The Summer Edit

Raise your baking game. Literally. This is the most elegant cake stand I’ve found, and WOW! it makes a cake look incredible. It is made using elegant fine bone china (which, despite its deceptively fragile appearance, is actually the toughest ceramic). It has a wonderfully wobbly edge which is hand painted in cobalt blue. It comes boxed too so makes an excellent gift for a master baker but also means it can be safely stored in between bakes. (…proper pictures coming very soon, with cake, for now these snaps hopefully give an indication of the beautiful form.)

Notes: Fine Bone China with a cobalt blue rim

Size: h: 9.5 cm / w: 24 cm

We’re not advocating that you take to ‘running through the town’ (in your nightgown or otherwise)  but this is a Wee Willie Winkie candle holder if ever there was one. This beauty is made of fine bone china which is the strongest of ceramics and the clever saucer catches any waxy drips preserving your surfaces and tablecloths. And of course, it is handcrafted here in the UK and the indigo rim is hand painted. It makes a great gift too as the packaging is great.

Notes: Fine Bone China with an indigo rim

This large bowl is a great addition to the kitchen. It’s an excellent mixing bowl but it’s characteristic utility and functional simplicity means it’s not only practical but it looks good on the table too.  It doesn’t matter what this bowl is carrying; salad, bread rolls, croissants, or fruit - it’s a lovely piece, excellent in any home. Available in two colours, Classic White and Duck Egg Blue.

Colour: Classic White

Size: Height 12 cm x Diameter 30 cm

Note: Dishwasher safe.

Useful and good looking (a killer combination!) - this bowl is a kitchen classic. Whether your beating eggs in it or serving salad on the table this handmade bowl is up to the job. Available in two colours, Classic White and Duck Egg Blue, it’s a truly lovely piece, excellent in any home.

Colour: Duck Egg Blue

Size: Height 10 cm x Diameter 23 cm

Note: Dishwasher safe.

Useful and good looking (a killer combination!) - this bowl is a kitchen classic. Whether your beating eggs in it or serving salad on the table this handmade bowl is up to the job. Available in two colours, Classic White and Duck Egg Blue, it’s a truly lovely piece, excellent in any home.

Colour: Classic White

Size: Height 10 cm x Diameter 23 cm

Note: Dishwasher safe.

This large bowl is a great addition to the kitchen. It’s an excellent mixing bowl but it’s characteristic utility and functional simplicity means it’s not only practical but it looks good on the table too.  It doesn’t matter what this bowl is carrying; salad, bread rolls, croissants, or fruit - it’s a lovely piece, excellent in any home. Available in two colours, Classic White and Duck Egg Blue.

Colour: duck egg blue

Size: Height 12 cm x Diameter 30 cm

Note: Dishwasher safe.

Sturdy, functional and good looking. What more do you want from a serving dish I ask you? Whether it’s a big dish of pasta, a light summer salad or chunks of crusty bread, these dishes can do it. Available in two colours and two sizes, Classic White and Duck Egg Blue, medium or large.

Colour: duck-egg blue or white

Size:
medium serving dish: h. 6cm x d. 22cm
large serving dish: h. 7cm x d. 29cm

Note: Dishwasher safe.

It is very difficult to make handblown glass. Fact. It’s a fight against heat and time, which is why these tumblers are so so special. Each one hand blown and ‘scribbled’ on with white glass is inevitably (wonderfully) slightly different to the next.

Size: approx h: 9cm x w: 8.5 (but they are all fractionally different)

Notes: Hand wash - whatever you do, do not put these beauties in the dishwasher!

We have been looking for an apron for Simple Shape since we began; a good looking apron for kitchen, workshop or garden. It needs to be an apron that you want to use, an apron that you forget to take off. Oh my goodness this has not been easy BUT we have found it. This, the Classic Irish Linen Apron has an adjustable neck strap meaning that giants and lilliputians can wear it, it has long waist straps to fit your shape. It has unobtrusive deep front pockets. It is woven in 100% Irish linen in a wonderful two-tone fabric that looks almost like denim.

Colour: Charcoal Grey (this is achieved by weaving with grey on the warp and black on the weft). The grey neck strap and waist ties are a softer grey. The makers tiny bird detail is embroidered in the corner in white.

Size and details: l 86cm x w 62cm / brass hardware on neck strap

Notes: Linen should be washed at max 30 degrees (never tumble dried or dry cleaned)

Tea. The most British of traditions, made incredibly stylish with this simple white handmade teapot. Tea? Yes please.

Colour: Matte White

Size: height 12.5cm (+ handle height 10cm). Holds four large cups of tea.

Notes:  please wash in the sink and dry carefully. Do not put in the dishwasher. The handle pivots which makes it easy to store.

These are the perfect 'bits & bobs' baskets. Ideal for collections of things and stuff, keys and change, watches and jewellery. The things that gather can now have an aesthetic 'home'. These handcrafted baskets are carefully coiled and stitched to make vessels that are tactile, visually appealing and super versatile.

Material: white cotton cord

Size: height approx. 8cm x diameter approx. 17cm

Notes: each basket is made by hand and variations will occur, no two are the same, that's the beauty of handmade of course. NOT machine washable.

Cotton cord has been carefully coiled and stitched to make vessels that are tactile, appealing and super versatile. In classic white these large handcrafted baskets are a simple storage solution, good for kitchen, bedroom or bathroom. All you have to do is choose where to put them!

Material: white cotton cord

Size: height approx. 19cm x diameter approx. 26cm

Notes: each basket is made by hand and variations will occur, no two are the same, that's the beauty of handmade of course. NOT machine washable.

It is very hard to find simple handblown glass. But, hallelujah! These elegant glass cylinders threaded through with different numbers and thicknesses of white glass strands are exactly that. With a perfect thumb-sized indentation, it's comfortable to hold and easy to pour. Fill with milk, juice, water and wine. And flowers. They make beautiful vases. Also available in a larger size.

Colour: sparse white lines 'wiggle' through the clear glass

Size: height 15cm x diameter: 5.5cm. Volume: 275ml

Notes: this is handblown glass. Each piece varies slightly from the next (that, of course, is the beauty!) It doesn't like microwaves, hot liquids or dishwashers.

These oil bottles are a really lovely addition to the table. Each one is made by hand so no two will be the same. Each is glazed both inside and out and has a 500ml capacity. Available in two colours; duck-egg blue and white.

Colour: duck egg blue and white.

Note: Dishwasher safe.

Each one of these striking designs in this tea towel set is initially hand-painted before being printed onto cotton in the UK. One design shows the meandering line of the river and the other the flotsam, the river debris, that floats out towards the sea. 

Size: 45cm x 70cm

Notes: The set includes one of each tea towel design. Wash at 40 degrees.

Designed over 100 years ago this watering can has earned it’s description as a classic. The shape is strong and the balance, whether full or nearly empty, is perfect. Each one made from powder-coated steel is still soldered by hand in the UK. It’s a treat for you and your plants. Now the only difficulty is which colour…sage, cream, galvanised steel or copper…agghhhh!

Colour: Cream

Notes: h: 16cm x l: 35cm x w: 11.5cm and has a 1 litre capacity