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• Delia Derbyshire poster by Piper Gates Design
• Avocado Kitchen and Peaches and Pears midcentury-style placemats by Jenn Ski
• eBay watch: 1950s Morris Minor Convertible Splitscreen
• Sweet Pea Maxi Dress
• Vintage Fabric Mirror
• Fiell Fashion Sourcebook: 1920s
• Mibo Sew Your Own Lion tea towel
• Hastoe Windsor Chair
• BHS Adjustable Dome Pendant

Delia Derbyshire poster by Piper Gates Design Posted: 03 Jun 2011 11:34 AM PDT From the people who gave us the likes of the Joy Division and Syd Barrett colouring books, not to mention the Prisoner and Bedazzled posters comes the Delia Derbyshire poster by Piper Gates Design. Who is Delia Derbyshire you ask? Well, you're unlikely to know unless you are a Doctor Who or vintage electronica fan. She was a pioneer of the latter and best-known for her work as part of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, where she produced the famous Doctor Who theme, amongst other things. This suitably '60s poster is limited to 45 copies, sized at 500mm x 700mm and printed on very high quality 194 gram paper, each one signed by the artist. £22.99 gets you one. See a shot of the poster on a wall over the page. Find out more at the eBay website

Avocado Kitchen and Peaches and Pears midcentury-style placemats by Jenn Ski Posted: 03 Jun 2011 11:19 AM PDT If you want to add a midcentury twist to your dining table, check out these Avocado Kitchen and Peaches and Pears placemats by Jenn Ski. Available on Etsy, each design is a three-colour silkscreen produced with the environment in mind, the fabric being 80% Ecotec (recycled yarn made from excess cotton fabric from industrial clothing manufacturers) and 20% recycled plastic bottles. They're sold in packs of four, with free postage anywhere. Each pack costs $36 (£22.61). See the other design over the page. Find out more at the Etsy website

eBay watch: 1950s Morris Minor Convertible Splitscreen Posted: 03 Jun 2011 09:02 AM PDT Seeing as the sun is out, we've tried to find something suitable for our eBay treasure today - and we think this 1950s Morris Minor Convertible Splitscreen fits the bill perfectly. It's a gem of a motor, built in 1954 as a convertible (not a later custom job) and still going strong, perhaps thanks to the amount of money paid out by the current owner. Since he/she bought it in 202, they've spent £8,000 on doing the car up, including chassis restoration, a new hood and Newton Commercial half-hide front seats and general maintenance. It's got an unleaded 948cc engine and an 'old English white' colour scheme, with the only fault being a 'hairline crack in the windscreen'. But replacement glass is included in the sale. Fancy it? Bidding is at £2,500. A shot of the interior over the page. Find out more at the eBay website

Sweet Pea Maxi Dress Posted: 03 Jun 2011 08:55 AM PDT Beauty, glamour and florals are brought together brilliantly in this sweet pea maxi dress. It's an ideal match of all this season's best bits - bold patterns, sweeping 1970s glamour and floaty long maxi dresses and French Connection have pulled it all into one amazing dress. This is not just a one season pony either, it will keep for years on end and is a good dress for bridging the day to evening gap. Roman sandals in the day and stacked heels at night help create the right look. Get yours for £131 online.

Vintage Fabric Mirror Posted: 03 Jun 2011 08:46 AM PDT Add a little bit of vintage charm to your handbag with these vintage fabric mirrors. Each mirror is home crafted in England using a wide selection of new and used fabrics with pretty vintage designs. You can choose from practically any colour or pattern you like or why not just buy several to match any possibly outfit combination you go for. The mirrors measure just under 6cm in diameter each and you can get yours from acorn & will for £3.75 (£1.75 postage in the UK) online.

Fiell Fashion Sourcebook: 1920s Posted: 03 Jun 2011 07:48 AM PDT Fiell Publishing launch a new book series with their Fiell Fashion Sourcebook: 1920s. The series aims to examine the fashions of the twentieth century decade by decade. This book (as the name suggests) takes a look at the twenties. There's an introduction that puts the fashion into context before it heads onto the main reason for buying this book - the images. There's over 600 of them for inspiration, spread over the 576 pages of the book, including photographs, illustrations and advertising.  If this has fired your enthusiasm, you'll be pleased to hear the next in the series - looking at the fashions of the 1930s - is due out at the end of the June.  The book is currently available for £21.21 on Amazon.

Mibo Sew Your Own Lion tea towel Posted: 03 Jun 2011 07:41 AM PDT The designs of Madeline Rogers, otherwise known as Mibo, are no strangers to this site. This Sew Your Own Lion tea towel is another product that reflects her retro style.  The design functions as a fully functional, 100% cotton tea towel, decorated with a charming image of a 70s style lion. If you fancy being creative, you can the lion out, sew it up and stuff it to make your own toy.  The tea towel costs £11.50. Order it online

Hastoe Windsor Chair Posted: 03 Jun 2011 06:26 AM PDT   Like the Hepburn Bed that we featured not too long ago, the Hastoe Windsor Chair is a design by Matthew Hilton for De La Espada. Here he has taken the traditional Windsor Chair and updated it slightly, although it still maintains a midcentury feel to it. The chair is named after the village new High Wycombe where it is produced. It is available in a choice of ash or American black walnut. Not cheap by any standards at £654, you can console yourself with the fact that it is timeless design that won't fall out of fashion. Buy it online at Utility Design.

BHS Adjustable Dome Pendant Posted: 03 Jun 2011 06:10 AM PDT   BHS has a surprising number of appealing designs in their Lighting department, including this Adjustable Dome Pendant. The pendant has a swivel head which allows the light source to be angled, as well as making it look more interesting. It is made of steel and is available in chrome or for a truly retro effect, in the orange finish pictured here. The pendant cost £100, but is currently on offer at £80. Buy it online at BHS.

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