Star Sale Offer - gorgeous printed cushions

For a cheap and easy way to re-invent your interiors there's nothing better than a few new cushions to revive the place and at half price, our selection of printed cotton cushions are just the ticket.

Choose from Moroccan inspired prints, marine stripes and classic polka dots or simply mix and match a few!

Each cushion comes complete with a feather seat pad making it a real star offer with prices from £10.00

50% off printed cushions at Utility

Sale Star Offer: Flos Skygarden S1 Pendant Light

One of our lighting best sellers and winner of the Elle International Design Awards 2008 Best in Lighting category, we have one Flos Skygarden S1 Pendant at the fantastic price of £800 - that's a saving of 37%!

The smooth glossy black outer shell of the Skygarden contrasts beautifully with the floral relief plaster work of the interior. The Skygarden S1 is the perfect light to give a subtle wow factor, combining the traditional with contemporary.


Flos Skygarden S1Pendant Light Was £1,280.00 Now £800.00

Back in February we told you about the must have watch of 2010, Will Alsop's Daytimer.  Designed by the renowned architect in his second collaboration with Alessi, the Daytimer Watch with futuristic 3D design was inspired by Alsop's vision of the world around him.  This aside, the Daytimer is a fabulously cool watch with a tilted LED face that oozes futuristic cool with a twist of the emerging 70s digital era.  Available in 5 colours, this white version will look awesome with a winter tan from the slopes!

Alessi Daytimer Watch was £79.00 Now £63.20

Star Sale Offer - Cake Stands now reduced

If you've still not bagged yourself a bargain in our winter sale then get over to utilitydesign.co.uk now as all our ceramic and glass cake stands have been reduced by up to 30%. The afternoon tea trend of the year will continue well into 2011 so make sure you show off your tasty lemon drizzle and sweet sugar cup cakes on a suitable ceramic cake stand.

Chose from domed, tiered or individual cupcake stands from £15.00 each.

As seen; Bell Dome Cake Stand now £40.00

Landmark bookends

Fresh in today, these beautiful bookends will really make a statement on the shelf - even if your books don't!

Choose from a series of landmark designs, including Routemaster Bus, London Cab, The Gherkin (Swiss Re Building), New York Taxi, Eiffel Tower and the Statue of Liberty. Each is coated in bright, bold glossy colour making it a must for design lovers and architects alike!

Each set of bookends is made in the UK and priced at £18.00 - making it a great affordable investment!


Routemaster Bus Bookend by Susan Bradley £18.00

See the full collection of landmark bookends here.

Are you a last minute Larry?

For all you last minute shoppers hampered by the snow, send your loved ones a Utility Gift Certificate by email.


Simply choose the amount you want to send, add a personalised message and we'll do the rest.


Last minute Christmas shopping, sorted with a Utility Gift Certificate.

Last minute stocking fillers

We're got lots of original gift ideas to fill those stockings full to the brim. Choose from witty slogan notebooks for the avid note maker, kitchen gadgets and chic ceramics for the domestic goddess, cord wrappers, istands and music balloons for musos and a whole host more - all for under £10.00.

Order today and there's a good chance you'll get in it time for Christmas - weather permitting of course!

London Calling Map Fanatics

We've just added two new designs to our beautiful collection of type wall prints. Hand printed in the UK on 100% recycled card, the London Type Map features all you favourite city haunts in bold fonts in their actual locations around the Thames. Whether you're a Battersea Babe, spend your Saturdays in Shoreditch or just love the bright lights of our nations capital, this bold graphic print will prove to be a real talking point - great as main feature or send as a gift for a London lover.

Also now available is the United States Type Map - great for celebrating our cousins from across the pond.

London Type Map Print £38.00

United States Type Map Print £38.00

Girly stocking fillers

If you're looking for last minute stocking fillers or a secret Santa gift for a real girls girl, then a pretty Love & Toast Hand Cream could be the perfect choice.

The L.A base beauty brand Love & Toast uses only organic, natural ingredients to produce these super soft, sweet smelling hand creams.

The cool packaging and old-school squeezable tubes make these an ideal gift for any girl and the various colours reflect each of the different fragrances, - Honey Coconut, Pomme Poivre, Gin Blossom, Mandarin Tea, Paper Flower and Sugar Grapefruit,

Love & Toast Hand Cream £7.95

Christmas Dishes

Whether your planning for a full festive lunch with all the extended family and all the trimmings or choosing an simple Christmas dinner with just your nearest and dearest, your going to need a a couple of extra pairs of hands to get through all those dishes.

