Author: Justine Harvey

Categories / Architecture, Homeware

Battersea Blanket by Mary Penny

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A cosy blanket is always useful, whether for wrapping around yourself to keep warm or to lay out your picnic on in summer.

This Battersea Blanket by Mary Penny is more stylish than the traditional tartan blanket and being designed by a graduate of the Royal College of Art, is perhaps closer to a piece of art than your usual bedding. The iconic London landmark Battersea Power Station has been woven into the blanket in bold colours against a subdued background on one side, with the colours reversed on the other . It measures 140cm by 190cm and is made from 100% Lambswool.

Buy from Thorsten Van Elten for £215.

Categories / Design and Interiors

Vintage Tea and Coffee Pots Wrapping Paper

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As you would probably guess by how often we feature such items, we really like vintage-style teacups, coffee pots and mugs. And so it seems does the designer of this Vintage Tea and Coffee Pots Wrapping Paper.

The design consists of images of enamel pots and mid-century patterned cups, printed on matt paper. Interspersed with these images are tea spoons with silver detailing. As the seller says, it is nice enough to hang as a poster in your kitchen.

The wrapping paper costs AUS $4.95 from Lark Made.

Categories / Design and Interiors

Pukeberg Table Lamp

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The Pukeberg Glass Factory in Sweden was founded way back in the 1970s, but it’s the designs from the 1960s that interest us the most, such as this Pukeberg Table Lamp.

This design dates back to 1960 and is made from original tins from the Pukeberg Glass Factory. The lamp is made from matt opal glass and stands at 30cm tall.

It costs just over £213 plus shipping costs from the Scandinavian Design Center.

Categories / Books, Food and Drink

Caravan Cookbook by Monica Rivron

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You can tell that caravans are cool again by the spate of books on the subject, including this Caravan Cookbook by Monica Rivron.

The Rivron family (Monica is wife of comedian Roland Rivron) have been caravanning for over 10 years, which has given them plenty of experience of preparing meals in a limited kitchen space. The book contains recipes for simple, but tasty meals, as well as guidance on what essentials to bring along from home.

The book is available from Amazon, priced £8.46.

Categories / Homeware

London Bus Lights

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If your home is looking rather bare now you’ve taken down your Royal Wedding bunting, perhaps you could hang up some of these London Bus Lights instead.

Each wooden bus is shaped like a classic bright red London bus and has a small bulb inside it. There are 12 buses on the string. Probably best suited to a child’s bedroom, they lose some of their appeal if you are forced to travel on the real thing each day!

The lights cost £38.95 per string from Vinegar Hill.

Categories / Art and Photography, Homeware

Trio of Teak Wall Birds

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This Trio of Teak Wall Birds updates the kitsch flying ducks idea with a more folk art aesthetic.

The bird shape is the designer Naomi Murrell’s signature design. The set comprises three wooden birds of varying sizes; the smallest is 8cm, the largest is 18cm. They are supplied with Velcro dots for easy hanging. They costs Aus$120 (just over £78 at the time of writing).

Buy them online at Naomi Murrell’s online store.