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Categories / Women's Fashion

Pearl & Ivy Liberty Print Ears Alice Band from ASOS

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Add a dash of summer florals to your look with this Liberty Print Alice Ears Band from Pearl & Ivy at ASOS.

Pearl & Ivy are London-based design duo Carly Beischer and Samantha Neary. They draw their influences from vintage styling and the glamourous designs of the 1920's and 1930's.

A flexible metal band within the Liberty print fabric allows you to shape the hairband however you like; be it in a sharp bow like the one pictured here – or go all out and give yourself a pair of ears; either way you can be sure your style will go the distance.

The bow is handmade and costs £30 from ASOS.

 

Categories / Architecture

For sale: Five-bedroomed 1930s art deco property in Bexleyheath, Kent

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If you like your art deco mixed with a touch of modern, you might be the ideal customer for this five-bedroomed 1930s art deco property in Bexleyheath, Kent.

Designed by an unnamed Indian architect in the 1930s, the house has undergone extensive modernisation in the last couple of years, although it has been kind to the original design. Expect porcelain flooring, oak doors, high quality bathroom fittings, LED lighting and a very modern kitchen, but with the shape very much respected and neat touches like vintage radiators installed, it’s still an art deco home at its heart.

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Categories / Design and Interiors

Kaiser Idell 6556-super floor lamp

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We've featured a Kaiser Idell table lamp before, but here's another imposing piece of twentieth century design, the 6556-super floor lamp.

Like the table lamp, it was designed by Christian Dell, an industrial designer at the Bauhaus and first produced back in the 1930s. It also shares that lamp's classic modernist good looks and is made from steel and brass. Take your pick from a black or white version. 

The lamp costs £614.

Buy it from The Conran Shop

Categories / Design and Interiors

Hubert Leslie range at the National Portrait Gallery

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The National Portrait Gallery has produced a new range of products based around the work of Hubert Leslie. Though not a household name, Leslie is known for the cut-paper silhouettes he produced while working on Brighton Pier between the war. 

The product range includes notebooks, mugs and trays based on his striking silhouettes, There's also a couple of badges available featuring two of his most well-known portraits – Anita Loos and opera star Leo Sheffield. 

Prices start at £3 for the stick-it notes pictured. 

See the range online

Categories / Women's Fashion

Red polka dot Olivia blouse by Heyday Vintage Style

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Heyday Vintage Style are once again bang on the money with this summery red polka dot Olivia blouse.

Inspired by it's namesake, Hollywood starlet Olivia de Havilland, the blouse features the classic "leg of mutton" sleeve which creates the distinctive shoulder puff. The wide collar and red polka dot fabric are all the makings of the perfect summer blouse. If red doesn't float your boat, it's available in 10 other fabrics so there's no excuse to not indulge your inner 30s diva.

£40 from Heyday Vintage Style. See the website for more details.

 

Categories / Homeware

1920s and 1930s Magazine Cover Blinds

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I’m wary of the concept of printed roller blinds, especially if printed with your own holiday snaps, but Creatively Different Blinds has some that could convince me otherwise, in particular these Magazine Cover Blinds.

The images are from an archive at the Mary Evans Picture Library and consist of magazine covers mainly from the 1920s and 1930s, so feature illustrations in the style of that period. The blinds are made to fit your window size, so prices vary depending on your measurements, but expect to pay from £105.

Visit Creatively Different Blinds to view the different options.