£9.99
Capturing that excruciating moment when Mr Gove argued that if all schools improve their performance then they can all be above average. Genius! Strong cotton book bag with long handles. Measures 38 x 43cm.
£12.99
The Circle of Fifths is a fundamental concept in western music, underlying the mathematical relationships between musical keys and key signatures as well as the chromatic scale itself. This elegant tote bag is made in high quality cotton canvas with thick soft handles, and a...
£14.99
Celebrate beetlemania with this brilliant tote bag featuring the fab four: Calosoma sycophanta, Aromia moschata, Cetonia aurata and Polyphylla fullo. Black canvas book (or record) bag with long handles. Measures 36 x 39cm.
£11.99
Did you know that there are over 250 species of bee in Britain? This organic cotton tote bag shows several of the major sub-families, from the biggest bumblebees to the tiny wasp-like nomad bees. White organic cotton bag with long handles. Measures 38 x 41cm.
£12.99
An organic cotton tote bag featuring Johannes Kepler’s depiction of the motions of Mars between 1580 and 1596 - as they would have to be if it was a geocentric universe. The woodcut is from his Astronomia Nova (1609). Also available as various styles of t-shirt. Red or turquoise...
£12.99
A beautiful collection of ten-legged sea creatures - the crabs, lobsters, shrimps and their allies - from Haeckel’s fascinating Kunstformen der Natur (1904). Also available as various styles of t-shirts. Organic cotton tote bag with long handles. Measures 36 x 38cm, with 8cm gusset
£12.99
The White-tailed Bumblebee is one of Britain’s most distinctive and best-loved bees. This beautiful photograph shows incredible detail, right down to the fine hairs that cover most of her body. Photographed by Arnstein Staverløkk for the Norsk Institutt for Naturforskning. Also available as many styles of t-shirt....
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A stunning 1833 etching of eleven different examples of plant fossils in schistose. Image from the Wellcome Collection. Also available as various styles of t-shirt. Organic cotton tote bag with long handles. Measures 36 x 38cm, with 8cm gusset
£11.99
A (hopefully) self-explanatory encyclopædic treat for fruit lovers. Also available as various styles of t-shirt and as a teatowel. Organic cotton tote bag with long handles. Measures 36 x 38cm, with 8cm gusset
£12.99
Is there anything cuter than a tiny kitten poised to pounce playfully? Organic cotton tote bag with long handles. Measures 36 x 38cm, with 8cm gusset
£11.99
This tiny insectivore is as pugnacious as it is small, and for centuries (as words like shrewish and shrewd suggest) it has been an emblem of women who will not take any nonsense from anyone. Also available as various styles of t-shirt. Organic cotton tote bag...
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The idea of "From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs" has been around for a long time. This tote bag quotes a brief account, from the Acts of the Apostles, of people inspired to share and live a better life....
£11.99
"Money is like Muck, no good except it be spread" observed scientist and former Lord Chancellor Francis Bacon in his essay on statecraft Of Seditions and Troubles, published in 1625. Worth remembering today. Organic cotton tote bag with long handles. Measures 36 x 38cm, with 8cm gusset
£12.99
A collection of illustrations of paleolithic flint hand tools are printed onto this t-shirt - hand axes, scrapers and points. These remarkable and versatile tools were used for a huge variety of tasks including cutting wood, scraping hides and butchering. Also available as various styles of t-shirt....
£12.99
This lovely illustration of the tides and the influence of the sun and moon comes from Smith’s Illustrated Astronomy, Designed for the Use of the Public or Common Schools in the United States, New York 1848. Also available as various styles of t-shirt. Organic cotton tote bag with long handles....
£11.99
“These six leggs he clitches up altogether, and when he leaps, springs them all out, and thereby exerts his whole strength at once.” A stunning engraving of a female Pulex irritans from Robert Hooke’s Micrographia or ‘Some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies Made by Magnifying Glasses with Observations and...
