Retro is all the go at the moment. From sharp shoulders in fashion to the new(ish) Mini, creating something with the advantages of modernity, but the styling of old, is all the rage. Kitchenware is no exception: Kitchenaid stand mixers, Dualit toasters, M&W Candy Store Jars…and now the Kitchencraft Classic Collection.If you happen to be passing the shop, venture in and up to the stairs, where you will find a sumptuous display of this lovely, vintage-styled kitchenware. The pieces are impossibly practical and perfect in polkadots. Kitchencraft have also used traditional materials, with all pieces crafted from ceramic, glass, wood or cotton, to ensure the true essence of the past.
The ultimate piece in the range is the wooden-lidded bread bin, with the lid being a bread board as well as the stylish seal for the bin. The cake dome is also lovely, and in these days of environmental consciousness and recycling, who could go past a composter, complete with replaceable charcoal filter and carry handle? This is couture composting.
However, there are pieces for every application and, more importantly with the season-beginning-with-f approaching, every budget. Even a set of ceramic measuring cups would be a splendid addition to any kitchen. Why settle for simple functionality, when you can have practicality and style in one pretty, affordable little package? There’s even a tea towel, and as all kitchen-dwellers know, you can never have too many tea towels.
With a few Classic Collection pieces in your kitchen, the domestic goddess within you will be impossible to contain. You may even find yourself simpering…
