The colourful melamine tableware of picnics past are back! Add a big dose of style with a touch of nostalgia to your next picnic with this fun ’50s trend
Add serious style to your next picnic with this favourite from the ’50s
Melamine resin was invented in the 1930s and put into service during the Second World War. The plastic was popular for its affordability, lightweight, unbreakable nature and, in later years, the ease with which colourful designs could be applied to its surface.
Melamine kitchenware took off in the 1950s and 1960s, when every picnic basket and home had a stash of cups or plates. Recently there has been a resurgence, with brands such as Orla Kiely and Marimekko continuing to breathe life into the material.
Check out our gallery and see how you can add this trend to your next picnic.
Words by: Catherine Wilkinson.
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Melamine kitchenware took off in the 1950s and 1960s, when every picnic basket and home had a stash of cups or plates.
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Rice large watermelon plate, $25, from Perch Home.
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Mali kids’ cup, $8.90, from Country Road.
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Orla Kiely pitcher, $59, from Allium.
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Rice cup, $13, from Perch Home.
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Rice cake forks, $20 for six, from Perch Home.
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La La Land horses personality plate, $25,
from Iko Iko.
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Orla Kiely bowl, $19, from Allium.
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Marimekko Unikko tray, $99.99, from Bolt of Cloth.
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Fete salad servers, $19.90, from Country Road.
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Bo platter, $24.95, from Cotton On Home.
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Rice pitcher, $35, from Perch Home.
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Orla Kiely ’70s Flower plate, $22, from Allium.
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French Bull Florentine dinner plate, $19.90, from Allium.
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