Category: Homeware

Olofsdaughter is a Melbourne-based design company who produce a lovely array of cushions and blankets. Like the company name, their designs draw on their Swedish heritage as can be seen in the Apple Tree Cushion, which owes a lot to Scandinavian folk art.

The cushion is made from hand-felted 100% merino wool and measures 18 inches square.

Readers in the UK can buy the cushion (cover only) from Bouf for £35. For details of other stockist worldwide, visit the Olofsdaughter website.

The delightfully named website Cloth Ears specialises in vintage and retro homeware and gifts. Amongst their current collection, I found this Vintage Style Caravan Doorstop.

Not only is the doorstop made from a mixture of vintage patterned fabric including polka dots and gingham, but it is shaped like an old fashioned style caravan.

It costs just under £20 and can be bought online from Cloth Ears.

The concept of beautifully crafted desk accessories has fallen from favour but this gorgeous Desk Set by Christian Ghion for XO could reverse that trend.

The set includes two paper trays, normally a very dull item that you wouldn’t have thought could be changed, but here the subtle change in shape and the use of colours, make them much more interesting. The trays, like the rest of the set, are made from ABS plastic in orange, hessian brown and grey, which give the set a retro dimension. Other items include a paperclip holder, pencil holder, pencil sharpener and tape dispenser.

As is so often the case, great design comes at a price, in this cost £170 if you buy it from Nest.