Brand: Small items
A monkey shaped paper 'balloon' from Japan. Supplied folded in to a flattened crescent the balloons are inflated by blowing hard into the small foiled hole that marks the top of their heads, then because they are held in shape by the form of the glued segments and the innate stiffness of the paper r..
£3.60
Ex Tax:£3.00
Brand: Small items
An orca shaped paper 'balloon' from Japan. Supplied folded in to a flattened crescent the balloons are inflated by blowing hard into the small foiled hole that marks the top of their heads, then because they are held in shape by the form of the glued segments and the innate stiffness of the paper ra..
£3.60
Ex Tax:£3.00
Brand: Small items
A panda shaped paper 'balloon' from Japan. Supplied folded in to a flattened crescent the balloons are inflated by blowing hard into the small foiled hole that marks the top of their heads, then because they are held in shape by the form of the glued segments and the innate stiffness of the paper ra..
£3.60
Ex Tax:£3.00
Brand: Small items
A penguin shaped paper 'balloon' from Japan. Supplied folded in to a flattened crescent the balloons are inflated by blowing hard into the small foiled hole that marks the top of their heads, then because they are held in shape by the form of the glued segments and the innate stiffness of the paper ..
£3.60
Ex Tax:£3.00
Brand: Small items
A raccoon shaped paper 'balloon' from Japan. Supplied folded in to a flattened crescent the balloons are inflated by blowing hard into the small foiled hole that marks the top of their heads, then because they are held in shape by the form of the glued segments and the innate stiffness of the paper ..
£3.60
Ex Tax:£3.00
Brand: Small items
A beach ball shaped paper 'balloon' from Japan. Supplied folded in to a flattened crescent the balloons are inflated by blowing hard into the small foiled hole that marks the top of their heads, then because they are held in shape by the form of the glued segments and the innate stiffness of the pap..
£3.60
Ex Tax:£3.00
Brand: Small items
A boxed pair of hand dipped, natural unbleached beeswax 'Giant Stubby' candles from a small candle works in Cumbria. Made predominantly of wax from Yorkshire hives supplemented by Scottish and imported supplies. Like honey these naturally vary in colour from a deep golden orange through to light cre..
£28.00
Ex Tax:£23.33
Brand: Small items
A boxed pair of hand dipped, natural unbleached beeswax 'Stumpie' candles from a small candle works in Cumbria. Made predominantly of wax from Yorkshire hives supplemented by Scottish and imported supplies. Like honey, these naturally vary in colour from a deep golden orange through to light creamy ..
£18.00
Ex Tax:£15.00
Brand: Small items
Natural unbleached beeswax tea-light candles from a small candle works in Holland. Made predominantly of wax from European hives supplemented by imported supplies. Like honey these naturally vary in colour from a deep golden orange through to light creamy yellows mottled with an occasional dusty blo..
£2.00
Ex Tax:£1.67
Brand: Small items
Natural unbleached beeswax tea-light candles from a small candle works in Holland. Made predominantly of wax from European hives supplemented by imported supplies. Like honey these naturally vary in colour from a deep golden orange through to light creamy yellows mottled with an occasional dusty blo..
£3.00
Ex Tax:£2.50
Brand: Small items
A ‘diving helmet’ variation on our clear glass 8cm baubles, these are perhaps a safer way to candle illuminate a Christmas tree than using the very traditional holders, candles, and an open flame. They should still never be left to burn unattended. From small lamp glass workshops in Lauscha, Germany..
£19.00
Ex Tax:£15.83
Brand: Small items
Whilst at first glance this might be mistaken as some kind of perpetual motion machine it is in fact a kind of heat engine reliant on a carefully judged partial vacuum to reduce resistance and facilitate the necessary thermodynamic processes. Fascinating and mesmerising the rotation can also be used..
£74.00
Ex Tax:£61.67
Brand: Small items
A hand-forged fire striker made to the traditional curved and curled form of Swedish high carbon steel. Made in northern Sweden these found extensive use before the advent of matches and still retain the advantage of not running out at inopportune moments. Originally struck rapidly against natural f..
