If you're buying a polaroid camera as a gift and want to give the lucky recipient a less-than-subtle clue about its contents, may we direct you towards this polaroid wrapping paper from Nancy and Betty?
The paper is decorated with a repeated image of the polaroid 1000, which dates back to the 1970s. The images are set against bright green to create a striking piece of design. There's even a matching gift tag available.
Five sheets will cost you £7.95
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It's taken longer than expected from launch, but you can now order the Lego Boombox in the UK.
yes, it's a sound system inspired by everyone's favourite plastic brick, able to play your CDs as well as offering AM and FM radio and capable of connecting to your MP3 player, so you can use it as an external speaker. There's also 'bass boost', should you want a meatier sound from the little player and a digital screen for tuning. Those little studs on top double up as controls too.
Available to order now, £49.99 is the price.
If you're a vintage camera enthusiast, there's plenty of artwork out there to cater to your taste, but I'm betting this camera print by Andrew Joyce is one of the most reasonably priced.
Like the work of Christine Berrie that we featured a little while back, this design is based around a range of cameras. The rolleicord, the polaroid,even the iPhone – they're all depicted by Bath-based Joyce in this A2 sized print. The single colour of the screen print that's been used helps enhance the vintage feel of the objects illustrated.
If you like the print, you're advised to snap one up now. It's an edition of 25, priced at just £15.
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Everyone's favourite Pop artist is now available to add a touch of style to your favourite technology, thanks to the Andy Warhol for Incase range.
It's a range of cases, sleeves and bags for the iPhone, iPad and Mac Book featuring Warhol's artwork. The first few items of the range are based around the banana image produced for the Velvet Underground and Nico album in 1966 and his take on camouflage, with more designs to follow. The range has been authorized by the Andy Warhol Foundation who argue Warhol's fascination with technology means, if alive today, he would have been an avid fan and devourer of these products.
With some products available now and some ready for pre-order, prices start at $49.95 for a snapcase for the iPhone 4.
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Not just a cool piece of midcentury design, this Hans Gugelot-designed Braun G11 valve radio is still in working order as a radio too.
Best known for his work with Dieter Rams, this 'solo' design from Gugelot offers up LW, MW and FM reception, maple veneers, a contrasting white face for the controls and a set of vintage valves within for a rich, warm sound.
As we mentioned earlier, it's offered in full working order, with the veneers in 'fair' condition, with some minor damage and marking – see the close-up shots on the sales page for more on that. But lt.'s be honest – this is well over 50 years old, so hardly surprising. A rare design, with the bidding price right now at £21.
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Yes, it's an old gadget, but this Toshiba RC-693F tower clock radio is a stylish one – and still practical too.
A great piece of 1970s space age design, the RC-693F gives you the time via those flip numbers, has am alarm to get you out of bed and has AM/FM radio reception. It even packs a sleep timer.
Condition is described as 'used but good', with normal signs of age, but it is fully-operational, which is every bit as important. Right now bidding is at just £2.
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