Ensure those “Remember your PE kit” type messages get noticed with this Snakkes wall lamp from the hip Norwegian design collective, Northern Lighting. £195 from Funktionalley (including whiteboard marker).

* For funky, colourful pieces for the home, check out www.bouf.com. It has everything from sofas to art from an eclectic range of sellers. We love the DIYnosaur Lamps, from £20.  * Emma Bridgewater’s new range of acrylic tumblers, wine glasses

Although it looks like it’s from a bygone era, the White Rabbit Light was created by the White Rabbit England Company in their Staffordshire Potteries this year. Made from fine bone china, the lamp glows gently from the inside when switched on

Created for girly girls big and small, Italian fashion label Monnalisa’s Living collection is full of fairytale romance with candy stripes and floral prints. The interiors range includes beds, cabinets, chairs and lamps. An armchair costs £261. 

White Rabbit England's collection of ceramic lamps, bedding, cashmere blankets and crockery sets are all designed with nostalgia, quality of design and materials and also functionality in mind. Everything is made to be an heirloom, so

-friendly door handle; old glass bottles that have been broken and reformed into the Lumamodule lamp; even an on-trend wall clock made from numbers cut out of the newspaper. Then there are the larger pieces – a classic anglepoise-style lamp made from odds

PaperchaseWe loved the cute, cut-out figures that appeared as Christmas cards, fairy lights and mini-lamps at Paperchase. There is also a gorgeous collection of black leather gifts with neon detailing, including a fabulous satchel, and a great neon

philosophy for life? There is always a right and a wrong way to do something. I always try to choose the right way!Which of your own designs is your favourite? It’s difficult to decide. I’m very proud of my Fold Lamp being part of the Museum of Modern Art

-top Bench, the Mag table and the MyPetLamp dachshund. Visit www.offi.com- Bloom While this collection is still quite small, every single piece is divine. We love the Plexistyle Lounger for babies and the Otto table and chairs. Visit www.bloombaby.comn Magis

, the ultimate eco-friendly way to get your child to school. For young, slower children, you can turn the walk into a game of racing between the lamp posts.5 Bussing it School buses are rare these days, but if you live in a remote area, you could petition your