Categories / Design and Interiors, Travel

Cavallini London desk calendar

London calendar front

It seems a little early to be thinking about 2011 but I guess busy people may already looking for a calendar to plan the coming year. For those people, the Cavallini London desk calendar is a calendar with a distinctive retro look. 

The calendar features nostalgic views of the capital, taken from the Cavallini archives. The images look like they date from the 1940s, '50s and early '60s and include views taken from old guidebooks and postcards, the ubiquitous 'Keep Calm and Carry On', as well as an image of the Queen looking several decades younger. For a peek at the contents, click over the page where the back of the calendar is illustrated. 

The calendar costs £10.95. 

Buy it from the Bloomsbury Store

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Categories / Art and Photography, Travel

Maria Holmer-Dahlgren cards from IKEA

Dahlgren cards

If you're a regular reader of this site, you'll instantly recognise the art on these cards from IKEA as the handy work of Maria Holmer-Dahlgren

We're quite infatuated with her Pop art style designs, be they for London or Stockholm. These cards feature five of your favourite Swedish cities, all depicted in her trademark style. Perfect for framing and adding instant colour to your home. 

Best of all is the price, as a pack of all five designs costs just £2.50.  

The cards are available in-store only, you can find out more details on the IKEA website

Categories / Travel

Silk seaside memento cushions from RE

Silk memento cushions

More retro holiday inspired homewares, with these seaside memento cushions from RE. 

The cushions are inspired by vintage silk scarves and each feature a pretty 1950s-style illustration of either Blackpool, the Isle of Wight and a more general British seaside scene. The cushions are backed with silk fabric. Each cushion is of a different size, so they'd look good displayed as a group as well as individually. 

The varying sizes lead to various prices too. The Blackpool cushion is the cheapest at £35 going up to £53 for the beach scene. 

Buy them online

Categories / Art and Photography, Travel

American Postcard Art

Postcard art

Pick up some seasonally appropriate artwork for your home, courtesy of American Postcard Art

Their product is pretty self explanatory from their name. Explore their vast collection of postcards and choose a design to be printed up for your walls. You can search by using the categories people, places or things. Though their collection is mainly US focused, such as this California postcard which is postmarked 1941, they do also have a selection of vintage UK postcards too. 

Prices start at $29 for 8" by 10" photogloss reproduction and go up to $689 for 4" x 72" canvas. reproduction. 

See them online

Categories / Travel

Ralph Lauren vintage travel poster beach towel

Ralph lauren beach towel

Soon to jet off to a glamorous location and looking for something to mark your lounger in style? This beach towel, taken from the latest Ralph Lauren lifestyle collection, captures a golden era in travel.

The design is obviously influenced by a vintage 1920s or 30s travel poster and shows a blissful seaside scene. It's printed onto cotton terry making it practical as well as stylish. 

As you'd expect, the price reflects the Ralph Lauren brand. This towel costs £65. 

See it online

Categories / Food and Drink, Travel

London Double Decker bus teapot

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There seems to be no shortage of products for the home inspired by London's transport system, the latest being this Double Decker bus teapot

It's an attractive white teapot decorated with images of the Routemaster, all number 73 en route to Victoria Station. The buses aren't just the traditional red either, but also in colours like powder blue and green. As a finishing touch the lid of the teapot is decorated with an image of the push button you'd press when you'd want the bus to stop. 

The teapot costs £14.99 and you can also get accompanying large drinking mugs for £4.99. 

Buy it from Rockett St George