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Alternative music Christmas cards by Piper Gates Design

20 affordable retro tech gift ideas

20 affordable retro tech gift ideas

10 of the best retro alarm clocks

10 of the best retro alarm clocks

Categories / Architecture

To let: Art deco Stillness house in Sundridge Park, Kent

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The house market isn’t up to much right now, but the lettings market is booming – and art deco Stillness house in Sundridge Park, Kent is one of the best on the market.

It’s a grade-II listed house, the work of Gilbert Booth, dating back to 1934 and widely acknowledged as one of the finest examples of 30s architecture in Britain. The five-bedroom house also offers an octagonal swimming pool, roof terrace and plenty of garden, not to mention two bathrooms, a private drive and garage.

You can find out more about the house on the website. And if it’s you, the house is available for up to two years at £808 per week.

Find out more at the Modern House website

Categories / Homeware

Slätthult Folk Tree Wall Sticker

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New to the Slätthult range of wall stickers at Ikea is this Folk Tree design.

Designed by La Cocotte, it is heavily influenced by the same Scandinavian folk art that was popular with designs in the mid-century period.

It is self-adhesive and measures 33 cm wide by 51cm high. It costs just £.9.99, making it a cheap way to change the look of your walls.  Visit the Ikea website to check the stock of your local branch.

Categories / Art and Photography

Shinzi Katoh poster range

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We’ve covered bags and homeware from Shinzi Katoh previously, but for fans of the designs, the poster range is certainly worth a look.

Essentially, these are the same retro-styled (and indeed childlike) designs, but in a much larger format – the Deep Forest image above is sized at 61 x 86cm.

All are printed on very high quality Japanese paper (so nice and thick) and all are priced around the £32 mark.

Find out more at the Shinzi Katoh website

Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Pure Evoke Flow – retro-styled internet/DAB radio

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Pure has knocked out some stylish DAB radios in the past – and now it’s gone for some internet action with the Pure Evoke Flow.

DAB and FM radio are still included, but there’s also a sophisticated internet radio too, offering thousands of net radio shows, along with all the BBC’s Listen Again content, other on-demand radio, podcasts and ‘ambient sound’, should you wish to ease yourself to sleep with natural noise.

Other features include constant checking of stations (to cut down on the rubbish or non-existent), the ability to sync fave shows between the radio and the web, loads of presets and of course, that stylish retro exterior with touch-sensitive controls. it arrives next month, selling for £150.

Find out more at the Pure website

Via Electric Pig