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Friday, September 16th, 2011
Not too long ago we started to stock bunting products which are designed and made in the UK by a fabulous designer, Gabrielle Treanor. Gabrielle has a combined love for gorgeous and eco friendly products using FSC certified paper for her designs which are made in an ethical and environmentally-friendly way in her garden studio in Surrey. The bunting has proved to be very popular and her Wedding Wildflower Paper Heart Bunting is a firm favourite. 
A few weeks ago we approached Gabrielle and asked her if she would be happy to produce a product just for us and the most obvious thing we wanted was penguin bunting! We gave Gabrielle a very vague (!) design brief and when we saw her idea we were absolutely thrilled with it. We love the design of the penguins and the colour range is gorgeous. The bunting will be exclusive to us and we think it will be loved by penguin lovers far and wide.
Tags: bunting, eco friendly, new arrivals, paper bunting, penguin, penguin bunting, penguins
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Tuesday, March 1st, 2011
I love bunting! There I’ve said it. People who know me well will definitely not put me down as a bunting girl as I am a very unfrilly, uncluttered, practical type. The only things that clutter my life are books and artwork but there is something about bunting I can’t resist. 
I think maybe it makes me think of Spring & Summer, celebrations, street parties and I suppose all of those things are full of positive images and connotations. The new double sided bunting that we are selling is not only gorgeous but also very eco friendly as it uses recycled paper and is dyed using soy ink, thereby reducing the impact on the environment. And the pick of the bunch has to be the wildflower bunting as I just love the idea that once you have used it maybe for a very special occasion such as a wedding, birth, anniversary or Christening you can plant the bunting in the ground and wildflowers will grow back as a reminder of that special time.
The bunting is all handmade and so each piece will be unique to you. I can’t wait for the celebrations to begin!
Tags: anniversary, birth, birthdays, bunting, Christenings, decoration, heart, hearts, home accessories, new baby, paper bunting, paper heart bunting, recycled paper, recycled paper heart bunting, street parties, weddings
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Thursday, February 3rd, 2011
We are so excited by the fantastic new products that have arrived this week by the award winning designer Becky Broome. Becky graduated from Manchester Metropolitan University with a BA (Hons) in Embroidery in 2009. Her aim is to design quirky kitchen textiles and homewares and these products are inspired by British ephemera. The Co-op textile prints brought back memories of both my grandmother and mother having Co-op savings accounts as well as saving the Co-op stamps. Just love the quirkyness of the design and the use of something from the past being used in a fresh new way for the present day.
The pocket watch cushions are also a beautiful item which will enhance any sofa or bed and again their quirky design will bring a fresh look to your home furnishings this season. All of Becky’s products are made here in the UK with the highest quality materials. Now how many cushions can I fit on my sofas?! 
Tags: art, Artwork, cushion, cushions, framed artwork, home accessories, made in the uk, pocket watch, pocket watch cushion, pocket watches, textiles. textile artwork, uk designer, wall art, watch
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Friday, October 22nd, 2010
I suppose it’s my age but I do love a bit of nostalgia especially around my childhood so I loved the new Morph products that have just arrived. Morph is an animated plasticine character that first appeared on our tv screens in 1977, in Take Hart. Morph lived in an artist’s wooden pencil box and was later joined by his friend Chas who was the naughtier character of the two. Morph just spoke goobledygook but his gestures conveyed all that we needed to understand.
I love all the Morph products but I think my favourite has to be the Morph Bookends as it combines my love of nostalgia and books! My colleague has already treated herself to a Morph Desk Buddy which now sits with pride of place next to her computer and faithfully holds her pen!
Tags: book ends, bookends, chas, coaster, coasters, desk buddy, door stop, doorstop, morph, morph bookends, morph coaster, morph desk buddy, morph door stop, office, Take Hart
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Thursday, September 16th, 2010
As the nights draw in and the wind begins to chill you, thoughts turn to lovely warm nights in front of the fire. We love our enamel buckets which are a fantastic contemporary take on fireside storage. The Large Enamel Coal Bucket shows that the most functional items can be attractive to look at and as it’s solidly constructed it can hold a heavy load with ease. The newly arrived Large Enamel Ash Bucket is equally as stylish and the lid keeps all that ash safely out the way. Along with our Enamel Kindling Buckets and matching Enamel Match Boxes you can find all you need for your fireside storage needs.
