While the 50s and 60s gave us Dansettes (and the various copies), the 1970s saw plastic enter the fray, offering more space age, lightweight designs for portable record players. The Philips 22GF 423 record player is one such example and indeed a rare one, which you can bid for on […]
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Leica M7 Hermes Edition camera
Not out soon enough to make our best 60s-style cameras list, the Leica M7 Hermes Edition camera would certainly have been a contender, although a ridiculously high price would certainly have gone against it. This ultra-stylish limited edition of the classic 35mm rangefinder system camera is limited to just 100 […]
Sir Peter Blake limited edition wall signs
As part of the artist's ongoing 'affordable art for all' series and to promote a 'culture of sustainability', Sir Peter Blake has produced these limited edition 'I Love London' and 'I Love Recycling' wall signs for Creatively Recycled Empire – and you can buy both right now. Featuring the artist's […]
Revo Heritage 1960s-style radio
Want the 60s looks but also the modern-day functionality? You want the Revo Heritage radio and iPod dock, which is available to buy in a matter of days. Pitched as a 'contemporary reinterpretation of classic European table radio designs from the 50s and 60s' (think Braun, Bang & Olufsen etc), […]
Beatles to Bowie photo exhibition
The Beatles by Robert Whitaker, 1964 Robert Whitaker Archive © Robert Whitaker From Thursday until 24th January, the National Portait Gallery will host “Beatles to Bowie – The 60s Exposed” a photography exhibition focusing on Sixties pop culture in London. Taking each year in turn, the exhibition will chart the […]
Bridget Riley in Liverpool
It's always good to see major art retrospectives outside of London, like the Bridget Riley Flashback exhibition, which is on right now at Liverpool's Walker Gallery. Running until 13th December 2009, this major exhibition tracks the career of Bridget Riley, from her beginnings in the early 1960s to the present […]
Andy Smith Cinema Francais print
We featured some of the artist's prints around 18 months back on Retro To Go, but Andy Smith has some new screenprints on the block – including this rather hip Cinema Francais. Very reminiscent of the Paris '68 street posters, the poster pays tribute to French luminaries of the era, […]
Duffy photography exhibition in London
The Duffy in question is not the current pop singer, but Brian Duffy, the photographer who made up the “Black Trinity” with Terence Donovan and David Bailey. Like his more famous contemporaries, Duffy was working class, glamorous and inventive and worked with some of the most famous names of the […]
