If you saw the above designs in a shop or gallery, chances are you would expect them to be vintage. But Katrin Moye’s range of ceramics are very modern – but with a definite influence from the past.
According to her online biog, the designer is influence by ‘vintage clothes and soft furnishings’ as well as traditional country pottery, creating ceramic pots on a wheel that are decorated by hand, but stable enough to go in your dishwasher.
The two featured above are typical examples – to the left is the Johnny cup and saucer, influenced by one of her dad’s shirts in the 70s and to the right is the Christa range, inspired by some plastic herb jars from her aunt’s kitchen.
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I think it is safe to say that this is the most high brow tea towel we’ve ever featured. The 
Ordinarily it would be near impossible to get excited about a rubbish bin, but the Wesco Spaceboy is shaped like a rocket! 
The Prismatic Table was the last piece of furniture designed by Isamu Noguchi. Inspired by the Japanese paper folding art of origami, it is made from folded aluminium, and was originally designed for Alcoa as part of their advertising of new uses for aluminium in 1957. 
If you face a daily commute on the London Underground, the last thing you’ll probably want to come home to is a Recycled Tube Seat Cover Cushion. But for anyone who doesn’t regularly travel across London, then these cushions from Creatively Recycled Empire have a certain kitsch appeal. 