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ABS Icon Wrist Watch now available to order worldwide

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Remember the ABS Icon Wrist Watch we featured a few months back? Well, it’s now available buy worldwide, courtesy of the MoMA website.

Originally sold in the Korean market, the Icon is designed in the blocky style of vintage 8-bit graphics. Indeed, it could be the watch Mario would have worn in the early Nintendo games. It consists of a stainless steel body with a polyurethane band and that’s about all – this watch is all about minimalism.

And there’s good news about the price too. It sold in Korea for the equivalent of £42, so you might expect the price to have jumped a bit for resale. It hasn’t – in fact it’s even gone down a bit to $75, which is around £38.

Find out more at the MoMA website

Categories / Homeware

VW Camper Van egg cups

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I don’t think we’ve featured any egg cups for a while. Come to think of it, I don’t think we’ve ever featured an egg cup. So these VW Camper Van egg cups are something of a first.

Details on the Urban Outfitters website are scarce, so we’ll presume you get the set of four (there’s no choice of colour, so seems to make sense), with each of the coloured vans hand painted – because machines are never quite so random.

But if you want to make sure, check out the set at your local Urban Outfitters, where they retail for £9 for the set. Or take a chance of ordering online.

Find out more at the Urban Outfitters website

Categories / Gadgets and Tech

Rolleiflex MiniDigi AF 5.0 – classic camera in miniature

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We featured the original Rolleiflex MiniDigi back in 2006, a miniature version of a vintage design – and a camera that sold out very quickly after its launch. Which means you’ll have to be quick off the mark to pick up the new Rolleiflex MiniDigi AF 5.0.

Despite its looks, this isn’t a relic of the past, it’s actually a digital replica of the original classic twin reflex camera. Inside that eye-catching red and black case is a three megapixel CMOS sensor, autofocus, and a very clear 1.1 inch TFT monitor – located on the top. Which means you can take pictures in the same way as the original by looking down at the screen to aim and shoot.

Check with Rollei for official dealers, where it will retail for $399 (around £150).

Rollei website

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Categories / Design and Interiors

Habitat’s modernist Rocker chair

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Earlier today I mentioned Jean Prouve – and coincidentally, the Rocker chair from Habitat has a hint of Prouve in its design.

This James Harrison design is like a stripped-down version of the classic 1930 Cité Armchair, modernist in looks, but at the same time ideal for the modern home. Various versions are available – with a choice of natural and dark stained oak for the frame and berry pink wool, brown and white leather for the upholstery.

A reissued Cité Armchair sells for over £2,000. A Habitat Rocker sells from £399.

Find out more at the Habitat website

Categories / Women's Fashion

Monsoon Heritage Collection

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BombaydressTo celebrate its 35th birthday, Monsoon has just launched the Heritage Collection. The collection comprises of original pieces inspired by Monsoon prints and designs from the 1970s.

This includes the Bombay dress (pictured here), made from 100% silk and costing £85, a smock of the same fabric for £65, a silk maxi dress (also £85) and a white cotton-silk mix tunic (again for £65). There are also two vests on sale on the website as part of this collection, but they aren’t particularly interesting.

The collection can be viewed online at the Monsoon website.

Categories / Art and Photography

May 68: Street Posters from the Paris Rebellion

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1968posterIn May, The Hayward Gallery will be hosting an exhibition to jointly commemorate the revolutionary spirit of 1968 and its own 40th birthday. Entitled “May 68: Street Posters from the Paris Rebellion”, the exhibition is the first major display in the UK of posters produced during the strikes in France.

On 16 May students and faculty spontaneously took over the Ecole des Beaux Arts to form the Atelier Populaire, producing hundreds of silkscreen posters that were to be a key weapon in their battle. The brilliant bold graphics forcefully convey the discontent, anger and political struggles of the times.

The exhibition is a ‘must see’ for anyone with an interest in radical politics or social history, as well as graphic design. It is part of All Power to the Imagination! 1968 and Its Legacies, a season of events across London and we will, no doubt, be covering further highlights of this season over the coming weeks.

May 68: Street Posters from the Paris Rebellion runs at The Hayward Project Space, Southbank Centre, London from 1st May to 1 June. Further information can be found on the South Bank Centre website.