Categories / Homeware

New Three Sheets 2 the Wind mid-century style fabric designs

Three_sheets_pillows_1

We're never short of retro-inspired cushions to feature on this site and here's some more to throw onto that overcrowded sofa with some new designs from Three Sheets 2 the Wind

If that name sounds familiar, it's because we've previously featured some of their naturally inspired wall art. These new fabric designs are along the same line. Clearly influenced by some of the skeletal plant forms that appeared in 50s fabric designs, choose from the Fugi design or Windflower and Prairie Grass which are both pictured above. Each pattern is printed onto Irish linen in subtle colour combinations in keeping with the mid-century look. 

You can buy the designs as a 18 x 18 inch piece of wall art for $80, or as a cushion of the same size for $90. 

See the range online

Categories / Design and Interiors, Food and Drink

Marianne Westman Picknick design reissued

AlmedahlsMyGardenTray

There's a lot of classic 1950s and 60s designs being re-issued at the moment with Marianne Westman's Picknick another one to add to that long list. 

Picknick was originally launched in 1956 and shows a variety of Scandinavian food stuffs laid out as if for, you guessed it, a picnic. The sketchy depiction of the food is typical for the period and still looks fresh and appealing today.

That's good news for Almedahls who've been given the licence to reproduce the design. As well as the tray shown, it's available on a cutting board, a pot stand, a tea towel and a canvas bag.

The range starts at $16 for the tea towel while this serving tray costs $36. 

Buy it from Huset

Categories / Food and Drink

Retro stacking mugs from Next

Stacking mugs

These stacking mugs from Next are another cheap and easy way to add a touch of retro style to your kitchen. 

Each of the six porcelain mugs is decorated with a variation on a 60s-inspired floral pattern with the bright lemon and lime colours keep the design looking fresh. The mugs are dishwasher and microwave proof and, of course, for the ultimate in practicality, they stack prettily away together. 

Best of all, priced at £12 for the set, each mug is only setting you back £2. 

Buy them online

Categories / Design and Interiors

Roddy & Ginger city windows cushions

Roddy and Ginger window

We've featured the folk-inspired style of Roddy & Ginger before but their new city windows cushions are something slightly different from the designers. They've still got a retro feel, though this time have more of a 1950s look. 

This is much more abstract than previous pictorial designs such as their folk dance print. The windows mentioned in the product name have been depicted as slightly wonky blocks of solid or cross-hatched colour. Available in the zesty colours of aqua or green, or a more subdued grey, their simple design means they would easily fit into many rooms.

Each cushion costs £24. 

See them online

Categories / Design and Interiors, Retro Women's Fashion

Horrockses Fashions exhibition opens at the Fashion and Textile Museum

Horrockses-exhibition

We mentioned this a while back when we were talking about the V&A's range of Horrockses-inspired products and now is your chance to see some of the originals as the Horrockses Fashions: Off the Peg style in the '40s and '50s opens at London's Fashion and Textile Museum.

Horrockses Fashions were best known for their full-skirted, bold and brightly printed cotton dresses. The exhibition gives you the opportunity to find out a bit more about the label and the people – including the Queen – who wore them, as well as ogle their unique and coveted designs. An accompanying book by the exhibition curator, Christine Boydell, is available for £17.49 from Amazon.

The exhibition opens on Friday, 9 July and runs until 24 October. 

Find out more online

Categories / Design and Interiors, Food and Drink, Homeware

Lotta Kuhlhorn pear mugs

Lotta pear

It was only earlier this week we showed you Lotta Kühlhorn's jazzy lindyhop coasters. Here's another design from her, suitable for decorating the retro home, these attractive pear mugs

Like the products featuring her apple design, she uses a simplified, colourful version of the fruit. The pears come in bright pop shades of red, yellow and pink, as well as the more traditional green. Use them them next to your Orla Kiely pear mugs in the kitchen for a very fruity cup of tea. 

The mugs cost £7.25 each. 

Buy them from Illustrated Living