Mother Duck and Ducking

With sleek sculptural curves, this wooden mother Duck and Duckling set captures really the Danish attention to nature and detail.

Inspired by the charming Duck family who were flung into the spotlight one afternoon in the spring of 1959 when a policeman thoughtfully stopped the busy traffic to let the waddling family cross in safety, these Hans Bølling designed Duck epitomise the simplicity of a harmonious Danish spring. Their simple, smooth wooden curves exude elegance and sophisticated and inspire serenity wherever they are placed.

Duck & Duckling by Hans Bølling for Architect Made
Duck and Duckling £118.00
Duck £74.00
Duckling £44.00

New in - Mighty Wallet

The ingenious origami construction of the Mighty Wallet was designed by Terrence Kellema.

Made from Tyvek - a tear, water and stain resistant material, the Mighty Wallet makes a great 'night out' wallet for all your essentials - there's 2 outside pockets for business, bank and travel cards and 2 inner pockets for essential cash and receipts.

The Mighty Wallet easily slips into your pocket as it's ultra thin plus it's eco-friendly as it's not only made from 25% recycled content but it's 100% recyclable, printed with SGS Certified Environmentally Friendly Ink and comes packed in 100% recyclable packaging made from recycled PET plastic. An environmentalists dream!

This New York Subway map design makes a unique, original and great value gift for anyone.

Mighty Wallet NYC Subway Map £12.50

Also available:
Mighty Wallet Dollar Bill
Mighty Wallet Dot Matrix Pi
Mighty Wallet Airmail Envelope
Mighty Wallet Stamps
Mighty Wallet Colour Bar
Mighty Wallet Tattoo

 

Rock on

We love the Rock Pendant from the Success Living Collection by the Foscarini/Diesel collaboration so much that we put it in our new Liverpool One Gift Boutique!
With a raw, faceted outer shade, Rock evokes serious industrial design, bringing real edge to contemporary interiors!

Get your Rock Pendant Light for £356.00

Contents might be boring

Ward off prying eyes with this witty slogan notebook from the hilarious Waldo Pancake range.

This petite A6 notebook has 100 blank pages for you to fill with your notes, doodles and innermost thoughts, although beware, others really might find your ramblings boring!

Caution: Contents might be boring Notebook £5.50

Fantastic new Uniform Wares watches just in!

The Series 100 watches by London collaborative Uniform Wares has been re-launched for Autumn 2010 in subtle new colours. They arrived into our warehouse today and we can confirm that they look even better in the flesh. The chic metallic colouring encasing the face looks fantastic!

These stylishly simple watches are just great for those with a passion for minimalist design and the 5 new colours avaiable at Utility means there's one to suit all tastes!

Series 100 Watch £100.00

Available in Grey, Yellow, Red, Black or Teal

A special Utility Breakfast

Our Austin has treated us today to these absolutely beautiful profiteroles! Perhaps a strange choice for breakfast we know, but we're not ones to turn our noses up to tasty treats, even at 9am!

In a last minute effort to learn all he can from his dear sweet mother before he goes it alone in the world for the final time, he has perfected her recipe for choux pastry.

Known for his popular Cowboy Cookies, Austin can now add profiteroles to his repertoire - we will be expecting these every week now!

Celebrating Classic Comics

' 75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of modern Mythmaking' is a must-have for all Comic Book fans.

This new XL edition produced by Taschen, celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the famous publisher DC Comics.

Measuring in at a whopping 29cm x 39.5cm, this sizable volume has been collated by DC Comics veteran Paul Levitz and includes over 2,000 images; from covers and original illustrations to photographs, film stills and collectibles.

To add to the fun, there's indepth essays from Levitz tracing the company's history, from its pulp origins through to the future of digital publishing, plus massive foldout timelines and an detailed appendix including biographies of the artists, writers, editors, publishers, and actors.

75 Years of DC Comics: The Art of modern Mythmaking £135.00

We're now taking orders for delivery in September.

Home Suita Home

Made to order, the Suita Sofa by Antonio Citterio for Vitra

provides the ultimate in seating and lounging flexibility.

As a modular system, Suita can be adapted to suit you own needs; options in addition to the basic sofa include chaise longue, daybed, ottoman, platform and armchair.

The simple design of the Suita Sofa oozes Italian flair and elegance combined with Swiss industrial quality and precision, making it a serious contender as a timeless classic.

There's lots of different modular options and fabrics to choose from so get in touch with us to discuss your needs. The main image shown is a Suita Two Seat Sofa with classic cushions in Credo fabric.

