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• Retro Camera Photo Album from the V&A Shop
• eBay watch: Vintage TV collection
• One Shoulder Tunic Top from River Island
• Bodyshaping Swimsuit from La Redoute
• House Doctor DK Wooden Desk
• Lazy Bones Stool from SLIDE Designs
• David Mellor Pride cutlery in stainless steel
• Block notes from Suck UK - Tetris style post-its

Retro Camera Photo Album from the V&A Shop Posted: 08 Jun 2011 10:47 AM PDT   These days it's easy to amass hundreds of photographs digitally and not have a single one exist in print. If you're a compulsive digital snapper who rarely prints, this Retro Camera Photo Album might just persuade you to commit your work to paper. The album measures 10 x 16cm and can hold 36 photographs in clear plastic sleeves with black backing inside. It has a magnetic clasp and carry strap and the old-school camera styling makes it perfect for housing all those retro-effect shots you've taken on your iphone. It costs £12 and is available from the V&A Museum shop, either in person or online here.

eBay watch: Vintage TV collection Posted: 08 Jun 2011 09:29 AM PDT Not just one old TV, this a collection of four vintage televisions. If you want to get up close and personal, see the listing page for larger images of all the sets, all of which are described as being in 'excellent' condition, with the odd bit of discolouration and some wear through age. But nothing serious, with all the sets working. For your money, you get a Philips G17T320-02, stood on that tulip base, along with the JVC Videosphere, complete with base and hanging chain, a Sony 9-90UB TV from 1969 and that orange Loewe TV from the early 1970s. Bidding stands at £399. Find out more at the eBay website

One Shoulder Tunic Top from River Island Posted: 08 Jun 2011 08:32 AM PDT With maxi dresses and palazzo pants bringing back the loose and flowing fit that's instantly reminiscent of seventies fashion, it was only a matter of time before tops and tunics got in on the act. This One Shoulder Tunic Top from River Island is an ideal example, capturing that ethereal feel that defined much of the decade's mainstream looks. The one shouldered structure allows for some flesh to break up the loose silhouette, with the corsage detailing adding a feminine detail much-loved in US fashion at the time. The use of pale yellow chiffon fabric is unmistakeably vintage influenced, creating the must-have flowing movement. Get yours online from River Island for £39.99. Find out more from the website

Bodyshaping Swimsuit from La Redoute Posted: 08 Jun 2011 08:31 AM PDT The many dedicated fifties designers on the market have full on pin-up style swimwear all sewn up, but for those of us with less of a budget or less occasion to go all out there's fifties influenced styles to be found in some unusual places. This Bodyshaping Swimsuit from La Redoute is a simple piece, but features plenty of vintage influence. The bodyshaping structure helps to create a great hourglass silhouette, a must for fifties beachwear looks. With a halter strap, sweetheart neckline and bow detailing at the bust, a simple onepiece is transformed into a cute retro item for regular wear. It's available exclusively online from La Redoute for £45. Find out more from the website

House Doctor DK Wooden Desk Posted: 08 Jun 2011 07:53 AM PDT   Following the Ethan School Desk for kids we featured earlier this week, now here is a stylish desk for grown-ups. The House Doctor DK Wooden Desk is made of solid wood with three useful drawers. The drawers are each painted a different colour, adding to the midcentury look of the piece. It costs £850 from Bodie and Fou. Order to today for delivery early in July.

Lazy Bones Stool from SLIDE Designs Posted: 08 Jun 2011 07:37 AM PDT   The Lazy Bones Stool has been designed by English architect Barnaby Gunning for SLIDE Designs. It is made from polyethylene in a choice of colours, including retro favourites white and orange and can be used indoors or out. But that's not all – it can also have a light added to it, so it can double as lamp. Prices start at £280 for the basic stool option. Contact Kalusto Furniture about adding the light.

David Mellor Pride cutlery in stainless steel Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:43 AM PDT We've featured the designs of David Mellor on this site before, an 'unsung hero of design in the UK'. Though he worked on many different designs throughout his career, he's best known for his work in metalwork, particularly cutlery. His first, and also one of his most famous designs, Pride, has now been issued for the first time in stainless steel.  Pride was designed back in 1953, when Mellor was a student at the Royal College of Art. It's been in production since the Fifties too, however only in silver plate. It's now been produced in the moderately cheaper stainless steel - retaining the same modern shapes that won the cutlery a place in the Design Centre Awards back in 1957.  Prices start at £7 for a teaspoon and go up to the thousands for some of the canteens.  See the range online

Block notes from Suck UK - Tetris style post-its Posted: 08 Jun 2011 01:43 AM PDT Though they don't say it by name, it's easy to recognise what has inspired these Block notes from Suck UK: with their interlocking shapes, you can have hours of fun rearranging them as though you were playing a game of Tetris.  Fun, certainly, but also possibly useful - the long strips can be used for marking pages, the square ones scribbling longer notes. In fact, with all the blocks together, you can over 100 sheets worth of sticky notes. The number of different arrangements that can be made using one pack of the note pads is less obvious... A set of the notes costs £7.50. Buy them online

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