If you liked the Happle Containers we featured recently, then perhaps you will also be tempted by the Happle Lamp.
The lamp has that same bold shape, but in the lamp version, you can choose whether you have a green, red or (rather oddly) white apple. The light measures 30cm and costs just under £60, or you can have a mini version (18cm) for £35.
Buy them online from the Baltic Mill shop.
Another quirky thing for your sofa – this vintage telephone cushion, which is currently available at John Lewis.
What you see is what you get, a novelty cushion shaped like an old fashioned black dial telephone, the whole thing looking like more a cartoon illustration of a 'phone than the real deal – and all the better for it.
It's made of 100 per cent cotton, with a polyester lining and is available online, priced at just £15.
When it comes to icons of the UK's cake/biscuit industry, Scotland's Tunnock's teacake has to be up there, going strong since the 1950s. Celebrate a bit of that sweet history with this Tunnock's teacake cushion by Nikki Made.
The cushion uses the distinctive packaging of those teacakes to make an impact. Circular shaped, their cotton, has been screen-printed with those instantly recognisable red stripes. Team them up with one of Gillian Kyle's bags and mugs for a teacake-tastic look.
Each cushion costs £12.
Buy them from Nikki Made's Folksy store
Having recently mentioned Hannah Turner’s ceramic birds, now seems like a good time to show her Birdy Egg Cups.
These have similar quirky retro looks to her classic ceramic birds, but with the added functionality of being able to serve up your boiled eggs in it. There are four designs in the collection; red, orange or blue (decorated with feather/leaf patterns) or green (decorated with a circles pattern).
Each egg cup costs £24 and can be bought from Hannah Turner’s website.
This Chest of Drawers is one of several storage solutions from Unto This Last, which are made to look more interesting with their retro-style curved corners.
The company takes its name from a book by John Ruskin advocating a return to the local craftsman workshops. They work on the principle of offering craftsmanship at mass produced prices by avoiding industrial fittings, and cutting down on transportation and packaging costs. The downside of this is that they will only deliver within in London. The walnut version pictured here costs £450, or you can get a white version for £370.
Visit the Unto This Last website for full details.
Fan of vintage textile design? Take a look at these 1950 fabric design mugs from Prey.
Bath-based Prey have reproduced charming vintage designs onto mugs – such as the Houses design shown – creating lovely pieces in their own right. The mugs are available featuring two further colourful prints, entitled Fruit Bowls and Soda Siphon.
The same designs have also been reproduced on storage tins. Sadly these are currently out-of-stock, though you can enter your email address on the website to be notified when they're back on sale.
The mugs cost £9.95 each.
See them online
