Last-minute Christmas gifts: homeware

It’s marshmallows toasting and chestnuts a-roasting all round, with this ingenious fire fork. A Light My Fire design, it is made from a length of wire and clips on to any stick.
Grandpa’s fire fork, £3.99, order by 22 Dec
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Handcrafted in Cambridge, this is a beautiful, natural alternative to the ubiquitous scented paraffin candle.
Beeswax pillar candle, £6, order by 21 Dec
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This textured gold bowl is Turkish glassware of petal-like delicacy. The perfect receptacle for festive Turkish delight.
Ozcam glass bowl, £7.50, order by 20 Dec
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Jurianne Matter is a Dutch designer with a penchant for papercraft. Wrap one of these reversible pop-out cards around a glass jar, light a tealight inside and enjoy the gently shifting glow.
Reversible paper lanterns, £7.95, order by 20 Dec
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Taika is Finnish for “magic” and this playful owl in his midnight forest is perfectly poised to fly you to the moon on your next coffee break. A matching saucer can be bought separately for the same price.
Taika espresso cup, £8.70, order by 20 Dec
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Featuring a handsome line illustration by Zosienka & Rosie, this is crying out to be artfully draped over the back of a kitchen chair.
Walrus and ship tea towel, £8.99, order by 20 Dec
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This glazed white and red squirrel has been hoarding hazelnuts all winter ...
Squirrel nibbles bowl, £9.50, order by 22 Dec
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Made by a co-operative in Nepal, this three-metre length of miniature paper triangles will bring flickers of festive light to any interior.
Handmade paper bunting, £9.50, order by 22 Dec
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A trio of birds on a wire in lime green, designed to watch over your keys and trinkets.
Bird hooks, £9.99, order by 21 Dec
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Just like her grandma before her, 20th-Century Girl Danielle makes eye-catching cushion covers from garish tea towels bought as holiday keepsakes. They are finished with handmade red piping and fit an 18-inch pad (not included).
Souvenir cushion cover, £10, order by 20 Dec
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This sturdy bookshelf looks like a book miraculously hovering against the wall in mid-air. The screws that keep it in place are invisible once it’s up.
Selfshelf bookshelf, £24.50, order by 21 Dec
Buy online at dutchbydesign.com Photograph: Staff and agencies

An object of delicate simplicity – a seed head encased in a dome of polyester resin. Each is, naturally, one of a kind.
Dandelion paperweight, £29, order by 19 Dec
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A couple of these (they come in all sorts of colour combinations) and your living room will be full of winter warmth.
Lambswool rug, £45, order by 21 Dec
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