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A lovely printed loaf board featuring Marianne Westman's iconic Picknick design with Scandinavian salads - the long narrow shape makes it perfect for cutting into a crusty loaf.

Marianne Westman's vintage Picknick print featuring colourful salads is a trivet that is lovely to have on your table - and being heat-proof, will save it from scorch marks too.

A good sized tray, perfect for serving Sunday lunch on from the kitchen to the dining room. Featuring Marianne Westmans 1950's vintage Picknick design , the trays are made in Sweden using traditional birch veneer techniques.

A handy size tray, perfect for transporting a nice cup of tea and a slice of cake to your favourite chair. Picknick features a 1950's vintage design by Marianne Westman, the trays are made from birch veneer in Sweden by a family run company using traditional techniques.

A useful small kitchen tray, perfect for delivering drinks to the table. Featuring the vintage 1950's Picknick design by Marianne Westman, the trays are made in Sweden from birch veneer by a family run company using traditional techniques.

Designed by Marianne Westman in 1954, her Picnick design shows a variety of Scandinavian food stuffs laid out as if for a picnic. Perfect for making colourful retro curtains, tablecloths, aprons or cushions!

This generously sized cooks' apron will keep you clean and tidy whether baking or barbecuing. Printed with Marianne Westman's iconic 1950's design Picknick, showing a variety of Scandinavian picnic foods.

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.

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.

Charlotte Farmer is a bit of a snow globe collector and has created her own snow globe tea towel, featuring shakers of the world ...and Elvis. Printed on cotton/linen, this kitchen dishcloth will give years of good service!

Charlotte Farmer's cheeky dachshund sausage dogs going 'wooof' is an instant hit and definitely your best tea towel friend in your kitchen drying-up department.Printed on cotton/linen, this dishcloth makes the perfect drying-up companion.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Dancing Cooks (Kokspolka) is a classic Swedish Christmas favourite tea towel design by Almedahls. Available in red this lovely dish cloth or drying-up towel will make a stylish gift for Xmas hosts.

Geraniums (Pelargonia) is an authentic stylish Swedish tea towel design by Almedahls Design Studio. Printed in red colour on a cotton/linen mix, this drying-up cloth is perfect for the kitchen of any green fingered friend.