Etsy is always a good place to look for retro and vintage items – and that’s where we found these Batman and Robin coffee mugs.
They’re apparently vintage items, dating back to 1966, with cartoon takes on the TV series portrayals of the comic book heroes on both sides of the mugs. Sadly, being vintage and essentially one-offs means that they’re not cheap – $59, which is around £30. Pretty hefty for a couple of cups.
Find out more at the Etsy website
If you’re on the look out for novelty condiments, but want something slightly more adult than the recently-featured Lego shakers, you might like these rocket-shaped salt and pepper shakers from Ototo.
Ok, they’re not that much more grown up, but shaped like a cartoon rocket and with NASA-style logos, these shakers are sure to attract attention at your next dinner party.
Sadly, we don’t know the price of them, with Monkey Business offering them mail order. But if you drop then a line and ask nicely, I’m sure they’ll sell you a set.
Add a dash of colour to your kitchen and a splash of pepper to your food with the FunkyFloral pepper mill from Green & Sanders.
Decorated with lime, blue and orange flowers, it comes with a matching sugar bowl and spoon to form a complete psychedelic condiment kit. I’ll warn you now, its pretty expensive, retailing at £109, the high price probably being on account of the design being hand-painted.
If you are a pepper lover with cash to spare, its available from Not on the High Street.
If your purchase of the Keep Calm and Carry On poster has awakened an interest in all things wartime, you might want to get your hands on the newly-published Eating For Victory book.
It’s a selection of original World War II leaflets, reproduced in full colour – which means a few ideas for cheap and healthy meals, as well as a nice insight into 1940s design.
Available in hardback in a vintage-style clothbound cover with a foreword by Jill Norman, you can pick a copy up for £9.99.
Martin Wiscombe specialises in quaintly nostalgic designs and these retro vehicle coffee mugs are in keeping with that style. There are four in the series: a Mini Cooper, a Volkswagen Camper Van, a Volkswagen Beetle and the Lambretta pictured here. Each design features subtle colours with a washed out look to give them an authentically vintage look.
They cost approximately £8 and are available from Pod.
The options are somewhat limited if you are looking for a cooker to complement a retro-style kitchen. Yes, there is always the Aga, but that is a bit too Country Living and you need a big kitchen to accommodate it. Britannia are now producing a cook that may just suit your kitchen.
The Cubism cooker is part of Britannia’s limited editor Couture Range. This range comprises of three designs, each inspired Avsh Alom Gur’s catwalk collection, of which the retro Cubism cooker is our favourite. As well as striking Cubist red and black patterned exterior, it features a nine-function oven with Quickstart, a programmer, a choice of hobs and Chef Top hotplates.
Prices range from a jaw-dropping £4,900 – if you are undeterred by this then further details can be found on the Britannia website.
