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• eBay watch: 1960s Scandinavian teak ceiling lamp
• The World Dinner Plates
• Space Invaders Mosaic Coffee Table
• Love Hearts Tealights
• Whopping Retro Sweet Hamper by A Quarter Of
• Flip radio alarm clock from Habitat
• Stefi Orazi Southbank Centre Christmas Cards
• Lomo LC-A+ White limited edition camera set
• Farhi by Nicole Farhi check pea coat less than half price at Brand Alley
• Adidas Gazelle II trainers get a reissue in two colour options

eBay watch: 1960s Scandinavian teak ceiling lamp Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:01 PM PST The information is a little vague, but there's no denying that this 1960s Scandinavian teak ceiling lamp is an eye-catching design. It was made by AB Elysett / Markaryd in Sweden, perhaps designed by Hans Agne Jacobsson, but not for certain. Either way, it's certainly made of teak, with that twisted wood design that would fit perfectly in a midcentury-inspired home. It's in working order, with a small defect that's pictured on the site. But at the current price of £1, that shouldn't be much of an issue. Find out more at the eBay website

The World Dinner Plates Posted: 09 Dec 2010 06:30 AM PST   Recently added to the Made in Design website is the series of The World Dinner Plates.  Each plate features a detail from a map of a world city. As well as the street names, each one shows the famous landmark in the style of each particular building in gold. Choose from London, Paris, Rome, New York, Venice or Tokyo. The plates cost £22.20 each from Made in Design.

Space Invaders Mosaic Coffee Table Posted: 09 Dec 2010 06:19 AM PST   This Space Invaders Mosaic Coffee Table is perhaps not the most stylish table I've ever seen, but it has a certain charm for anyone with fond memories of early video games. The table top measures 55cm square and is made up of glass tiles, arranged in the shape of a space invader, with the square tiles replicating the style of early video graphics.  The coffee table costs just under £100 plus a £20 delivery charge within the UK. Buy it online at Etsy.

Love Hearts Tealights Posted: 09 Dec 2010 05:47 AM PST We're staying on a vintage sweets tip with focus on these rather wonderful Love Hearts Tealights. Yes, on the face of it, as package of the classic Love Hearts sweets. But this is bigger than that, with the packet containing six tealights, each one shaped like a sweet and with the same sloppy message of love on the top. Three designs over the six lights included, with a packet selling for £4.99. And note - you can't eat them. Find out more at the Firebox website

Whopping Retro Sweet Hamper by A Quarter Of Posted: 09 Dec 2010 05:14 AM PST If you know someone with a sweet tooth, they'll have their sugar cravings well and try dealt with by this Whopping Retro Sweet Hamper by A Quarter Of. It is indeed a whopper - a gigantic wicker hamper packed full of all kinds of traditional sweets. Around 55 different types of sweets, plus some other nostalgic items like a whoppee cushion, water bombs and a genuine old comic to really get you back to childhood. It weighs in at a scary 13.6kg, selling for £99. See the website for the full breakdown of what you get. If that's a little rich (in money or sugar content), other hampers start at £38, while retro sweets generally start at pennies on the site. Find out more at the A Quarter Of website

Flip radio alarm clock from Habitat Posted: 09 Dec 2010 04:34 AM PST Wake up in Space Age style with this Flip radio alarm clock from Habitat. Pill-shaped, made from plastic and in white and bright green, this clock wears its retro influences boldly. As well as the flip clock face, there's dials on the left for the tuning and volume of its radio. Measuring 26cm long, it's currently selling for half of its original price at £17.50.  Buy it from Habitat

Stefi Orazi Southbank Centre Christmas Cards Posted: 09 Dec 2010 04:20 AM PST If you're a fan of the architecture of London's south bank, there's only one set of Christmas cards you should be sending this year: Stefi Orazi's Southbank Centre Christmas cards. Produced exclusively for their shop, they are very much in the style of her Modernist Christmas cards, stylishly depicting a distinctive mid-century building and then adding snow. Each pack contains four cards - two showing the Royal Festival Hall (which opened in 1951) and two showing the Hayward Gallery (which opened in 1968). A pack of four cards costs £6.40 Buy them online

Lomo LC-A+ White limited edition camera set Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:54 AM PST We have featured the Lomo LC-A+, not least when it celebrated 25 years last year. Well, it's 26 this year and the camera that started the whole Lomography thing off is back as the Lomo LC-A+ White. It's quite a package too. This Soviet-era 35mm camera still has that Russian Minitar 1 f/2.8 32mm lens, but this time comes with a white camera body with white leather detailing that's 'inspired by a Japanese garden'. There's also a multiple exposure switch for easy, real-time double-exposure, expanded film ISO settings from 100 to 1600, a cable release thread for shake-free night-time and indoor shooting and a hot shoe for external flash. Oh yes, there's also a cool matching white case and the option to upgrade to allsorts of extras, some of which are pictured over the page. Only 1,000 worldwide, it's priced at £379. Find out more at the Lomography website

Farhi by Nicole Farhi check pea coat less than half price at Brand Alley Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:39 AM PST The sales are starting early this year, with clearance site Brand Alley cutting prices even further, with a sale of up to 90 per cent off (although you have to look hard to find a discount of that size). In that selection is this classic Farhi by Nicole Farhi check pea coat, which is less than half price if you're quick. A distinctly '60s-styled item, it has that subtle black and grey check, a single vent at the back and a double breasted front with  eight buttons, as well as two flap pockets. Right now it's £148, down from £329. Stock is limited though, when it's gone, it's gone. Note that with Brand Alley, you need to register to browse, but it only takes seconds and is free. Find out more at the Brand Alley website

Adidas Gazelle II trainers get a reissue in two colour options Posted: 09 Dec 2010 12:27 AM PST Two new colour options for the Adidas Gazelle II trainers - both of which can be pre-ordered right now. Those new colourways are Dark Indigo and Light Onix & Collegiate Red, both pictured above. Both have a mix of suede and leather for the upper, zig zag cut leather stripes and a gum sole unit. Pretty much as you would expect. If you like the look, £55 is the price being asked. Find out more at the End Clothing website Via His Knibs

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