Just a reminder that Objects of Use will always be a safe space for our trans and non-binary siblings. We love you and our bathroom is yours to use should you need it.

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Gorgeous Ukrainian enamelware — 0.25 litre, 8cm diameter, 5.5cm high black-rimmed vitreous ceramic enamel low mugs from Ukraine. Firing in a traditional kiln results in slight variations of temperature and therefore colour and nature of finish. All our U… ift.tt/2U9ZBP0

There may be trouble ahead, but we’re trying to look on the bright side! We’d like to thank all those who are taking to the website to support us via our online store — along with many other small independent businesses, this may turn out to be vital in … ift.tt/2Ukpjiu

We’re loving these Portuguese handmade notebooks with 100 pages of either ruled, plain, or 5mm graph pages, cotton cloth bound corners and spines, and matching hand-sponged coloured paper edges. Made using stitching and glueing techniques unchanged in ov… ift.tt/38Xivg6

Kaweco Sport aluminium pocket fountain pen — 105mm closed, 133mm in use. Milled from solid aluminium blanks, laser engraved, and hand polished. Kaweco, founded as Heidelberger Federhalterfabrik in 1883, began producing pocket fountain pens in 1912. This … ift.tt/2IOYLAr

So long Tiger! After several marvellous months at Objects of Use, Tiger is moving on to things more cerebral (i.e. looming exams). Good luck Tiger, and don’t be a stranger! X ift.tt/2IMH4Bw

These beautiful tea-bowls are hand-thrown @theleachpottery in St Ives, Cornwall, part of the Standard Ware series developed by Bernard Leach in the 1930s. The thick-walled bowls fit perfectly in the hand and offer protection from the heat of the tea. ift.tt/2wTG8J3

The classic 'Lovisa' nail brush, made from oiled oak and tampico fibre, from the Agave Lechugilla a plant native to the highland deserts of northern Mexico. In Sweden, there is a tradition of visually impaired craftsmen finding work in the manufacture of… ift.tt/2U6TCsP