£12.99
An elegant diagram showing the process of cell division taken from a vintage scientific textbook. Digitally printed onto an organic tote bag. Also available in other styles and shapes. Organic cotton tote bag with long handles. Measures 36 x 38cm, with 8cm gusset
£11.99
An early etching of a pair of Beautiful Demoiselles (Calopteryx Virgo, but called Agrion Virgo then), courting above a very romantic waterfall. If you live in lowland Europe, you have probably seen the indigo shimmer of this courtship dance. Image from the Wellcome collection. Also...
£11.99
Announce your proud status as a painted lady with this tote bag bearing a lovely 1891 illustration of Vanessa cardui, by Alexander Francis Lydon. Also available as a t-shirt. Organic cotton tote bag with long handles. Measures 36 x 38cm, with 8cm gusset.
£11.99
An 1808 coloured etching by Cruikshank featuring ‘The saviour of the human race’ Edward Jenner and his colleagues chasing off unscrupulous vaccination opponents. The caption underneath reads ‘Vaccination against smallpox, or mercenary & merciless spreaders of death & devastation driven out of society!’ From the...
£12.99
Love them or hate them, there’s no escaping the Larus argentatus on a trip to the British seaside. At least this one isn’t going to steal your chips.... Also available as a t-shirt. Organic cotton tote bag with long handles. Measures 36 x 38cm, with 8cm gusset.
£11.99
A simple identification chart of 17 of the commonest bumblebee and cuckoo bee species in Britain, just using the proportions and colours of stripes. The eight commonest are at the top - see if you can spot any of the rarer or declining bees below!...
£12.99
Tesla’s original patent application for the use of his famous coil to transmit electricity wirelessly. This amazing device is a radio frequency oscillator that drives an air-core double-tuned resonant transformer to produce high voltages at low currents. Also available as a t-shirt. Black Organic cotton tote bag...
£12.99
An array of illustrations from Snowflakes: A Chapter from the Book of Nature (1863) by Israel Perkins Warren. As well as the many diagrams (drawn by the author to illustrate the infinite variety of Creation) the book is filled with poetry, and philosophical musings on...
£16.99
Whether it's art supplies or grocery shopping, carry it in style with this colourful canvas tote bag featuring an iconic image from Andy Warhol's Flowers collection. Comes with three Warhol-themed badges. Silkscreened canvas tote bag.Measures 43 x 38 cm x 28 cm strap.Kraft hangtag with...
£14.99
This gorgeous tote bag features a vintage image from a 19th-century schoolroom chart, showing the parts of the flower. Made from 100% natural cotton.Printed on one sideInterior pocketMeasures 43.2 x 33 x 2.5 cm
£8.99
Behn's musings encapsulate our feelings for those precious and special places, libraries. Show your love for our much-threatened common resource with this beautiful bag, printed in white on blue. Strong cotton book bag with long handles. Strong cotton book bag with long handles. Measures 38...
£14.99
This gorgeous tote features a vintage image of a colour wheel from a 19th-century encyclopædia. Made from 100% natural cotton.Printed on one sideInterior pocketMeasures 43.2 x 33 x 2.5 cm
£8.99
Cicero's evocative quotation encapsulates our feelings for two precious and special places. Show your love for our much-threatened common resource with this beautiful bag, printed in white on dark green. Large strong cotton book bag with long handles. Measures 38 x 43cm.
£8.99
That lightbulb moment... 'I think...' A detail from Darwin's first sketch for a Tree of Life. Adapted from his 1837 notebook. Large strong cotton book bag with long handles. Measures 38 x 43cm.
£14.99
This gorgeous tote features a vintage image from a 19th-century schoolroom chart of chrysanthemums. Made from 100% natural cotton.Printed on one sideComes in a cotton bag.
