herring 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.

Freshen up your dining table with this high quality cotton/linen table runner, featuring a classic Swedish vintage design by Marianne Nilsson. Use one across the length of your table or try a couple the other way, they work wonderfully as place settings.

A pack of quality paper napkins featuring the popular 1950's fresh blue and white herring design by Marianne Nilsson.

A handy tray printed with Marianne Nilsson's 1950's herring pattern Sill in fresh blue. These birch laminated trays are made in Sweden by a family run company, using traditional techniques.

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.

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!

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.

A clever modern reworking of Astrid Sampe's classic 1950's Persons Kryddskap (or Herb Garden) tea towel design in monochrome black and white. This drying up cloth is made from a highly absorbent cotton/linen mix and will look great in your kitchen.

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.

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.

A super-stylish all-purpose kitchen sponge cloth featuring Almedahls classic blue Christmas Cooks Dancing design (or Kokspolka 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.

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 lovely linen/cotton tea towel from the Almedahls Studio features little blue fish swimming "Against the Flow" (or "Mot Strommen" in Swedish). It is printed in strong blues on a white base so this tea or dish cloth is perfect for any kitchen.

Belle Amie is a vintage printed floral design by the iconic Swedish designer Marianne Westman featuring a delightful small-scale flower print. Printed on a cotton/linen mix, this blue and white drying-up cloth is a Scandinavian kitchen classic.