Day 48 - an Apple a Day.......

The iPhone finally arrives in the UK on November 9, available from 6pm. It's arrival has been eagerly awaited, and for this Apple user it's been a long time coming. As I'm heavily pregnant it's unfortunately going to be purchased from a local O2 shop, however I'd love to be down at Regent's street for the grand launch!

It features a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod with touch controls and a breakthrough Internet device with rich HTML email, web browsing, searching and maps. And iPhone makes it all easy to use with its pioneering multi-touch user interface. iPhone syncs with your PC or Mac just like an iPod, so organising your content now will help you start calling, texting, emailing, surfing, listening and watching even faster when you get your iPhone. Here are a few suggestions to help you get ready:

Contacts

Making a call with iPhone is as simple as tapping a name. You won’t need to re-enter all your contacts because iPhone syncs with the address book you already use on your computer — Address Book or Entourage on a Mac, or Outlook or Outlook Express on a PC. If you keep your contacts on the web using Yahoo! Address Book, iPhone can sync with them, too. To get ready for iPhone, organise your contacts in one of these applications and make sure they’re up to date with the latest phone numbers and email addresses. If you have a lot of contacts on your current SIM card, make sure to migrate them to the address book on your computer. You can also enter contacts directly into iPhone.

Calendar

Using its built-in calendar, iPhone lets you check your appointments with the flick of a finger. iPhone uses iTunes to sync with the calendar application you already use on your computer — iCal or Entourage on the Mac, or Outlook on a PC — just like it does with your contacts. If you don’t already use one of these applications to manage your appointments, now is a great time to start, so you’ll be ready to sync when your iPhone arrives. If you choose not to use a calendar program, that’s OK. You’ll be able to enter appointments directly into the iPhone calendar.

Email

iPhone offers the best-ever email application on a mobile phone. So now your phone can display rich HTML email with graphics and photos alongside the text. iPhone will even fetch your latest email every time you open the application and automatically retrieve your email on a set schedule, just like a computer does. iPhone works with the most popular email systems — including Yahoo! Mail, AOL, Google Mail and .Mac Mail. If you’re not already using one of these services, now would be a great time to get an account. iTunes will make email setup on iPhone easy by automatically syncing the settings from email accounts stored in Mail on a Mac or Outlook on a PC. Don’t worry if you’re not on one of these email services; iPhone also works with almost any industry-standard POP3 and IMAP email system.

Photos

iPhone has a 2-megapixel camera and a gorgeous 3.5-inch display, so it’s a great way to enjoy and show off your digital photos. iPhone uses iTunes to sync your photos from iPhoto on a Mac or Adobe Photoshop Elements, Adobe Photoshop Album or any picture folder on a PC. You can carry thousands of photos on iPhone, but you can start by creating an album or two with 50 to 100 of your favourite photos, so that when you first sync your iPhone, you’ll be ready to quickly show off some of your best shots.

Music and Video

iPhone has a beautiful, 3.5-inch widescreen display that allows you to easily enjoy the music, TV shows and videos you have in your iTunes library. If you already use iTunes, you can start getting ready for iPhone by creating a playlist of a few hundred of your favourite songs. If you don’t have iTunes, now is a good time to download it and start a music and video library. That way, when you sync your iPhone with iTunes, you’ll be able to take your favourite music, TV shows and videos with you wherever you go.

iTunes Account

To set up your iPhone, you’ll need an account with Apple’s iTunes Store. If you already have an iTunes account, make sure you know your account name and password. If you don’t have an account, you should set one up now to save time later. To set up an account, launch iTunes, select the iTunes Store, and click the Sign In button in the upper right corner of iTunes. Sign in and you’re ready to go.

Day 48 - iphone For Your Little One

With Friday's launch of the new Apple iphone, comes the latest accessory for you and your family, the limited edition iphone babygrow, available 6 months up to 18 months.

£12.95 available from ipopwear

Also available are ipod T-shirts. So so cute!!!!