So welcome the High and Dry Dish Drainer.  Not only will High and Dry look cool on the side with it's sculptural silicone shapes but it's ingenious design means it can hold even your most delicate champagne glasses safely upright.  The tray itself has an easy use spout that lets you drain away the excess water making the whole process quick and clean so you can watch some trashy afternoon Christmas films!


High and Dry Dish Drainer £39.00

Christmas Gifts - Easy to post and under £10

Today's choice of gift under £10 are our pretty Rotary Tealight Holders.  Priced at just £7.99 each, these magical tealights have hanging charms that rotate, casting out beautiful shadows.  We've lots of different styles to choose from including Christmassy themes such as snowflake, snowman and nativity that we've added specially for the festive season.

The Rotary Tealight Holders come flat packed in a decorative box so they're easy to wrap up and post out to loved ones.

Gifts for the perfect Gentleman

With only a couple of weeks left now until Christmas, we've got the ideal gift ideas for a real gentleman. Our collection of D.R Harris scents and skincare are real British grooming classics that any man will love.

For shower time sophistication choose the Soap on a Rope or Bath & Shower Gel in subtle fragrances or for the traditional gentleman pick the Arlington Shaving Cream and citrus scented freshening colognes.

See the full D.R Harris collection here.

Display your jewels

Your favourite rings, bracelets and chains will all find their place on this stylish Menu Jewellery Tree. The simple sculptural shape made from polished aluminium and winner of the prestigious RedDot Design Award, will look fantastic on your dressing table. The sleek arms provide space to show off your jewels and make choosing the ideal piece to compliment your new outfit easy.

If you love jewellery or you know someone who does then this beautiful jewellery tree, combining contemporary design with decorative functionality is just what you are looking for.

Menu Jewellery Tree £36.95

Mini Me Necklace

In real Honey I Shrunk the kids style, these Mini Me Necklaces feature painted figures, shrunken down to fit onto a chain necklace. Each miniature character is different with no two the same.


The mini mes are all in different poses or recreating different activities - guitar hero rock star, ice skater, winter walker, swimmer, father and child, OAPs - if you've seen in out and about or happening on the street there's a Mini Me pendant to match!


Mini Me Necklace £15.00

Tea time treats in time for Christmas

You can probably guess that this chic Ottagonale Teapot by Carlo Alessi was designed in the 1930s. With a distinctive art deco silhouette, this stainless steel design has been reintroduced into the Alessi collection - a testament to its great utilitarian design and value for money at its very best.

Choose the coordinating Ottagonale Tray from the range for a distinctive afternoon tea service.

Ottagonale Teapot £79.00

Ottagonale Tray £80.00

See the full Alessi Ottagonale range at Utility here.

Christmas gifts under £10.00 - Top pick

Today's top pick of Christmas gifts under £10.00 is the quirky selection of Archie Grand notebooks.

At £9.00 each, these bold coloured notebooks each feature a different cover title, such as "Celebrities I met and Liked" and "Wives I had and Liked".  There's lots of witty titles to choose from so there's sure to be one fit every gift recipient!

Archie Grand Notebook £9.00

Rob Ryan beautiful ceramics - available now

Great news, our beautiful range of Rob Ryan ceramics are now available to order online. We were so excited to see them arrive today, especially this pretty set of Rob Ryan Plates.

Also available to choose from are individual mugs that come ready to give in chic gift boxes, the His & Hers Mugs, ceramic Rob Ryan Vase and the monochrome Beautiful Planet Plate - all decorated in the simple yet imaginative cut-out style of Rob Ryan.

To compliment the ceramic range we also stock a handpicked selection of Rob Ryan patterned textiles and Rob Ryan Notebooks. The Oilcloth Washbag, Coin Purse and Shopper all feature the iconic bell design with the sentiment " This bell will ring when you take me in your arms and hold me".

See the whole Rob Ryan collection here at Utility

NUD Classic Cord Lighting

These fantastic NUD light fittings are an inexpensive way to jazz up your interiors.

Each NUD fitting comes with a brightly coloured textile cord of your choice and a simple black porcelain lampholder.

The chic cord colours add a flash or daring to muted contemporary and classic styled interiors. Our top tip: pick a colour or two and hang several NUD lights together to create a fresh focus point in any room.

NUD Classic Cord Lights £35.00 (exc. Bulb)

*Please note, the bulb is for illustrative purpose only.

Bear Face Chic

There's a cute new addition to our selection of home accessories this week - check out the Bear Face Mirror!

