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Mociun reusable carrier bags from Baggu

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Baggu

Doing our bit for the environment in style by using our own carrier bags has never been easier.

This new range of reusable carrier bags from Baggu is designed by Caitlin Mociun. Inspired by the principles of the Bauhaus school, Mociun is known for producing environmentally friendly fabrics adorned with modernist patterns and has designed four custom prints for Baggu ('Blocks' & 'Symbols' pictured). These versatile, hard-wearing bags are not only pieces of art in their own right but an essential you'll never leave home without.

$12 each from the Baggu website.

Categories / Architecture, Design and Interiors

Josef Frank world map cushion

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Josef frank mapHere's something a little unusual for your home. A cushion featuring a world map designed by Josef Frank. 

Frank was one of the founders of the Vienna School of Architecture before emigrating to Sweden in 1933 where he became one of the most prestigious designers in the company Svenskt Tenn. It's Svenskt Tenn who have produced this cushion, based on one of his design from 1939. With no borders between the countries, it's a reaction to the political situation at the time and the fact Frank had fled Nazism in Austria. Using simple black and white, the design is a striking statement. 

The cushion is handprinted and costs 890 SEK, which works out to be roughly £80. 

Buy it online

Categories / Homeware

Micke desk from Ikea

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Micke desk

Like a stripped back modernist style for your office? Well, for the look without the price tag, you might like the Micke desk from Ikea.

While it's certainly not the polished wood and gleaming aluminium you'd normally associate with the style (this one is made from a combination of fibreboard and plastic), it's certainly got the clean Bauhaus lines. It's also got the modern advantage of having cable outlets and compartments built into the design. And, if you need more storage, there are more units that can be purchased to be added on. 

It's one of those budget designs that Ikea is so famous for, costing just £65. 

Available in-store only, you can see it online here.

Categories / Art and Photography

Abaceda: A Jazz Age Alphabet

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Jazz alphabet

Abaceda: A Jazz Age Alphabet is a striking piece of modernist design. Now reproduced by Magma in association with Redstone Press, the alphabet was originally designed in 1926. It uses the combination of Karel Teige's typography combined with the ballet poses of dancer Mllca Mayerova to produce something that's very identifiably of that period. 

Though it's perhaps not the most useful alphabetic aid (J and Q are shown together), perhaps the athletic poses will inspire instead?

The print costs £25.

See it online

Categories / Food and Drink, Homeware

Jonathan Adler Okura tea caddy

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More goodies from the master of colourful home wares, Jonathan Adler with these Okura tea caddys. On one side a white circle is set against a bright background; on the other side the colours are reversed. The Okura range includes co-ordinating dessert and narrower lozenge plates and apparently is inspired by Japanese Modernism but it also looks pretty Pop to me.  

These tea caddies come in the orange shown and yellow, blue or green and cost $28. 

See them online