All the garments are generously sized. iPopWear and iPopMyBaby clothing is manufactured from the highest quality 100% organic cotton. Garments are combed for softness and comfort with a cleverly constructed neckline designed for easy fitting. Each item DOES NOT contain ANY conventional cotton: no farmers have suffered from pesticide poisoning to produce the cotton fibre – guaranteed GM-free.

The limited edition iPhone-Baby range is manufactured from 100% baby rib cotton in a sweat shop free environment. These outfits are constructed with a reinforced yet soft and comfortable sleeve, neck and leg openings. The triple seat snaps makes nappy changing easy.

Images are silk screened (not heat transferred) for lasting image quality and bright colouration. Machine wash warm with like colours – ironing clickwheel not recommended. Volume and pause control not guaranteed to function! Please note these garnments have no technical functionality - it's just for fun!

They care about your babies comfort - For better wearability and breathability, wash before use. As with any printed garment, please do not use outfit for overnight sleeping as image may cause irritability on sensitive skin.

Day 49 - Muse

Muse Earrings from YSL Sterling silver pierced earrings with Swarovski crystals and enamel Muse charm. Made in Italy.

$240

Day 49 - French Dressing

Luxurious and understated, traditional and modern, artistic and fashionable, with excellent quality and creativity, elegance and humour.

Bonpoint the French fashion house for children is surprising and different. Unique expertise in the world of luxury goods allows for prestigious products which are dreamt about and shared the world over.

Inspired collections for head to toe clothing, specialised fabrication, shops with a family atmosphere, beautifully arranged shop windows, meticulous customer service......

Everywhere there is a sense of love of children, quality and beauty.

The latest UK branch has recently opened on Marylebone High Street, London.

Day 50 - Bite Back At The Bugs

To protect your knitwear from moths, instead of mothballs or other chemical products, try fresh lavender in a pouch hung over your clothes rail.

Lavender pouches £25 Bamford & Sons

Day 50 - Crazy For Coco

Dazzling clothes, intricate accessories, beautiful models and timeless design leave no doubt as to the lasting fame and the magic of Chanel.

Here the House of Chanel opens its private archives, revealing a galaxy of brilliant designs created by Coco Chanel from the 1920s onwards, and now reinterpreted to become the motifs for brand new garments, accessories and beauty products.

Inspired by the legendary Chanel No 5, the book explores five themes – the suit, the camellia, jewellery, fragrances and make-up, and the little black dress – and follows the threads from past to present to show how these key items have been rediscovered and reinvented by fashion designers working in the footsteps of their illustrious predecessors.

This visual journey is enhanced by previously unpublished archive photographs and original drawings by Karl Lagerfeld, as well as glorious images from some of the greatest names in fashion photography.

£19.95 from Thames & Hudson

Day 51 - Tom Cruise Anyone?

Every man should be able to knock up a cocktail - although the Tom Cruise juggling bit is optional. Thankfully, the Bar Academy is short on throwing shakers, long on learning how to 'muddle' mojitos and shake martinis.

Starts November 20th, booking now being taken £140 from Eclipse Ventures

Day 51 - Salt & Pepper

Champagne Stopper Cruet Set

The perfect purchase for entertaining

Celebrate your love this Christmas with a stunning silver-plated Champagne Stopper Cruet Set. If you’re planning a celebratory meal, a winter wedding or simply need a gift as unique and stunning as the recipient, then this is it. Culinary Concepts’ designer range of tableware is elegant, original and ideal for special occasions.

This quirky silver plated salt and pepper set will be the talking point at all your dinner parties.

£22.95 a set from Culinary Concepts

Day 52 - Shine On

For the 'Man Who Has Everything', in true Aspinal tradition, the Aspinal shoe polish kit is probably the chicest ever designed and the the perfect addition to every gentleman's wardrobe.

To keep shoes shiny, wipe them with a damp cloth, apply three dabs of clear polish (it has more silicone) per shoe, run in and then wipe off with a damp cloth.

Buff up the shine using a horsehair brush.

Never wear the same pair of shoes more than two days running, the leather needs to breathe.

Available in brown or black £65 from Aspinal

Day 52 - Dressed To Quill

Tiffany's feather necklace is the ultimate entrance-maker.

