Tag: London

Categories / Design and Interiors, Travel

Cavallini London desk calendar

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London calendar front

It seems a little early to be thinking about 2011 but I guess busy people may already looking for a calendar to plan the coming year. For those people, the Cavallini London desk calendar is a calendar with a distinctive retro look. 

The calendar features nostalgic views of the capital, taken from the Cavallini archives. The images look like they date from the 1940s, '50s and early '60s and include views taken from old guidebooks and postcards, the ubiquitous 'Keep Calm and Carry On', as well as an image of the Queen looking several decades younger. For a peek at the contents, click over the page where the back of the calendar is illustrated. 

The calendar costs £10.95. 

Buy it from the Bloomsbury Store

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Categories / Books, Men's Fashion, Women's Fashion

Reviewed: Boutique London A History: King’s Road to Carnaby Street by Richard Lester

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Boutique

Over on our His Knibs site, we have a review of a book heading your way in a couple of days – Boutique London A History: King's Road to Carnaby Street by Richard Lester.

The title probably says it all. Published by ACC Ediitons, this 192-page book is part tourist guide from a bygone era, part history and part coffee table glossy, taking in retailers big and small from the early 60s to the mid-70s, but primarily focusing on swinging London at its height.

Check out the review now, with the book going on sale on September 30th 2010.

Boutique London by Richard Lester reviewed at His Knibs

Categories / Art and Photography, eBay watch

eBay watch: Original 1968 Alan Aldridge-designed The Arts and Censorship event posters

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Aldridge

Finding just one original 1960s event poster would be a find, but the seller here has obviously found a quantity of original Alan Aldridge-designed The Arts and Censorship event posters somewhere – and is selling them for a very reasonable price on eBay.

The poster was printed in 1968 for a large event put on by The National Council for Civil Liberties and  The Defence of Literature & The Arts Society at the Royal Festival Hall on Monday 9th December 1968. Aldridge did the artwork for the event, which featured the likes of The Grateful Dead, John Peel, Rita Tushingham, George Melly and Paul Jones to name just a few.

The poster is printed on coated paper stock in full colour, sized around 31 x 20 inches. Condition is described as 'good', but with the occasional bent corner due to storage for 40+ years. Price? A very affordable £30.18 on a 'buy it now'. More than 10 are available.

Find out more at the eBay website

Categories / Men's Fashion, Sportswear

Adidas London reissued in limited edition brown suede finish

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Adi_london_brown

Ok, we briefly saw (as it sold it in no time) a reverse colourway of the Adidas London in black a couple of weeks back, now something very different has dropped – the Adidas London in brown suede.

It's still faithful to the profile of the original Adidas London, a slimline trainer with gum sole and perforated tongue, only this one has gone all brown on us – for the suede upper, the leather detailing, even that tongue and gum sole.

Certain to fly out, so get in quick, a pair retails for £54.99.

Find out more at the Size? website

Categories / Art and Photography, Books

This is Tomorrow: reprint of original 1956 catalogue

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This is tomorrow

The 1956 This is Tomorrow exhibition, held at London's Whitechapel Gallery, is widely regarded as one of the seminal exhibitions in British art of the second half of the twentieth century, arguably heralding the start of the British Pop Art scene. To accompany a display looking at the exhibition, the Whitechapel are printing a facsimile of the original catalogue. 

That's 132 pages, including 100 black and white images, looking at the work artists, architects and theorists produced for the exhibition. The long role call includes such name as Eduardo Paolozzi, Erno Goldfinger, Lawrence Alloway and Richard Hamilton who exhibited his famous 'Just what is it that makes today's homes so different, so appealing?' collage in the show. The only difference between that and the original is a two page insert from the current director and the archive curator of the Whitechapel. 

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Categories / Books

Boutique London A History: King’s Road to Carnaby Street by Richard Lester

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Boutique
The recent King of Carnaby Street was impressive enough, but a new book on the 60s fashion scene promises to be even more impressive – Boutique London A History: King’s Road to Carnaby Street by Richard Lester and published by ACC Editions. Read more