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Categories / Design and Interiors

Ikea 365+ Verner Panton-inspired Brasa table, floor and ceiling lamps

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What are you thinking? Verner Panton's Panthella lamp? Or maybe the designer's Flowerpot lighting? The Ikea 365+ Brasa table, floor and ceiling lamps wouldn't look out of place sat next to either design.

But this is no Panton design, it's the work of A Nilsson, H Preutz and T Eliasson for Ikea and available in three colour options (red, black and white). The floor lamp is made of steel, with a pigmented powder coating, with a dimmer function and a plastic inner casing to prevent glare.

The pendant light is also made of steel, with a pigmented epoxy powder coating, while the table lamp has the same construction, again with that dimmer switch found on the floor version. You can see the table lamp over the page, with more details on the Ikea site. Prices are £90.89 for the floor light, with the ceiling light at £45.95 and table lamp selling for £60.26.

Find out more at the Ikea website

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Categories / Art and Photography, Design and Interiors

Polaroid Photo Album at Urban Outfitters

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Yes, we know it's a bit gimmicky, but the Polaroid Photo Album at Urban Outfitters is a useful little gimmick too.

Of course, it's a photo album shaped like a vintage Polaroid camera. Open it up and you'll find 18 double-sided pages, each fitting photos sized at 10 x 15 inches. Not sure if that's the 'Polaroid', size I suspect not, but that would perhaps make the product a little too niche.

Anyway, it's available online if you want somewhere to keep your snaps, available for just £14.

Find out more at the Urban Outfitters website

Categories / Art and Photography

Cocktail Culture Book & Exhibition at RISD Museum of Art

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If you're fortunate enough to find yourself in Rhode Island, Masachusetts between now and July 31st you'll be able to visit Cocktail Culture: Ritual and Invention in American Fashion, 1920-1980; a fabulous exhibition exploring "the social ritual of the cocktail hour through the lens of fashion and design."

Dating back to the 1930's, cocktail garb was a good deal more functional than eveningwear and marked the advent of the more modern woman who drank socially. Fashion from designers including Balenciaga and Schiaparelli features in this exhibition alongside jewellery, accessories and photographs.

If you can't make it all the way there you can always buy the book which is fully illustrated and includes five essays on the visual culture of the cocktail party

Find out more and and buy the book, which costs $30 here.

Categories / Architecture, Property

For sale: 1950s midcentury five-bedroomed house in London SW16

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An interesting property, not least because this midcentury five-bedroomed property in London SW16 is still very reminiscent of the era it was built. Unfortunately, it is being marketed with 'active planning permission for a complete redevelopment of the site', so it might not be staying that way.

But for now, let's enjoy its period glory, a period we are guessing is the 1950s – the agent gives no details of its heritage or the architect behind it. But one look at the exterior, the kitchen, the staircase, the wood flooring and the open-plan design of the place points us towards that particular era.

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eBay watch: 1950s home cocktail drinks cabinet / bar

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You want kitsch? We got Kitsch. In fact, it doesn't get much more kitschier than this 1950s home cocktail drinks cabinet / bar.

Screaming the era (especially when it comes to the outside design and shape), this period gem opens up, complete with working light, to expose all the accessories you need for knocking up a quick cocktail – two cocktail glasses, six stainless steel olive picks, a stainless steel lemon squeezer and a range of different coloured leaf design rubber coasters still in their original box. Nice. Two sliding doors at the bottom that open to provide space for your bottles too.

No in-depth details of condition, but obviously it will have some wear from the last 50 years or so. Doesn't look bad from the pictures though. Prices isn't bad right now either – just £1.04.

Find out more at the eBay website

Categories / Homeware

Mr Wingate Chair Stripe Designs

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We loved Mr Wingate’s East End Pub Crawl and Brutalist architecture designs, so were please to see another of his designs that pushes our buttons.

Pictured here is the Chair Stripe Cushion, but the design is also currently available on an apron. The design consists of rows of illustrations of classic chair designs, printed in black on a cream cotton background. The cushion costs £40 (including the cushion pad) and the apron costs £21.

Buy them from Mr Wingate’s shop on Not on the High Street.