So my resolution this coming New Year is to write more and what could help me on my way better than a brand spanking new pen. I love this Metropolis design by Thomas Marutschke. With its bright colours and bold print, I can hear spring coming already.
If you've not got yourself your 2010 calendar, drop by Utility and pick yourself up one of these fab Big Numbers Calendars. Without fussy pictures or prints, this impressive calendar tells is how it is - the ultimate in chic office accessories!
I hope you all had a fabulous Christmas. Did you get what you wished for?
Christmas wishes to you all from the whole Utility Team! We hope you have a lovely time with friends and family over the festive period.
Our Winter Sale starts 4pm Christmas Eve online and with up to 50% off, you'd be mad to miss out.
Look towards the New Year and toast in style with gorgeous statement glasses from Utility. These Coro Wine Glasses with chic touches of berry colouring will certainly get pulses racing over the festive season.
Embrace you inner super hero with this fantastic enamel card case designed by illustrator Ben Hall. With matching rollerball and fountain pen available, you can live the Clark Kent dream in the comfort of your office. Cape not supplied.
Well, not quite, but these two gorgeous birds of paradise will do the trick. Sitting pretty on the branch, this beautiful cruet set will bring a touch of glamour to your Christmas dinner table.
Your true love will be right on the money if you're treated to this gorgeous Partridge Jewellery Tree this Christmas. The silver birds delicately perch on the branches, keeping your bangles and beads together between parties!
For the design addict you could do a lot worse than one of the Alessi Miniatures this Christmas. Exquisitely made scale models of original designs we are offering 15% off the range whilst stocks last - and at around £16.00 to £20.00 they won't break the bank either.
This year's runaway Christmas success is the Morris the Mule Memo Holder. At £10.00 this is one Mule that's not just for Christmas and caters for all possibilities - Secret Santa, Stocking Filler etc etc...
We all love the new Hope suspension light from Luceplan, now available online at Utility. The clear shaped lenses act in the same way as glass would, refracting the light making a gorgeous, glittery ambiance. Perfect for upcoming Christmas celebrations!
Change your traditional nativity scene for this updated version on the original. The dark steel silhouettes cut-outs produce wonderful shadows in the candle light. A lovely addition to the mantel at Christmas.
What a lifesaver! This Bon Bon Keyring Coin Holder is the perfect size to hold your emergency pound coin for the gym locker or the supermarket trolley. What's more, it comes in a funky metallic egg shape so looks great on your keys. Genius.
It's December - can you believe -so get in the Christmas spirit with this beautifully scented Fig candle. As it's made from natural wax, it'll burn this festive fragrance for 40 hours - great for entertaining this winter.
I absolutely love this Flos Chasen S2 Pendant light! You can alter the amount of light given off and the shape of the pendant - perfect for creating a cosy atmosphere on cold winter nights.
This cool clockwork cable car, based on an original 1927 design, uses a wind up key to set the car in motion. A great Christmas gift for boys who just haven't grown up!
It's that time of year again when you start thinking long and hard about what to get as your Secret Santa gift! Luckily, Utility have it covered with loads of great gifts under £10 - you're sure to find something for everyone, even Dreary Derek in Accounts!
to have friends over for dinner, but these beautiful plates and dishes from the Palace Architecture range are perfect to show off your talent in the kitchen! And after you've had your fill, the plates and bowls easily stack together into a stylish Venetian palazzo.
We now have the fantastic lighting range from Foscarini and Diesel in stock! We love the raw industrial edge the collection has. So check it out online at Utility.
Just a quick snap of our penguin colony in the Gift Shop window. Come by and say hello!
We have a fun range of Go Penguins merchandise in store and online, including this adorable soft toy penguin. Patrick the Penguin is the character that Winters Trail story is based on and this plush version is sure to be popular with young and old alike. How cute!
Our fabulous Christmas window in the Home store on Bold Street is now in place. We feel so festive!
Christmas gets started this weekend in Liverpool with the launch of the Winters Trail. Come along for abit of penguin spotting from 22nd November, where you will be able to take a look at the beautiful wintry penguins that will be in various places around the city - including Utility on Bold Street! We will have lots of penguin products for you to take home instore and on the website, including these sweet ceramic Go Penguins characters in various colours.
Check out our friends at www.furnish.co.uk who have great selection of design goodies for house and home, that now include Utility products. You can also find inspiration for new projects and ask questions in the forums.
We love these gorgeous lambswool cushions by Donna Wilson. Each is hand knitted in Scotland and comes with a duck feather pad. Perfect for snuggling up with on cold winter nights.
Congratulations to lovely Andrea who won the Uten.Silo Wall Storage Unit in out golden ticket competition at our 10th Birthday Party! What a stylish way to store all those household bits and bobs.
Liverpool's favourite piece of public art has gone all soft! Cuddly Superlambanana is the new soft toy version. At £19.95 this is this years must have toy for all Liverpool kids - young and old!
Ssssh! We have a sneak preview of our beautiful Utility penguin, specially designed by Neil Keating for us as part of the Go Penguins! event in Liverpool this Christmas.
Last Friday we celebrated a 'Decade in Design' with our 10th anniversary and launch of our brand new catalogue. We had a fantastic time celebrating with a big party at our Bold Street stores, so thanks to everyone who came by to join in the fun.
