Friday, February 4, 2011

More Midwinter

Midwinter produced tea sets in so many wonderful patterns that I just had to share some more of them with you. They're my new favorite thing to look for, and I've decided that Jessie Tait and Terence Conran are my two favorite designers for the company, producing patterns in the 1950s that still look fresh and interesting today.


Nature Study by Terence Conran
ebay.com - carmon03

Chequers by Terence Conran
ebay.com - pooleretro1

Cherokee by Jessie Tait
deco-etcetera.com

Homeweave by Jessie Tait
deco-etcetera.com

Red Domino by Jessie Tait
langserve.net

Zambesi by Jessie Tait
madeleineellis.com

Hollywood by Jessie Tait
20thcenturyforum.com
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8 comments:

  1. BanditaFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:06 AM

    uh oh... i think i found another collectible! that cherokee design is amazing!!

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  2. staceyFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:26 AM

    i love midwinter so much! it's so hard to just randomly 'find' (your find was a holy grail dana!) because it's so UK-centric. i wish instead of all the stafford i find, it was midwinter! :)

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  3. Rhan VintageFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    I agree, they look so modern and fresh. I really love the first one, Nature Study. It's so simple and cute.

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  4. Tanya from Dans le LakehouseFebruary 4, 2011 at 10:09 AM

    I love the "nature study". So classic.

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  5. BarbaraFebruary 4, 2011 at 10:20 AM

    STOP! I don't have enough money to collect all the treasures you show us!! Man, I need to find a really rich hubby.

    I love the simplicity of Nature Study.

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  6. Dana@Mid2ModFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:27 PM

    @Bandita: I love the colors in Cherokee. To me, it's such a cheerful pattern.

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  7. Dana@Mid2ModFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:29 PM

    @stacey: I'm beginning to realize just how lucky we were to find a full set. You're right...I just did a search of nearly 50 pages of Midwinter on eBay, and almost all of it was the Stonehenge stoneware from the 70s and 80s. They had TONS of that, but only an occasional piece of the older stuff from the 50s and 60s. We hit the motherlode!

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  8. Dana@Mid2ModFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:34 PM

    @Rhan Vintage, Tanya and Barbara: I love the Nature Study too. I think it would be great mixed 'n' matched with Chequers. I also think Hollywood would look amazing with Chequers.

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