Posts Tagged ‘Scandinavian’
Friday, August 27th, 2010
We think this is a future classic… having said that, it probably already is!
This biscuit tin was sold through Marks & Spencer only this Christmas gone. They’re already being resold for £15-£20 (without the Swiss biscuits!).
It’s a special commemorative tin celebrating 125 years of Marks & Spencer. It was designed by Sanna Annukka. She’s half English and half Finnish – and the illustration has a real vintage Scandinavian feel.
It reminds us of this original 1960s travel poster we had framed to display in our antiques centre pitch.
Not only the general style, but also the landscapes and even the colours.
The poster entitled Carefree by Coach is signed by ‘Bigg’. We have to confess, we’ve not been able to find out anything about him or her… but it’s a fantastic illustration.
We might have been tempted to pack a flask & sandwiches… and hop on board for our ‘carefree’ trip through the countryside!
Tags: Bigg, biscuit, buscuit tin, Carefree by Coach, Finland, Finnish, illustration, M and S, Marks & Spencer, Marks and Spencer, Sanna Annukka, Scandinavian, tin, travel, travel poster
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Saturday, March 13th, 2010
Adelle’s sister is a regular visitor to Sweden.
On one trip she picked up a selection of Swedish interiors magazines for us.
We’ve enjoyed browsing through them…
…particularly having a peek at the houses and products that haven’t appeared in UK publications.
We wanted to share a few of our favourites with you.
Here are links to the websites of the magazines that we’ve featured:
Tags: Allt i Hemmet, Elle Interiör, Family Living, Hem ljuva Hem, Hus & Hem, interior decoration, interiors, magazine, Scandinavian, Sköna Hem, Sweden, Swedish
Posted in magazines, Nordic, Scandinavian | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
It’s the start of a new year… so we’re starting a new alphabet blog series.
We picked up this fabulous stainless steel tea set over the holiday period – so ‘A’ just had to be for ‘Arne’… Arne Jacobsen that is.
He’s one of the great designers of the 20th century – and is the man responsible for designing this set.
It was manufactured by Stelton of Denmark in the 1960s. The various pieces are unused in their boxes… and retain their original labels to the underside.
The Cylinda-line brochures (of which the set is part) were inside the pots.
click on image to enlarge
The range comprises a variety of tablewares including tea & coffee sets, salt & pepper pots, toast racks, sauce boats, serving dishes, coasters, cocktail mixers, ice buckets etc.
In fact, we sold the Cylinda-line ice bucket on the website last year.
The collection is beautifully made, very functional and looks fantastic too!
It was awarded the id Prize in 1967 by the Danish Society of Industrial Design and the International Design Award 1968 by the American Institute of Interior Designers.
A really great find to start the new year!
Tags: 1960s, 20th century, Add new tag, Arne Jacobsen, coasters, cocktail mixers, coffee sets, Cylinda-line, Danish, Denmark, ice buckets, Industrial design, metalware, pepper pots, salt pots, sauce boats, Scandinavian, serving dishes, stainless steel, Stelton, tea sets, toast racks, vintage
Posted in design, homewares, interior design, Nordic, Scandinavian, stainless steel, vintage | 5 Comments »
Saturday, February 14th, 2009
We’ve reached the end of the alphabet… and ‘Z’ is for zoo. Our virtual zoo is full of animals beautifully interpreted in pottery, glass, textiles, book illustrations and more. All our animals are well looked after… and there’s no entrance fee!!
- 1960s lion tile designed by Kenneth Townsend
- Detail from fabric peg bag
- Vintage Scandinavian glass ram
- Vintage children’s book cover
- Shaker Abecedarius illustration
Shaker Abecedarius illustration
List of animals in the Shaker Abecedarius
Vintage 1960s 'Beefeater' steak plates by Washington Pottery
- Vintage 1970s Staffordshire pottery mug
- Vintage 1960s/70s Hornsea pottery mug
'Life of St Martin' illustrated by Emile Probst, 1966
Vintage 1960s 'Acapulco' chopping board by Villeroy & Boch
'Acapulco' chopping board detail
Vintage 1970s Danish pottery plaque
Illustration from 'This is London' by Miroslav Sasek, 1959
Illustration from 'This is Edinburgh' by Miroslav Sasek, 1961
Detail from a vintage 1950s Cadbury biscuit tin
Vintage 1950s pottery giraffe produced by Lomonosov of the USSR
Illustration by Dean Mitchell from 'Folk Tales of the World, Australia', 1965
Little felt elephant made in Nepal
Vintage 1960s/70s pottery owl plaque
Vintage 1960s Danish teak mouse
Tiger print by Walasse Ting
Tags: "Miroslav Sasek", 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, Acapulco, Alice and Martin Provensen, animals, Aries, Beefeater, birds, biscuit tin, Dean Mitchell, elephant, Emile Probst, fabric, Folk Tales of the World, glass, Hornsea Pottery, illustration, John Clappison, kangaroo, Kenneth Townsend, Life of St Martin, lion, Losmonosov, mouse, owl, Peaceable Kingdom, penguins, Sasek, Scandinavian, Shaker Abecedarius, Staffordshire Pottery, teak, This is Edinburgh, This is London, tiger, Villeroy and Boch, Walasse Ting, Washington Pottery, Z is for zoo, zoo
Posted in books, ceramics, design, fabric, homewares, illustration, pottery, Scandinavian, textiles, vintage | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, December 17th, 2008
Xmas… that’s worked out nicely…
Vintage children building blocks
Vintage biscuit tin
It’s a good job that Christmas is here as we didn’t have any xylophones or x-ray machines for sale!
Vintage 1960s Scandinavian ceramic wall plaque designed by Bjorn Wiinblad
1970s Bernard Buffet print entitled 'Nativity'
X is for Xmas gives us the chance to send all our blog readers seasons greetings…
Vintage 1960s/70s desk calendar manufactured by Park Sherman
Vintage 1970s Hornsea Pottery ‘December’ mug
Vintage Christmas baubles
…and with 2009 approaching, it’s also an opportunity to thank you all for your support & encouragement during our 1st year in business.
Detail from a vintage 1970s linen tea towel entitled 'Noel' by Jonelle
H is for Home is going really well and we’ve thoroughly enjoyed these past few months.
Tall Book of Christmas inside cover
'Christmas Surprise' story from the Tall Book of Christmas
So it’s a happy Christmas to you all – hope you have a fabulous time!
Charles Harper illustrated Christmas recipes
- Bill Charmatz illustrated Christmas pudding recipe
Warmest wishes,
Adelle & Justin xx
Tags: "Bernard Buffet", "Bjorn Wiinblad", "Tall Book of Christmas", Bill Charmatz, ceramics, Charles Harper, Charley Harper, Christmas, design, Hornsea, Hornsea Pottery, illustration, recipes, retro, Scandinavian, vintage, Xmas
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