It still has that distinctive, vintage-esque collage style, but Sir Peter Blake also gives a nod to the contemporary art scene with the launch of his new set of prints, Homage to Damien Hirst – Butterfly Man.
According to the man himself: 'Damien Hirst has used butterflies in a lot in his work, and it was pointed out that 'the butterfly man' owes more than a little to his work, so I was happy to dedicate him in homage to Damien. I am an enormous admirer of Damien’s work.'
Following the People Will Always Need Plates Electric Avenue Tray mentioned earlier this week, here is another pop-art style tray, this time by Marimekko.
The Iltavilli Cow Tray is decorated with line drawings of cow set against a brightly coloured background. The design has been created by Miina Äkkijyrkkä, a Helsinki-based artist who is well-know for her cow drawings.
The tray costs £40 from Illustrated Living.
Erno Goldfiinger’s controversial bit of Brutalist architecture,Trellick Tower, has become inspiration for several designers over recent years, with Jayson Lilley being the latest.
His Trellick Tower Print uses his signature bright colours for the lights shining from the tower’s windows. The background sky has been given a pop art look with a single block colour – choose from either blue, yellow or brown. The print is available in two sizes: Small (11cm x 11cm print on 23cm square paper) priced £40 or Large (33cm x 33cm print on 50cm square paper) for £80
Buy the prints online from Caroline McGrath.
Love the design and right now, this vintage 'pop-art' hanging lamp is available for next to nothing too.
Details are scarce, with the seller claiming it is from the 70s or 80s. If I was a betting man, I'd go for 80s, just because of that bold yellow colour, which is reminiscent of the era. It's made of plastic and has a diameter of a 34cm, with no cracks or indeed, wear and tear.
Just a penny right now on eBay.
Dwell has a pair of Retro London Cushion designs in its current collection.
Pictured here is the London Bus Cushion and there is also a London Telephone Box Cushion. Both designs feature black & white photographic images of London with the iconic image given a splash of bright pink so it stands out from the rest of the picture. This gives the designs a pop art feel.
The cushions cost £24.95 each from Dwell.
Officially sanctioned by the Andy Warhol Foundation and now available in the UK is this Andy Warhol Marilyn Gold skateboard deck by Alien Workshop.
Use it as a deck or perhaps more likely, as a piece of wall art, with the board featuring a distressed gold coloured base with Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe original screen print on the bottom. It also has a red and blue layered ply and a distressed gold coloured top.
