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• 1960s-style Sparkle Dress at L.K. Bennett
• eBay watch: A Pair of 1970s Artifort Groovy Chairs by Pierre Paulin
• 8mm Vintage Camera app for the iPhone and iPod touch
• 1950s Sanderson Fifi wallpaper at Wallpaper Direct
• Lucie Ellen typewriter brooch
• By Graziela Apple bedding
• Campbell’s Mighty Wallet
• Kidney Bean Coffee Tables

1960s-style Sparkle Dress at L.K. Bennett Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:58 AM PST We have mentioned the sales once or twice in the last week, but there's still plenty of bargains to be had - like the Sparkle Dress at L.K. Bennett. Not just one knee-length dress, there are a couple of colour options, both with an early to mid-60s look, offering a silk, linen and cotton construction and a geometric cut-out pattern around the neckline. Once it was £175, now it's just £75 online in either colour. Find out more at the L.K. Bennett website

eBay watch: A Pair of 1970s Artifort Groovy Chairs by Pierre Paulin Posted: 29 Dec 2010 09:37 AM PST No, 'groovy' isn't our description, these actually go by the name of Artifort Groovy Chairs, a 1973 design by Pierre Paulin. The chairs are still being made, priced at £1,309 each online (we've just checked - and that's in the sale), although that's obviously for brand new versions. These aren't that. According to the seller, the pair on offer here are in 'good condition' but suffer from 'some discolouring/fading to the fabric'. So not perfect, but structurally sound and design classics. The pair is available online for a 'buy it now' of £575 or you can make an offer. Find out more at the eBay website

8mm Vintage Camera app for the iPhone and iPod touch Posted: 29 Dec 2010 08:52 AM PST Yesterday we reminded you about our vintage camera apps article, but today we've spotted something equally as good for moving pictures - the 8mm Vintage Camera app for the iPhone and iPod touch. It's as it sounds, an app that allows you to turn the video camera on your Apple device into a vintage movie camera. By mixing and matching films and lenses, you can recreate the atmosphere of a bygone era with 25 timeless retro looks, complete with dust and scratches, retro colors, flickering, light leaks, frame jitters, whatever you want to add for 'authenticity'. Effects are in 'live view' in the viewfinder, so you know what you are getting, with five lenses bundled, as well as five films and plenty of one-touch controls. Once you've completed your movie, you can save to camera roll, email or share to YouTube. It's available now, priced at $1.99 or £1.19. See below for a promo video shot by the company to show some of the effects. Find out more at the iTunes website

1950s Sanderson Fifi wallpaper at Wallpaper Direct Posted: 29 Dec 2010 08:26 AM PST We have talked about the rich heritage of Sanderson before, more often than not with the Dandelion Clocks design. But the company has other period papers on the market, including the Sanderson Fifi wallpaper range. A 1950s design from a new 50s-inspired range from the company, the Fifi is available in three colour options, all featuring the same  illustrated design of 'bell shape' girls in colour block dresses repeated throughout. If you've got a midcentury or 50s-inspired home, it's just the thing. Available at Wallpaper Direct, it sells for £29 per roll, with free samples available on request. Find out more at the Wallpaper Direct website

Lucie Ellen typewriter brooch Posted: 29 Dec 2010 08:09 AM PST This typewriter brooch by Lucie Ellen is a quick and easy way to signal your retro enthusiasm.  Suffolk based Lucie produces brooches and necklaces based on illustrations from vintage magazines, or found bits of old china. In this case, she's copied an image of a typewriter and pasted it onto a piece of reclaimed wood, producing a charming piece. Other pieces are based around sewing machine, typography and other interesting illustrations.  The brooch costs £7.  Buy it from All Things Original

By Graziela Apple bedding Posted: 29 Dec 2010 08:09 AM PST We've featured several of the colourful re-issues of Graziela Preiser's children's designs. Now one of her most popular designs has been rereleased, in the form of this Apple bedding. Dating to the 1970s, the design featuring a repeating design of red and yellow apples. To add an extra touch of sweetness, several of the apples are inserted with a heart logo. The pattern has been released on a cot duvet set and a single duvet set and is also available in the mouth-watering colour combination of blue and green.  The cot duvet set costs 45.50 euros while the single duvet set costs 59.50 euros.  Buy it online

Campbell’s Mighty Wallet Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:01 AM PST   The Campbell's Mighty Wallet is just one design available in this product line, which promises wallets that are "virtually indestructible". It is made from a single sheet of super strong Tyvek and offers storage of around 15 cards, 2 interior pockets for notes and receipts and two further side pockets. It is decorated with a series of Campbell Soup cans in the Warhol style. Other designs include comic book, graffiti and postage stamp patterns. Buy the Mighty Wallet online from Made in Design, priced £12.80.

Kidney Bean Coffee Tables Posted: 29 Dec 2010 06:00 AM PST   Lunar-Lounge Design is a Canadian company specialising in midcentury modern designs with a particularly good line in retro tables such as these Kidney Bean Coffee Tables. Inspired by an original 1950s design, the tables are available in a choice of eight colours; Midnight black, Egg Shell white, Primary red, Bahama blue, Citrus orange, Chocolate Brown, Frost White and Pastel Pink. The tables are made to order and the company does offer international delivery. Order online via Lunar-Lounge's Etsy store, priced $125 (approximately £83 plus a further £32 for shipping).

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