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Curiosity Shop design by Emily Sutton for St Jude’s

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This Curiosity Shop design by Emily Sutton is the latest in the St Judes great range of fabrics. 

Emily Sutton is a recent graduate of the Edinburgh College of Art and this design takes inspiration from some of the toys and curios in the city's museum of childhood, including spinning tops and miniature trains and much more. It bodes well for her future project – illustrating a children's book for the V&A Museum.

The design is available in the dark blue/mustard colour combination pictured, or in maroon/blue and costs £36 for a ready-made cushion cover or £44 for a metre of the fabric. 

Buy it online

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Pop Art-style Explosion rug at Skitsch

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Skitsch rug

Wanting to make a Pop Art statement in your living room? Take a look at this (hard to miss) Explosion rug from Skitsch. 

Designed by Fabio Bortolani, it references the comic book art that itself inspired the work of artists like Roy Lichtenstein. Unlike the Pop Artists, however, this rug proclaims its craftsmanship as it's hand-made from 100% wool. Pair it up with the Pakhuis Oost coat rack for a look that really packs a punch. 

A designer piece with the associated price tag, the rug will set you back 1,250 euros. 

Buy it online

Categories / Design and Interiors, Food and Drink, Homeware

Watermelon tea towel by Vera

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There's no doubt that this Watermelon tea towel by Vera would brighten up a kitchen. 'Vera' stands for the American designer Vera Neumann who was famous for her designs for silks and textiles, starting from the 1940s.

Her designs are being reissued on new materials, first with the Teacup alley wallpaper and now with this range of tea towels. Look closely at the image and you'll see the design features her trademark 'Vera' signature and ladybird. This vibrant watermelon print is just one of several food related designs available – the other designs include images of kebabs and buffets, both being much more stylish than they sound and definitely worth investigating. 

The tea towel costs £9. 

Buy it from the Lollipop shoppe

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1920s textile design tea towels from the Courtauld Gallery

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Twenties tea towel

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. 

Buy them from Culturelabel

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1950s fabric inspired mugs from Prey

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Prey fabric mug

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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Körsbärsträdgården fabric by Marianne Westman reissued by Almedahls

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This Körsbärsträdgården fabric is another Marianne Westman design dug out from the archives by Almedahls.

Although the name doesn't exactly trip off the tongue (unless you are fluent in Swedish), the name translates as cherry orchard, perhaps obvious from the charming cherries and cherry blossom visible in the design. 

It's been reissued alongside Picknick to coincide with Westman's 80th birthday and still looks pretty and fresh today. The design is printed onto a 50% linen and 50% cotton mix. 

The fabric costs £29 a metre. 

Buy it from Hus and Hem