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Trellick Tower silkscreen print by Jo Peel

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The speciality of Jo Peel is capturing the everyday world and giving it her own distinctive spin, shown perfectly by this Trellick Tower silkscreen print.

Erno Goldfinger's brutalist masterpiece (or eyesore, depending on your view) is given something of a comic book twist by the artist, making it her own, but at the same time, keeping the unmistakable profile of the tower block.

The print is sized at 66 x 48cm and is only available as a run of 25 in the red here. If you want one, it sells for £65.

Find out more at the Art Republic website

Categories / Architecture, Property

To let: 15th floor apartment in Erno Goldfinger’s Trellick Tower, London

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It's a building that divides opinion like no other, so some of you might be tempted to let this 15th floor apartment in Trellick Tower, others will no doubt run a mile.

Designed by Erno Goldfinger in the late 60s for Greater London Council (many of the flats still have council tenants), it's one of the finest examples of Brutalist architecture in the UK. Indeed, it is grade II listed because of that very fact, with those stunning views from the 15th floor (over half way up) a rather nice added bonus.

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Categories / Architecture, Design and Interiors

Trellick Tower façade cushion from Margo Selby and People Will Always Need Plates

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You may think that People Will Always Need Plates have exhausted all the possible designs that come from the Trellick Tower: we've seen cushions, plates and mugs and even a Christmas stocking. However, it's back to this iconic Brutalist building they go for their latest product, a cushion of the Trellick Tower façade, produced in collaboration with Margo Selby. 

Margo's skill lies in weaving – indeed you may have seen her on the BBC Mastercrafts programme – and this cushion shows the façade of the building recreated using woven silk/viscose jacquard. This gives a nice tactile feel and some would almost say an almost welcoming look both to the building and to the cushion.

The cushions are turquoise on one side and white on the other and filled with a feather core. They cost £70 each. 

Buy it from Rume

Categories / Architecture, Design and Interiors, Food and Drink, Homeware

Fuff City Espresso cup

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Fans of 1960s architecture may like to sip their coffees from this Fuff City espresso cup.

The cup is decorated in a panoramic illustration of what they describe as 'traditional British landscape' which translates to high rises and concrete buildings. If you look a bit closer, you can even see the Trellick Tower rising in the background. The scene is topped off with an image of a typically British bird – the pigeon that crops up on all of Fuff City's wares. 

The company also sells an estuary design with a similar look. This cup and saucer will set you back £12. 

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Categories / Architecture, Books, Homeware

Trellick Tower Bookend

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Following on from yesterday's BT Tower cross stitch kits, here's another architecturally inspired product in the shape of the Trellick Tower Bookend, designed by Susan Bradley. Erno Goldfinger's Brutalist Trellick Tower divides popular opinion but has become a distinctive London landmark and has been immortalised many times, including in the popular range of products from People Will Always Need Plates.

These bookends reduce the building to its instantly recognisable outline and is made from powder coated steel in the two colours shown here. Bookends are also available in the shape of Norman Foster's 'Gherkin' and the ubiquitous Battersea Power Station. These cost £18.  

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