1 Take it to heart
Inspired by the petals of the peony flower, Julia Knight’s Heart bowl is handmade in sand-cast aluminium with the company’s trademark blend of enamel infused with crushed mother-of-pearl. In addition to the red “Pomegranate” version pictured here, the bowl comes in deep pink “Rasberry” and white “Snow”.
• Heart bowl, Dh250 for the seven-inch version, Faubourg Design, Business Central Towers, Dubai
2 Down to a tea
No kitchen is complete without a piece of hand-decorated pottery by the quintessentially British brand Emma Bridgewater. With its old-school shape and multicoloured design, the Mr & Mrs Teapot will make a charming addition to any tea set.
• Mr & Mrs Teapot, Dh358, Harvest Home, Jumeirah Centre, Dubai
3 Love birds
We’ve long loved the We Had Everything print by the acclaimed artist Rob Ryan, whose beautifully illustrated screen-prints are both intricate and uplifting. Despite his initial reservations about working with an unfamiliar medium, Ryan has teamed up with The Rug Company to convert the piece into a handmade tapestry wall hanging, which is stretched on a wooden frame and measures 100 centimetres by 100 centimetres.
• We Had Everything wall hanging, Dh6,786, The Rug Company, DIFC
4 Elephant in the room
The Elephant Parade is a global outdoor public-art initiative featuring unique elephant sculptures that are designed by local and international artists, then moulded and hand-painted in the Elephant Parade studio in Thailand. The elephants have so far journeyed as far afield as Copenhagen, Amsterdam, Milan, Singapore, London and California. Limited-edition replicas of the Parade Elephants, including the heart-adorned Forever Love elephant pictured here, can be bought from the HomeArama website, with part of the proceeds from your purchase going to The Asian Elephant Foundation.
• Forever Love elephant, Dh199 for the 10-centimetre version (15-centimetre and 20-centimetre versions also available), www.homearama.co.uk
5 Get the picture
This eye-catching, hand-illustrated print is the work of the Scottish design duo Anais Woolf. Tiny cream hearts and intertwining leaves wrap themselves around a bold central graphic to striking effect. The print is available in A4 size, with mounted and framed options.
• Love, Soul, Grow print, Dh120, www.giftwrappedandgorgeous.com
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