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Zandra Rhodes bed linen for Ashley Wilde

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Zandra Rhodes bed linen

Zandra Rhodes has been a busy lady. So far this year we've featured her teepee for Millets and her book covers for Penguin. Now she's collaborated with Ashley Wilde to produce a new range of bed linen.

The collection contains made of three bed linens, adapted from designs in Zandra Rhodes' archive. The selection is quite diverse and reflects the range of her work. It includes the bright acid pops of the Sombrero bed linen pictured above which is based around an enlarged detail from one of her prints. In contrast there's the monochrome pattern of the Cretian Lily or the pretty pastel Paisley Daisy design. 

Double duvets sell for £45. 

Buy them from Graham Sanderson interiors

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New Three Sheets 2 the Wind mid-century style fabric designs

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We're never short of retro-inspired cushions to feature on this site and here's some more to throw onto that overcrowded sofa with some new designs from Three Sheets 2 the Wind. 

If that name sounds familiar, it's because we've previously featured some of their naturally inspired wall art. These new fabric designs are along the same line. Clearly influenced by some of the skeletal plant forms that appeared in 50s fabric designs, choose from the Fugi design or Windflower and Prairie Grass which are both pictured above. Each pattern is printed onto Irish linen in subtle colour combinations in keeping with the mid-century look. 

You can buy the designs as a 18 x 18 inch piece of wall art for $80, or as a cushion of the same size for $90. 

See the range online

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Jane Foster vintage cushions website

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Jane foster cushions

We've featured many of Jane Foster's designs on this site before which all draw heavily on her love of vintage fabrics and retro patterns. It's now easier than ever to get a piece of her style, with her new dedicated vintage cushion website. 

The Jane Foster store has always sold cushions that she'd made from found fabric alongside her own designs. Re-using vintage material as cushion covers is certainly not a unique idea but Foster's great eye for a good pattern leads for a fantastic range to pick from, mostly dating from the 50s, 60s and 70s. If your sofa is looking a little dreary this colourful store will have something to liven it up instantly. She'll even take commissions. 

Prices for the cushions range roughly between £15 and £30, depending on the rarity of the fabric used. 

See the range online

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Sarah Waterhouse glasses case

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Sarah Waterhouse glasses case

Even a humble pair of specs deserves a stylish home. Store your favourite vintage pair in this glasses case made by Sarah Waterhouse. 

The cases are made from a printed cotton and hemp mix that's hand-printed with a great 50s influenced design. Cat-eye glasses and stars are illustrated over bright polka dots which come in a choice of teal, red, green or yellow colours. To complete the cute retro look, the case is lined with gingham. 

The price is also a sight for sore eyes at £16. 

Buy it from her Folksy shop

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The Captain’s Pattern: new St Jude’s fabric designed by Jonny Hannah

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Another interesting fabric design courtesy of St Jude's, The Captain's Pattern designed by Jonny Hannah. 

A while back we showed you Hannah's print for the Museum of British Folklore and this fabric design celebrates some of the folklore and customs of the sea. There's mermaids, deep-sea divers and vintage tattoo-style designs, all interspersed with images of anchors and executed in his trademark style. It's a two colour design (either red/blue or blue/blue) printed onto heavy weight cotton. 

The fabric costs £38 per metre or you can buy it as ready-made cushion covers for £32. 

Find out more online

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Cushion covers using 1940s Henry Moore designed textiles

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Henry Moore cushion covers

A reissue being sold to accompany the current Henry Moore exhibition at Tate Modern, these cushion covers use textile designs Moore did in the 1940s. 

Although the artist is famous for his sculptural works he did also produce textile designs, first for Zika Ascher from 1943 onwards and then for David Whitehead Fabrics after the Festival of Britain. The two textiles available, Wings and Ovals or Half Figures, were both designs produced for Ascher in about 1947.

The patterns are printed onto 100% cotton cushion covers, which sell without their pads. They cost £15 each. 

Buy them from the Tate shop