Categories / Toys and Games

Clockwork Austin London Taxi from METTOY

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Hark back to the halcyon days of postwar toy manufacturing with this perfect replica of a London Taxi, produced by toy manufacturer METTOY from original tinplate.

METTOY first launched a range of die cast models in 1956, creating the Corgi brand of small, detailed vehicles. Now they have created a new generation of metal toys, using the same traditional manufacturing techniques to produce this clockwork drive Austin FX 4 taxi which comes with front wheel steering, key winder and detailed interior.

The model is a limited edition, measuring 193mm in length.

It costs £60 from Paul Smith here.

Categories / Men's Fashion, Sportswear

Reissued 1960s Adidas Achill trainers now available to buy

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We did preview these over on our His Knibs site a while back, but now the Adidas Achill trainers are available to buy.

A limited edition release of a lesser-known Adidas shoe, originally a running shoe and dating back to the late '60s, it's something of a forerunner to the better-known SL 72. In this case, you get the original shape, with a suede and mesh upper, D-ring lacing and cutaway sole, with a colour option of white or black. The other style pictured over the page.

If you want a pair, £65 secures a pair.

Find out more at the End Clothing website

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Categories / Kids, Toys and Games

Vintage toys garland from Lapin and Me

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Looking for an unusual way to decorate a kids room? Take a look at this vintage toys garland available from Lapin and Me

The garland is 2.5 metres long and sits on just the right side of kitsch. It combines images of vintage toys and accessories with the word 'toys', spelt out in retro typography. Hung together using fluorescent orange tape, it would add the perfect touch of colour to a child's room. 

The garland costs £8. 

Buy it online

Categories / Design and Interiors, Women's Fashion

Pimlico wallpaper from Laura Ashley

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Laura Ashley are world famous for a certain kind of romantic style. This Pimlico wallpaper goes back to the company's extensive archive to reproduce some of their most familiar type of imagery. 

The wallpaper is covered with photographs taken from their most influential moment in women's fashions: there's Edwardian-style dresses and puff sleeves, smock dresses and maxi skirts. If you're a fan of the Laura Ashley look, you're sure to find plenty to inspire you or maybe to evoke some memories in this wallpaper. 

Though the paper is shown here in black and white, it can also be bought in a pink tinted version – perfect for those who like to look at the past through the rose tinted spectacles of nostalgia. Don't want it over an entire wall? The design is also available on photo albums and hat boxes. 

The wallpaper costs £22.40 a roll.

Order it online

Categories / Homeware

Free Range Designs Chaise Longue

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Free Range Designs’ Chaise Longue combines the feel-good factor of product made from recycled parts with the decadent luxury always suggested by a chaise.

The piece was made originally as a commission for the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales, but can be made to order in around 5 weeks. It is made from recycled wood from skips and scrap woodpiles, but polished and oiled so you would never know its humble origins. It has a novelty coin slide down the backrest, intended to carry a message about modern over-consumption, although perhaps a little rich coming from an item costing £2,900.

Visit the Free Range Designs website to order.

Categories / Homeware

Sagaform Blossom Teapot

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Sagaform can always be relied upon for a good retro pattern such with the Blossom Teapot being the latest.

The teapot is made from stoneware with an oak lid. If the design looks familiar, that is because Blossom combines the elements of three other Camilla Engdahl patterns: Tulip, Daisy and Clover, so if you already own tea sets in those prints, this teapot will work well with them.

Buy it from Illustrated Living, priced £25.95.