With Christmas fast approaching we've had some help this year from our happy elves Beth, Hannah, Emma and Ellie who have been in charge of card pricing.
A BIG BIG Utility welcome this week to Jo Barclay who has joined us as Marketing Assistant. Jo will be responsible for all press inquiries, releases, events organising, email and direct mail marketing and building the profile of the Utility Brand.
Just received in the UK are three more editions to the 'Banana' range from Alessi. There's 'Sweet Banana', a sugar castor at £16.00; 'Josephine Banana', a kitchen timer at £24.00 and 'King and Queen Banana' which are salt, pepper and spice grinders at £32.00 each. Monkey gifts for monkey fans...
Congratulations to Christian (Aged 6) who won Saturday's 'design a t shirt' competition using the T Shirt Graffiti kit in our Bold Street gift boutique. The competition took place during the Bold Street Festival and Christian was selected from over 70 entrants to win the competition by graffiti artist Neil Keating.
We've introduced String Shelving to our on line catalogue. This versatile storage system comes in a basic composition (Strings Pocket) or as modular elements (String) for you to create a composition to suit whatever your requirements. Designed in 1949 String is a great and inexpensive storage solution to suit any room and still look fresh - 60 years after it was designed!.
No this is not a new design of coat rack! Last Saturday saw our very own Paul (Mozzer) celebrate his last few days of bachelor freedom with his fellow Utility male work colleagues (and all his mates from outside work too) at Go Ape in Delamere Forest whilst all the girls looked after the stores. Needless to say the day couldn't go by without dressing him up in suitable stag like attire. As we were in the forest for most of the day Rich (best man) felt a reindeer was the best option - and he proved to be very popular amongst passers by including adults, children and the odd wayward horse!
We've just released the Lula Dog Bowl loose on line and, until the end of December, we are giving £2.00 to the R.S.P.C.A for every one we sell.
We've just exclusively introduced the fantastic Daytimer polyurethane watches on line. Designed by Will Alsop for Alessi there are 4 colours available (black, green, violet and red). With a bold geometric, asymmetric design this is a watch suitable for guys and girls and won't fail to get you noticed. Not officially available until next month we have limited stock ready for delivery now. £79.00. You saw it here first!
OK so your move up the property ladder maybe on hold for the time being and every home show seems to be about making the most of what you've got. One very inexpensive way to jazz up your home is with a new doormat. Here at Utility we've introduced some funky, original and contemporary designs to brighten up you home's entrance and really make a statement. At only £22.00 each these won't break the bank either! See the Union Jack (for the patriotic), the Rose (for the English lady), the Curvy Stripe (for Paul Smith fans, pictured here), the Stars and Stripes (for American patriots), the Members Only (for the highly selective), the House of Love (for the loved up) or the Oh No Not You Again! (for a real welcome). Wipe your feet in style!
Thanks to M. Guénancia who sent us photos of his new Vitra Vegetal Chairs on his roof terrace in Paris (you can see the Eiffel Tower in the background). We love receiving pics like this and seeing our products in situ so please don't hold back in sending them through.
The Very Hungry Caterpillar celebrates his 40th Birthday this year - can you believe it? Those of us who grew up in the 7os can! Eric Carle's iconic creation has now become a design classic in his own right so we couldn't resist stocking the Ceramic Mug & Bowl Set (£15.00) and Money Box (pictured - £9.00) launched in celebration of this milestone. A great way to encourage kids to eat up, save up and start their appreciation of great and timeless design.
We've introduced the range of Plyprints by Alexander Girard to our collection. Made from sustainably sourced maple plywood these are re-editions of the original silk screen printed versions from 1970. With six in the range prices are £76.00 - with the exception of Madonna, priced at £89.00. For those of us who grew up in the 1970s the look is all very familiar - I'm sure this couple appeared in my sister's "How A Baby Is Made" book!
So they've got a new roof on Wimbledon's Centre Court but if you're wanting to perfect your serve but this lousy weather is keeping you inside then we've just the answer! Our Dining Table PingPong kit will turn your dining room into your very own centre court! OK - so you're probably not going to work up a Robinson's Barley Water thirst but its exercise all the same - and only for £17.50. Hours of ball fun!
We've a fantastic deal on the classic Series Seven (Christine Keeler) chair. Obviously at Utility we only sell the original, made by Fritz Hansen in Denmark. Until 31st August we are offering 6 chairs for the price of 5.
Alessi Phone from...you guessed it - Alessi is here! At £115.00 this refined little number gives all the benefits of a mobile phone - for the home. In glossy white and black this sleek, tactile beauty puts the standard BT phone choice to shame.
Don't forget now 21st June is Dad's day! So forget the usual boring stuff and get him something imaginitive this year and no, you don't have to break the bank! The Golf Door Stop at £12.00 is a great way to help him improve his putting or the Shed Coat Hook at only £8.00 is the ideal place for him to hang his hat & coat. For the beer lover try Alessi's Serpentine Bottle Opener at only £15.00 and every dad needs a good pen and the Alphabet Pen from Acme is a great all rounder. Whatever your budget this year be original...socks are so predictable!
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