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• 60s-style Milano Jersey Dress at Promod
• For sale: One-bedroom apartment in the Le Corbusier-designed Unité d'Habitation building in Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany
• eBay watch: 1970s Henri Mathieu ceiling light
• Vintage Camera Pencil Sharpener
• 1950s-style Retro Wall Clock at Tesco
• Adidas Dragon reissued as a Size? exclusive
• Brewers Gingo wallpaper - inspired by classic lighting

60s-style Milano Jersey Dress at Promod Posted: 16 Jan 2011 01:38 PM PST The sale are still going strong - and this 60s-style Milano Jersey Dress at Promod currently has a healthy discount. Bringing a touch of swinging London (circa 1960s) to your wardrobe, this fitted dress is offered up in two shades of brown with twin patch pockets that feature contrasting buttons and a length of around 82cm. More images on the site, with a price of just £17, down from around £34. Find out more at the Promod website

For sale: One-bedroom apartment in the Le Corbusier-designed Unité d'Habitation building in Charlottenburg, Berlin, Germany Posted: 16 Jan 2011 12:56 PM PST We'll be honest, details are vague on this one - but we think the fact that you can buy a one-bedroom apartment in the Le Corbusier-designed Unité d'Habitation building in Charlottenburg, Berlin for just over £40,000 seems worthy of mentioning. The block is something of an architectural landmark in West Berlin. Just a stone's throw from the Olympic Stadium in the city, the block was designed and built by Le Corbusier in 1957 as one of his cities in the sky, offering 530 living spaces over 10 floors, throwing in a shop and a post office on the ground floor, as well as offering some nearby green space thanks to Grundwald woods at the front of the block. The building has had some renovation over the past few years, but still keeps the modernist feel throughout. Sadly, we don't know much about the actual apartment on offer due to the seller's lack of images. But there are details online which claim it is a 'redeveloped property' in 'excellent repair', with renovation of the piping (cold and hot water, wiring, risers) three years ago. It also points out that the condominium owners' association and the building's booster club make every effort to maintain the property in superior condition in line with the protection of historic monuments and according to the specifications of Le Corbusier. After all, it is listed. Best thing to do, if interested, is contact the seller for more details. Also, check out this page for properties already renovated and offered for rental and also check out the video below, which offers up images of the exterior and the interior corridors of the building. There are also a couple of books on the market about the property, including the photobook Typ Berlin. Price? That's £41,133 - which seems like something of a bargain to us. Then again, we're probably just used to over-inflated British property prices, so anything with five digits looks cheap to us. Find out more at the Arkadia website

eBay watch: 1970s Henri Mathieu ceiling light Posted: 16 Jan 2011 11:56 AM PST A very interesting and eye-catching space age design - this Henri Mathieu ceiling light. According to the seller, the French designer produced this back in 1970, with a brushed aluminium construction and a lacquered inside, the gaps producing both the light and the lighting effect. Some wear (see the large images on the site), but no dents, so nothing too serious to worry about. £14.50 is the price right now. Find out more at the eBay website

Vintage Camera Pencil Sharpener Posted: 16 Jan 2011 11:42 AM PST Not a real camera (sadly), but this Vintage Camera Pencil Sharpener is certainly a head-turner, not to mention a useful thing too. If you hadn't guessed, this is based on a twin-lens reflex camera, but is actually something for the office, keeping your pencil sharp to your personal choice (via an 'adjustable sharpness knob'), with a pull-out tray for shavings. Available online, it sells for $12.95. Find out more at the Neatoshop website

1950s-style Retro Wall Clock at Tesco Posted: 16 Jan 2011 11:34 AM PST Not the typical place to find a retro gem, but this Retro Wall Clock at Tesco is certainly that - and for not a lot of money. It's a wall clock, one that would fit perfectly into a 1950s or early 60s-inspired home, with a metal case, contrasting hands, vintage-style numbers and a choice of several colours, including the duck egg blue above. Sized around 23.8cm across, you can pick one up online for just £10. Find out more at the Tesco website

Adidas Dragon reissued as a Size? exclusive Posted: 16 Jan 2011 11:27 AM PST Regularly reissued by Adidas in the past, but this particular colourway of the Adidas Dragon trainers are an exclusive to the Size? store and of course, online. The reissue has a nylon mesh and suede mix upper with contrast three stripe detailing on the sides, a woven adidas Originals brand tab on the tongue, a printed brand logo on the heel piece, a metallic gold adidas Dragon logo on the side plus 'lemon accents' on the midsole. Another image over the page from a different angle, with the Adidas Dragon trainers selling for £54.99. Find out more at the Size? website Via His Knibs

Brewers Gingo wallpaper - inspired by classic lighting Posted: 16 Jan 2011 11:21 AM PST If you can't afford a plethora of classic lights around your living room, you can always put them on your wall - with the Brewers Gingo wallpaper. Lights are pretty much all over the design - in fact, you can have a lot of fun picking out your favourite, from the Panthella to the Arco and beyond. Not just the colour mix above either, check out another over the page, with a mix in brown also available. Samples are available online, with prices at £42.90 per roll. Find out more at the Wallpaper Direct website

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