Crafted from oak and made in the EU, this bear shaped mirror is great for little faces to reflect in. We think hang several in a row or at varying heights in the hall or bedroom so everyone gets a look in!

Bear Face Mirror £19.95

Watford Clock

The stylish new Watford Clock by Newgate oozes their infamous retro style, with a deep black case, cream face and simple black numbers. The convex cover gives the Watford Clock a real feeling of quality, making it a great focus point in both classic or contemporary settings.


Newgate Watford Clock £80.00

Hand crafted coat rack

 The latest addition to our hand crafted in wood selection is the cute Animals of Whittling Wood Coat Rack.

Crafted in machined beech and veneered plywood, each coat rack features the furry faces of a fox, rabbit and cat to hang your coats and bags from.

This simple coat rack will look equally as good in the hallways as it will in the kids rooms!

Animals of Whittling Wood Coat Rack £22.50

Rob Ryan & Carol Ann Duffy collaboration

The Gift is a unique book by acclaimed Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy and paper cut artist Rob Ryan. This lyrical volume about life, love and art is accompanied by stunning paper cut illustrations by Ryan.
With a kind of magic that is timeless, The Gift speak to everyone who wonders about the mysteries that lie at the heart of the human experience.

See more pages from The Gift.

The Gift is part of our Rob Ryan gifts and accessories collection.

The Gift by Rob Ryan & Carol Ann Duffy £10.99

A charming time

The charm bracelet has made a comeback this year with the bead like charms available from Troll beads and our longstanding Utility favorite Pilgrim with their fun clip on charms.

This winter we've brought you a new selection of charm jewellery.  Available in bracelet and necklace styles each piece is embellished with a choice of super stylish acrylic charms in a silver chain.

We love this Cloud Charm Bracelet, with clusters if bright lightening bolts and stormy rain clouds - perfect for the weather at the moment!

Cloud Charm Bracelet £30.00

Memo Mountain

Bring a breath of fresh mountain air into the office with this quirky Mountain Memo board.

This little cork mountain range easily attaches to your wall or door using the sticky tabs on the reverse.  Use the green tree pushpins to attach notes and memos creating your own forest landscape.  The perfect Christmas gift for outdoorsy types!

Memo Mountain £10.00

Successful Living Additions

With the first launch of the fantastic Diesel/Foscarini lighting range earlier this year, we're now taking pre-orders on the latest pieces to join the 'Successful Living' collection.

The Perf Table Lamp is just one of the new designs which again reflects the edgy look of the Diesel brand.  The solid metal diffuser is perforated with tiny punctures, scattering the light to create a warming atmosphere.  Choose from a four metallic finishes - black, aluminum, brown or green to create your perfect look.

Perf Table Lamp £308.00

Danish Design

The epitome of Danish design, our new collections of striking wooden birds, ducks and ducklings are timeless examples of fantastic craftsmanship.

Choose from Wooden Birds in child, parent or grandparent styles or the Mother Duck and Duckling crafted from beautiful wood.

Duck and Duckling set £118.00

Wooden Birds from £32.00

Retro Comic Wallet

Our popular Mighty Wallets are now available in three brand new designs. Made from innovative Tyvek, our Mighty Wallets are tear, stain and water proof - (great for the most accident prone of us!) and come in new designs including this cool retro Comic Book Strip, Explorer Map Wallet and Ringbinder Paper Wallet styles.

Each Mighty Wallet is super-slim so fits in your pocket or purse with ease and there's room for all essential cards and cash on evenings out.

Comic Book Mighty Wallet £15.00

Christmas Nativity

Now it's November so it's officially OK to mention the C word - yes it's only a mere matter of weeks until Christmas! With that in mind we're thinking about how to deck our halls and these cute Christmas figurines by Massimo Giacon for Alessi are just the ticket for adding a little festive charm!
Amir and his trusty camel were originally designed in 2007 but have only just been produced by Alessi for Christmas 2010. This porcelain set is hand painted and inspired by the nativity story of Amir and his camel out traveling to Bethlehem when Jesus was born.


Amir and Camel Christmas Figures set £17.00

There's more nativity Christmas figures and sets by Massimo Gaicon at Utility.

Spooky Cupcakes

Join in the Halloween fun at our Bold Street Utility Gift Boutique with spooky cupcake decorating from 12pm.

Design a haunted house, a black cat or perhaps a ghoulish pumpkin - let your imagination run wild with spooky designs.

