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November 27th, 2009

Brio comes to Castor & Pollux

A small, but perfectly formed delivery arrived yesterday from Brio toys. Characterised by quality and durability, often handed down from generation to generation, these traditional toys are designed to stimulate a child’s development and are also a joy to play with.

There is nothing like Swedish design to get us excited here!

: Brio classics small racing car, £10.00

: Brio large racing car, £78.00

: Brio Rock on, £80

: Brio ride on, £95.00

: Brio pull along duck, Sold

: Brio ant with egg, pull along toy, Sold

: Brio Sampo dachshund, £12.00

: Brio classic pull along dachshund, £12.00

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Posted by April

November 27th, 2009

Brio comes to Castor & Pollux

A small, but perfectly formed delivery arrived yesterday from Brio toys. Characterised by quality and durability, often handed down from generation to generation, these traditional toys are designed to stimulate a child’s development and are also a joy to play with.

There is nothing like Swedish design to get us excited here!

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Posted by April

August 21st, 2009

Jonathan Adler – New chic home accessories from New York

Newly arrived, and very fabulous, is our Winter season stock of Jonathan Adler ceramics. You may have seen favourites like the elegant grey hound, or shapely bird bowls at Castor and pollux before.

Joining them this year is a beautiful squirrel with an acorn ring box, and cute elephant candle holders plus many others.

Stocks are limited so please get in touch with us soon 01273 773776 if there is an animal or vase you would love to give a new home to.

: The penguin salt and pepper shakers next to the small bird bowl and some of Mike's prints

: The lovely squirrel ring box next to a Mike Levy monoprint

: The penguin and the giraffe

: Squirrel ring box, fired stoneware in matte white glaze, 2500 mm tall, £100

: Small horse tray, fired stoneware in matte white glaze, 340 x 195 mm, SOLD

: Snail box, fired stoneware in matte white glaze, 200 x 150 mm, SOLD

: Small bird bowl, fired stoneware in matte white glaze, 150 x 200 mm, £45

: Giraffe, fired stoneware in matte white glaze, 163 x 450 mm, £95.00

: Gazelle, fired stoneware in matte white glaze, 160 x 450 mm, £120

: Grey hound, fired stoneware in matte white glaze, 480 mm tall, £175

: Penguin, fired stoneware in matte white glaze, 175 x 225 mm, £95.00

: Salt and pepper penguins, fired stoneware, matte white and glossy black glazes in a beautiful box, 80 mm tall, £42.00

: Snail napkin ring, Owl napkin ring, fired stoneware with glossy white glaze, 56 mm tall, £15.00

: Lion, fired stoneware with a matte white glaze, 250 x 350 mm, £110

: Dachshund, High-fired stoneware with a matte white glaze, 300 x 75 x 130 mm, £85.00, only grey left

: Vidalia bud vase, fired stoneware in matte white glaze, 95 x 125 mm, £36.00

: Tall helix vase, fired stoneware in matte midnight glaze, 350 tall x 150 mm wide, £110

: Legume vase, fired stoneware in matte white glaze, 475 mm tall, £210

: Medium bird bowl, fired stoneware in matte white glaze, 175 x 260 mm, £60

: Giant bird bowl, fired stoneware in matte white glaze, 540 x 360 mm, £445

: Love Hand, matte white porcelain on lucite base, 250 mm tall, £220

: Muse blanc candle in a chic box, crisp floral candle in a translucent porcelain vessel that glows as the candle burns, 90 mm high, 13 oz candle, £65.00

: Hashish candle, a beautiful box containing a hash themed ceramic box with a scandalously scented with black currant, green apple, wormwood, patchouli and moss scented candle, 95 mm high, 10.6 oz. candle, 2 wicks, £65.00

: Rabbit napkin ring, stoneware with glossy white glaze, 65 mm, £15.00 each

: Fish napkin ring, stoneware with glossy white glaze, 65 mm, £15.00 each

: Whale salt and pepper shakers is a beautiful box, stoneware, matte white and blue glazes, 820 mm tall, £42.00

: Owl napkin ring, stoneware with glossy white glaze, 65 mm, £15.00 each

: Utopia darjeeling candle holder, brown stoneware with sheer white glaze, 100 mm tall, SOLD

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Posted by April

July 23rd, 2009

Alexander Girard PLYprints now available

Alexander Girard (1907 – 1993) created iconic mid-century modern designs for such companies as Herman Miller and Braniff International Airways. His work married the timeless lines of the modern with the playfulness and bold color of Latin American folk art.

For the first time since 1972 these graphics are now available as wall art.

Love, screen printed plywood, 36 x 36 cm, £85

Sun, screen printed plywood, 36 x 36 cm, £85

Facade, screen printed plywood, 36 x 36 cm, £85

Daisy face, screen printed plywood, 36 x 36 cm, £85

Madonna, screen printed plywood, 36 x 36 cm, £99

Each graphic panel features an iconic Alexander Girard image hand screen-printed on an American made sustainably-harvested maple plywood panel. PLYprints include all mounting hardware and have a spacer on the back that allows the panel to float off the wall.

The vibrant artworks mix bold colors with the deep textures of the real wood veneers. The wood panels are formaldehyde-free to create a safe and green wood based product for your home.

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Posted by Mike

July 23rd, 2009

Birthday treats from Castor and Pollux

OOPS – DATE CORRECTION!!

Our event is on the Sunday, 26th July. See you then!

If you would like to join our mailing list to hear about future offers, please go to the subscribe on the website.

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Posted by Mike

June 18th, 2009

Charley Harper books at Castor and Pollux

So exciting!!! We have received a very exciting parcel from the lovely people at Ammo books. Charley Harper is beloved for his delightful, graphic and often humorous illustrations of nature, animals, insects and people. Charley liked to say that when he paints a bird, he doesn’t count all the feathers in the wings – he just counts the wings. Minimal realism, he called it, and his unique and precise style continues to resonate and inspire his admirers.

: 123 s hardcover book, £6.95

: Alphabet flash cards, £8.99

: Charley Harper memory game, £9.95

: ABC, skinny hardcover, £6.95

: Birds & Words, £17.95

: Charley Harper: An illustrated life, large format table book, £120

Particularly wonderful is Charley Harper – An Illustrated Life which showcases illustrations that appeared from 1950-1975 in the Ford Times magazines, as well as in books such as the beloved “The Giant Golden Book of Biology” in 1961, “Betty Crocker’s Dinner for Two” in 1961, and “ The Animal Kingdom” in 1968, among many others. Charley’s work has never before been published in one complete retrospective.