| Lo-Fi - retro photo effect application for your PC and Mac Posted: 06 Mar 2011 10:12 AM PST 
Recently, we featured an article on the best vintage camera apps for the iPhone. But what about photos you've already taken on a camera? Well, now there's Lo-Fi.
It follows a similar principle to the mobile apps, but operates on your PC or Mac to offer retro effects for existing photos. You can mix a wide range of effects from the film world, such as grain, colourful cross processing, lens blur, light leaks and frames. Combine more than one to create something unique. You can even hit a button for random effects, if you can't be bothered tweaking.
Along with editing, there's also easy sharing via Flickr and Facebook and if you want to try it out, there's also the option to try for free. If you like, the full download sells for $29.
Find out more at the Lo-Fi website  |
| Double-Lined Cotton Rain Coat by Brooks Brothers Posted: 06 Mar 2011 07:59 AM PST 
When it comes to a classic mac, this Brooks Brothers Double-Lined Cotton Rain Coat is hard to beat. Althugh it's certainly not the cheapest thing on the market for UK buyers.
It's got a removable lining for dual-season wear (because, let's be honest, it rains pretty much all the time here), with details including two outer and five inner pockets, concealed button fastening and a single back vent. That inner layer is made from a cashmere blend too, so warm and comfortable you would suspect.
Another shot over the page, with an asking price of £500 in the UK. Apparently that price is considerably reduced if you buy in the US.
Find out more at the Mr Porter website Via His Knibs 
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| eBay watch: 1970s Guzzini iGuzzini table lamp Posted: 06 Mar 2011 07:48 AM PST 
I probably don't need to tell you the era of this Guzzini iGuzzini table lamp, the design pretty much tells you.
Yes, we're in the space age era of the early 1970s, with a dome shade that's hinged on both sides to attach to a curved base, with both shade and base made of sheet metal with a white painted finish. That hinge also means you can adjust the amount of light given out too.
It's described as being in 'good' condition, with some age-related marks and scratches on the white lacquer, but not to the point of severely diminishing the design. Want it? Right now bidding is at £1.20.
Find out more at the eBay website  |
| Laura Ashley midcentury-style Colinton occasional chair now discounted and in fabric finish Posted: 06 Mar 2011 07:20 AM PST 
Back in our ancient history (2007 to be precise), we featured the Colinton occasional chair from Laura Ashley. Back then it was in leather-only finishes and at full price. Right now, it's got fabric finishes for the upholstery, a matching footstool and best of all, both are discounted.
So if you want this 50s-style gem, complete with those diagonal legs (in a choice of finishes), those lovely curves for both the back and arms and a fabric finish in what seems like an almost-endless choice of cloths, head over the the Laura Ashley site to get a closer look.
Full price is £800, but right now it retails for £600. see over the page for the footstool too - that's also discounted, this time to £225.
Find out more at the Laura Ashley website 
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| Postcards from Puffin: 100 Book Covers in One Box Posted: 06 Mar 2011 06:22 AM PST 
Fans of vintage literature and 20th century design will no doubt love Postcards from Puffin: 100 Book Covers in One Box.
It is just that, 100 postcards in a books-shaped box, each of the postcards featuring a different classic/iconic cover from a Puffin gem you might well remember from childhood.
70 years of British design and illustration history in one box - and yours for just £7.29.
Find out more at the Amazon website  |
| 1970s B-Line Buk magazine rack by Rodolfo Bonetto reissued Posted: 06 Mar 2011 05:54 AM PST 
A stylish design from the 1970s is back on the market - the B-Line Buk magazine rack by Rodolfo Bonetto.
Bonetto designed it back in 1972, with one eye on a double sale. You see, this rotomoulded polyethylene rack is a u-shape, designed to interlink with another unit, either in the same colour or one of the other four colours in the range.
But if you just want the one, it's available for £85 online.
Find out more at the Nest website  |
| Lego 20th Century Architecture Sets now available in the UK Posted: 06 Mar 2011 05:45 AM PST 
We featured these some time back, but after a quick browse of the Lego website, we've just noticed that the Lego Architecture Sets are now available in the UK.
We mentioned two originally, but now there are four US architectural classics on the market - the Empire State Building, the Seattle Space Needle, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and last, but certainly not least, Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater construction, which is pictured above.
All are detailed replicas, all come with booklets detailing the design and the history. Just make sure you've got plenty of time to build them. An image of the Guggenheim is over the page, with prices starting at £19.99. Here's to some of the same from Lego.
Find out more at the Lego website 
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