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Categories / Art and Photography

Vintage ‘Bossy Woman’ Pictures

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Brigitte Herrod has created these limited edition Vintage ‘Bossy Woman’ Pictures exclusively for Rockett St George.

Each box frame consists of a vintage dolls with her hands on her hips and a message. Ready-made messages include Are you listening Frank!, Tea's Ready!, Put the kettle on!, Now wash your hands!, Happy Birthday! or I love you! (the latter two somewhat at odds with her stern expression). You can also opt to have a personalised message instead.

The pictures cost £59 from Rockett St George.

Categories / Art and Photography

More Tea Vicar Print

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This More Tea Vicar Print is in a similar war era style as the well-known Keep Calm series.

Whilst there has been plenty of these types of designs around in recent years, this one wins us over with its cute teapot illustration and a reference to our favourite beverage. It meaures 14cm by 18cm and is sold framed in a black wood frame.

It costs £12.95 from Vinegar Hill.

Categories / Art and Photography, Film and TV

Battle of the Planets limited edition prints by Hand Drawn Creative at Etsy

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If you feel nostalgia for confusing Japanese / American animations of the 1980s, you just might like these Battle of the Planets prints by Hand Drawn Creative at Etsy.

Hand Drawn Creative is Belfast illustrator Neal McCullough, who has drawn for everyone from Time magazine to CBeebies. But right now, his attention is focused on cult cartoon (and owner of the finest intro ever) Battle of the Planets.

Jason is above, with Mark and Princess over the page. All are A3 giclée prints, all are priced at £20, as well as being limited to 20, signed and numbered by the artist. Other characters will follow throughout the year.

Find out more at the Hand Drawn Creative Etsy store

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Categories / Art and Photography, Kids

A-Z poster by Ingela Arrhenius

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Ingela Arrhenius has been busy. It was only earlier in the week that we featured her retro dish cloth designs. This A-Z Poster offers a more conventional way to showcase her art. 

It uses the traditional A-Z format, running from Apple to Zebra, all executed in her distinctive retro style. The vignettes are charming in themselves (I'm especially fond of the 'M' which looks like a 'Moon landing') but also look great together as an overall piece of art. Perfect for a very stylish kids room. 

The poster is sold unframed and costs 23 euros. 

Buy it from Swedishness

Categories / Books, Design and Interiors

V&A Pattern books: Pop Patterns

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Inspired by bright, colourful and fun patterns? We advise checking out Pop Patterns, the latest in the V&A Pattern series which we featured on its launch a couple of years ago. 

Like those books, it features 65 different patterns drawn from the archives of the V&A, alongside an introduction from one of the museum's curators. This collection, introduced by Oriole Cullen, pulls together images from the 1960s and early 70s that show the influence of Pop Art on British wallpaper and fabric design. There are patterns by the likes of Mr Freedom, The Fool and Zandra Rhodes and, my personal favourite, a dress fabric called 'Haircut? Yes Please' by Marc Foster and Michael Yates which features illustrations of every kind of men's haircuts, ranging from the classic crewcut to the forward brush and flat top. 

Packed full of unusual imagery, the book is priced £7.99, but is currently available for £6.39 on Amazon. 

Categories / Art and Photography, Toys and Games

Hanna Melin retro childhood ABC print

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We've had a glimpse into Hanna Melin's childhood before with her Summer Holiday 1989 tote bag. Now that nostalgia is taken one step further with this retro childhood ABC print, available exclusively at Rockett St George. 

The print is crammed full of Melin's illustration of famous toys, mainly drawn from the 1980s and 90s: keep a look out for Mr Potato Head, My Little Pony, Trolls and Barbie just for starters. It's sure to have you longing for the toy box of your childhood. 

The print is sold unframed and costs £25. 

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