Tea towels and aprons from Bombay Duck.
Tea towels and aprons from Bombay Duck.
Tea towels and aprons from Bombay Duck.
Tea towels and aprons from Bombay Duck.

Home Shopping: Feather your nest at Bombay Duck


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After an inspiring trip to India, former department store home accessories buyer Stephanie Bates and her sister, Laura, decided to spice up the online interiors market with their own range of colourful accessories.

Bombay Duck now designs and sells dining sets, kitchenware, bath products, bed linen, pet accessories, stationery and travel kits all over the world - from London to New York - as well as online. Despite starting a family, managing director Laura hasn't slowed down - she takes her daughter Delilah to work every day and chairs meetings with her in a papoose.

Buttons, cupcakes and all-things-pink - this is a shop run by girls for girls. Head here for romantic rococo photo frames, frilly umbrellas, sparkling chandeliers and a bewildering array of dainty doorknobs in pretty pastel colours and polka dots. I like the ceramic butterfly knobs, too - perfect for jazzing up a boring bedside table or a plain chest of drawers. The flower-shaped ceramic knobs are lovely, too, and come in such a huge selection of colours that there's bound to be one to suit your style.

Bombay Duck's kitchen textiles are a delight, too - all tea cups and cute slogans such as 'Truly Scrumptious' - they're available in large and small sizes so great for kiddy cooks as well as yummy mummies.

I'm on the lookout for a patterned doormat at the moment, since my cats helpfully destroyed the last one, and the range at Bombay Duck is brilliant. Stripes, spots, flowers, even high-heeled shoes - I want them all. There's a tempting selection of patterned umbrellas, too, which I'm trying hard not to notice…

For some unknown reason, the fun knitted cake decorations here always catch my eye. Inedible, pointless, silly but strangely irresistible - they can be hung up, arranged on a plate - or simply admired. Funnily enough, they're mostly pink.

www.bombayduck.co.uk, 00 44 20 8749 3000

Key facilities
  • Olympic-size swimming pool with a split bulkhead for multi-use configurations, including water polo and 50m/25m training lanes
  • Premier League-standard football pitch
  • 400m Olympic running track
  • NBA-spec basketball court with auditorium
  • 600-seat auditorium
  • Spaces for historical and cultural exploration
  • An elevated football field that doubles as a helipad
  • Specialist robotics and science laboratories
  • AR and VR-enabled learning centres
  • Disruption Lab and Research Centre for developing entrepreneurial skills
MATCH INFO

Championship play-offs, second legs:

Aston Villa 0
Middlesbrough 0

(Aston Villa advance 1-0 on aggregate)

Fulham 2
Sessegnon (47'), Odoi (66')

Derby County 0

(Fulham advance 2-1 on aggregate)

Final

Saturday, May 26, Wembley. Kick off 8pm (UAE) 

Seven tips from Emirates NBD

1. Never respond to e-mails, calls or messages asking for account, card or internet banking details

2. Never store a card PIN (personal identification number) in your mobile or in your wallet

3. Ensure online shopping websites are secure and verified before providing card details

4. Change passwords periodically as a precautionary measure

5. Never share authentication data such as passwords, card PINs and OTPs  (one-time passwords) with third parties

6. Track bank notifications regarding transaction discrepancies

7. Report lost or stolen debit and credit cards immediately

Company Fact Box

Company name/date started: Abwaab Technologies / September 2019

Founders: Hamdi Tabbaa, co-founder and CEO. Hussein Alsarabi, co-founder and CTO

Based: Amman, Jordan

Sector: Education Technology

Size (employees/revenue): Total team size: 65. Full-time employees: 25. Revenue undisclosed

Stage: early-stage startup 

Investors: Adam Tech Ventures, Endure Capital, Equitrust, the World Bank-backed Innovative Startups SMEs Fund, a London investment fund, a number of former and current executives from Uber and Netflix, among others.

It Was Just an Accident

Director: Jafar Panahi

Stars: Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr

Rating: 4/5

Tesalam Aleik

Abdullah Al Ruwaished

(Rotana)

The burning issue

The internal combustion engine is facing a watershed moment – major manufacturer Volvo is to stop producing petroleum-powered vehicles by 2021 and countries in Europe, including the UK, have vowed to ban their sale before 2040. The National takes a look at the story of one of the most successful technologies of the last 100 years and how it has impacted life in the UAE. 

Read part four: an affection for classic cars lives on

Read part three: the age of the electric vehicle begins

Read part one: how cars came to the UAE

 

Rainbow

Kesha

(Kemosabe)

Fixtures:

Thursday:
Hatta v Al Jazira, 4.55pm
Al Wasl v Dibba, 7.45pm

Friday:
Al Dhafra v Al Nasr, 5.05pm
Shabab Al Ahli Dubai v Al Wahda, 7.45pm

Saturday:
Ajman v Emirates, 4.55pm
Al Ain v Sharjah, 7.45pm

David Haye record

Total fights: 32
Wins: 28
Wins by KO: 26
Losses: 4

Four-day collections of TOH

Day             Indian Rs (Dh)        

Thursday    500.75 million (25.23m)

Friday         280.25m (14.12m)

Saturday     220.75m (11.21m)

Sunday       170.25m (8.58m)

Total            1.19bn (59.15m)

(Figures in millions, approximate)

Reputation

Taylor Swift

(Big Machine Records)

MOUNTAINHEAD REVIEW

Starring: Ramy Youssef, Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman

Director: Jesse Armstrong

Rating: 3.5/5

TEAMS

US Team
Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth
Justin Thomas, Daniel Berger
Brooks Koepka, Rickie Fowler
Kevin Kisner, Patrick Reed
Matt Kuchar, Kevin Chappell
Charley Hoffman*, Phil Mickelson*

International Team
Hideki Matsuyama, Jason Day 
Adam Scott, Louis Oosthuizen
Marc Leishman, Charl Schwartzel
Branden Grace, Si Woo Kim
Jhonattan Vegas, Adam Hadwin
Emiliano Grillo*, Anirban Lahiri*

denotes captain's picks

 

 

Madrid Open schedule

Men's semi-finals

Novak Djokovic (1) v Dominic Thiem (5) from 6pm

Stefanos Tsitsipas (8) v Rafael Nadal (2) from 11pm

Women's final

Simona Halep (3) v Kiki Bertens (7) from 8.30pm

Citadel: Honey Bunny first episode

Directors: Raj & DK

Stars: Varun Dhawan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Kashvi Majmundar, Kay Kay Menon

Rating: 4/5

The specs
Engine: 2.0-litre turbo 4-cyl

Transmission: eight-speed auto

Power: 190bhp

Torque: 300Nm

Price: Dh169,900

On sale: now 

WOMAN AND CHILD

Director: Saeed Roustaee

Starring: Parinaz Izadyar, Payman Maadi

Rating: 4/5

The five pillars of Islam