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Categories / Food and Drink, Homeware

John Lewis Revival tablecloth

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Revival tablecloth

 

We've included quite a few pieces already from the John Lewis Revival range. To add to the mugs, furniture and vases, you can now purchase this Revival tablecloth. 

Like the Pots and Pans mug, the tablecloth features an illustration of vintage style crockery which has, in this case, been supplemented by images of kitchen implements, vintage-looking storage jars and Catherine Holm-style saucepans. The pattern is illustrated in a manner to reflect the '50s and '60s tableware pictured. 

Made from a cotton and polyester mix, the tablecloth is available in a range of sizes. You can supplement the look with placemats and coasters featuring the same design. 

Prices for the tablecloth range from between £19 to £21 dependent on size. 

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Categories / Books, Christmas, Design and Interiors

Book plate gift wrap sets from Present & Correct

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Without mentioning the word, it's soon to be that time of year when you'll need some wrapping paper close to hand. For a more stylish than Santa option, take a look at these new book plate gift wrap sets from Present & Correct.

Each set contains four sheets of paper with a different design. The sheets all reference classic book plates from the 1940s and 50s, using eye-catching geometric patterns. To add the finishing touch, each sheet bears the inscription 'This gift belongs to' in the place of where a book lover would normally claim their ownership, therefore eliminating the need for separate address labels.

Both good-looking and time-saving, a set costs £6.75.

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Categories / Kids, Travel

Going Places kids rug from Designers Guild

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This Going Places rug from Designers Guild is another example of a kid's design that's as desirable for adults too.

It's a colourful design, intended to capture the hustle and bustle of transport in a busy place. That translates into simple outlines of cars and trains, set amongst the backdrop of cars and mountains. Both the subject matter and the treatment of the design are reminiscent of classic transport posters. 

Made from acrylic and measuring 120 x 170cm, the rug costs £195.  

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Categories / Design and Interiors, Homeware

Lotta Kuhlhorn Eva tea towels

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More retro-styled designs from the hands of Lotta Kuhlhorn – in this case this colourful and, dare I say it, festive Eva tea towel. 

The illustration shows a well-stocked kitchen shelf, with everything from foodstuffs like apples, pretzels and sausages to kitchen implements like rolling pins and pots and pans. There's a definite 50s look to the design, not dissimilar to some of Louise Fougstedt's designs from the same decade (now available at New House Textiles). And, with that candy cane that's pictured it does have something of a Christmassy feel and could be worth getting as a stocking filler. 

Also available in red, as well as the green version shown above, the tea towel costs $18.

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Categories / Design and Interiors

Folk cards by Rifle Paper Company

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Some more stylish stationery, with these folk cards, designed by Rifle Paper Company.

Each pack features four different designs, each with a pretty floral pattern. The feel of the cards lives up to its folk name with a vintage look that is enhanced by their use of muted colour. 

Rifle Paper Company are an American based company who specialize in stationery and design with a nostalgic feel. If you like the look at these, you can also purchase recipe cards in a similar style in the UK through Papermash. 

A set of eight costs £12.95.

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Categories / Design and Interiors, Food and Drink

1950s apple-patterned notebook from V&A Shop

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This apple-patterned notebook from the V&A Shop is a pretty piece of stationery as it stands and is made more remarkable once you've realised it's adapted from a dress fabric design from the 1950s. 

The pattern is part of the vast archives of the V&A Museum and, in this case, it's drawn from the work of Joyce Badrocke. She was one of the textile designers for Horrockses Fashions, who inspired a range at the V&A shop earlier this year. This design is every bit as fresh and colourful as you'd expect from their dresses and works well on this A5 notebook. 

There's also a smaller notebook available that uses a pattern featuring rabbits, based on one of Badrocke's designs for children.  

The notebook costs £3.25. 

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