Wondering how best to wear feathers? Tiffany's dramatic Plumes necklace, designed by the late Jean Schlumberger in 1960, is a majestic mix of dazzling diamonds, sapphires and rubies.

£292,500 from Tiffany

Day 53 - Cute Stocking Filler

Metal Leaf HookChoose from silver or green.

12.5cm (h) x 13cm (w)

£9.95 each from Pedlars

available in silver or green

Day 53 - Llex Aquifolium

Or in other wrods...... a Holly Tree

A bag of Holly leaves and berries carried by a man was thought to increase his attractiveness to women.

The Holly Tree is a symbol of winter in both Pagan and Christian lore and is associated with death and rebirth. Holly was hung and planted around the home as a protection from evil spirits and is still used today as a decoration throughout Christmas time.

Holly was often used in spells associated with sleep and thought to aid rest.

The Holly Tree is native to the UK and makes an excellent Christmas gift.

Tree supplied is 20-40cm tall.

£24.50 from TREE2MYDOOR

More information about Holly Tree

Native throughout the British Isles, it grows to around 65ft (20m) if left untrimmed.

It forms an excellent evergreen hedge, growing everywhere except on wet soils. It will generally tolerate conditions that would be too harsh for other trees.

The wood is used for carving, inlay work and woodcuts.

Birds feast on the berries in winter providing for a pre Christmas race with those of us wishing to decorate their homes.

The plants are single sex with only female trees bearing berries.

A mix of male and female plants is therefore required to obtain winter berries.

Day 54 - Aqua Fringe Earrings

Tiffany & Co is new to Selfridges (Wonder Room) London.

You'll be able to find these stunning platinum pear-shaped Aqua Fringe drop earrings £8,625.

Also in green or pink tourmaline.

Tiffany

Day 54 - Night Lights

Cordless Animal Night Lights

These colour changing animal lights are cool to the touch, fully portable and cordless, so children can carry them on night time trips to the loo. With a rechargeable base, they last up to eight hours once charged.

Height:15cm. Choose from Panda, Rabbit or Dog or Elephant.

Recommended by Mother and Baby magazine

£22.99 from Blooming Marvellous

Day 55 - ipod's Darker Side

The Carbon Edition is unique in that it uses a one piece form-factor and is… black..

This means that the amplifier and dock elements are built into a single piece chassis, thereby providing an elegant and high impact design. The specification has been uplifted to include 2 pairs of source inputs (plus the iPod dock), a remote control which handles volume and tonal changes for all three sources, (plus all the iPod functionality) and a huge increase in power to 25w per channel. Coming in two versions, (with matching speakers or without), the Carbon Edition is a logical progression from the standard iTube.

Designed for those with a darker side.

Remote
The iTube ValveDock Carbon Edition with Speakers comes complete with full function remote control.

Main Features
iTube Vacuum Tube Amplifier with integrated Dock for Apple iPod
Gorgeous black high-gloss finish
Valve processing gives warm, rich, audio characteristics

Specifications
Power Output: 25Wx2
Frequency Response: 20Hz - 20KHz (±1.5Db)
Harmonic Distortion: ≤0.5%
Signal-To-Noise Ratio: ≥86Db
Input Impedance: 100KΩ
Output Impedance: 4Ω, 8Ω
Valve Type: 2x6N1(ECC85)
1x6E2(EM87)
Power Supply: AC100~120V/50~60Hz, AC220~240V/50~60Hz
Dimensions: (Amp) 360x148x172mm (WxHxD) Weight (Amp) 3.97KGs

What's In The Box?
iTube Vacuum Tube Amplifier with Dock
Banana Plug speaker cables
Aux source audio cable for connecting CD player
Video cable to connect docking station to TV

iPod Compatibility
ipod 4th generation
ipod 4th generation (colour display)
ipod nano 1st generation
ipod 5th generation (video)
ipod 2nd generation (aluminum)

£429 fromFat Man

Day 55 - Mabel

Mulberry's Mabel handbag available in a multitude of colours. Internal & external pockets, small tassels on the zip pulls.