£23.50
Ex Tax:£19.58
Brand: Small items
A pair of 50cm scissor-operated blackened steel fire-tongs, ideal for wood-burning and solid fuel stoves as well as open fires. Hand produced in Catalonia at the workshops of Cuchillería Pallarès the one surviving knife and tool maker in a town once dotted with small manufacturers. Founded in 1..
£15.00
Ex Tax:£12.50
Brand: Small items
A pair of classic barbecue tongs, with stainless steel blades with oak-leaf shaped tips, for improved grip, and beech wood covered handles attached with steel rivets, to protect hands from heat. A hanging loop for convenient storage also enables the tongs to be stowed efficiently — when pulled out t..
£10.00
Ex Tax:£8.33
Brand: Small items
A candle snuffer designed to extinguish our “Rockaku” hexagonal rice bran candles, though equally suitable for any others that can fit within its hollow section, such as our dipped beeswax tapers and Christmas tree candles. Composed of Japanese cherry wood, and a fire-resistent and eco-friendly resi..
£45.00
Ex Tax:£37.50
Brand: Small items
A box of 10 45mm dip-dyed Wa-rosoku (hand rolled candles), renowned for their steady burning and even flame. Made of rice bran wax, a hard yellow wax extracted from the otherwise wasted husk and germ of rice. The wicks are made of washi paper, rolled around a rush skewer, and the body is built up by..
£14.00
Ex Tax:£11.67
Brand: Small items
A solid, cast iron candle stand, made in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. Measuring 4 x 4cm (3cm height), this durable and stable candle stand is suited to hollow Japanese candles, of medium size. Works with our Takazawa individual candles. The makers advise that you do not need to push down a candle until ..
£28.00
Ex Tax:£23.33
Brand: Small items
A single refill for our Traveler's Company Brass Pocket Ball-pen...
£2.50
Ex Tax:£2.08
Brand: Small items
A little box containing 3 replacement pencils and two replacement erasers for the Japanese brass pocket pencil, so that you can restore your pencil to good-as-new...
£6.60
Ex Tax:£5.50
Brand: Small items
A fine-nib fountain pen so reminiscent of a firearms cartridge it is impossible not to imagine the production stamps haven’t been adapted from this very purpose. From a small long established workshop in downtown Tokyo where each piece undergoes at least 10 separate pressings, between which it is an..
£85.00
Ex Tax:£70.83
Brand: Small items
A smooth rollerball pen so reminiscent of a firearms cartridge it is impossible not to imagine the production stamps haven’t been adapted from this very purpose. From a small long established workshop in downtown Tokyo where each piece undergoes at least 10 separate pressings, between which it is an..
£85.00
Ex Tax:£70.83
Brand: Small items
A simple, amber pressed-glass bowl with handles, made in Duralex's La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin plant using the renowned and patented Saint-Gobain tempering process. Good for hot or cold use, this classic amber colour brings a warming glow to the dinner table. Dishwasher and microwave safe...
£4.50
Ex Tax:£3.75
Brand: Small items
Simple, amber pressed-glass plates made in Duralex's La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin plant using the renowned and patented Saint-Gobain tempering process. Good for hot or cold use, this classic amber colour brings a warming glow to the dinner table. Ideally pairs with Duralex Picardie or Gigogne tumblers. ..
£4.50
Ex Tax:£3.75
Brand: Small items
Simple, pressed-glass bowl made in Duralex's La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin plant using the renowned and patented Saint-Gobain tempering process. Ideal for kitchen prep, with a 12cm diameter — perfect for mixing spices, sauces, dressings and more. The glass is tempered and suitable for cold for hot or col..
£2.00
Ex Tax:£1.67
Brand: Small items
Simple, pressed-glass bowl made in Duralex's La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin plant using the renowned and patented Saint-Gobain tempering process. Ideal for kitchen prep, with a 17cm diameter — perfect for mixing spices, sauces, dressings and more. The glass is tempered and suitable for cold for hot or col..
