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Heal’s Arkiv Storage Unit Oak by John Jenkins

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Heal’s celebrates 60 years since it introduced Scandinavian design to its customers with the 1951 exhibition 'Scandinavian Design For Living' with a new range of midcentury Scandinavian-inspired products including the Arkiv Storage Unit Oak by John Jenkins.

John Jenkin’s storage unit updates a 1950s design using a combination of solid oak and white laminate and provides a handy storage solution. The Arkiv range also includes a sideboard (pretty much the storage unit minus the shelving) and a trapezium shaped coffee table.

The storage unit costs £1,995, the sideboard £1,395 and the coffee table £495, all exclusive to Heal’s.

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Michelle Mason Forest Picnic tea towel

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Forest tea towel

Michelle Mason's colourful retro designs are always favourites on this site, so it's good to see some new products from the designer, including this Forest Picnic tea towel.

Like most of her designs, it's mid-century inspired, though the colours, the depiction of the vintage ceramics and the flora give it something of a Scandinavian feel too. The effect is further enhanced by its striking turquoise, pale blue and black colour scheme. 

The tea towel costs £10. 

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Roddy and Ginger Pomegranate Design

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We’ve mentioned a few Roddy and Ginger products in the past, so were pleased to see that they’ve produced a few new designs including this Pomegranate Tree Print.

Like the tapestry mentioned below, the design is very much in the Scandinavian folk art style. It has been hand screen-printed in teal, olive and grey. The print measures 40cm by 50cm. The same design is also available in cushion form, with a choice of grey/red, grey/teal or grey/ochre on either white or natural linen.

The print costs £35 and the cushions cost £26, all from the Roddy and Ginger website.

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Scandi Scene Tapestry

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Just the name alone should be enough to tell you that the Scandi Scene Tapestry has been heavily influenced by vintage Scandinavian design.

The large woven cotton sheeting tapestry features a bright folkloric pattern with birds, tree and flowers. It can be put to variety of uses: hung on the wall; used as a chair covering or as throw for your bed. It measures 100 inches long by 84 inches wide and would fit a Queen-sized bed if that is how you want to use it.

It costs $39 from Urban Outfitters.

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John Lewis summer folk bowls

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Summer folk

Wanting to entertain in style once the sun comes out again? Take a look at John Lewis's summer folk bowls. Made from melamine, they're ideally suited for a spot of outdoor entertaining.

However, it's the colour and the design that really attracted us. As their name might suggest, the style looks towards the Scandinavian folk look. More specifically, the pattern is reminiscent of the Cathrineholm Lotus pattern of the 1960s, executed in bright, eye catching colours that are perfect for sunny days. 

A large bowl costs £4.80, while you can buy a small bowl for £2.40. 

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1960s Gubi Semi pendant light by Claus Bonderup and Torsten Thorup

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Gubi

A Danish classic from 1967 is back on the market, specifically the Gubi Semi pendant light by Claus Bonderup and Torsten Thorup.

An award-winning design back on the day, the lamp still looks futuristic today, as well as still being very practical – the shape of the enamelled metal shade and the silver light bulb within combine to 'give the light a unique spread in the room'.

Supplied with a black ceiling rose and two metres of black fabric covered flex, it's available in various colours and in two sizes, prices starting at £169.

Find out more at the Panik Design website