Suita Sofa from £3,075.00

Undercover Detective

Play detective with this unassuming Undercover Mini Sleeve.
It looks just like a standard mini envelope or postbag, but really it's the perfect way to disguise a camera when following up investigations.

Or of course, if you aren't playing private eye then it makes a great protective storage wallet for your normal camera of MP3! Made from waxed, tear and splash proof material that you can personalise with scribbles, the inner is padded to provide extra protection.

Undercover Mini Sleeve £9.50

More pretty Pantone

I declared our official love for Pantone back in May with the fun but functional Pantone Wallstores and now we're back with these gorgeous Pantone notebooks!

These cheery pink and yellow notebooks have brightened up our day whilst the bold red and blue versions are chic enough for making pre-meeting notes!

Pantone Notebook Large £12.00
Pantone Notebook Small £8.00

It's a jungle out there

This fun Monkey figure is part of a collection of cute jungle characters created by Anna Gili for Alessi.

Made from laser cut steel that is then bent and pressed into shape, the cute animals - Monkey, Giraffe and Elephant are available in either a bright coloured finish or simple polished stainless steel.

 

These simple jungle figures make excellent decorative gifts for friends and look just great in animal-mad children's rooms or nurseries.

Jungle Character - Gori the Monkey from £19.00

A little eco-concious humour

With 'eco' still at the forefront of our minds, we're still separating our rubbish into relevant recycling boxes, choosing to cycle to work instead of driving (except for those rainy days) and reusing our carrier bags at the checkout, so just we love this new Mag Bag with witty one liner "I'm not one of those bags that says I'm not a plastic bag."

 A great gift for those of us who don't take life too seriously!

Mag Bag - Yellow £12.00

Gift shopping made easy

We've now made it even easy to choose beautiful gifts for friends and family with the addition of the 'Gifts By Price' category on the Utility website.  It's the perfect way to find the ideal gift for someone when you know you have a certain amount to spend.

Choose from gifts under £10, gifts under £25, gifts under £50 or for those extra special items, gifts under £100.

You can also visit our Utility Gift Boutique online where you can choose the perfect gift from themed sections such as: Gifts for Girls, Design Addict and Food & Drink! Great for fitting the gift with the recipients personality.

Pilgrim at Utility

What a beauty! The girls have really done justice to our beautiful selection of Pilgrim jewellery with this butterfly window currently displaying at our Bold Street Gift Boutique.

These dainty berry-red butterflies flutter and perch next to our gorgeous Pilgrim necklaces, rings and earrings whilst a selection of our favourite pieces have been strung up in gold frames to show off!

Whether you're looking for a gorgeous gift for a friend or a jewellery treat for yourself, take a look at our Pilgrim range to find that special piece.

FREE Berry Basis Pitcher Jug

That's right, 1 plus 1 equals FREE!  Forget about this dull weather we're having and brighten up your day with our special Summer Berry* offer.

Buy this beautiful hand blown set of Berry Wine Glasses plus a set of matching Berry Tumblers and you'll get the striking coordinating red Basis Pitcher Jug FREE!
Visit us now at Utility to get your Summer Berry treats!

*Offer available whilst stocks last

Utility Preston

We've been transported back in time to the 1940s with this classy travel themed window created by the team in our Utility Preston store.

The wonderful Cavallini maps and vintage prints you can see in the background are £3.00 each and can be used as quirky gift wrap or slotted into a poster frames and displayed on the wall - a cheap and cheerful way to add a little instant cool to your interiors!

Regal Afternoon Tea

The Utility Team are partial to a little tea and cake in the afternoon. In fact in the last week we've been treated to peppermint and vanilla cupcakes, toffee brownies and chocolate cookies!

Our Truly Scrumptious Cake Stand is as popular as ever with its floral flat-pack style making it super easy to wrap as a gift, so we've introduced another pretty cake stand style for you to enjoy!

The Regency Cake Stand really is fit for royalty with polished metal supports and three ceramic tiers decorated in a different floral print that just ooze elegance.

So get the recipe book out and whip up a delicious batch of your favourite treats, put your Michael Graves kettle on and enjoy an elegant afternoon with friends.

Regency Cake Stand £30.00

Bonjour Mademoiselle

The fashionable Kartell Mademoiselle Moschino Armchair by Philippe Starck now has a new look with the addition of this stylised daisy print, 100% cotton upholstery.

If floral isn't your thing the there's also a new 'Hearts' print and multi-coloured 'Sketches' print - re-introduced from the archives of Franco Moschino.

Combine your favourite upholstered seat design with either a transparent or black injection moulded polycarbonate frame for an instant fashionable interiors update!

Kartell Mademoiselle Moschino Armchair £486.00

Plus there's FREE UK Mainland delivery with this chair!