Bath-based ceramic artist, Julia Davey obviously shares our love of retro robots, judging by her “The Robot” ceramics.
The collection comprises two sets of coasters, two types of mug and a jug. All of the products are made from earthenware and is individually decorated with hand-drawn transfers and painted by hand. The coasters cost £24 for a set of four, whilst the mugs cost £16 and the jug £18.50.
Buy them online at From the Wilde.
Snowden Flood has been featured quite a few times on this site before: for her work featuring famous London landmarks and her take on design classics. A slightly different type of style is evident in her new range but still one that's pleasingly retro – as demonstrated with these fairground mugs.
The mugs feature illustrations influenced by traditional British folk art – indeed as the name suggests they are influenced by old-fashioned funfair signage. Each mug is decorated in a different colour with a different fairground ride style slogan.
The bone china mugs also draw on another British tradition in their manufacture as they are made in Stoke-On-Trent.
You can buy the mugs individually for £18.50 or as a set of four for £70.
See them online
Looking for a reasonably priced gift for a secret Santa or a stocking filler? You could do worse than looking at the Heritage London range which includes this bus mug.
The mug features an illustration by Fiona Howard and has the same retro feel as her other work. It features a simplified outline of a red London bus, contrasting nicely to the cream of the mug. There's also a black taxi available in the same range.
Made from earthenware and completely microwave and dishwasher safe, the mug costs just £6.
Buy it from Marks & Spencer
This sugar and cream stacker is one item from the Avoca Button Ceramics range, which are all decorated with a print of colourful vintage buttons. The two pieces fit neatly together to make it easier to carry out for afternoon tea.
The collection includes a mug, two sizes of teapot (2 or 6 cup), side plate, cup & saucer and a butter dish. The sugar and cream stacker costs £19.95 with the rest of the collection ranging from £9.95 for the mug up to £39.95 for the large teapot.
View the whole collection online at the Bloomsbury Store.
In a similar style to the 1950s Elm Leaf products from John Lewis that we mentioned yesterday, ceramic design Katrin Moye also have a range of retro-inspired Leaf Ceramics.
Her leaf pattern is in green and made up of lots of tiny dots. The design was created for ECP Design and adorns mugs, bowls, egg cups and jugs.
The collection seems to be out of stock currently at ECP Design, but if you can't wait to buy it, Cool Calm Collected has the 500ml jug (£17.99) and the curved mug for £9.99.
The Pretty City Mug and Coaster are typical of Pretty City’s products, which feature nostalgic images of London.
The mug is decorated with multiple images of a black London cab, plus one illustration of a traditional red London bus for contrast. The mug is sold with its own coaster, a handy addition in itself, but the coaster can also double as lid for the mug to help keep the heat in your drink for longer.
The set costs £8.99 and will available to order from Cloth Ears soon, although you can view the details there now.
