Fancy hanging around with the Queen over a cup of tea? Take your pick from political (Democratea) and royalty (Royaltea) figures available at Donkey Products. Must feel like a sauna in there!


Taika means ‘magic’ in Finnish and I have indeed come under the spell of these lovely owl teacups designed by Klaus Haapaniemi. Especially love the black and white one. From Iittala.com.
These look like an ordinary coffee cup, except they are many times bigger and may be used as a stool. Or a wastepaper basket. Or a flower pot. Even the name makes me smile — Qoffee stool. The cups are stackable and made of polyethylene .

By Rainer Spehl