Tags: ash, ash bucket, coal, coal bucket, enamel, enamel bucket, enamel matches box, fire, fires, fireside, fireside bucket, kindling, kindling bucket, matches
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Wednesday, September 1st, 2010
You’ve just finished decorating your house, it’s almost how you dreamed it would be, but you can’t shake that niggling feeling that something is missing. What do you need? …A collection of modern home accessories. Why? To give your home a touch of absolute loveliness!
Home accessories will add character and charm to the dullest of decorated rooms. They allow you to personalise your space, making your home trendy, tasteful and beautifully unique. Quite often, a contemporary home accessory is considered more necessary than the decor itself. Of course the colour scheme and interior design of your home is important but it’s the modest added features that give your home that little bit more… the ‘S’ factor (well, the style factor.)
With a delightful range of home accessories to choose from, you will have no problem making your house, a welcoming home. From modern door stops to door mats and quirky cushions to coat racks, your home will ooze so much style that even your neighbours will be envious!
You could decorate your house with artistic canvases or photo frames; it’s surprising how much life and colour a single feature can bring to a room. To create the ultimate design with home accessories you could try hanging smaller pictures or prints in a bundle to fashion an artistic wall arrangement. Very chic!
Even the smallest of accessories can affect the appeal of your house, coasters for example. Some may argue that coasters provide little more than protection for your furniture; a truly house-proud goddess would argue that they are another must needed accessory which helps prettify your home. Check out these gorgeous Paua Shell handbag and shoes coasters…it’s the little touches that count!
There are an endless amount of ideas online to help characterise your home, so if you’re looking to turn your uninspiring house into an ‘oh-so-fabulous’ home then visit the gifted penguin today!
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Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
Regardless of whether or not you’re the next Gordon Ramsay, the chances are you slave away in the kitchen day in day out, cooking the same ol’ same ol’ with the same defunct cooking pans that your Grandma bought for you at least twenty years ago. (Unless of course you were a mere minor twenty years ago and were instead ‘cooking’ plastic pizza and chips in your yellow Fisher Price kitchen.)
Well here’s a little insight for all you kitchen controllers, no longer will you be referring to your kitchen as Hell’s kitchen. Hard to believe I know but its true …for all us not so Delia Smiths it seems a revolution is upon us. We like to think of it as ‘colourful cooking’, or ‘fun cooking’ or in adult language, cooking with new cutlery…Cooking with Joseph Joseph.
The new Joseph Joseph cooking range is quirky, vibrant and simple enough to entice you into the kitchen this summer (and that’s without Pierce Brosnan standing by the oven). No more dreading the time when the kids ask ‘is it tea time yet, I’m starving’ or when your other half kindly volunteers you to cook Sunday lunch for the entire family before clarifying this event with yourself… “I invited Karen round for lunch today, you don’t mind do you? Oh and James, and the kids …and my mum and dad might pop in if there’s any going spare, that okay?” Well no not really but…. You get the point?
Cooking will soon become a pleasure rather than a chore once you treat yourself or an equally anti-cooking friend to a little bit of Joseph Joseph. We update our wardrobes every once in a while so why treat our kitchen cupboards any different? Out with the old, in with the new…a change is good and so on and so on.
Add colour as well as sugar and spice to your cooking this summer and make time spent in the kitchen a little bit more scrumptious.
Joseph Joseph Elevate Utensil Set
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Thursday, May 27th, 2010
We LOVE our new Summer living range. It’s colourful, quirky & oozes stylish summer vibes.
Plus there’s a little something for everyone in our new summer gifts collection.
For Men who love nothing more than lazy summer Sundays, we have deckchairs &retro stainless steel cricket flasks.
For Ladies who love to host we have Gisela Graham jugs & glasses, Joseph Joseph salad bows & the new Rainforest picnic range. Not to mention our GORGEOUS Cath Kidston summer towels (particularly appropriate for ladies who love to lounge in the sun, on a beach by the sea, listening to Michael Buble…ahhh heaven) Right i’ll stop there!
The point is our new summer living range is quite frankly, FAB.
So take a look today & start feeling as summery as we do! 
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Thursday, April 15th, 2010
Gisela Graham have just launched a range of items with a new take on the union jack theme. The pin memo board, the doorstops and the tea cosies are bringing a little country chic to the union jack with their vintage style pretty florals, stripes and hearts. A little softer on the eye than the traditional red, white and blue.
Tags: door stop, doorstop, floral, gisela graham, heart, hearts, memo board, pin board, stripes, union jack, vintage
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