£14.99
This gorgeous tote features vintage images from a 19th-century schoolroom chart of cacti and succulents. Made from 100% natural cotton.Printed on one sideInterior pocketMeasures 43.2 x 33 x 2.5 cm
£12.50
Tell your own story with this handy bag, featuring a quote from the Spiderwoman of the art world, Louise Bourgeois. Cotton shopping bag with long handles.Measures 38 x 42 cm.
£8.99
Borges's famous quote encapsulates our feelings for those precious and special places, libraries. Show your love for our much-threatened common resource with this beautiful bag, printed in white on red-brick-university-red. Large strong cotton book bag with short handles. Measures 38 x 43 x 10cm.
£12.95
All 50 of the book titles printed on this bag have been banned somewhere, for an amazing variety of reasons - yes, even James and the Giant Peach. Some are regarded as too sexy, some as too political, and some, including Black Beauty, as racist....
£8.99
The Chopin Bag! A large sturdy tote bag featuring the first bar of the violin part of Chopin's Concerto No.1, Opus 11. Measures 36 x 40 x 18cm. Made from jute and is 100% environmentally-friendly.
£8.99
If some of your happiest hours have been spent rummaging through the dusty back shelves of your local library, then why not show your love for our much-threatened common resource with this beautiful bag, printed in white on Penguin 'Room Of One's Own' purple. Large...
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A good philosophy for us all to follow. This mid-century design carries a great message: make WORDS, not war! Large canvas shopping bag with long handles.Measures 39 cm x 40cm; handles stretch to 28cm.
£10.95
An original hand-lettered design of the opening lines from Dodie Smith's inspirational classic I Capture the Castle. The line reads: "I write this sitting in the kitchen sink. That is, my feet are in it, the rest of me is on the draining board". Large canvas shopping...
£14.95
Something for library lovers to check out; this bag looks just like a traditional library card. The perfect accessory to conjure up the sound of rubber stamps and the smell of sticky-backed plastic. 100% cotton canvas.Bag dimensions 33 x 39 cm; Strap/handle 25cm.
£12.95
This tote features the classic Penguin Paperback edition of 'A Room Of One's Own' by Virginia Woolf. Large canvas shopping bag with long handles. Measures 34 cm x 40 cm x 5 cm plus shoulder length handles.
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An iconic cover design for this 1949 self-help publication about helping young adults face the social and ethical issues of growing up. Large canvas shopping bag with long handles. Measures 34 x 40 x 5 cm plus shoulder length handles.
£14.99
This gorgeous tote bag features a beautiful chart of ferns from a late C19th teaching aid. Made from 100% natural cotton.Printed on one sideInterior pocketMeasures 43.2 x 33 x 2.5 cm
£14.99
This gorgeous tote features a beautiful chart of wildflower specimens from a late 19c teaching aid. Made from 100% natural cotton.Printed on one sideInterior pocketMeasures 43.2 x 33 x 2.5 cm
£14.99
This gorgeous tote features an array of 19th century images of beautiful butterflies. Made from 100% natural cotton.Printed on one sideInterior pocketMeasures 43.2 x 33 x 2.5 cm
£14.99
This beautiful chart of trees comes from a late 19th-century teaching aid. Vintage scientific images of trees, with each specimen identified by its scientific name at the bottom of the bag. Made from 100% natural cotton.Printed on one sideInterior pocketMeasures 43.2 x 33 x 2.5 cm
£11.99
When they’re this beautiful, it hardly seems fair to call them weeds... A selection of images from everyone's favourite coffee-table book, A Popular History of British Sea-weeds Comprising Their Structure, Fructification, Specific Characters, Arrangement and General Distribution - With Notices of Some of the Fresh-Water Algae,...
£12.99
A table of useful symbols which records the 18th-century period when alchemy was still transforming into modern chemistry; alongside familiar elements and measurements you will find phlogiston and Caput Mortuum. Engraved by Andrew Bell, co-founder of the Encyclopædia Britannica. Image made available by the Wellcome...
