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.

Christmas tea towels make a great gift and introduce a bit of Scandinavian charm to your kitchen. This high quality drying-up cloth featuring rows of Christmas Elves and snowflakes, so Santa’s little helpers are sure to assist you with the drying-up!

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!

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.

A stylish all purpose kitchen sponge cloth featuring Italiensk Blomsterhylla design (or Crazy Pots) by Olle Eksell. 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.

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!

This unique gardening tea towel will put a smile on any gardeners face when doing the drying-up. Illustrator Charlotte Farmer has designed one gardening dishcloth for the flower grower and another for vegetable gardeners, so choose carefully!

Pomona is another brightly coloured, cheerful tea towel design by Marianne Westman. Her design of stylized apples is printed on a high quality linen/cotton fabric and is a perfect washing-up cloth for that 1960's Scandinavian look.

A super-stylish all-purpose kitchen sponge cloth featuring Almedahls' classic Jars design (or Syltburkar in Swedish) from the 1950's. 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.