Gift Focus - May/Jun 2019 (Issue 113)

45 TABLETOP & GLASSWARE Cheers! Sparkling tabletop and glassware products to set the perfect table  Dunoon is a Staffordshire-based family business established more than 40 years ago. Each product is handled by skilled craftsmen with experience producing fine bone china. Ranges include mugs, cups, saucers and teapots. New is the Splosh range, a set of six brightly coloured, abstract patterns on Dunoon’s bestselling oversized Cairngorm mug shape. The mugs are designed by Caroline Bessey. Pictured are yellow, turquoise, blue and red mugs. Lime and burgundy options are also available. Also designed by Caroline are the bestselling Hot Spots, Warm Hearts and Blobs range in her inimitable style of stunning watercolours. Dunoon has added more than 250 new designs to the catalogue range for 2019, including travel mugs and the new Skye shape. T: +44 (0)1785 817 414 W: dunoonmugs.co.uk Tilnar Art’s relationship with wildlife watercolour artist Meg Hawkins continues to bloom. The Meg Hawkins Recycled Aluminium Collection won Best New Product in the Gift & Clothing category at Glee 2018. New for 2019 and launched at Spring Fair are more beautiful Meg Hawkins designs on Tilnar’s signature range of Fairtrade, recycled and handmade food-safe aluminium bowls, coasters and dishes. The stunning new designs include bees, hares, daffodils and many other wonderful designs, with each product packaged in a superb presentation box for easy gifting. T: +44 (0)1277 362 815 W: tilnarart.co.uk Lesser & Pavey has been utilising the famous work of 19 th -century artist William Morris for a number of years, including the creation of quality tabletop chinaware. The British designer features heavily in Lesser & Pavey’s ranges this year. Pictured are designs based on Morris’ Pimpernel, created in 1876. The range includes a fine china mug, butter dish, tea for one, coaster, trays and coaster and placemat sets. The design is a complex structure of tulips and leaves in a swirling pattern, resting on a contrasting background and reversing to a delicate small-scale scrolling floral coordinate, making this range eye-catching and distinctive. Other designs include Seaweed, a design featuring a sinuous, free-flowing pattern, capturing the gentle underwater movement of plants, and Snakeshead, designed in 1876 and inspired by the colouring and patterns of Indian textiles. Each item of the William Morris range is housed in quality, complementary gift packaging. T: +44 (0)1322 279 225 W: leonardo.co.uk Dartington Crystal’s 2019 releases are designed with gifting in mind. Aspect has an array of giftable glasses, each etched with a pictorial frieze depicting popular sports, pastimes and animal themes. The extensive choice of imagery is available on high-quality glass tumblers, highballs and gin or wine glasses presented in attractive display packaging. Starting at £12 RRP, the glasses are well-priced as perfect pick-up gifts. Another Dartington gift glass idea is Wine Time, a collection of large-size wine glasses that feature a choice of six uplifting wine sayings around the bowl. Designed to raise a smile with every sip, the colourful glasses are presented in a smart gift tin at £15 RRP. The Little Treasures collection is a family of petite home accessories, offering the latest from designer Hilary Green. The range of handmade clear and coloured glass pieces offers a choice of small vases and candlelight gifts. Each Little Treasure can be displayed as a single item with or without flowers or as part of complementary group. T: +44 (0)1805 626 225 W: dartington.co.uk