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Categories / Design and Interiors, Food and Drink

Daily menu 1950s designed paper napkins

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Nilsson napkin

With the UK finally getting some good weather at the weekend, picnic season seems to be upon us once again. Add some retro flair to your picnic with these Daily Menu napkins. 

The paper napkins use a design by Marianne Nilsson from the 1950s and illustrate possible menus for various meals in the day. You may remember the homeware range we featured a little while back, featuring Nilsson's Herring design. These napkins are equally Scandinavian in its choice of flavours, with boiled egg and cheese offered as one of the breakfast options. You may not agree with her suggestions but the simple line drawings, combined with grey and bright lime and yellow colours, make the napkins look a pretty tasty option. 

A pack of 20 costs £3.50. 

Buy it from New House Textiles

Categories / Art and Photography, Design and Interiors

Piet tables: Mondrian-inspired tables by Hugo Passos

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Piet table
 

Mondrian’s distinct artistic style once again inspires new designs with these Piet tables by Hugo Passos.

It’s easy to see how Mondrian’s most famous pieces of the 1920s have inspired these designs. Each side table has asymmetric walnut legs, like a 3D versions of his grid-based painting, while the lacquer coloured table tops are in the same bright blue, yellow and red used in his work. The exposed joinery is a nice touch too.

The tables are infinitely more affordable than a Mondrian original but still pretty pricey for a small table, at £245 each.

Buy them from the Liberty website

Categories / Design and Interiors, Food and Drink, Homeware

Missoni Home Bianconero range

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Missoni home bianconero

Missoni's distinctive clothes and textiles crop up time and time again on this site but their home products are also well worth a look, especially when the designs are as appealing as the Bianconero range.

The tea set has the bold use of pattern and the retro feel you'd associate with the brand. Each object has a slightly different look: from the Op Art style waves on the coffee pot to the Pop flowers on the mug. The black and white colour scheme helps to unify all the designs. 

Prices, as you'd expect from a designer brand, are high. They range from £108.50 for the teapot to £29 for the mug. However, they'll probably look as stylish in another thirty years as they do now, so perhaps you could consider it an investment. 

See them online at Occa-Home

Categories / Design and Interiors, Homeware

Graham and Green ’50s-style dining table and chairs

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G&G table

A contemporary design with mid-century looks courtesy of Graham and Green's '50s-style dining table and chairs. 

The oak table and chair have a light, stylish look with their slanted legs, while the oval table top and chair backs add to the vintage feel. You just need to get out your favourite tableware to complete the retro look. 

The table costs £695 and the chairs are £185 each. 

Buy them from the Graham and Green website

Categories / Homeware

Graham and Green Art Deco side table

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Deco side table

You can rely on Graham and Green to provide a touch of glamour to your home and this Art Deco side table from their Spring range is no exception.

The table is as alluring as you'd expect from the name, with a circular top and base, joined by tulip-shaped stems. In tribute to the Deco style, the stems are mirrored. The only question is whether the rest of your lounge is sophisticated enough to go with it…

It costs £235 from their website

Categories / Design and Interiors

Alison Milner’s Formica coffee table

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Alison Milner table

Alison Milner's coffee table draws inspiration from the 1950s and 1960s, deliberately selecting Formica as a material because of its association with that period. 

The design on the surface of the table top was designed by Alison and was custom printed by Formica. Its pattern based on the silhouettes of seaweed and flowers also looks looks very Fifties, reinforced by the retro shape of the table top and its tapered legs. 

This table costs £210 and is also available in a dot pattern. 

Buy it from Not on the High Street