Gurdeep Loyal's favourite homeware brands and products to discover

Best new homeware brands and products to discover

Iittala Teema tableware

• Available from Nordic Nest (from £13.10)

Buttercup yellow is the ‘it’ kitchen accessory colour of the moment and Scandinavian brand Iittala’s Teema crockery collection is the perfect shade of egg yolk to play with the trend at home. Originally created by Finnish designer Kaj Franck in 1952, the range’s minimalist shapes are both timelessly elegant and hard-wearing, made from durable ceramic that can be used every day. The range includes cups, platters, plates and bowls in bold primary shapes, and it’s also available in other retro colours like lilac, rose pink and sage green.

Fable glassware

• Available from Fable, Selfridges

Zero-waste company Fable is known for its minimalist, durable, lead-free crystal glassware. Its collection blends modern design with functionality, with beautiful stemware wine glasses, Japanese tall and short glasses, elegant coupes and glass carafes. Designed for everyday use, they’re sturdy and lightweight enough to use casually but can also add a touch a sophistication to more formal occasions. It makes ceramic coffee mugs and espresso cups as well, hand finished in Portugal in delicate pastel shades.

Fellow Stagg Pour-Over Set XF

• Available from Fenwick (£50), Healf (£80), Origin Coffee (£99.95)

A slick essential for any coffee connoisseur, this nifty device is designed to ensure you can consistently make the perfect pour-over coffee every time. It has a built-in ratio aid, vacuum insulated body and steep slope to prevent spillage. What’s more, the holes inside are uniquely placed in a specific pattern that ensures balanced extraction and stops the coffee from clogging.

Laetitia Rouget

• Available from Selfridges, Flannels

French ceramicist and textile designer Laetitia Rouget has become known for her vibrant fruit bowls, fun candle holders and whimsical sweets jars. Her comic aesthetic was honed at Central Saint Martins in London, where she trained. Her playful illustrated motifs often include amusing animals, fruits, abstract foliage and even naked bodies. Her humorous earthenware snake mugs, complete with squiggly handles, are handmade in Portugal, and sure to bring a laugh to any summer breakfast table.

Niche by Nisha

• Available from niche by Nisha

This sleek new kitchen essential is a seven-in-one tool that can peel, eyelet, scrape, crinkle, grate, julienne and slice. It has a comfort grip and compact design that can fit easily into any kitchen drawer, as well as being dishwasher-safe and durable. Designed by chef Nisha Parmar, it’s an all-in-one multi-functional tool that can help elevate your cooking game at home

Netherton Foundry

• Available from Netherton Foundry, The Newt in Somerset, Borough Kitchen, Sous Chef

Family-owned Netherton Foundry makes spun iron and copper cookware in south Shropshire, with a commitment to reducing its impact on the planet by crafting beautiful pans that will last. A favourite with food writers and chefs, the pans are lighter in weight than cast iron but retain heat just as well.

Block Design

• Available from Block Design, Luna & Curious

Block Design is a London based studio specialising in bold and beautiful tableware. Its bubble glasses are sure to add a vibrant pop of colour to any festive tablescape – in contrasting colours like blue and red, amber and cobalt, or pink and green – with floating bubbles perfectly placed for your thumb. They also make bowls for cocktail snacks, and even two-tone glass spoons for coffee scooping or cocktail stirring.

Nata Concept Store

• Available from Selfridges, Nata

The playful, food-inspired handmade candles from London-based Nata Concept Store are made using vegan ingredients – making them an eco-friendly Christmas present or stocking filler. There are iconic pasta shapes like rigatoni, tortellini and farfalle; crinkle crisp, green olive and fried egg shaped candles; and even one resembling stacked garlic cloves.

Matilda Goad & Co

• Available from Matilda Goad & Co, Anthropologie

The playful kitchen and tableware from Matilda Goad & Co takes inspiration from daily rituals, offering a contemporary twist on classic designs. The collection includes a yellow tartan plate and egg cup set, colourful scalloptrimmed napkins, ceramic toast racks, hand-blown glass straws with pops of colour and rainbowhandled cutlery sets. There are also tumblers and carafes with a candy striped twist design to brighten up the table.

Akub x Nur Minawi ceramics collection

• Available from Akub

Akub, the modern Palestinian restaurant in Notting Hill, has launched a contemporary crockery range in collaboration with third-generation Palestinian ceramicist Nur Minawi. Hand-crafted using traditional ceramic methods, the collection features nine stoneware pieces that are perfect for entertaining at home, including asymmetrical plates, ideal for canapés, and deep bowls for slow-cooked stews.

KS Creative Pottery

• Available from KS Creative Pottery, Whistles

The Sicilian-inspired tableware by potter Kate Sellers is meticulously designed, and hand-finished in her Staffordshire studio. With designs that feature pastel candy stripes and playful faces, it’s sure to add a touch of Italian sunshine and humour to any summer tablescape.

Falcon Enamelware

• Available from Falcon, Season Cookshop, Amazon

Falcon Enamelware has a timeless elegance and enduring durability thanks to its porcelain surface fused onto heavy-gauge steel. It was originally made in the Black Country near Birmingham. The heritage brand’s classic ice white, blue-rimmed designs are complemented by a host of boldly coloured kitchenware in playful shades of pillarbox red, mineral blue and spring green.

Glassette

• Available from Glassette

Glassette has launched a five-piece glassware collection that celebrates form and simplicity, from founder Laura Jackson. There’s a glass for every occasion, including The Frenchette Bistro Glass, The Coupe Glass, The Red Wine Glass, The Tall Tumbler and The Short Tumbler. Handmade from lead-free crystal, mouthblown into moulds and then hand-engraved at the base for an elegant touch. From £35 for a set of four glasses.

Summerill & Bishop

• Available from Summerill & Bishop, Fortum & Mason

Bring the essence of an aromatic herb garden to the table with a botanical tablecloth and napkins by Summerill & Bishop, on 100 per cent French linen. It’s a visual feast of chives, rosemary, thyme, parsley, cucamelon, asparagus, citrus, verbena, mint, limetree, lavender and passiflora that creates a striking backdrop to any outdoor picnic.

Manzoni Pietro

• Available from David Mellor

Manzoni Pietro is a family-run company based in Bergamo, Italy, that specialises in handmade wooden kitchen accessories and tableware. Its simply shaped fruit and salad bowls come in a range of striking colours – with a unique water-based varnish that gives a homely sheen. The range also includes a playful domed wooden bottle stopper and screw mechanised nutcracker – terrific housewarming gifts for any food lover. Available at the David Mellor store in Marylebone, London, and online.

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