We're also offering 4 Halloween Cupcakes for £6 courtesy of our favourite local treat makers - Cup of Love Bakery.  With £1 from every sale going to support our chosen charity North West Cancer Research Fund.

See you at 86 Bold Street on Saturday. Happy Haunting.

Perfect little gifts

Ideal for that hard to buy for relative or friend who has everything, these beautiful bright Ania Candle Pots make great gifts.

We've handpicked four wonderful fragrances to choose from but our current favourite is Mountain Forest - with deep scents of cedar and rosewood we can't help thinking about warm mulled wine enjoyed next to a roaring winter fire!

Each ceramic candle pot is decorated with a bold contemporary floral print and comes with a gift box to match.

Ania Fragrant Candle Pot £20.00

Archie Grand Notebooks

With an array of different colours and a title cover of professions and social identities such as: "Architects I met and liked, "Celebrities I met and liked" and "Husbands I had and liked", these Archie Grand Notebooks are sure to create a stir among your friends a colleagues alike.

With 12 to choose from, these notebooks will make great gifts for those hard to buy for Artists/Wives/Architects/Actors/Art Directors/Celebrities/Designers/Husbands/Models/Photographers/Shrinks.


Archie Grand Notebooks £9.00 each

Concrete Design

This week we love these new Aplomb Suspension Lights by Lucici & Pevere for Foscarini.

Manufactured in concrete, this often industrial looking material has been given a new lease of life creating a contemporary urban look with this small pendant light.

Aplomb is available in three shades of concrete - traditional grey, clean white or warm brown - each oozing with the simple raw quality of this familiar construction material. We recommend hanging several in groups for a contemporary feel.


Aplomb Suspension Light £289.00

Soy good!

We're mad about these new fragranced candles from Kew not just because of their beautiful scents and elegant packaging but because of their great eco credentials.

Soy wax is natural, sustainable and biodegradable and doesn't contain petroleum, paraffin or bees wax.  And to add to the interesting facts, the growing of soy beans doesn't contribute to deforestation, contains no GM materials and is so pure you could actually eat it ! We recommend burning rather than consuming though as you'll get sixty fragrance filled hours.

There are six fragrances to choose from - the Wild Fig is really getting us in the festive mood early!

Kew Eco Wax Candle £16.50

Ladies Night with NWCRF

We're blowing up the balloons, packing the goodie bags and icing the cakes ready for a wonderful girlie evening at our Preston store in aid of the fantastic charity North West Cancer Research Fund.
So if you're in the Preston area from 5pm today then do pop by for our Ladies Night- we're in Miller Arcade on Church Street and we'd love to see you there!

Hunting Lodge Chic

Make a statement this winter with these festive decorative Roe Deer Head.

Made from MDF these wall mounted animal heads features patterns and prints inspired by classic wallpapers and vintage Italian textiles. With various colour palettes and sizes to choose from, these conversation starters make great gifts and add a little countryside hunting lodge charm to festive interiors!


Trophy Roe Deer Head £27.50

Vote for Utility and win

Vote for Utility in the Telegraph Magazine Best Small Shops in Britain Awards and you could win one of five luxury breaks for two.

The ethos behind Utility is and has always been to sell good quality, original design with a contemporary edge so if you love great design as much as we do then vote for Utility in the Best for Interiors category.

At our Home Store on Bold Street you will find the city's very best range of contemporary furniture, lighting and home accessories with a real mix of definitive classics by celebrated designers such as Charles and Ray Eames and modern pieces from cutting edge designers such as Matthew Hilton.

We have developed a reputation as trailblazers in our field and we really believe there is nothing else like what we offer here at Utility.

So vote for us now here in the Best for Interiors category.

Love the Utility Team

Coloufrul Kilims

Bold graphic shapes inspired by Mediterranean design make these new Kilim rugs by Sandra Figuerola the perfect piece to add a little colour to lack lustre interiors.

Catania Kilim Rug from £330.00 

Series 200 Watches

Introducing the new Series 200 watch in 4 designs!

As with the Series 100, this new collection from London design collaborative Uniform Wares shows off their now recognisable minimalist look. Each watch in the Series 200 collection features an aircraft aluminum steel case paired with an Italian calfskin strap - to insure perfection.

The two featured watches shown here, have either a brushed rose gold or brushed stainless steel case making them an ultra fashionable yet functional timepiece. Go ahead and order yours now!

Series 200 Watches £215.00 each

Fairy Lights Galore

Christmas has come early with the arrival of four beautiful sets of LED lights.

