John Lewis is going big on its 50s-inspired patterns at the moment, including the Elm Leaf design adorning this flower jug vase.
The elm leaf design has a great Fifties feel, with its skeletal plant forms depicted in blues, greys and beiges. First spotted as part of their revival mug range, it's now also available on other suitably retro products, ranging from watering cans to string in a tin.
The jug vase pictured costs £15.
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The Nina dining range, new in at Habitat, uses bright 60s-style shapes and colours to create an impact.
The bold colours give the dishes a Pop Art flavour, while the 'slinky'-like shape included in the pattern references another key 60s art movement, Op Art. To complete the look, the range is all made from melamine and includes the platter shown above, as well as trays, dishes and even salad servers.
If you like this look, you may want to take a look at Habitat's Evelyn lightshades which use a similar pattern.
Prices start at £2.
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This peacock dinnerware set by Pied a Terre will definitely make an impact on your table.
The set includes everything from plates to soup bowls, all decorated with a repeat design of stylised peacock feathers. It's got a definite 1970s feel when that decade's designers were themselves looking back to the Victorian era for inspiration. The dramatic look is enhanced by the high gloss finish and gold detailing used on the set.
Reasonably priced too, with prices ranging from £5.20 for an espresso cup up to £16 for the tea pot.
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This Courtauld Gallery tea towel, based on a 1920s textile design, is possibly too beautiful to use on your dishes.
It's based on a textile design from the 1925 Exposition des Arts Decoratifs – the World's Fair that gave us the term 'Art Deco' – and reflects some of the dynamism you'd associate with that movement.The Courtauld have also produced a Tropical Birds design tea towel dating from the same period which is equally striking.
Something of a bargain too at £5. Frame them and get some instant art for your walls.
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Fan of vintage textile design? Take a look at these 1950 fabric design mugs from Prey.
Bath-based Prey have reproduced charming vintage designs onto mugs – such as the Houses design shown – creating lovely pieces in their own right. The mugs are available featuring two further colourful prints, entitled Fruit Bowls and Soda Siphon.
The same designs have also been reproduced on storage tins. Sadly these are currently out-of-stock, though you can enter your email address on the website to be notified when they're back on sale.
The mugs cost £9.95 each.
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Following in the footsteps of H&M, another high street favourite has launched a dedicated online store – this time Paperchase. Making it easy to browse their complete ranges, it's a great opportunity to unearth some gems such as their Folk Trees collection.
If you like the style of Sanna Annukka this collection is bound to appeal. The range – which includes notebooks, binders, albums, and storage boxes – is covered with folk-style emblems, given a contemporary treatment by the use of bold colours.
This unusual design is priced reasonably too, ranging from £2.75 for a folder up to £6.75 for the shoebox pictured above.
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