Patent leather

23.5cm x 29.5cm x 11.5cm

£695

Day 56 - Hopelessly Devoted To Shoes

Maloles are one of THE labels to watch for 2007/2008.

Their quilted pumps are the new ballerinas to be seen in.

£145 available from Matches

Day 56 - Mussel Eaters

Great looking accompaniment to mussels at your dinner party. These mussel eaters allow you to devour with ease! Sold individually

£12.95 each from Culinary Concepts

Day 57 - One of Five Only

Chanel's J12 Haute Joaillerie 38mm automatic watch.

White gold & black high tech ceramic, entirely set with baguette-cut rubies & baguette-cut diamonds.

Baguette-cut ruby indicators

P.O.A.

Day 57 - Don't Skimp On The Shoes

Top quality English or Italian bench-made shoes may seem expensive, but the long service they give you means they're actually better value than mass-produced pairs.

Hand-stitched welt (the ridge where the sole meets the leather upper) means that they're properly waterproof, and you can get hem repeatedly resoled by a cobbler when they need reinvigorating.

£195 from jeffrey-west.co.uk

Day 58 - Online Discount 20% Figleaves until 30th October 2007

Promotion Code NOV20

Day 58 - Just Desserts

Welcome to The Cupcake Company where they lovingly make the most delicious little cakes in London.

They have found that people feel less guilty about eating a small sweet treat, and they are here to provide the finest! They attribute their superior flavour to the use of organic products as much as possible, sourced fresh from organic supermarkets and local farmers markets. Naturally they don’t use any additives, preservatives or artificial flavourings and for this reason the cakes are best eaten fresh on the day they are baked.

Unlike other bakers, they do not have a “standard range”, instead offering their customers a choice of ten delectable cupcake flavours which will be decorated exactly to your specification.

This bespoke service means that you could have cupcakes for your child’s birthday decorated with the face of his or her favourite toy, or as a sophisticated choice for morning coffee or afternoon tea, or decorated with your logo for a corporate launch, or even with decorations in Dad’s favourite colour for Father’s Day. They are delighted to advise and assist you.

The Cup Cake Company take enormous care and pride in their cupcakes. After experimenting with the best ingredients and flavours they promise your cupcakes will taste superb and have a wonderful hand-crafted look which will have everyone asking “Where did you get those?”...

Available in:
Vanilla
Chocolate
Lemon
Coffee
Carrot
Banana
Pumpkin
Fruity Bran
Butterfly
Seasonal

Day 58 - Safe Seat

The Bumbo Seat is a snug and cozy environment for your baby. This revolutionary infant chair is designed to fit a baby’s posture. Babies can sit upright in a Bumbo Seat as soon as they have head control. More importantly, it helps them develop the trunk control they need to sit up on their own. It is recommended by pediatricians, orthopedists, and physical therapists so you know it is good for your baby.

They're made out if moulded foam rubber in pretty colours. Portable, durable, secure and comfy

£30 from Blooming Marvellous

Day 59 - Art of Gold

Exclusive to Selfridges (Wonder Room) London, Theo Fennell has created this piece for their recent opening.

On 18-carat gold, this medium winged-heart pendant £6,000 looks amazing with yellow sapphires and black diamonds

Theo Fennell

Selfridges

Day 59 - Silver & Gold

Silver and gold embroidered sequin Moroccan leather slippers.

Shoe sizes 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42

£24 pair from Graham & Green

Day 60- Basso & Brooke

Sky HD Box Limited Edition designed by Basso & Brooke

£299 from

Also available:

• Giles Deacon


• Preen


• Gareth Pugh


• Jonathan Saunders

Designer Box

Tel: 0870 240 2038

Day 60 - Beauty Roll Call

Save yourself scrabbling around a make-up bag for brushes with Smythson’s Clementine make-up roll £275. Inside you’ll find five super-soft sable brushes and an assortment of tools from tweezers to brow combs.

DIY grooming has never been so chic.

E-UP BRUSH ROLL
CLEM-SL7187
From £275.00

Leather make-up brush roll complete with professional brushes and tweezers.

