Personally, I’m more of a tea drinker, but if I did want to serve up coffee to guests, then this Brown Links Espresso Set would be my choice.
The set consists of four espresso cups with matching saucers, in white china featuring a brown wavy pattern that looks rather 1970s. There is also another version of the set with the same pattern in an equally retro lime green shade.
The set costs $36 (around £25) from Weego Home.
The Robots in Love Print is a design by London-based South African designer, is Luzelle van der Westhuizen, who creates products featuring geometric and hand-drawn patterns under the name of Mengsel.
Combining a pair of retro-looking robots, with hearts, birds and a tree, the design owes something to Scandinavian folk art and the work of Alexander Girard. The print is available in a choice of red, green or neon pink.
It is sold unframed, but apparently is the right size to fit Ikea’s Ribba frames. It is available to buy from Felt and Wire Shop, priced $43 (under £30).
Vera Neumann is best known for her silk scarves, which she started to create in the 1940s, but her designs, characterised by bold colourful patterns, are also reproduced on home decor products such as the Teacup Alley Wallpaper.
The wallpaper is produced by The Vera Company, which bought the rights to its namesake’s designs after her death. This design features a tightly packed print made up of tiny blue and white teacups. There is a similar design from the archives featuring little teapots in green, yellow and white.
The Vera wallpaper costs £78 per roll, which will cover a 56 square feet area. It is available to buy exclusively from Anthropologie.
Twiggy must be second only to Marilyn Monroe in having the most retro-inspired products named after her. The Twiggy Sofa from Click4Interiors is another in a long line of examples.
I wouldn’t specifically identify its shape with any one period, but it does have a certain vintage style and the fabric choice here does lend a 1960s look to it. You can buy the Twiggy Sofa with this covering, or you can choose from the company’s other fabrics.
The sofa costs £855 and can be ordered online from Click4Interiors.
Anne Barrell makes ceramics designed to evoke the atmosphere of the English seaside with her designs featuring piers, promenades, beaches, fish and chip shops and other traditional English motifs.
Her range of plates particularly caught my attention. My favourites include the Paddling Boy design (pictured) which is inspired by holiday snaps from the 60s and 70s, and the Helter Skelter plate, featuring an image of the fairground attraction in Cromer. The plates are all available in three sizes, 16cm, 21.5cm and 27.5cm in diameter, costing £23, £31 and £38 respectively.
Visit Anne Burrell’s website to see the whole collection.
This Oval Bedside Table is based on a classic 1930’s design.
It features two deep drawers which provide a good amount of storage space, but its real selling point is the design’s curved contours, without any sharp edges at all, which gives it an elegant style. It is available in black or white gloss lacquer, but my preferences would be for the walnut veneer finish.
It costs £129 from Dwell and can be ordered now for delivery in June.
