Europe’s biggest Homewares Trade Show is back with a vengeance! We were all looking forward to the day it opened and we weren’t disappointed, it was great! Flying out from Heathrow on a direct BA flight to Frankfurt the girls really were excited to get back on the road to greet and meet old friends,… Continue reading Ambiente is back after 3 years!
Bottlelights The Amazing Lamp for All Bottles! An amazing product designed and developed in Germany the Bottlelight requires no wiring, no assembly, in fact no work at all other than simply dropping it into virtually any empty bottle you have handy to create a low-cost instant lamp that doesn’t require electricity! Simply twist the top… Continue reading Repurpose Your Bottles Into Table Lamps!
The Etoile Range The Etoile range was conceived and created by Italesse of Trieste, Italy in conjunction with renowned designer Luca Bini and the official Maîtres Cuisiniers de France, an association founded in 1840 to bring together the top most passionate and distinguished Chefs in France, many of whom have Michelin stars to their name.… Continue reading Etoile The Perfect Flute & Wine Glasses
A recent study of the potential health benefits of drinking black tea (Aug 30 2022 by the National Cancer Institute) of 500,000 tea drinkers (male & female aged 40 to 69) has shown that higher tea intake is linked to a lowered risk of death. Black tea is the most common type of tea consumed… Continue reading Black Tea is GOOD and HEALTHY for you!
BIOVYN™ is an exciting new natural and eco-friendly PVC produced from non-fossil wood based pulp waste and so contains no fossil derived oil. It has the same properties as oil based PVC including a 100 year life.Sustainability in action and Pappelina are unique in using BIOVYN™ to launch their stunning new Vera 2.0 range of… Continue reading BIOVYN™- Natural PVC Without Fossil (Oil)!
3 fantastic examples of how 3 different waste materials can be recycled to create functional, sustainable, planet friendly products. Great to use, great to give, great to own! Believe it or not these water bottles start as sugar cane waste. Waste from harvesting sugar cane is either burnt or goes to landfill. Today more and… Continue reading Amazing & Sustainable New Products From HIP.
We just totally love the fabulous range on offer from Yamazaki of Japan and we have to say its already proving to be one of our bestsellers. The items themselves are designed to be totally minimalist in look whilst carefully thought out to be truly functional and useful yet at the same time taking up… Continue reading Zen Storage & More with Hachiman Kasei of Japan
Wow!! We’ve only just realised that, whilst it may seem like yesterday, its been since November that we last posted to our Blog! So much has happened since then, and is still happening, that we just never seemed able to find the time so, today, we thought we would discipline ourselves and do the deed…… Continue reading Changing Times Around The World
Loads of colours, many sizes We have been partnered with Hachiman of Japan for several years now and we never cease to be amazed about the beauty and yet practicality, durability, flexibility and wide range of their buckets, baskets and boxes. Every one is produced to the highest standards using environmentally friendly materials, processes and… Continue reading Hachiman takes on the toughest of jobs!
THE WORMWOOD COLLECTION From the beginning Italesse have always designed their Glassware to look beautiful with Italian flair of course but also to offer the best drinking experience whatever your tipple! In recent years they have teamed up with one of the most distinguished opinion leaders of the cocktail world, Giancarlo Mancino, and renowned designer… Continue reading Italesse – The Art of A Perfect Cocktail
