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• eBay watch: 1960s Mauthe wall clock
• Betsy Jarvis's vintage-style larder labels
• Pintie Milk bottle milk jug by Whosglass
• Hans Bolling Oscar the Dog
• Klippan Flower Power Cushion
• New Sir Peter Blake prints launch: Homage to Damien Hirst - Butterfly Man series
• Adidas classic three-stripe Trefoil t-shirt
• Kensington midcentury-style cabinet at Jysk
• Pineapple tea light holder
• 1950s 'Navy Daisy and Rose' dress

eBay watch: 1960s Mauthe wall clock Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:16 PM PDT I don't know the maker, but this 1960s Mauthe wall clock certainly oozes midcentury style. The manufacturer is actually out of Germany, producing this square wooden wall clock with platic accents and brass hands, finished off with a modern quartz movement, battery power and the maker's name in brass just under the '12'. It's sized around 13 x 13 inches and is described as being in 'very good' condition. Price? Right now it's at £5.50. Find out more at the eBay website

Betsy Jarvis's vintage-style larder labels Posted: 21 Apr 2011 08:13 AM PDT More retro food and drink goodness here, this time from a slightly different era to the milk bottle jugs featured earlier today. Betsy Jarvis makes larder labels, perfect for adding a vintage touch to your store cupboards. They're a set of simple unbleached labels that tie onto storage jars. Let them know your requirements and they can customize the labels to whatever you need: tea, sugar, flour or other baking stuffs. Each label has been stained and frayed to give it a well-loved and vintage look.  If you like the look of these, be sure to check out the rest of her shop - featuring cushions in the same unbleached, vintage style.  A set of five costs £12.99. Sets of ten labels are also available.  Buy them online via HomeShoppingSpy

Pintie Milk bottle milk jug by Whosglass Posted: 21 Apr 2011 07:43 AM PDT We've featured various ways of re-using old milk bottles in the past, from vases to light shades. These Pintie Milk bottle milk jugs from Whosglass offer a use that's a bit closer to their original function.  These bottles have been hand-manipulated and made into jugs. They retain their original decoration, so feature charming retro advertising like the one for Kellogg's cornflakes shown in the image above. Other bottles for sale feature adverts for Ready Break, as well as various tea and hot chocolate brands.  The jugs cost £19.95. Buy it from Brighton Pod

Hans Bolling Oscar the Dog Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:52 AM PDT   We were already aware of Hans Bolling's wooden ducks, so are delighted to see that his Oscar the Dog had also been reissued as part of the same Architect Made series. Oscar was designed back in 1953 and whilst he has the same midcentury style as the ducks, he is an all together more sophisticated creature. Oscar can sit, crawl, stand or beg – just like a real dog, except this one has been meticulously crafted from beechwood, maple, wenge and brown leather. He stands at 13cm and costs £75. Order Oscar online from Panik Design for delivery in May.

Klippan Flower Power Cushion Posted: 21 Apr 2011 06:30 AM PDT   A bright and cheerful design as befits this sunny day! The Klippan Flower Power Cushion uses a pattern by Swedish designer Lotta Glave. It features retro-style flowers in red, orange, green and yellow with its name adding to its 60s feeling. It measures 45cm square and is made from a linen mix material. The cushion costs just shy of £24 from Interior Addict.

New Sir Peter Blake prints launch: Homage to Damien Hirst - Butterfly Man series Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:41 AM PDT It still has that distinctive, vintage-esque collage style, but Sir Peter Blake also gives a nod to the contemporary art scene with the launch of his new set of prints, Homage to Damien Hirst - Butterfly Man. According to the man himself: 'Damien Hirst has used butterflies in a lot in his work, and it was pointed out that 'the butterfly man' owes more than a little to his work, so I was happy to dedicate him in homage to Damien. I am an enormous admirer of Damien's work.' The new works use vintage postcard images as backdrops to his collage of the butterfly man, dozens of butterflies and an assortment of eclectic characters from the miscellaneous print paraphernalia that Blake has hoarded over the years. The Butterfly Man, Hollywood captures the golden age of Hollywood glamour with its vista of the Hollywood hills and kitsch mini-mansions. Frolicking in the foreground along with the butterfly man are numerous Hollywood legends including Charlie Chaplin, James Dean, Laurel & Hardy, Errol Flynn, Elvis, Marilyn and Judy Garland. Blake returns to home ground for Butterfly Man, Eastbourne, celebrating the glory of the British seaside holiday. The butterfly man orchestrates his pets in front of the statue of Saigo Takamori (famous samurai) in The Butterfly Man, Tokyo, along with Japanese ladies in kimonos and visitors such as African tribesmen and a European lady in formal costume. The butterfly man also travels to North Africa, where he releases his butterflies in the souk at Tunis and finally, he goes to Venice and the piazza San Marco. Each print is a silkscreen in 24 colours and 2 glazes on paper measuring 32.5 x 29.5 inches, from a signed edition of 100. 75 from the edition are being released as a boxed set priced at £7,500, and the remaining 25 prints are available individually at £1,800 each. The Hollywood and Venice images are apparently expected to sell out very quickly, so if you are interested, you might want to move fairly quickly. Find out more at the Opus Art website Via Switched On Art

Adidas classic three-stripe Trefoil t-shirt Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:25 AM PDT I was thinking about t-shirts earlier (due to the warm weather), something timeless and classic - and I ended up with the Adidas three-stripe Trefoil t-shirt. It really is a timeless piece of clothing, pretty much universally worn in the 1970s and still an understated gem in the modern era. Adidas looks to have five colour options available online right now, including the black and white above, all with the same contrast collar, cuffs, logo and three stripes on the arms, all made of 100 per cent cotton. All are available directly from the company too, £26 is the asking price. Find out more at the Adidas Store website

Kensington midcentury-style cabinet at Jysk Posted: 21 Apr 2011 03:03 AM PDT Ever heard fo Jysk? It's a Danish chain that seems to be making big inroads into the UK right now, selling value items with a Scandinavian twist. This Kensington cabinet is one such item. It's a midcentury-inspired cabinet with a classic Scandinavian influence, made of solid oak that's been 'oiled', with a mix of both shelving, drawer space and a surface area, plus those stylish angled legs for support. Be warned, there's some sel-assembly involved, but it is cheap right now. Grab it before 30th April and you can secure the Kensington cabinet for £299. Find out more at the Jysk website

Pineapple tea light holder Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:53 AM PDT If you're searching for the perfect way to create a retro ambiance, this pineapple tea light holder from Habitat is it. Whether you're entertaining friends in the garden, throwing a party or just in need of some funky lights, these mesh tea light holders are the ideal way to brighten up your living space. You can choose from a range of 1970s-inspired colours, including mustard, pink or purple and a selection of them so scatter a collection of them around your home. Each holder is only £7 online from Habitat.

1950s 'Navy Daisy and Rose' dress Posted: 21 Apr 2011 12:45 AM PDT The 'Navy Daisy and Rose' dress has been made exclusively for the V&A and is about as authentic as you can get without jumping in a time machine and going back 50 years to buy a similar outfit. The dress has been adapted from a 1950s fabric designed for Horrockses Fashions, one of the most respected ready-to-wear labels of the late 1940s and 1950s.  The shape of the dress was developed from an original 1950s day dress in the V&A's archives and it has a fitted waist and bodice. Along with it's exclusivity comes a price tag of £95, but you're paying for a true recreation of beauty, in 100% cotton. But yours online.

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