be a section devoted entirely to haberdashery. 

The fair runs from between 11am and 5pm. Entrance costs just £3 (or £2 for students) but the bargain hunting starts early as there's the opportunity to request free entrance tickets on their website. 

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