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Retro Kenwood Mixer print by Nursey Bang Bang

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Kenwood

A piece of artwork in honour of a once much loved piece of kitchen equipment, this retro Kenwood Mixer print is from Bournemouth-based Etsy seller Nursey Bang Bang.

The A5 print celebrates the beauty – complete with orange trim – of this must-have of the 70s kitchen. Other prints also celebrate other now redundant household goods such as an old-fashioned hoover and a vintage Pifco iron.

Nursey Bang Bang describes her style as having a "whiff of the 50s, a dash of the mundane, a splattering of the 70s which is all rolled up in a picnic blanket full of cake crumbs". We heartily approve. 

The print costs just £8.

Buy it from her Etsy shop

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Betsy Jarvis’s vintage-style larder labels

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Betsy larder
More retro food and drink goodness here, this time from a slightly different era to the milk bottle jugs featured earlier today. Betsy Jarvis makes larder labels, perfect for adding a vintage touch to your store cupboards.

They're a set of simple unbleached labels that tie onto storage jars. Let them know your requirements and they can customize the labels to whatever you need: tea, sugar, flour or other baking stuffs. Each label has been stained and frayed to give it a well-loved and vintage look. 

If you like the look of these, be sure to check out the rest of her shop – featuring cushions in the same unbleached, vintage style. 

A set of five costs £12.99. Sets of ten labels are also available. 

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Great British Food print from Pedlars

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Food print
Not something you'd want to look at if you're feeling a bit hungry, this Great British Food print is available from Pedlars. It features a list of some of Britain's most celebrated, most devoured and most famous food stuffs, from Bubble & Squeak to Toad in the Hole. It's available against either white or grey with the retro typeface perfectly complementing the tasty subject matter. 

The print is the work of Sara Williams and is part of Pedlars collection of work from graduates of Chelsea College of Art. All the proceeds from its sale (bar VAT and a handling fee) go towards their full graduate show in the summer. 

Just ten of the prints are available and cost £111 each. 

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Purnukka jar – 1950s storage

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Purnukka
Here's a subtle piece of retro style, the Purnukka jar.

Manufactured by Iittala, though they look pretty timeless, these ceramic jars were actually designed by Kaj Franck back in 1953 and remained in production until 1975. They're now back in a tantalising range of colours and with just a slight tweak to the original design: they've been changed so they are better at stacking. Available in either 60mm or 120mm sizing, they're guaranteed to keep looking good for many more decades to come. 

The jars are priced at £16 for smaller size and £19 for the larger jar. 

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V&A Feldman 1950s textile design oven glove

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Feldman
More 1950s designs taken from the V&A's extensive archive and applied to new products, in this case an oven glove based on a 1950s Feldman textile.

The pattern was designed by J. Feldman and then produced by David Whitehead Ltd in 1954, originally as a roller printed rayon. The design screams the early '50s with its atomic influenced pattern, an example of the type of textile pattern that came out of the Festival of Britain and are proving to be so popular again in 2011. 

The V&A have used it on a number of cotton kitchen accessories, also including an oven mit and a tea towel. This oven glove costs £10. 

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Kuppila tea towel from Polkka Jam

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Polkka jam
Another bright tea towel to brighten up your kitchen, this Kuppila tea towel is designed by Polkka Jam.

Polkka Jam is the work of a Finnish duo and this design is typical of their work. It features patterned and colourful kitchenware with more than a little touch of retro style. Some of their other designs feature stacked tea cups and even a decorative tea urn. In fact, you're bound to find something that's just your cup of tea. 

The tea towel costs 16.50 Euros.

Buy it from Finnish Design Shop