| Size? x Adidas Birmingham City Series trainers and tracktop instore tomorrow Posted: 17 Dec 2010 09:33 AM PST 
I know we've just mentioned a pair of trainers, but we then realised that we didn't mention the limited edition Size? x Adidas Birmingham City Series trainers and tracktop, which go on sale tomorrow, 18th December 2010, if you fancy an early start on a cold morning.
You'll need that early start too, as this 6th (and last) limited edition City Series collaboration is limited to just 500 pairs in the stores, with that matching track jacket also available, limited to just 300 - all numbered of course.  Inspired by the city and the well-known chocolate maker from those parts it would seem, the Birmingham trainers offer up a purple, white and gold colourway that represents Cadbury's, the upper being purple suede, with white detailing, with a chocolate brown gum sole and the Cadbury logo-inspired gold foil 'Birmingham' finishing things off.
Like we said, get up early if you want a pair as they're unlikely to make it online. The lion's share of the stock almost certainly will be in the Midlands.
Size? website  |
| 1960s Puma Roma trainers return in white and blue Posted: 17 Dec 2010 08:21 AM PST 
We tend to feature a lot of Adidas (for good reason), but it's not got sole rights to cool reissues. Indeed, the Puma Roma trainers are one of my all-time favourites and are available once more on pre-order in a white and blue colourway.
Aa you probably know, this low cut shoe was first produced back in 1968, created to honour the Italian team and its success in the European Championship, also held in Italy that year. This is a fairly faithful reissue to that original, with a slim profile, premium leather upper, contrast suede stripe and a gum sole.
A limited release, you can pre-order now at a price of £65.
Find out more at the End Clothing website Via His Knibs  |
| eBay watch: One-off Mini Roadster Posted: 17 Dec 2010 08:03 AM PST 
Yes, we know (in the UK at least) that we have plunging temperatures and the threat of severe snow for the next week. But we still couldn't resist featuring this summer-friendly Mini Roadster.
It's said to be a one-off, starting life as a Mini Saloon before being converted to a Roadster, initially to promote the seller's business. Lots of money spent on it (see the listing for the exhaustive list), with that respray in metallic green completed just eight weeks ago.
The problem obviously is being able to find garage space for it when the weather's not great. If you've got that, it's on a Buy It Now for £1,799 or 'best offer'. I suspect it would command a much higher price if the sun was shining.
Find out more at the eBay website  |
| My Favourite Things limited edition print by Swifty Posted: 17 Dec 2010 07:47 AM PST 
A nice bit of modern-day pop art by Swifty, this particular print going by the name of My Favourite Things.
It doesn't say specifically, but we can second guess that these are indeed a selection of the artist's favourite things from his childhood, brought together in a collage-style print on 190gsm archival paper, sized at 300 x 420mm (perfect for an Ikea Ribba frame apparently).
A limited edition of 20, all signed and numbered by the artist, you can pick one up for £35.
Find out more at the Swifty website  |
| Andrea Garland cosmetics Posted: 17 Dec 2010 05:57 AM PST 
Those who appreciate a spot of vintage glamour (and who doesn't?) should check out the range of cosmetics and beauty products produced by Andrea Garland.
It's a hand-made range inspired by the double whammy of all things natural and all things vintage. She produces a range of face and body balms and sells them in antique tins, pill boxes, compacts and other original bits of packing. There's a fascinating range available, such as the 1930s compact pictured with is filled with the rosy balm for use on the face. Even better, Andrea offers the service of re-filling the original container for a fraction of whatever you paid the first time round. Prices vary depending on products and packaging but, to give you an idea, the compact pictured costs £32. See them online  |
| Lisa Stickley 50s-style hook rail Posted: 17 Dec 2010 05:05 AM PST  More Lisa Stickley, as she continues to spread her style across the British high street. This time it's some products produced for Heal's, and specifically this 50s-style hook rail.
It's a very simple design: bright, raspberry-coloured wooden rail, given a 1950s update through the Eames' Hang-It-All-style knobs. There's something of the old-fashioned school changing room about it too - which may or not be a good thing! The rail costs £32 and is also available as single hook for £12. Buy it from Heal's  |
| Joy Division Postcard Box Set by Kevin Cummins. Posted: 17 Dec 2010 03:51 AM PST 
We have previously mentioned Kevin Cummins' postcards celebrating the music of Manchester and Liverpool, but even more of a treat is his Joy Division Postcard Box Set.
Cummins is viewed by many as the definitive chronicler of the Manchester music scene, beginning his career at around the time that Joy Division started. This special edition box set features 20 of his iconic Joy Division images, reproduced as postcards and presented in hand finished box. Appropriately, the set was made in Manchester. Buy it online from Polite Shop, priced £25.  |
| Golden Girls Tote Bag Posted: 17 Dec 2010 03:43 AM PST 
Etsy has thrown up some wonderful items, but seller HutchMe has some of the oddest, as her obsession with 1980s pop culture inspires many of her products, such as this Golden Girls Tote Bag.
The natural colour bag features a graphic print of the four ladies on the front, in a choice of either purple, turquoise blue, gold or pink. Not the most credible reference, admittedly, but it made me smile and I'd be more likely to buy this than one of her Phil Collins cushions! The bags cost $18 (a bit over £11) from Etsy.  |
| Serralunga Barceloneta Chair - classic Barcelona Chair gets an update Posted: 17 Dec 2010 02:11 AM PST 
Yes, at first glance it does indeed look like the classic Barcelona Chair by Mies van der Rohe. But it's actually a new design, the Serralunga Barceloneta Chair.
Think of it as a Barcelona for the modern era, with designer Raffaella Mangiarotti using a mix of polyurethane and aluminium to produce a chair both indoor or outdoor use, slimming down the design so it's abel to stack up too - see over the page for an idea of how that works. He even keeps that 'quilted' leather look for the seating by using a sophisticated 'rotating moulding system' that's apparently no easy thing to do.
Plenty of colours available, all priced around £654.
Find out more at the Made in Design website 
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