These Baroque Pearl Chain set features 50 LED lights mounted among sets of pearls in varying shapes - hang over a mirror an instant sophisticated sparkle or drape over your Christmas Tree for a glam festive feel.

Baroque Pearl LED Light Chain £35.00

New in

New in, the Twigsy Jewellery Tree is great for girls who love their accessories. Whether it's rings, necklaces, bangles or bracelets, Twigsy provides storage for them all.  With so many metal branches to hang your gems from, you'll easily be able to choose which to wear next!

Twigsy Jewellery Tree £17.50

Energise Yourself

New to the Carl Hansen CH24 collection is the Energy Series, featuring three new purple colourways and a creamy white edition.

Coining its name 'Wishbone' from its Y shape back, the Energy Series is available in the standard glossy painted finish with white paper cord seat. Colours range from milky cream, to parmaviolets shades and a Deep Aubergine that will look fantastic as Autumn arrives.

Carl Hansen Wishbone Chair Energy Series £510.00

New Caravaggio Floor Lamp

New in at Utility the Caravaggio Floor Lamp compliments the timeless Caravaggio pendant collection.

Like the Caravaggio Pendants the Floor Lamp - also available in a Table Lamp design - has the characteristic Caravaggio shade finished with a high gloss lacquer in either black or white.

Hidden inside the shade is a flexible tube allowing easy movement of the shade up to a tilt of 40 degrees - great for creating various lighting moods.


Lightyears Caravaggio Floor Lamp £586.00

Available in black or white

Retro Clocks from Alessi

Alessi have done the sensible thing and reintroduced the Optic Clock by Joe Colombo, the Cronotime Clock by Pia Manzu and Walter Wayle II Clock by Philippe Starck. Order now for delivery October.

Typography Print

It was love at first sight when we came across this beautiful handmade British Isle Type Map print.

Made from 100% recycled card, each print is hand pulled in the UK and features the names of towns and cities throughout the UK in various sized bold type, depending on their size - of course our home town of Liverpool is on there quite prominently!

Each of these prints comes in classic slate grey and without a frame, but rest assured these prints fit into standard 'off the shelf' frames (print size 50cm x 70cm).

British Isles Type Map £45.00

Butterfly Silk Greeting Cards support NWCRF

At Utility our chosen to charity to support is North West Cancer Research Fund. To help raise money for this great cause, we are now stocking the beautiful Butterfly Silk Greetings Cards in our Utility stores

There are two pretty deigns to choose from, one with the Happy Birthday sentiment and one simple plain one for you to send for any occasion.

The signature NWCRF Butterfly has been recreated into a gorgeous printed card embellished with sparkles, available with a coordinating pink envelope. By purchasing from this range you are making a donation to NWCRF and the work they do, as £1 from every card sale goes to supporting the charity.

It's Cowgirl Time

Giddy up Cowgirl! 

Join the wild west this Autumn with this cute wooden cowboy boots pendant by Tatty Devine.
Each boot on this vintage style chain has a delicately etched pattern and hand painted varnish to give a real original western look.  Wear your boots with pride and you're sure to be the coolest cowgirl in town!

Tatty Devine Cowboy Boots Pendant £33.00

Rob Ryan Autumn Collection

Create a world of romance with these simple printed His & Hers Mugs

This pretty pair are part of a new Autumn collection by runaway success Rob Ryan, whose decorative designs originating in paper cuttings have been applied to a brand new range of gifts and accessories.

With the script; 'All these words are worth less than the breath used to say them if we cannot be together' on one side and a stylised heart design on the other, this pair of Rob Ryan mugs are perfect for a couples with a passion for delicious teas and tasty hot chocolates!

Rob Ryan His & Hers Mugs £18.00

Utility hearts Love & Toast

These funky hand creams and Lip Balms from super-luxe L.A based beauty brand Love & Toast are a girls best friend.

Made from yummy natural ingredients such as soothing aloe and avocado and with tasty names like cherry lemonade and honey coconut, these organic treats look and smell good enough to eat.

Priced at just £7.95 each, these natural products are perfect for popping in your favourite clutch or rucksack and giving as gifts for fabulous organic minded friends. Plus you'll ease your eco-conscience as the decorative packaging comes from 100% annually renewable resources!

Love & Toast Hand Cream £7.95

Love & Toast Lip Balm £7.95

Pilgrim at Preston

We've got a real girly vibe going on down at Miller Arcade with this flutterbye window at our Preston store.

There's lots of new styles of Pilgrim jewellery to keep you feeling glamorous and super-stylish right through until spring!