I've collected a few things over the years - clocks, Art Deco bits and pieces, scientific glassware, white pottery, souvenir silk scarves and tea-towels to name a few. They've all kind of ebbed and flowed depending on storage space and usefuleness, but the tea-towels, well, we have lots and I keep on finding more. Maybe it's a British thing, or maybe it's a pattern thing - Most are vintage and I do really hunt for good Irish linen too (just the best for glassware), but then there are often new patterns that catch my eye.

I love this article on Chow called Upgrade Your Rags that shows a smashing selection. I already have a few they show (Kaiku by Marimekko is a favourite), but it's a newer company called Simrin. with a modern sensibility that references gorgeous botanical patterns, that made me look further. Love their colourways, love the prints and I can't wait to get my hands on their gear! Take a look -