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eBaywatch, Memphis Special, 20/04/26
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eBaywatch, Memphis Special, 20/04/26

Love it or hate it, there’s plenty of Memphis-inspired design on eBay. Here’s my selection of items currently available.

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eBaywatch, 16/04/26
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eBaywatch, 16/04/26

The regular roundup, now weekly.

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April ‘26 Giveaway and Interview: Salty’s Studio
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April ‘26 Giveaway and Interview: Salty’s Studio

The inaugural Decmatic giveaway and maker interview.

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Barbican Balcony Tables
Make it yourself Patrick Syms 06/04/2026 Make it yourself Patrick Syms 06/04/2026

Barbican Balcony Tables

Prototypes for three stowable tables designed for The Barbican’s narrow balconies.

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eBaywatch 06/04/26
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eBaywatch 06/04/26

Our fortnightly look at what’s on offer on eBay UK. This time: dirt-cheap candlesticks, a Phantom Menace table lamp and a moth-eaten classic.

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Hello, Josef Albers
Make it yourself, Buy secondhand Patrick Syms 06/04/2026 Make it yourself, Buy secondhand Patrick Syms 06/04/2026

Hello, Josef Albers

Meet Josef Albers: Bauhaus teacher, influential colour theorist, artist, photographer, furniture designer, square appreciator.

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Field Trip: Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge
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Field Trip: Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge

A home that’s also a gallery in the heart of Cambridge.

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eBaywatch 23/3/26
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eBaywatch 23/3/26

This week’s highlights from our eBay obsession: shot glasses, a mysterious chair and a classic floor lamp.

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Stick Chairs and Folk Furniture
Make it yourself, Buy secondhand Patrick Syms 20/03/2026 Make it yourself, Buy secondhand Patrick Syms 20/03/2026

Stick Chairs and Folk Furniture

Knackered old wonky chairs that go for thousands. We love them (even if we’re not buying one in a hurry).

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Hello, Enzo Mari
Make it yourself Patrick Syms 04/03/2026 Make it yourself Patrick Syms 04/03/2026

Hello, Enzo Mari

The firebrand Italian designer’s classic, if often misunderstood, treatise on making your own furniture.

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Salty’s Studio
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Salty’s Studio

A vibrant island of modernity in a quaintly picturesque West Country town.

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Make your own: Red-Blue chair
Make it yourself Patrick Syms 13/02/2026 Make it yourself Patrick Syms 13/02/2026

Make your own: Red-Blue chair

From B&Q to design classic in a day (or two).

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Decmatic Loves: Vitsoe
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Decmatic Loves: Vitsoe

Instant recognisability meets pared back functionalism in Dieter Ram’s timeless storage solution.

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Ikea: deep cuts and b-sides
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Ikea: deep cuts and b-sides

Among the Knoxhult and the Norraker there are some enduring design hits. The first of probably many vintage IKEA posts.

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