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Vintage stamps wallpaper by Catherine Hammerton

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Stamps wallpaper

Here's something to appeal to any hidden philatelists: a vintage stamps wallpaper. The wallpaper, made by Catherine Hammerton, is printed with images of vintage stamps from around the world. 

Receiving letters is an increasing rarity and this design is a reminder of just how appealing old stamps can be. The muted colours of the photographic print makes for an attractive pattern, whether or not you choose to study the stamps in detail. The paper will set you back quite a bit more than the price of a first class stamp however with a 10 metre roll costing £179. 

Buy it from the Hidden Art Shop

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Lizzie Allen London City Gents wallpaper

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Lizzie Allen City Gents

We've featured Lizzie Allen's red telephone box wallpaper previously and this London City Gents wallpaper is as British in feel. Drawing inspiration from 1950s illustrations, it captures a particular breed of gentlemen on their way to work, armed with the essentials of tie, umbrella, newspaper and briefcase. 

The wallpaper is made from a 7 colour hand screen print repeat and is available in either a spring or autumn colour palette. Being a typically London scene the brollies are ever present, whichever season you choose!

Contact the Lizzie Allen studio for more information and pricing. 

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Elli Pop’s Just Around Midnight wallpaper

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More wallpaper… However, Elli Pop's Just Around Midnight wallpaper looks a bit further back in time than some of the recent papers we've highlighted. This wallpaper features a romanticised early-twentieth century scene of couples dancing away into the night, complete with gorgeous gowns, headpieces and fans. The line drawings look a bit Aubrey Beardsley-esque, while the semi pearl effect given by the mica paper adds to the nostalgia of the scene. 

The paper also comes with a champagne or jade colour background, although you'd really need to fall in love with it before purchasing as a roll costs £199. 

Buy it from The Look Boutique

Categories / Books, Design and Interiors

The Pattern Sourcebook: A Century of Surface Design

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Pattern sourcebook

Of the huge amount of pattern design books being published at the moment, The Pattern Sourcebook: A Century of Surface Design stands out from the crowd. It's partly because of its size: 350 illustrations are crammed into 304 pages. But it's also because of its approach. The author, Drusilla Cole, has selected patterns from the last hundred years, from fabrics, wallpapers, ceramics and other mediums which are ordered within the book by aesthetic, rather than chronological, reasons. This means contemporary creations sit next to retro designs and it's a lesson in inspiration, not history. 

Artistic legends such as Henry Moore and Eduardo Paolozzi sit alongside Retro To Go favourites like Marimekko, Angie Lewin and Mark Hearld of the St Judes Gallery, whose work is used on the cover. Something to dip into time and time again, amazingly the book only costs £13.97 on Amazon. 

Order it online

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Ferm Living Retro Leaves wallpaper

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There seems to have been lots of retro-inspired wallpapers recently and here's another one to add to the list: Ferm Living's Retro Leaves Wallpaper. Designed by Trine Anderson, it's part of their new 'Very Special Collection'. The papers all use the old-fashioned technique of surface print to produce a stencil like effect. 

The technique works fantastically with the repeated pattern of skeletal leaves for this wallpaper. This, combined with the muted green and yellow colour scheme, recalls British designs of the 1950s.

The paper cost £54 a roll. 

Buy it from the Cloudberry Living website

Categories / Homeware, Kids, Music

C60 cassette wallpaper from Mini Moderns

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C60 wallpaper

Two favourite things meet in this wallpaper: a love of the humble cassette and a love of Mini Moderns' designs. Mini Modern's latest design for kids (or grown-ups who haven't quite grown up) is the C60 wallpaper. The pattern repeats a variety of different tapes, bringing back fond memories of carefully creating and listening to mix tapes with names such as 'summer hits' or 'party mix'.

The image shown is in the chalkboard and gold option but, if you are extra keen to encourage your kids to pay homage to this lost technology, it also comes in the customisable 'colour me' option. Both versions cost £38 per roll. 

Find out more online