• Clementine crocodile finish calfskin beauty accessory.
• Enamel clasp to secure.
• Ideal for use at home and rolls up when travelling.
• With 8 professional quality brushes and tweezers.
• Presented in a tissued lined Nile Blue gift box.

Day 61 - Crocodile Tears

Harrods has been looking beneath the surface to reveal what makes a luxury brand great.

Dior is one of those brands.

We have included a version of this bag in a previous blog in September, however Harrods is currently selling a crocodile version of the Samurai bag at £12,500 it’s sheer luxury.

Day 61 - Emiselene

Emiselene is a truly striking designer bed, modern and glamourous. The curving stucture incorporates an ingenious concealed storage space. Available in cherry.

Price includes fabric cushion roll; leather cushion roll also available. Bedside table and matching chest of drawers sold separately.

Designed by Luciano Dalmonego for Mazzali.

Fits mattress size 165 x 195 cm. (Mattress not included.)

Dimensions*: 240 x 180 x 55cm (94 1/2 x 71 x 22h in)

Delivery Time: 6-8 weeks

£3,032

Available from EuropeByNet.com

Day 62 - Famous In Your Own Living Room

You Are Art was started to offer lovers of original modern art an alternative to both overpriced galleries and mass-produced prints. They offer people the chance to buy fantastic original modern art that is deeply personal. Offered at highly competitive prices.

You Are the Art Director
Whether you opt for a photo on canvas or an original portrait, they believe that you should be in control of your work. With You Are Art, you are the art director. You decide on the image you want the work based on, the portrait style, size, and colour. You can even choose your medium. Their artists really do work for you. This is about involving people in their art like never before.

A unique offering
This is a unique offering. You Are Art allow people to design works to fit in with their tastes and interiors. You Are Art is perfect for those of you who have a good idea of what you want, but lack the facility or artistic skills to realise your vision.

Quality of our work
To ensure standards are kept high, every piece of work that leaves the studio must be vetted by their creative panel. You Are Art are very aware that this is a business driven largely by recommendation, so it is in their interest to deliver only the very best work. From the work itself, to the materials used and the way they frame and pack your picture, everything is completed to the highest quality.

Exhibitions
To keep their prices down, they do not have a permanent gallery space. They do however, exhibit their original modern art in various bars and restaurants across London on a revolving basis. To truly appreciate the drama and presence of any piece of original modern art you really need to see it in the flesh.

The artists
You Are Art bring together the skills of Painters, Illustrators, Graphic Artists and Digital Artists to bring you original modern art at prices that represent outstanding value.

Prices vary enormously, however to give you an idea:
40 x 40 cm Warhol style picture on stretched fabric would be £277
15 x 10 cm (postcard sized) stretched canvas on a wooden frame, oil painting £99

Day 62 - Night Out On The Tiles

The ultimate in luxury Dolce & Gabbana’s silk tulle and lurex dress, and metal belt. Both available from a selection. Prices available on request.

Day 63 - Heavenly Nibbles

The Ladurée story

The history of Parisian tea salons is intimately tied to the history of the Ladurée family. It all began in 1862, when Louis Ernest Ladurée, a miller from France’s southwest, created a bakery at 16 rue Royale in Paris. During the same year, the first stone of the Garnier Opera was laid, and the area surrounding the Madeleine was rapidly developing into one of the capital’s most important and elegant business districts. The most prestigious names in French luxury goods had already taken up residence in this neighborhood.

In 1871, while Baron Haussmann was giving Paris a ‘‘new face’’, a fire made access to the transformation of the bakery to a pastry shop. The decoration of the pastry shop was entrusted to Jules Cheret, a famous turn-of-the-century painter and poster artist. M Cheret sought inspiration from the painting techniques used for the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel and the Garnier Opera. By incorporating them in his work, he added depth and relief to the ceilings ornamented with cherubic children.

Under the Second Empire, cafes developed and became more and more luxurious. They attracted Parisian high society. Along with the chic restaurants around the Madeleine, they became the showcases of the capital.

The beginning of this century found Paris wrapped up in a frenzy of distraction and going out in public. Parisians flocked to the Exposition Universal. Women were also changing. They wanted to make new acquaintances. Literary salons and « les circles » were outmoded.

