We don’t often pick up Art Deco, but we liked the square, modernist form of this tea set – the four pieces are like a group of 1930s skyscrapers.

The architectural reference doesn’t end there – the black Bakelite edge detailing is also very pillar-like…

…and after a bit of elbow grease the dull metal finish was transformed into the shiny, reflective, window-like chrome.