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Andy Warhol Banana sweets

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Banana sweets

Andy Warhol's famous Banana has been used on tons of products from bags to watches to dishes but here's a very simple idea I don't think we've covered previously: banana sweets. It's not tricky to work out what it involves – yes, it's the design printed onto a banana-shaped tin that contains lots of little banana-shaped sweets.  

Well, Warhol himself said 'an artist is somebody who produces things people don't need to have but that he – for some reason – thinks it would be a good idea to give them' and at £9 it seems a perfect gift (shopping filler?) for fans of his work. 

Buy it from The Lollipop Shoppe

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Zandra Rhodes homeware range for M&S

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Zandra Rhodes remains one of Britain's most recognisable figures, as well known for her appearance as for her colourful textile designs. Her homeware range for M&S is a slight surprise in that its black and white colour scheme makes it looks quite restrained. However, the design reflects Zandra's ongoing interest in all things organic and the lively floral design looks a lot wilder (and also more interesting) than many other naturally inspired homeware designs on offer on the high street.  

The range costs from £6, with this teapot costing £25. 

Buy it online

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Jonathan Adler Okura tea caddy

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More goodies from the master of colourful home wares, Jonathan Adler with these Okura tea caddys. On one side a white circle is set against a bright background; on the other side the colours are reversed. The Okura range includes co-ordinating dessert and narrower lozenge plates and apparently is inspired by Japanese Modernism but it also looks pretty Pop to me.  

These tea caddies come in the orange shown and yellow, blue or green and cost $28. 

See them online

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Apple chopping board from Lotta Kühlhorn

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Following on from the post earlier in the week, here's more exciting news for those on the lookout for interesting chopping boards. We've previously featured Lotta Kühlhorn's fabulously coloured apple mugs and her range for retro etc. includes several other great designs, such as this apple chopping board. Like the mugs, they use the repeated Pop-like motif of an apple, reflecting her interest in 1970s design. 

They're in-store in Skandium but sadly not on their website and, while the mugs are widely available, I've struggled to find an on-line retailer for the board. However, you can get them through FromSthlm, a US based retailer who also stock Kühlhorn's apple coasters. The board costs $32, while the coasters cost $14 for a set of four. 

Buy it at FromSthlm

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Happy Camper plate by Jane Jenni

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Happy camper

If you know someone who enjoys a spot of camping or just someone who is an all-round cheerful soul, Jane Jenni's Happy Camper plate could be the gift for them. 

Reminiscent of a game of Catchphrase, the plate uses the word 'happy' alongside a brightly coloured image of a caravan to represent the phrase, 'Happy Camper'. The simple text, combined with the image, makes it evocative of a retro children's book illustration. The plate is melamine which makes it perfect for actually taking camping too.

The Happy Camper is just one in a whole series of designs executed in the same style around the same idea. So whether one of your family is a 'book worm' or simply you think they are the 'bees knees' or the 'cats meow', this could be the perfect present.

Each plate costs £7.99.

Buy it from Hunkydory home

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Ben de Lisi’s 1950s-influenced homeware range for Debenhams

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Ben de Lisi mug

Following on from the Jamie Oliver doormat earlier in the week, here's another range of slightly unexpected products: dress designer's Ben de Lisi's homeware range for Debenhams. The whole range is apparently influenced by his love of the 1950s modern movement, resulted in products like the mug pictured above, the 'Blocks mug'. He's also used the same bright colours and pattern on canvas prints. 

There's more tableware available too. Shard is another mug, this time decorated with grey and red slants of colour, while the Chatter collection is a white crockery range, each item trimmed or covered with a colourful brick-like pattern. 

The whole range is definitely worth a browse, with prices starting at £5 for the mug. 

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