£3.00
Ex Tax:£2.50
Brand: Small items
A 15cm pure brass ruler with with one raised edge for easy pick up and to prevent under-bleeding when used with ink-pens. From a small, long established metal pressing workshop based in downtown Tokyo. Left raw, that is without any chrome or nickel plating, without powder coating or lacquers of any ..
£20.00
Ex Tax:£16.67
Brand: Small items
Compostable scouring pads made of lightly pressed loofah. Surprisingly, loofah is a type of vine related to cucumbers and courgettes, the loofah sponge (from which these scrubbers are produced) is actually made up of the mesh of xylem that once supplied water to the gourd like fruit and are left onc..
£10.50
Ex Tax:£8.75
Brand: Small items
A long handled rake with a small sharp head of 4 tines, painted red, from Asano Mokkousho of Tsubame-Sanjo, Niigata Prefecture, central Japan.. Long enough for use without bending over, to pick up scattered leaves from a lawn, breaking down clumps of soil, and to easily collect and remove stones fro..
£24.50
Ex Tax:£20.42
Brand: Small items
A circular rattan cane bread raising and forming basket for perfect flour striped lightly ribbed loaves. Rattan baskets retain and absorb warmth, provide a consistent shape and texture and ensure the formation of a healthy crust by controlling moisture conditions on the surface of the dough. Also gr..
£15.00
Ex Tax:£12.50
Brand: Small items
An oval rattan cane bread raising and forming basket for perfect flour striped lightly ribbed loaves. Rattan baskets retain and absorb warmth, provide a consistent shape and texture and ensure the formation of a healthy crust by controlling moisture conditions on the surface of the dough. Also great..
£13.50
Ex Tax:£11.25
Brand: Small items
A circular rattan cane bread raising and forming basket for perfect flour striped lightly ribbed loaves. Rattan baskets retain and absorb warmth, provide a consistent shape and texture and ensure the formation of a healthy crust by controlling moisture conditions on the surface of the dough. Also gr..
£12.50
Ex Tax:£10.42
Brand: Small items
A pair of linen liners stitched and shaped to fit our Large Oval Banneton, with elasticated sides to ensure a snug fit. Fit to your banneton and flour well, before lowering your dough into place and allowing to prove. These liners can also be used to cover the finish loaf to keep it fresh, or soften..
£4.50
Ex Tax:£3.75
Brand: Small items
A pair of linen liners stitched and shaped to fit our Large Round Banneton, with elasticated sides to ensure a snug fit. Fit to your banneton and flour well, before lowering your dough into place and allowing to prove. These liners can also be used to cover the finish loaf to keep it fresh, or softe..
£4.50
Ex Tax:£3.75
Brand: Small items
A pair of linen liners stitched and shaped to fit our Round Banneton with Riser, with elasticated sides to ensure a snug fit. Fit to your banneton and flour well, before lowering your dough into place and allowing to prove. These liners can also be used to cover the finish loaf to keep it fresh, or ..
£4.50
Ex Tax:£3.75
Brand: Small items
A pair of linen liners stitched and shaped to fit our Small Oval Banneton, with elasticated sides to ensure a snug fit. Fit to your banneton and flour well, before lowering your dough into place and allowing to prove. These liners can also be used to cover the finish loaf to keep it fresh, or soften..
£4.00
Ex Tax:£3.33
Brand: Small items
A traditional Italian thick, circular wooden polenta platter for the serving of food at the table, great for breads, cheeses and fruit, frittata, tapas or small bites, or for the more traditional use of serving spread with freshly cooked polenta and topped with a tasty ragout. Turned from beechwood ..
£17.00
Ex Tax:£14.17
Brand: Small items
A simple, generously sized circular wooden bowl with a thick base for the serving of food at the table, great for presenting colourful, hearty salads and rice dishes. Turned from beechwood in Italy by Panetta Casalinghi, who have been producing traditional kitchen tools from wood for over 50 years.&..
