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Iroko Teak Sideboard from House Plan

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Sideboards are a design classic that no aspiring mid-century modern home is complete without. There are some great reproductions available on the high street at the moment and UK-based furnishings company House Plan has achieved a particularly authentic modular 50s look with the Iroko Teak sideboard.

The use of teak, the shape of the handles and even the design of the base are all faithful to the the original G-Plan designs from the mid 1950s. There are three different sizes available (medium pictured) and there are other matching pieces in the range, allowing you to create a flawless modular look in your home.

The Iroko Teak sideboard starts from £995 and is available from House Plan stores in Brighton & Bristol or online.

Categories / Food and Drink, Homeware

My Egg and Soldiers

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My Egg and Soldiers set by Takae Mizutani and Sons is a product inspired by that childhood favourite of egg and toast soldiers.

The egg cup is shaped like a castle, but where this set is truly unique is that the toast gets its own container too – a horse-shaped cup, so they can look like toy soldiers going into battle.

The Egg and Soldiers set is available in either white or natural and costs £22.85 from Brighton Pod.

Categories / Gadgets and Tech, Homeware

Crosley CR92 Country Kitchen Phone

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The Crosley CR92 Country Kitchen Phone is a reproduction of an early American phone from the early 1920s.

 It features a turning crank handle, a handcrafted wood and veneer cabinet and a storage compartment. Where it differs from the original design, is that what looks like a traditional rotary dial, is actually push buttons.

It is available to buy from Amazon, priced just over $63.

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1950s Marianne Westman-designed Picknick chopping boards

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Back in July, we featured the reissue of a classic – the Marianne Westman-designed Picknick homeware range. Originally designed in 1956, it's a Scandinavian mid-century classic that still looks shaper today. If you invested in that, you'll no doubt be keen on owning these newly-launched Picknick cutting boards.

Like the rest of the range, the design features food laid out for a picnic, this time on a wooden board that's been laminated and available in a choice of three designs and sizes.

Prices start at £20.47.

Find out more at the Scandinavian Design Center website

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All Aboard tea towel by Michelle Mason at To Dry For

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Michelle Mason is well known for her cute reinterpretations of traditional London imagery. This All Aboard tea towel, available from To Dry For, picks up on that theme. 

Printed in a simple red, white and black colour scheme, it features a row of red Routemaster buses, with a nostalgic sixties feel. To add to the jolly feel of the design, the image even includes a scottie dog perched atop of a stack of presents. 

The tea towel costs £9.25. 

See it online

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Elsy & Vine ‘Happy Days’ Cushion

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Clare Vine, the designer behind Elsy & Vine, obviously has fonder memories of childhood carvanning holidays than I do because she has named her retro caravan cushion, ‘Happy Days’ cushion.

The cushion is made from knitted lambswool with a repeat caravan print on one side and a contrasting polka dot design on the reverse. It is available in either the turquoise colours shown here or a pink and grey version.

The cushion costs £46.93 from the Hidden Art Shop.