There's no need for your glasses to look dull, just check out these retro water glasses from Rockett St George.
Each glass is decorated with an illustration of a label featuring an old-fashioned advertisement for water. There's also the nice touch of the bottle-style bottom to each glass, further adding to the retro feel.
Simple and easy, a set of three glasses costs £12.
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We introduced you to 1940s-inspired retro emporium Utility last year. This Cook's Conversion Table is a new addition to their charming tea towel collection.
As practical as it is stylish, the Cook's Conversion Table tea towel is invaluable to any cook braving the confusing world of weight & volume conversions. It's pretty nifty for drying your dishes too. Like all of their tea towels, it's handmade and printed in their Brighton studio on high quality cotton and is available in either plain white or striped.
The Cook's Conversion Table tea towel is £9.50 from Utility in store or by mail order. See the website for more details.
Either use this glass cake stand to wow your friends with your baking abilities or as a pretty edition to a dressing table.
It's inspired by the south of France of the 1950s, and the clear glass model has a lovely pressed design, perfect for any special celebrations or just to make not-so special occasions a little more exciting. If you're going all out, buy one in each size and you will have a double tiered cake.
The small version is 23cm and £15 and the larger stand is 30cm and only costs £20 from The Contemporay Home online.
Though Summer may still be that little bit too far away, it's never a wrong time to indulge in some ice cream. Fifties-style ice cream accessories are a pretty common sight on the high street, so how about the slightly later looks of these retro ice cream spoons from Baci Milano?
Each spoon is topped off with a Pop-style outline of a mouth, presumably open and ready to receive ice cream. The spoons may look as if they are made in plastic but they are in fact made from porcelain, adding a touch of seriousness to what could otherwise be a throwaway item.
Still not too expensive though, as a set of four spoons costs £9.
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Inspired by Art Deco, this Stellar cafetiere from Heal's is sure to add a touch of style to any table.
The cafetiere directly references the sleek lines you would associate with the style, with a distinctive arched handle. Not just stylish, serious coffee addicts will rejoice in its double insulation and 1 litre capacity.
If you like the look of this, Heal's is also selling an accompanying teapot, sugar bowl and milk jug: in fact all you need for puttin' on the Ritz come tea time.
The cafetiere costs £70.
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We've featured many of Guzzini's products before and their products which all have a definite space age feel. This biscotto container is no exception.
Made from moulded plastic in that classic 1970s shade of orange, it measures just over 20cm diameter and looks like it could hold a lot more than biscotti. Put it out next to Guzzini's classic Stella ice bucket and you can easily add a 1960s/70s look to any home.
The container costs £15.96.
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