Categories / Homeware

Beach Hut Mugs

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Beach Huts have become a symbol of the quintessential British holiday, but images of them can either take on a melancholic air of a seaside town in decline or a cheerful reminder of happy summer holidays. Firmly in the latter jolly category are these Beach Hut Mugs.

The fine bone china mug is decorated with a row of three stripey huts, in a choice of dark blue, pink, red or pale blue. The mugs are sold individually so you can mix n match or co-ordinate as you like.

They cost £9.25 from Florestine, a website that specialises in seaside-inspired designs.

Categories / Women's Fashion

Midnight Stalks Dress from French Connection

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Very often it can be a challenge to find retro fashion from any era other than the fifties and sixties. For those of you looking for a more unusual forties inspired look, this Midnight Stalks Flared Dress from French Connection takes some inspiration from the era to create a stunning frock.

The tea dress shape is elaborated on with longer sleeves and more exaggerated dimensions to the silhouette. Taking the famously forties shoulder accentuation, the sharp lines are made feminine by a flowing skirt and fitted waist. Finished in a silky fabric with antique-style bird print, it's a certain talking point for your wardrobe.

It's available new in at French Connection now for £75, as part of their Autumn/Winter 2010 preview.

Find out more from the website

Categories / Homeware

Alessi Memories of the Future vintage tea and coffee pots

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Alessi is reissuing classic designs from the 1920s, 30s and 40s under the name Memories of the Future, including the coffee pot picture above and the tea pot below.

Both are authentic (and timeless) re-creations, with these deco-style pots designed originally by Carlo Alessi and crafted in polished stainless steel, with detailing in 'of its era' bakelite.

The pots above sells for £76. If you want more of the same, check out the site for items like a creamer, sugar bowl, trays, coasters, a fruit bowl, a sugar castor, ice buckets, stroage jars and some really stylish vintage cocktial shakers.

Find out more at the Made in Design website

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Categories / Food and Drink

Retro stacking mugs from Next

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These stacking mugs from Next are another cheap and easy way to add a touch of retro style to your kitchen. 

Each of the six porcelain mugs is decorated with a variation on a 60s-inspired floral pattern with the bright lemon and lime colours keep the design looking fresh. The mugs are dishwasher and microwave proof and, of course, for the ultimate in practicality, they stack prettily away together. 

Best of all, priced at £12 for the set, each mug is only setting you back £2. 

Buy them online

Categories / Food and Drink, Travel

London Double Decker bus teapot

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There seems to be no shortage of products for the home inspired by London's transport system, the latest being this Double Decker bus teapot

It's an attractive white teapot decorated with images of the Routemaster, all number 73 en route to Victoria Station. The buses aren't just the traditional red either, but also in colours like powder blue and green. As a finishing touch the lid of the teapot is decorated with an image of the push button you'd press when you'd want the bus to stop. 

The teapot costs £14.99 and you can also get accompanying large drinking mugs for £4.99. 

Buy it from Rockett St George

Categories / Design and Interiors, Food and Drink

Light Traffic Only mugs

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The black and white typography of these Light Traffic Only mugs makes for a great graphic look. Peer a bit closer and you'll realise the mugs are covered with the names of villages in North Essex and surrounding area and the design is in fact inspired by old white village signposts which are gradually disappearing from the countryside. 

The product is the combined work of illustrator Michelle Thompson and graphic designer Gareth Wild. This unusual design is also available on tea towels. 

These mugs cost £7. 

Buy them from 59 High Street