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Coast seaside poster charity auction

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Boscombe

Some new takes on the classic twentieth-century travel poster as seven contemporary artists were asked to design a seaside poster to be auctioned off for charity. 

Several Retro To Go favourites were among the artists asked to depict their favourite resort: Barbara Hulanicki extols the virtues of Brighton, Angie Lewin goes for Salthouse in Norfolk while Wayne and Geraldine Hemingway promote the merits of Boscombe, as pictured above. Although the style of 1930s British travel posters were an obvious starting point,  each artist has tackled the brief in their own distinctive way. 

The auction started this morning (Thursday) on Ebay and concludes on the 16 May at 9pm. All proceeds raised go to Marine Conservation Society. 

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Dreamline cruise canvas by Marten Rijnen

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Cruise poster

If all the chaos caused by an erupting Icelandic volcano makes you long for a more glamorous age of travel, you may be interested in this Dreamline cruise canvas by Marten Rijnen. 

It's a completely contemporary design but obviously harks back to travel posters of the 1920s and 30s. The striking design is printed onto canvas measuring 60cm wide by 80cm high. For those less bothered about recent flight disruption, there's also a twin design featuring a plane. 

It's sold by Made.com: we featured their Spoon coffee table last week. Like with the table, to get their low prices you have to wait for the product to be made after ordering – in this case a wait of 10 to 15 weeks. 

The canvas costs £39. 

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Modesty Blaise suitcases by Form 2U AB

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Here's a set of luggage that's unlikely to be missed on the carousel – these Modesty Blaise suitcases by Form 2U AB.

As you might have guessed, they feature artwork from cult 1960s comic strip Modesty Blaise, the work of Peter O'Donnell, (although it was illustrated by Jim Holdaway so we can second guess that this is his artwork. A small and large case is included in the set, both with those bold designs on the front and back, as well as a repeated Modesty Blaise lining – you can check that out over the page.

Available to buy online, you can pick up a pair for 268.90 Euros.

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Retro-style US travel posters by The Heads of State

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No need to trawl around the vintage sales for old school travel posters, The Heads of State has these US travel posters oozing retro cool.

Take your pick from an initial selection of eight, including Miami and Washington D.C. above, all serigraphs featuring three to six colours and sized at 14 x 24 inches.

Limited initially to 100 pieces of each, the price for each one is $30 (around £19.60).

Find out more at the Heads of State website

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Zandra Rhodes Teepee for Millets

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Zandra Rhodes teepee

Think of someone associated with camping and the outdoors life and Zandra Rhodes definitely isn't first person that springs to mind. Surely another sign (if you needed one) that camping is now considered cool is the fact she's now done a range with Millets which includes this striking teepee. 

The teepee is decorated with the bright colours and the bold pattern you'd associate with Rhodes and the design draws on her love of Native American folk art. The teepee has a central pole and sewn-in ground sheet, though it's not clear how many people it sleeps, and is sure to be as well seen at the festivals this year as the Celia Birtwell or the Cath Kidston tents from previous years, not least because the shocking pink colour should help you spot it easily. 

The teepee is the first in Rhodes' range for Millets that will eventually also include chairs, wellies and a flask. It costs £119. 

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Make a City London postcard set

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Make a City London

Yesterday we showed you tiles based on postcards from the '50s and '60s but for an alternate tourist take with a distinctly retro feel, try this Make A City London postcard set. 

The set features five designs to cut-out and stick together that are based around a very nostalgic view of the city including rock and roll and fish and chips and, of course, the Routemaster bus. The designs are executed in bright colours and have a very Pop feel. In fact, given the subject matter of the postcards they'd have probably been as applicable in 'Swinging London' as they are now. 

At only £3 for a set, they're as cheap as the chips they illustrate. 

Buy it from The Museum of London shop