Ladurée’s wife, Jeanne Souchard, daughter of a well-known hotelier in Rouen, had the idea of mixing styles: thus the Parisian café and pastry shop gave birth to one of the first tea salons in town.
The ‘‘salon de thé’’ had a definite advantage over the cafés of the pooch: they permitted ladies to gather in freedom. Jeanne Souchard succeeded in combining the turn-of-the-century trend to modernism with knowledge of the merits of a craft transmitted by her family.

The rue Royale tea room was enlarged in the middle of the twentieth century by Pierre Desfontaines, second cousin of Louis Ernest Ladurée. When he retired, his son, Jean Marie, and his niece, Dominique, presided over the tea salon. In 1993, they decided to buy this Parisian institution, and promote and enlarge the famous ‘Maison’. In 1997, a new prestigious Ladurée address both a restaurant and tea room opened on the Champs-Elysées.

The story of the Macaroon

These small, round cakes, crisp on the outside, smooth and soft in the middle, are the most famous creation of Ladurée.

The story of the Ladurée macaroon starts with Pierre Desfontaines, distant cousin of Louis Ernest Ladurée, who at the beginning of the 20th century first thought of taking two macaroon shells and joining them with a delicious ganache filling. The way of making them has never changed since that time.

These small, round cakes, crisp on the outside, smooth and soft in the middle, are made every morning in Ladurée’s "laboratory". The pastry chefs measure out very precisely the required amounts of almonds, eggs and sugar, before adding one final ingredient, a pinch of unique "know-how", essential to the making of such a delicacy.

Once cooked and filled, the macaroons are put to one side for 2 days before going on sale, the time it takes to achieve a perfect balance between texture and flavour.

Macaroons come in two sizes: the mini-macaroon or "gerbet" and full-size macaroons.

With each new season, Ladurée pays tribute to this its most famous creation by creating a new flavour.
The existing range of macaroons is always the starting point when a new one is created, as the variety of colours is as important as the range of flavours and a vital part of their appeal.

The new flavour for autumn:
Macaroon “Ruby Kiss” aroma of chocolate, berries and spices.

Flavours that are permanently available:
Chocolate, Dark chocolate, Vanilla, Coffee, Rose petal, Pistachio, Salted butter Caramel, Cherry amaretto, Raspberry, Orange blossom, Liquorice.

Seasonal flavours :
Lemon, Praline, Ice mint, Coconut, Chestnut, Grenadine.

Special & temporary creations:
Java Pepper - Apricot Ginger - Muscovado - Candyfloss - Havana - White amber - Indian Rose - Aniseed - Champagne - Orange Saffron - Lily-of-the-valley - Strawberry Poppy - Gingerbread - Rosanis

Available from Harrods or the store at 71-72 Burlington Arcade, London W1

Day 63 - Airbrushing Magic

Now you see it…now you don’t. One swoosh brightens, conceals and starts to treat dark circles, unsightly flaws and spots. The water-resistant formula stays color-true all day without fading, shifting or settling into creases. Instantly eyes look refreshed and radiant. Over time, it helps visibly firm skin and minimize the appearance of lines and wrinkles.

After 8 weeks, 84%* of women tested experienced improvement in the overall appearance of the eye area. And skin like this is nothing to hide. *In clinical tests.

Prescriptive’s Site Unseen Brightening Concealer SPF15 £16, US $22

It’s like a good nights sleep in a tube!

Day 64 - Butterfly

Sori Yanagi Vita’s stool made from plywood with palisander veneer, moulded in a shape reminiscent of a butterfly's wings, with brass fixings. Also available in maple.

Dimensions
42w x 39d x 31h

Product Code: VIT-1371
Delivery time 6-8 weeks

£331 available from TwentyTwentyOne

Day 64 - Too Many Shoes?

If you have too many shoes and fashion accessories laying around the apartment. The Hotel Box was made for you.

When you buy a new pair, you can just throw away the original packaging and put them into this easy to stack box. As there is a window in the box you can now show off your fabulous collection of shoes if you like .

