And the nominations for our favourite purchase of the week are… *dramatic pause*… it’s like the Oscars… well, not quite. Anyway, our choice for favourite purchase of the week is this fabulous 1960s tea set.

You can’t beat a stainless steel teapot when it comes to style and practicality when thinking about your daily brew. It keeps your tea hot for longer compared to other materials and is the hygienic choice. Also, it doesn’t crack, chip or smash like ceramic teapots are prone to doing.

We see so many drab, average-looking stainless steel tea sets from this period that we don’t normally look twice. Just occasionally, one stands out from the crowd!

This one’s quite sculptural – we love the angular ‘hollow’ handles and circular teak finials. It has a really clean, modernist look. We’ve no idea of the designer or manufacturer. The only markings indicate it was made in Hong Kong, which was quite common during this period, as many companies based production there.

Whoever is responsible, there’s no doubting that it’s a great looking piece. Just the thing to accompany a plateful of modernist triangular sandwiches (crusts removed, of course) – or sports biscuits with their 1972 Munich Olympics vibe (the original versions, at least). Alternatively, the set could just sit on open mid-century modern shelving, looking fabulous. Let us know if you do happen to know a possible designer for it – or if you’d like to own it, of course!