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eBay watch: 1970s modernist wall clock

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Very distinctive and very much of its era – this 1970s modernist wall clock.

Produced by the London Clock Company, it has a futuristic 1970s look, aided by a face that's 'industrial brushed' plated sheet metal, with cube markers made of matt black plastic. There's also a German mechanism inside to keep it ticking over (alongside a single battery).

The seller claims it is in 'excellent condition' and 'good accurate working order', although the bottom left hand corner has a 'tiny impact dent' that is 'barely visible at all'. Fancy it? Bidding stands at £12.95.

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Categories / Architecture, Property

For sale: 1950s grade II-listed Highsett apartment in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

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Plenty of new-build flats on the market, but none are a patch in this 1950s grade II-listed Highsett apartment in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.

This is one of 37 apartments that were built in the late 1950s, getting grade II status back in 1998. It's modernism of the era and still incredibly stylish and practical today. It's also quite conveniently located too, within walking distance of the city centre and the train station. That's if you need to be in Cambridge obviously.

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For sale: 1960s modernist Parker Residence in Rancho Palos Verdes, California, USA

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If modernism with great views appeals, the US looks like the place to be, judging by the Parker Residence in Rancho Palos Verdes, California.

An impressive, almost futuristic residence, it's actually nearly 50 years old, the work of architect Foster Rhodes Jackson in 1964. It looks stunning now, it must have quite a site when constructed 'back in the day'.

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For sale: 1960s Otter Creek house in Calenick, Truro, Cornwall

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Not just any old house, the 1960s modernism of Otter Creek in Calenick, Truro, Cornwall actually won an award for its design 'back in the day'.

Sat in a small village near Truro, the Otter Creek was designed and built in 1963 by 'renowned local architect' Giles Blomfield of John Crowther & Associates. It was seem as ahead of its time and won an award for being just that, specifically the RIBA bronze medal in 1965. It still has the look of a contemporary place now, despite being almost 50 years old.

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Categories / Architecture, Design and Interiors

Bauhaus Archive app brings modernism to the iPhone

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It seems right that a cutting-edge design and architectural movement of the past has its own smartphone presence, as is the case with the Bauhaus Archive iPhone app.

According to Dexigner, this is an official app for both iPhone and iPod touch that opens up the Bauhaus archive via the exhibition The Bauhaus Collection: Originals of Classic Modernism. Over 100 images, along with commentary in English or German, some context as to what the Bauhaus movement achieved and some visitor information, should you fancy seeing the real thing in Berlin.

Best of all, it's a free download. Always a good thing.

Bauhaus Archive iPhone app

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For sale: 1960s Edward Schoolheifer-designed property on Manygate Lane, Shepperton, Middlesex

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Maybe land wasn't at such a premium 50 or so years back. Or perhaps house builders had different priorities. Whatever it was, this Edward Schoolheifer-designed house on the Manygate Lane Estate, Shepperton, Middlesex is very different to something found on a modern-day housing estate.

Schoolheifer designed this house back in 1964 for the Lyon group, one of a group of houses on the same estate that are now classed as a conservation area, all benefitting from a landscaped communal square away from the road, as well as front and back gardens. You wouldn't get a communal area like that in 2011, that's for sure.

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