They are available in many colors and prints.

£13.50 each available from DesignMyWorld

9 Weeks & Counting

Here at Ribbons & Bows weblog we're always busy coming up with daily ideas for all your year round gift purchases, or even ideas for treats for yourselves.

As it's now 9 weeks...or 64 days until Christmas Day is upon us, we're now stepping up to meet those Xmas expectations.

We'll be publishing 2 ideas a day until the big day, as well as encouraging you to get yourselves organised in plenty of time, and letting you know where the latest shop/online offers are to be found.

For those of you who would like some assistance with your every Christmas purchase requirements, please check out our website Ribbons & Bows , give us a call 020 7193 1806 or email us at Ribbons & Bows

We also provide an ultimate annual wishlist service for yourselves and all your friends and family. Allowing your loved one to purchase, or have purchased their ideal gifts in any price range.

Additionally a monthly gift and card service. Please see our website Ribbons & Bows for all further details.

Chocolate, Chocolate & Nothing But The Chocolate

This has to be my favourite chocolate shop in the world. Small but perfectly formed and to die for confectionary. Rococo Chocolates began the Real Chocolate Revolution in the UK in 1983, in London’s King’s Road. Rococo transformed the experience of buying and consuming chocolate into something of an art form, but always with love and humour. The second shop opened in Marylebone High Street in 2004.

Their truffles come in the following delicious flavours:
Milk: plain milk, rum, passion fruit
Dark: plain dark, coffee, orange, chilli, cognac, single malt whisky, mozart
White: vanilla, pink champagne, cardamon and saffron

£6.00 per 100g

Also available are Hampers:
Nebuchadnezar £145
Balthazar £67.50
Melchior £47.50
Caspar £26.00
Premier Cru ‘Batteux Busson’ with champagne truffle box £55.00

Don't Return To Sender

Knickerscription is the creation of the owners of the amazing boutique Coco Ribbon.

A year’s supply if thongs or briefs will be delivered by your postman, so you need never to be caught out in greying stretchy pants in the gym’s changing room ever again!

Prices are a minimum of £55 a year, which will deliver two knickers every three months, with other options available.

Also available is international delivery

Party Season Will Be Here Before We Know It

Butler & Wilson jewellery is cheap enough to be affordable and expensive enough to look the part.

This colourful mirror crystal & teardrop elaborate necklace featuring multi-coloured jewels, along with it’s matching bracelet is ideal for the winter party season.

The necklace is 38cm with a 7.5cm drop.

Product Code: 70000multi

£98.00

The bracelet’s length is 18cm.

Product Code: 68599multi

£48.00

Pink Mother of Pearl

I came across this in my local Primrose Hill branch of Graham & Green. It’s not the most traditional of colours, but is beautiful as well as fun to look at. Graham & Green’s chosen pieces are a must for anyone’s home. It’s also available in bone inlay £1,200 and embossed metal £835.

Unique mother of pearl inlaid four-drawer chest of drawers. Mother of pearl and resin onto wood.

£1,395

H 86 x 50 x 108cm

Steinway's Latest Baby Grand

Steinway, best known for their magnificent piano’s are about to launch their own take on the humble loudspeaker.

The item they have created are 250kg monstrosities, produced in collaboration with Danish speaker manufacturer Lyngdorf and paired with a similarly shiny CD unit, all for the modest price of £75,000.

Only 100 Model D systems will be made this year, and if you buy one, Steinway Lyngdorf will send an audio engineer to your home to take readings and tailor its set-up precisely to suit your space

steinwaylyngdorf.com

Saving For A Rainy Day

I’ve recently bought one of these for my daughter to be (due in December). I’m extremely good at finding money, from a penny to a 20 euro note on Regents Street.

“Find a penny, pick it up and all day you’ll have good luck” as the saying goes.

All the money I now find is going to go straight into this little fellow and should give our daughter good luck for many years to come.

Available from Graham & Green priced £6.25 (smallest) and £10.95 for the largest.

