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Categories / Food and Drink

The Original Slush Mug

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Slush

I'm guessing these were originally big in the US, because I can't remember the first coming of The Original Slush Mug in the UK. If you do, well it's back.

First introduced and used back in the 70s and 80s, the Slush Mug is an easy wway to make a slushy, icy drink on a hot day. Just freeze the mug’s liner, return it to the mug and pour in your favourite drink. Give it a stir and you have a perfectly mixed slushie.

Insulated so it stays colder for longer and able to take a shot of your favourite spirit too if you're in a party mood. Want one? Choose from two colours, both selling for £8.99. You'll thank us for this when the sun comes back out.

Find out more at the Firebox website

Categories / Art and Photography, Design and Interiors, Food and Drink

Mondrian-inspired Mondri mug by Frank Kerdil

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Mondri

Piet Mondrian has always inspired plenty of designers but there seems to be a rush of products influence by his art recently, from the Mondrian table range to the Piet tables. Add to that list the Mondri mug by Frank Kerdil. 

Like the vase Kerdil designed with the same name, he's used the strong lines and colour associated with the artist's work on a new product. In this case it's a sturdy looking, handle-less mug, complete with a silicon ring for adding practicality. It's one of several mugs by Kerdil new in at Panik Design, all of which have a strong graphic look that Mondrian would surely also have approved of. 

The mugs are also a cheaper way to buy into the look than many of the other options, costing only £10. 

Buy it from Panik Design

Categories / Food and Drink, Homeware

Large Tiki Mugs at Notorious Kitsch

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Tiki

The sun is out, the sky is blue and it looks like a warm weekend ahead. So the perfect time to invest in these large Tiki Mugs.

Yes, ideal for swigging exotic drinks round the barbecue, each of the four mugs in the set stand around 14cm high and in a different colour, holding a long drink and throwing out some hip 50s/60s vibes. If you can't think of anything to put in them, check out these Tiki drink recipe cards we featured last month.

You can pick up the set right now, priced at £20.

Find out more at the Notorious Kitsch website

Categories / Design and Interiors, Food and Drink

Portmeirion Originals: re-issues from the 1950s and ’60s

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Portmeirion mug

2010 is Portmeirion's 50th anniversary and the celebrations began last year with the limited re-release of the Magic Garden coffee set. They're also going back to the archives for Portmeirion Originals, re-issues of some of their designs from the 1950s and 60s. 

The range uses some of Susan William-Ellis' most famous and distinctive designs. Pictured is the 1964 designed Variations mug, which apparently was one of her favourites. There's also the Dolphin mug from 1959, the Magic City from 1966 and, my favourite, the Totem mug, originally designed in 1963. 

If you can't track down one of the originals, these re-issues cost £15 each 

See them online

Categories / Design and Interiors, Food and Drink

Angie Lewin for St Jude’s mugs

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Lewin mug

It was only couple of weeks ago we told you about tea towels Angie Lewin had designed for St Jude's first collection of homewares. We also mentioned how they were also planning to do their own mug range. And here it is…

The bone china mugs feature the same designs you can get on the tea towels, plus a few others such as the dandelion design shown here and the Skye mug. All the mugs use the same muted colour palette and share the same retro feel. 

The mugs cost £7.25 each.

Buy them from Illustrated Living

Categories / Film and TV, Food and Drink, Homeware

Test card mug

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Test card mug

Back in the days before we had hundreds of channels of TV available 24 hours a day, the test card was a familiar sight. This test card mug features what was perhaps the most commonly remembered test card, the one showing a girl playing noughts and crosses with clown.

Officially known as test card F, it was first broadcast in 1967 and this version was used on the BBC until 1999. It's also been spoofed many times, by everyone from Johnny Vegas to The Mighty Boosh. 

Perfect for supping from while you watch the telly, the mug costs £6.46.

Buy it from Make International