The hot list: 10 favourite accessories to make your home look otherworldly


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Head for the final frontier with our 10 favourite accessories to make your home look otherworldly.

Window to the universe

This Galaxy printed roller blind by Artylicious is a great alternative to humdrum window dressings. With the design digitally printed onto the fabric, these blinds are made to measure and will create a cool effect for your window area.

Galaxy printed roller blind, Dh575, Artylicious, www.artylicious.co.uk

Warming up

The Cocoon Aeris hanging fireplace by Go Modern is ideal for those with limited space. Suspended from the ceiling, the bio ethanol fire rotates 360 degrees and will add a futuristic touch to any room – even if it is too warm to ever use it ­properly.

Cocoon Aeris hanging fireplace, Dh12,475, Go Modern, www.gomodern.co.uk

Lunar love

This “I love you to the moon and back” print is pretty adorable as is, but can also be customised for added cuteness. The Moon can be depicted in its various phases and creators can find lunar phases for future dates – the night you propose or get married, for example.

Moon Phase Print, Dh142, www.thedriftingbear.com

Go ape

Nothing screams 1970s psychedelic quite like this Planet of the Apes poster by Vratislav Hlavaty. Mixing characters from the 1968 film with Che Guevara imagery, this near-mint poster will add a touch of vintage quirkiness to any space.

Planet of the Apes poster, Dh3,270, Orson & Welles, www.orsonandwelles.co.uk

Final frontier

Great for doing up your little one’s room – or an office area for those adults embracing their inner child – the yellow Final Frontier wallpaper by PaperBoy panders to anyone with a love of science fiction.

Final Frontier wallpaper, Dh327 per 10 metres, PaperBoy, www.paperboywallpaper.co.uk

All systems go

Those with little aspiring astronomers will find that this Solar System wall mural by Terry Fan makes for a striking and educational playroom addition. Easy to maintain – simply use a soft cloth to wipe it clean – this printed, non-woven wallpaper will bring the seven planets and the Sun to life.

Solar System wall mural, Dh1,465, Milton and King, www.miltonandking.com

In the moonlight

This darling cut­away Moon Marquee light by Two Girls and a Container provides beautiful ambient light, and is ideal for both living and bedroom areas. As an added eco-friendly bonus, this particular piece is fitted with LED bulbs. We’d hang it up above our bed.

Moon Marquee LED light, Dh495, Two Girls and a Container, www.twogirlsandacontainer.com.au

A comfortable space

Snuggle up with this cozy Planet cushion by Artylicious. Featuring Planet Earth as seen from space, this soft, machine-washable, faux suede pillow makes for a precious addition to any room.

Planet cushion, Dh120, Artylicious, www.artylicious.co.uk

3-2-1... blast-off

Those looking to add an eye-catching piece to brighten an otherwise boring room will love the industrial-style Ocampo mirror from Andrew Martin. We love the spaceship-like feel of this studded iron-and-zinc wall hanging.

Ocampo mirror, Dh2,574, Andrew Martin, DIFC, Dubai

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Fly me to the moon

We adore this precious Rock & Rocket lamp from KSL Living. Great for kids and adults alike, the piece works either as a floor lamp in a playroom or as part of a more eclectic living-room set-up.

Rock & Rocket lamp, Dh2,150, KSL Living, www.ksl-living.fr

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David Einhorn closed out 2018 with his biggest annual loss ever for the 22-year-old Greenlight Capital.

The firm’s main hedge fund fell 9 per cent in December, extending this year’s decline to 34 percent, according to an investor update viewed by Bloomberg.

Greenlight posted some of the industry’s best returns in its early years, but has stumbled since losing more than 20 per cent in 2015.

Other value-investing managers have also struggled, as a decade of historically low interest rates and the rise of passive investing and quant trading pushed growth stocks past their inexpensive brethren. Three Bays Capital and SPO Partners & Co., which sought to make wagers on undervalued stocks, closed in 2018. Mr Einhorn has repeatedly expressed his frustration with the poor performance this year, while remaining steadfast in his commitment to value investing.

Greenlight, which posted gains only in May and October, underperformed both the broader market and its peers in 2018. The S&P 500 Index dropped 4.4 per cent, including dividends, while the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index, an early indicator of industry performance, fell 7 per cent through December. 28.

At the start of the year, Greenlight managed $6.3 billion in assets, according to a regulatory filing. By May, the firm was down to $5.5bn. 

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