The Making of the Mini Cigar Bar

Can’t wait until the 19th hole? No problem - light up your own fine cigar and enjoy a dram whilst you are still on the green with Max Benjamin’s portable Mini Cigar Bar.

Inside is a cedar-lined humidor for your Cohibas, space for a bottle of scotch, a cool box that keeps your ice frozen for up to four hours, and a lighter that will spark up on the windiest of Scottish of Scottish links.

£150

25th Anniversary

This little brown bottle is the latest evolution of Estee Lauder’s nearly 25 year old night repair formula. The company boasts, rightfully so, that “this formulation utilizes technology which provides an environment in which the skin’s natural repair mechanisms can flourish, to boost skin back to optimal health.” Contained within this little bottle are ingredients to fight all the major theories of aging - free radicals, inflamation and stress.

To use this product, apply it nightly for 21 consecutive days, repeating every 3-4 months. You can also use it before and after dermatological procedures, after harsh environmental exposure (sun, wind, cold), and as a post seasonal rejuvenator.

550 individually numbered Limited Edition 100ml bottle £66.00 exclusive from Harrods

Boydie

“Boydie” was designed by fashion designer Tracey Boyd £4.99 for Cancer Research UK shops for October’s Breast Awareness Month.

For stockists +44 207121 6699 or visit Cancer Research UK

New Direction In Lighting

Motorlight is the first variable angle uplight, enabling you to vary the light angles to suit different environments and needs - from ambient lighting through to spot lighting.

It can be set to a precise angle of light or can be activated to cycle through continually adjusting angles to enhance the mood of the environment.

You also have the option to experiment and achieve the exact angle of the light for a given situation. The effect of continually cycling the angle of the light can be likened to ‘active’ mood lighting. This type of lighting can enhance an environment, with washes of light causing the room to feel like it is lifting and breathing.

Motorlight has a modernist aesthetic, which can work with any decor, whether minimal, clean and futuristic or retro chic.

Designed and manufactured by Jake Dyson Limited.

Motorlight is produced in exclusive batches of 500 units, and is available in 5 colours:

White Gloss
Black Gloss
Red Glow
Blue Glow
Clear Glow

Special edition colours are available on request.

£495 info@jakedyson.com

Love- Dolls Never Die

This is a recreation of the late Bob Carlos Clarke’s last London Exhibition in 2004.

This landmark exhibition was the first time he had embraced the digital revolution and was his first show in London in 12 years.

In discussions about the exhibition he said “My new show is the antithesis of everything I have ever preached. I’ve gone for brutal clarity & intense manipulation. It’s a complete fusion of old & new technology: Traditional darkroom ”wet“ processes and state of the art photoshop retouching. The files are huge and are going to be printed 5 foot high.”

For the exhibition one complete set of very large prints were made, eventually to be available in an edition of 9 and smaller “trade” edition of 100. Due to his untimely death very few prints were made and signed.

The Entire Collection of Exhibition prints was acquired at the time by a private collector who has now consigned them to 20 Ltd.

20 Ltd has also available a number of prints in the smaller format also signed by the artist.

- Fantasy Females Are Impossible To Satisfy
- Faithful Unto Death
- Sex Kitten
- Automatic
- For Dolls That Do Dishes
- Nookia
- Total Control
- Men Have Feelings Too
- Domestic Appliances For The Modern Housewife
- Tease Maid
- Unexploded Female
- Femme Fatales Threaten Family Values
- Infanta Electronica
- The Tinsleys & Their Au Pair
- Dream Tea
- Wind Me Up
- Adult Females Attack Without Provocation

The photo above is called Adult Females Attack Without Provocation. It is available in 2 different formats:

large print (43“ x 56”) dry-mounted on aluminum and accompanied by signed numbered certificate.

This large format print comes in its original exhibition frame. Although the announced image edition in this format is 9, this is the only known print signed by the artist.

Price £21,625
Delivery 2 weeks

Small format print (24“ x 36”) signed and numbered on the recto by the artist. They are numbered out of 100. In most cases only 12 or fewer were produced and signed by the artist.

Price unframed £8,225
Delivery 2 weeks

Price Framed £8,570
Delivery 4 weeks