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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 sponge cloth offers a clever modern reworking of Astrid Sampe's classic 1950's Persons Kryddskap (or Herb Garden) tea towel design in monochrome black and white. 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 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 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.

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.

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!

Crazy Pots tea towel (or Italiensk Blomsterhylla in Swedish) is a charming happy flower pot design by Olle Eksell. A drying-up cloth or tea towel that truly makes the washing up all the happier!

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.

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 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.