The mere concept of a bottle stopper suggests that something is left inside the bottle in order to necessitate its existence. Often in my household there is a nary a drop to protect from evaporation save for a bottle of the devil’s poison—Polish gooseberry fortified liqueur—left over by a kraut with a death wish. The good [...]

When I was a lot younger I recall picking up a greeting card in a newsagency with an image of a bare-buttocked man wearing an apron, washing the dishes at the kitchen sink. Several years on, the punchline escapes me, but I’m sure the puerile humour, the early-Nineties styling and four-colour print process remain the [...]

If you’re anything like me, you’ll find that your sleep patterns are dictated by the moon. That big old hunk of rock in the sky and its gravitational pull has the ability to instill madness and ensure that the emergency rooms of hospitals are never short of a patient come a full moon. Someone in [...]

If finding something for someone who has everything is stumping you the season, then perhaps this is the ultimate stocking filler. Glass sculptor, Etienne Meneau’s Strange Carafes are a fusion of high-end glass blowing techniques and practical function. Made from Borosilicat glass, the wine decanters are made in limited editions of twelve and at €2,200 (plus [...]