A Twist on Retro: NEW 'Floral Twist' Collection by Duchess China 1888 & Emma Britton Decorative Glass Designer

Floral Twist is an exclusive NEW Collection by Emma Britton Decorative Glass Designer and Duchess China 1888. This British brand collaboration brings together their very different skills and aesthetics to create a beautiful collection centred around the quintessential English tea party. Duchess China 1888 has heritage appeal and coupled with Emma Britton contemporary glass designs, it’s a match that works seamlessly.

The NEW collection, Floral Twist features 8 unique pieces, modern yet nostalgic with a hint of fifties hosting glamour inspired by a pattern from the Duchess China 1888 archives. New for 2025, pre-order the collection here for delivery in April.

Celebrating great British craftsmanship and the timeless tradition of afternoon tea, Floral Twist china and crystalware is decorated with a hand drawn Duchess pattern from the 1950s. This particular pattern was chosen by Emma for its resonance with her own signature floral style. It has modern appeal that both collectors and tea connoisseurs will love. The design is brought up to date for today’s discerning homeware buyers by both Emma and Duchess China.

The Floral Twist Collection is sure to be a coveted homeware choice for wedding lists, collectors and modern homemakers.

Buy the Floral Twist Afternoon Tea Collection online from Duchess China 1888 and Emma Britton Decorative Glass Designer. And additionally at the following in-person events.

• Food & Home Fair, 4 – 6 April 2025, Nottingham Contemporary, Weekday Cross, Nottingham, NG1 2GB. Free.
• RHS Chelsea Flower Show, London, 20 – 24 May 2025. Book your tickets here

Shop your favourites and keep adding to your collection, limited in numbers initially. A unique joint backstamp also authenticates every piece.

Floral Twist Afternoon Tea Set  – Collection Design Details

The Floral Twist collection showcases brand new and exclusive shapes with a china teapot, cup & saucer, tea plate, milk jug and sugar bowl. The china is decorated with the pattern in eye catching tomato red and charcoal with dotted textural details. Emma Britton crystal cocktail and water glasses also honour the design in etch.  A beautiful bud vase adds a lovely fresh flourish to complete the set.

Twenty five to thirty pairs of hands make each piece at Duchess China 1888, the last historic manufacturers of fine bone china in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, using heritage skills mastered over 135 years. Emma decorates and hand-finishes her crystal glassware at her Derbyshire studio.

Fine bone china teapots are firmly back in fashion along with retro homeware and home entertaining. Not only is this timeless set a particularly joyful reconnection with a bygone era, it makes a meaningful wedding gift and modern homemakers will at the same time love these heirloom pieces.

Celebrating Modern Manufacturing & Artisan Craft Skills

Emma says: The beauty of this collection is not only in the enduring fine bone china and crystalware heirloom pieces. Our Floral Twist Tea Set shines a light on females making their mark in manufacturing businesses today and industry.  Driven by the craftswomen at Duchess China and my own skilled female team, the pieces bring together modern methods of making with artisan hand skills’. Emma Britton, Award Winning Designer and Founder

Jason Simms, Director, Duchess China 1888 added: This collaboration is built on our shared brand passion for high quality and longevity. We hope that the Duchess China pieces and Emma’s crystalware can confidently be used time and again. This collection is made and intended to be enjoyed by many owners and talked about fondly as they’re handed on. They are created to be used every day and to be enjoyed – after all tea does taste better from a bone china cup! Jason Simms, Director

Pre-order the Floral Twist collection here for delivery in April.