Tag: 1920s

Categories / Design and Interiors

Deco-style dressing table from Alexander and Pearl

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This dressing table from Alexander and Pearl isn't the first we've featured that takes inspiration from the Art Deco style and I'm sure it won't be the last. The period works really well for a piece of furniture that's meant to evoke glamour. 

This piece certainly is glamorous, with its mirrored finish and curved shape. The mirror folds down flat, giving it a practical use as a table too when not required for make-up touch-ups. There are two concealed drawers too, perfect for stashing away beauty secrets. 

The table costs £625 with the matching stool costing an additional £275. 

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Categories / Art and Photography, Design and Interiors

London Transport Museum Spring Poster Collection

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The London Transport Museum has once more dipped into it's vast archive and come up with a selection of seasonal vintage spring-themed posters.

The range features original artwork from the 1920s and 30s with floral motifs of daffodils, bluebells and crocuses in a palette of fresh colours. The original purpose of the posters was to inspire people to visit the green spaces of London which are beautifully evoked by the talented graphic artists repesented in the collection.

The posters are all available in sizes from A4 to A0 with prices from £9.95 upwards.

You can view the collection here.

Categories / Gadgets and Tech, Homeware

Crosley CR92 Country Kitchen Phone

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The Crosley CR92 Country Kitchen Phone is a reproduction of an early American phone from the early 1920s.

 It features a turning crank handle, a handcrafted wood and veneer cabinet and a storage compartment. Where it differs from the original design, is that what looks like a traditional rotary dial, is actually push buttons.

It is available to buy from Amazon, priced just over $63.

Categories / Design and Interiors

Charlatans by Darling Clementine for nineteenseventythree

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Charlatans is a new range of cards from two of our favourites, Darling Clementine designing for nineteenseventythree.

The card range includes 16 new designs that are packed full of retro charm. Each card focuses on a different dubious character, that you could imagine seeing loitering around in prohibition-era America. Pictured is the diva, while there is also the likes of the poet, the cabaret girl, the gypsy and the sailor. There's even a card called Minelli. The illustrations enhance the 1920s/30s feel of the characters. 

Perfect for the loveable rogues in your life, each card costs £2. 

See them online

Categories / Art and Photography, Books

The Heads of State The Great Gatsby Business Card print

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If you invested in one of the Penguin Art Deco-style editions of F. Scott Fitzgerald classics, this The Great Gatsy Business Card print from The Heads of State could be the piece of artwork for you.

The print's link to the book is quite subtle. It's inspired by the huge lists of the great and the good and the notorious who attend Gatsy's parties, and illustrates potential business cards of the guests. There's people who work in films and in theatres and other business: all the cards are executed in beautiful period typography, giving a wonderful imagined snapshot of the era. 

The print is limited to an edition of 350 and costs $90. 

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Categories / Art and Photography

1920s Advertising Prints

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I Love Retro has added to its series of prints with a collection of 1920s Advertising Prints.

The prints are reproductions of genuine art deco style advertisements for fashion, cars, films and even cigarettes. Needlless to say, the art deco style makes them decidely more classy than any of today's advertisements. There are twelve different designs to chose from, each one measuring 30cm by 40cm.

The prints are sold unframed, priced £14.95 from I Love Retro via Not on the High Street.