against the flow tea towel

A blue and white trivet printed with Marianne Nilsson's retro Swedish blue herring pattern, Sill. This heat-proof mat has been in continuous production ever since and is a vintage Scandinavian design.

This charming blue and white fabric was designed by Marianne Nilsson in the 1950s and remains a classic of Scandinavian simplicity and bold blue colour today. This design has been in constant production ever since launch, and comes in a variety of other matching kitchen items.

A lovely vintage cotton/linen printed tea towel with Marianne Westmans 'Kärringen mot Strömmen' design from the 1950's. This quality drying-up towel is printed in Scandinavia and perfect for summer barbecues or al fresco dining.

These stylish elephant grey coloured Asha designer tea towels were created by Melanie Darwin who originated the design by punching paper card with a pin to create her tree pattern. This kitchen dish towel comes in fashionable elephant grey and is made in England.

These stylish Asha tea towels were created by Melanie Darwin who created the original design by punching card with a pin to create her tree patterns. This kitchen drying-up cloth comes in fashionable gooseberry green colour and is printed on an absorbent cotton & linen mix in England.

After lots of research in cake shops, tea rooms and baking, Charlotte Farmer has designed her 'naughty but nice' cake tea towel featuring an assortment of many many cakes!Printed on cotton/linen this washing-up cloth is perfect addition in any kitchen.

This sponge cloth offers a clever modern reworking of Astrid Sampe's classic 1950's Persons Kryddskap (or Herb Garden) tea towel design in sage green . In terms of the washing-up this little sponge cloth is a marvel, as it's highly absorbent and does a great job scrubbing the dishes.

A super-stylish all-purpose kitchen sponge cloth featuring little blue fish swimming "Against the Flow " (or "Mot Strommen in Swedish). The dry sponge cloth was invented in 1949 by Swedish engineer Curt Lindqvist, and can absorb an amazing 15 times its own weight of water. Makes washing up that little bit easier.

Master illustrator Charlotte Farmer always has a 'best' tea towel in her kitchen, kept in an eye-catching place for people to admire. Her Time for Tea tea towel is just such a lovely piece of kitchenware adornment.

Designed by British designer Charlotte Farmer, her Seaside Fun tea towel is perfect for drying-up on a Summer holiday by the sea. Her nautical dishcloth features distinctive drawings of boats, balls, sandcastles, rock and all the elements of a quintessential British seaside holiday. A perfect drying-up towel for galley or kitchen!

Charlotte Farmer's Souvenir Spoons tea towel is a perfect gift for any collector, especially lovers of old vintage cutlery. The perfect kitchen drying up cloth after afternoon tea and cakes!