Somebody asked for ‘less obvious’ examples of British design classics – 21 super stylish items you might have missed

14.

‘School chairs with the holes in the back.’
–joapet

15.

‘The British Rail double arrowhead, it survived privatisation and is now officially back in use. But you see that sign, you know you are near a station.’
–GreenMist1980

16.

‘The 80s and 90s supermarket style – particularly Asda and Tesco. It’s known as the Essex Barn Style, after a local council would only allow Asda to build a supermarket in South Woodham Ferrers if it was ‘in the Essex style’. Prior to this they were often hated for being extremely ugly. The architects took inspiration from a nearby medieval barn with a Victorian clock tower, and the design quickly spread.’
–mordenty

17.

‘Tate and Lyle golden syrup tin. I have to admit I now buy the squeezy bottle because it’s a lot less messy. But that always slightly sticky tin feels very nostalgic and British.’
–Acrobatic_Lab_8154

18.

‘Yellow plastic salt boxes full of sand taking up half the pavement somewhere in a housing estate, to be used for gritting the roads and paths but only when a neighbour can be arsed.’
–DelosHR

19.

‘Big plastic butcher with a ‘stache statue.’
–SWS113

20.

‘Penguin Classic paperbacks.’
–GRMAx1000

21.

‘I’m quite partial to the 90s BT phone boxes too, to be honest. I’d go so far as to say I’d put them ahead of the red ones because they don’t come with a queue (of tourists) as standard. Imagine needing a phone box in 2025 and finding that there’s a queue…’
–thelastthesaurus

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