The valet stand became popular from the 1800s onwards as a place for gentlemen to hang their finery and deposit pocket clutter. Now London-based designers Matteo Fogale and Joscha Brose have brought it bang up to date with this flash of neon. Originally launched on the crowd-funding site Kickstarter, it’s aimed at city dwellers short on space and arrives flat-packed and easy to assemble.
£300, brosefogale.co.uk Photograph: PR
Inspired by the local Scottish countryside, Zuzana Orwell and Bronagh Goode produce hand-printed textiles and home accessories, like this footstool, with a nod to folklore.
£300, orwellandgoode.com Photograph: PR
Each letter in this glowing alphabet, created from filament bulbs and neon tubes, pays homage to a different era. The soul and jazz scenes of the 30s, 40s and 50s – a major passion for the design team at lighting brand Delightfull – were a particular focus.
£1,327, create-in-spaces.com Photograph: PR
With its teardrop-shaped base, this lamp from Heathfield and Co lighting company makes an elegant focal point in a lounge or bedroom.
£717.18, heathfield.co.uk Photograph: PR
The essence of spring in sofa form, this plump three-seater comes from husband-and-wife team Richard and Libby Baker, who set up furniture company Rume nine years ago in Sussex with the aim of “delighting in the beautiful and the beautifully made”.
Made to order from £3,255, rume.co.uk Photograph: PR
Eye-catching and better quality than much of its standard range, Ikea’s premium Stockholm collection includes this glass cabinet with solid ash legs to show off your trinkets. £275, ikea.com Photograph: PR
These glorious arcs of sunshine, hand-drawn by designer Sian Elin at her workshop in Cardiff, are influenced by the horseshoe arches featured in Moorish architecture.
£90 per 10m roll, sianelin.com Photograph: Keith Davies/PR
Though lesser known than some of its rivals, British firm Rowlett Rutland has been making quality toasters for more than 65 years. This model comes in more than a dozen colours.
£190.20, rowlettrutland.co.uk Photograph: Michael Kay/PR
