This Week's Arrivals

A phone timer comes with notifications attached. An hourglass does not — and that is the entire case for it. This 1-hour sand timer makes a block of time visible on your desk, which is...

Chopping is where weeknight cooking loses its time. A 2-litre electric chopper turns onions, garlic, ginger, herbs, nuts and meat into a prepped bowl in seconds rather than ten minutes of knife work — and...

The tall narrow flute is not just a style — it is engineering. A narrow bowl reduces the surface area where bubbles escape, so sparkling wine holds its fizz noticeably longer than it would in...

The classic goblet shape exists for a reason: a rounded bowl gives wine room to breathe and concentrates the aroma towards the rim, which is most of what separates a good glass from a tumbler....

Clear glass is expected. Black goblets are not, and that is exactly why a pair of these changes a table — the stem and bowl read as sculpture against a pale cloth or a wooden...

400cm is the number that matters here — one roll lines a run of kitchen cupboards, a full set of drawers and the shelf under the sink, instead of covering one shelf and running out....

Books on a desk fall over. That is the entire problem this solves, and it solves it by being expandable — widen it to hold a row of textbooks, contract it when you have two,...

A wooden massage roller is the simplest recovery tool there is, and the 6-cube design is what makes it effective: the edged cubes press into muscle rather than gliding over it, so each pass works...

Persian medallion patterns have survived centuries of changing taste because they work in almost any room — and the distressed finish on this one softens the formality enough that it sits as comfortably with a...

A circular medallion on a round rug is a design that agrees with itself — the pattern radiates from the centre and the shape follows it, which is why a medallion reads so strongly under...

Green, olive, rust, gold and brown — this is the warmest palette in the Isla range, and the distressed batik pattern blends them the way a dyed cloth would, with soft edges rather than hard...

Comfort underfoot is the thing outdoor spaces usually lack. Paving and tiles are hot in the afternoon and hard underfoot all day, and a round polypropylene rug fixes both while giving the seating area a...

This is the statement rug of the range. A bold tribal geometric worked through with safari-inspired animal motifs — cheetah silhouettes, zebra stripes and leopard-print detail — it is designed to be the thing people...

The 3D patchwork effect is created entirely in the weave: blocks of geometric pattern set at different angles so the surface appears to have depth and shadow without any change in colour. In beige, taupe...

A distressed vintage wash is the most forgiving pattern a rug can have. Because the design already looks softly faded and uneven, everyday marks simply disappear into it — which is why worn-look rugs are...

An outdoor rug does something a patio never manages on its own: it turns paving into a room. Set a table and chairs on a defined circle and the space reads as an outdoor living...

Terracotta, beige, black and cream in a basket-weave geometric — this is the Isla design for anyone who wants earthy warmth rather than cool neutrals. The pattern's woven-basket logic gives it a handmade feel while...

The black is what makes this one work. Where the rest of the Oria range stays within beige and taupe, this chevron and linear geometric design adds a black tone that gives the pattern definition...

A subtle diamond geometric is the pattern to choose when a room already has plenty going on. The repeat is regular enough to feel considered and quiet enough not to compete with patterned cushions, artwork...

Herringbone is the pattern that has outlasted every trend in flooring and tailoring, and it works on a rug for the same reason: it reads as texture at a distance and as craft up close....

This one is about texture rather than colour. The abstract patchwork layout puts different flat-weave textures side by side in the same beige and taupe palette, so the surface shifts as the light moves across...

Neutral does not have to mean plain. This Oria round rug works its interest into the weave itself: diagonal bands and triangle motifs in beige and taupe, so the pattern is visible up close and...

A round rug does something a rectangle cannot: it draws a seating area into a circle and softens a room full of straight lines. This Oriental Weavers Isla brings colour with it — a batik...

Red berries are the oldest Christmas colour there is, and a 52cm berry branch brings that in a form baubles cannot: length, texture and a natural line. Because the stem is long and flexible, one...

Four universal wheels is the specification that matters. Two-wheel bags must be tilted and dragged, putting the weight through your arm and shoulder; a four-wheel bag stands upright and rolls in any direction beside you,...

Flowers are the decoration most Christmas trees are missing. Baubles give you spheres and lights give you points; artificial festive flowers give you shape and softness, which is what makes a tree look styled rather...

A 42cm crescent moon trailing three stars, lit softly — this is a decoration that does not read as strictly Christmas, which is exactly why people keep it up long after the tree comes down....

10cm is the size that changes how a tree looks. Small baubles disappear into the branches; these read clearly from across a room and fill space, which means you need fewer of them to make...

Large bows are what professional decorators use to fill the awkward gaps on a tree — the spaces baubles cannot cover and lights do not reach. At 25 x 30cm each, these are big enough...

Cabinet shelves take the damage nobody sees until the day you move house — ring marks from oil bottles, scratches from tins, sticky patches that never quite lift. A shelf liner takes all of that...

An airtight lid is the whole difference between a jar and a storage container. This 1000ml glass canister seals against moisture and air, which is what keeps coffee, sugar, tea, spices and dry goods tasting...

A Christmas stocking does two jobs at once, which is why the tradition has lasted: it decorates the room and it holds the small gifts that are awkward to wrap — sweets, toys, socks, little...

Christmas decorations that need a socket end up wherever the socket is. These 30cm gnome dolls are battery powered, so the integrated LED light works anywhere — a hall table, a bookshelf, a cabinet top,...

Cosmetics spread. Left to themselves they cover a dressing table within a week, and the reason is almost always that there is nowhere specific for anything to go. This vanity storage rack gives each category...

The cheapest way to decorate a living room for Christmas is to change the covers, not the cushions. This 3-pack of cotton pillow covers in the standard 45 x 45cm size slips over inserts you...