Category: Travel

Though decommissioned in 2005, the Routemaster remains one an iconic symbol of London. Transport for London have recognised this and asked Ella Doran to create a range of products around the bus, including this set of four Routemaster coasters. 

For those who travelled on the bus, the images of the bell and the mirror featured on two of the coasters will be familiar sites and the third shows a close-up of the old logo of route 38, illustratrating why it was known as the 'love bus'. The last coaster features a montage of all these shots with several others. Transport enthusiasts may be pleased to hear that, at £13.70 for the set, they cost 10p less than a current weekly London bus pass. 

Lazy Oaf are usually known for their bold cartoon like t-shirts so these London and Paris tea towel are an unexpected but pleasant surprise. The designs show key tourist attractions of both cities, the Eiffel Tower for Paris and Big Ben for London, that are illustrated with a pretty floral design and retro font. Even though they are a British company, there seems to be a slight bias towards the French capital: while London is shown with rain and a grey backdrop, Paris is bright pink and decorated with flowers. 

They cost £8.50 each and, like it says on the towels, they can only enhance a lovely home. 

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