£42.00
Ex Tax:£35.00
Brand: Small items
A classic, rectangular shaped polenta board from Italy with a dished form, for spreading with freshly cooked creamy polenta, before topping with delicious ragout and bringing to the table for a striking dinner-time centrepiece. Polenta is a humble and traditional food from the beautiful cornfield-fi..
£10.00
Ex Tax:£8.33
Brand: Small items
A small hoe to be used with a swinging or raking action to dig out and remove weeds in tightly planted borders. Hand produced in Catalonia at the workshops of Cuchillería Pallarès the one surviving knife and tool maker in a town once dotted with small manufacturers. Founded in 1917 by brothers Lluí..
£15.50
Ex Tax:£12.92
Brand: Small items
Made in Japan of Midori Diary paper, a paper developed from the founding of the Midori company in 1950 and used extensively in-house as the medium of their own writing and record keeping. Exceptionally fine, the paper is produced at a mill that undertakes every aspect of its manufacture from pulping..
£16.00
Ex Tax:£13.33
Brand: Small items
Made in Japan of Midori Diary paper, a paper developed from the founding of the Midori company in 1950 and used extensively in-house as the medium of their own writing and record keeping. Exceptionally fine, the paper is produced at a mill that undertakes every aspect of its manufacture from pulping..
£16.00
Ex Tax:£13.33
Brand: Small items
Made in Japan using Midori Diary paper, a paper developed from the founding of the Midori company in 1950 and used extensively in-house as the medium of their own writing and record keeping. Exceptionally fine, the paper is produced at a mill that undertakes every aspect of its manufacture from pulp..
£11.00
Ex Tax:£9.17
Brand: Small items
Made in Japan using Midori Diary paper, a paper developed from the founding of the Midori company in 1950 and used extensively in-house as the medium of their own writing and record keeping. Exceptionally fine, the paper is produced at a mill that undertakes every aspect of its manufacture from pulp..
£11.00
Ex Tax:£9.17
Brand: Small items
Made in Japan using Midori Diary paper, a paper developed from the founding of the Midori company in 1950 and used extensively in-house as the medium of their own writing and record keeping. Exceptionally fine, the paper is produced at a mill that undertakes every aspect of its manufacture from pulp..
£11.00
Ex Tax:£9.17
Brand: Small items
Made in Japan using Midori Diary paper, a paper developed from the founding of the Midori company in 1950 and used extensively in-house as the medium of their own writing and record keeping. Exceptionally fine, the paper is produced at a mill that undertakes every aspect of its manufacture from pulp..
£13.50
Ex Tax:£11.25
Brand: Small items
Made in Japan, using stiff, yet flexible card produced at a mill that undertakes every aspect of its manufacture from pulping, to drying, and final rolling. With a pleasingly smooth texture and a soft, natural colour which will pick up its own patina as it ages, this book jacket is made ..
£15.00
Ex Tax:£12.50
Brand: Small items
Made in Japan, using stiff, yet flexible card produced at a mill that undertakes every aspect of its manufacture from pulping, to drying, and final rolling. With a pleasingly smooth texture and a soft, natural colour which will pick up its own patina as it ages, this book jacket is made ..
£10.00
Ex Tax:£8.33
Brand: Small items
Made in Japan, using stiff, yet flexible card produced at a mill that undertakes every aspect of its manufacture from pulping, to drying, and final rolling. With a pleasingly smooth texture and a soft, natural colour which will pick up its own patina as it ages, this book jacket is made ..
£13.50
Ex Tax:£11.25
Brand: Small items
A wire-bound notepad from Midori of Japan, with a cover made using recycled leather made in Valencia, Spain, and an elasticated band to keep the notepad closed between uses. The front section is lined paper and the rear section is plain. Midori’s MD Paper is highly regarded the world over for its fi..
£15.00
Ex Tax:£12.50