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Watermelon tea towel by Vera

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 Watermelon
There's no doubt that this Watermelon tea towel by Vera would brighten up a kitchen. 'Vera' stands for the American designer Vera Neumann who was famous for her designs for silks and textiles, starting from the 1940s.

Her designs are being reissued on new materials, first with the Teacup alley wallpaper and now with this range of tea towels. Look closely at the image and you'll see the design features her trademark 'Vera' signature and ladybird. This vibrant watermelon print is just one of several food related designs available – the other designs include images of kebabs and buffets, both being much more stylish than they sound and definitely worth investigating. 

The tea towel costs £9. 

Buy it from the Lollipop shoppe

Categories / Food and Drink, Homeware

Vintage-style stacking cake tins

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Stacking cake tinesCath Kidston, Lisa Stickley: we seem to have featured a lot of cake tins recently. But if you like cake, these stacking cake tins have a great advantage – you can store three tiers worth!

Apart from the joy of holding a lot of cake, these tins have got the benefit of some good vintage style. They come in cream covered metal, with either green or red lids. The look is topped off with some matching, not-too-twee, retro typography. For those who are slightly less greedy, they're available as single tins too. 

The set of three stacking tins is available for £35. 

Buy it from the Dotcomgiftshop

Categories / Art and Photography, Food and Drink

Chocolate Love – Robert Indiana’s artwork in chocolate

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Indiana chocoSince its creation in the mid-sixties, Robert Indiana's Love artwork has appeared in many forms and inspired countless others. This could be the most popular yet – 'Chocolate Love', a recreation of the work in cocoa. 

Taking the form of the instantly recognisable stacked letters with slanting 'O', this miniature work of art measures 10cm square and is made from solid dark chocolate, covered in edible gold dust. 

At £7.50, it's probably the most affordable version of the artwork too – though is probably too tasty to be around for long. 

Buy it from Heal's

Categories / Food and Drink, Homeware

Retro-style Popcorn Bowl at Cox and Cox

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Popcorn

Night in with a good movie? You might need some popcorn – and this Popcorn Bowl at Cox and Cox could be the perfect accessory.

It's a retro-styled popcorn holder and not just for single use – made of plastic, you can wash it and use it again and again.

Which makes it a bit of a bargain at just £3.

Find out more at the Cox and Cox website

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Linea vibrant veg salad bowl

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Linea bowl

This vibrant veg salad bowl is a much quirky addition to the Linea range. 

Instead of the very contemporary looking designs I often associate with that range, the brightly coloured illustrations on this stoneware salad bowl give it a retro feel. It reminds me of the neat 1970s designs of Gemuse by Graziela among other things, and hopefully similar items will be added to the range.  

Snap this design up quickly before it goes – it costs £20. 

Buy it from House of Fraser

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Family Favourites tea towel by Charlotte Farmer at New House Textiles

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Family favourites

The 1950s Scandinavian designs from New House Textiles are frequently featured on this site. The newest additions to their shop take in a more traditionally British direction with a contemporary collection from Charlotte Farmer which includes this Family Favourites tea towel.

The illustration on the tea towel celebrates the rich biscuit heritage of this country with a selection including a malted milk, a Tunnocks tea cake and a party ring. You're sure to find your personal favourite on there. Take a look at the rest of her collection – which also includes canvas bags – for more biscuits, as well as cakes, cutlery and snow globes. 

This tea towel costs £9.50. 

Buy it online