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Metier Atelier is renowned for its stylish & unusual bathroom and kitchen accessories. Today we focus on on their kitchen products, their teatime range in particular.

The Metier Atelier Teapot with Warmer. With tea making such a comeback this brand new design in teapots from the Metier Atelier Well series is welcomed with open arms! Designed by Momou and a gold award winner for product innovation design this teapot is art at teatime!

Apart from its stunning good looks it is also equipped with its own warmer so that your tea remains hot in the pot!

To complement it the range also includes the Metier Atelier Cream or Milk Jug. Lovely isn’t it? This cream or milk jug also designed by Momou, is simply a must-have item if you are purchasing other items from the range. With the same aesthetics as the teapot and sugar bowl Momou has created a small piece of teatime art.

Finally we have the matching Sugar Bowl. This sugar bowl complete with lid, is superb, working well as a standalone item or even better when purchased in conjunction with the other items in the Well collection.

Afternoon tea anyone?

Available now from Proleno, on the web at www.proleno.com, on the phone on 0844 357 9855

Featured today, The Non-Stick 26cms Frying Pan from Gastroguss.

The 26cms frying pan from Gastroguss is ideal for searing lamb chops, frying up tasty country potatoes, is excellent for sealing beef and works a treat when creating a mixed grill!

This good sized pan is great for low fat or even no fat frying. We don’t think you will find a better frying pan anywhere, other than the different sized pans in the range of course!

Main features include its solid and heavy build quality with a securely attached handle. Easy to clean is an understatement. I can rave about this for hours but you won’t really understand just how easy they are to maintain until you try one!

Today’s featured pan is 26.0cms in diameter with a depth of 5.0cms. The extra thick and absolutely flat microfine turned base offers optimal heat transition & distribution and complete hob contact. The high quality coated surface also makes it completely ovenproof to 260 degrees.

Available now from Proleno, on the web at www.proleno.com, on the phone on 0844 357 9855

The Contas Soap Dish from Zack. A simple, yet stylish, soap dish with a lower receptacle to catch drips, drops and soapy residue. Easily dismantles for washing.

Finished in diamond polished (that’s shiny rather than brushed but not quite a mirror finish) 18/10 stainless steel it has an 11.0cms diameter and is 3.0cms high. It even comes in a top quality box so you could buy this for yourself but it would equally make a great, albeit practical, gift.

Available now from Proleno, on the web at www.proleno.com, on the phone on 0844 357 9855

It’s always the same, you take a hot roasting tray from the oven or a pan from the hob and you need to set it down on your worktop and, unless you are a Delia in the making, inevitably you are then scrabbling around looking for something that you can place it on. The trivets are in the drawer, the breadboard has bread on it. We’ve all been there, we’ve all done it.

Rescue is at hand with the fabulously simple and very stylish Storo Pot Holders from Zack.

Manufactured in silicone, pliable and ribbed for extra grip, they come in sets of two holders along with a self-adhesive brushed steel hook on which to hang them when not in use.

Zack is synonymous for it’s elegant simplicity of design paired with a robust manufacturing process whilst retaining it’s renowned designer style.

Storo Pot Holders from Zack, a must-have kitchen accessory.

Available now from Proleno, on the web at www.proleno.com, on the phone on 0844 357 9855

Recently introduced by German company Zack is the Centro Bread Bin. Available in two sizes to fit in with your kitchen worktop space and bread storage requirements the Centro series brings 21^st century design and a contemporary aesthetic together with this quality product.

Finished in top grade brushed stainless steel with a front opening hinged lid this sturdy bread bin allows full and easy access, so often a failing in lesser designs, so that the entire interior can be fully utilised.

We think this will be a winner!

Available now from Proleno, on the web at www.proleno.com, on the phone on 0844 357 9855

These eye-catching wall clocks from Proleno are at home in whichever room you care to hang them. Designed by and made exclusively for Zack of Germany, they seem to define the tone and decor of your home.

A room without a contemporary wall clock does not look finished. Set one on your wall and instantly it transforms your house into a home. A modern wall clock can also act as a modern piece of art that can be proudly displayed in any room. No matter what your choice is, it will always add a sleek and modern appeal to your decor.

For a timely display of elegance, function and conversation, make these contemporary clocks the right choice for you – the perfect way to add style and grace to a lifeless wall.

Available now from Proleno, on the web at www.proleno.com, on the phone on 0844 357 9855

From now on even dirty laundry will make a tidy impression with the new Reisenthel Looplaundry Bag. A far cry from laundry baskets in the traditional sense, the Looplaundry Bag with its durable exterior, generous capacity and stylized oversized handles is ideal for the demands of 21^st Century living!

The handy grips make for easy transportation from bedroom to washing machine, just sling over your shoulder and you’re ready to go. The special cushioning inside the bag ensures it will stand firm even if empty, while the discreetly hidden magnets in the inside keep the Looplaundry closed – even when full, allowing for no unsightly overspill!

With a design intelligent enough to know that sometimes laundry-day doesn’t quite happen on laundry-day, the Looplaundry is spacious enough to accommodate two loads of laundry!

Available from www.for-keeps.co.uk

What a clever idea! How many times have you hunted for that coffee scoop that you know is in the cutlery drawer “somewhere”? It’s sorted. Zack has come up with a novel idea to attach the scoop to your coffee canister so that you know exactly where that scoop is, this time and every time.

A silicone band, complete with a scoop fixing, is placed around your coffee canister. In reality it may be a “posh” elastic band but they say that the simple ideas are always the best and this would seem to fall directly into that category.

The scoop itself is manufactured in Zack’s trademark 18/10 stainless steel with a brushed finish. It has a standard 7.5g capacity and the whole thing even comes gift boxed. A great and slightly unusual gift idea!

Available now from Proleno, on the web at www.proleno.com, on the phone on 0844 357 9855

The Linus salt and pepper cruet set from Zack is fabulous and a definite talking point at any dinner table.

Sitting on its stand, the sleek pencil-like look is artistic to say the least and as it is manufactured in high quality brushed stainless steel it adds weight, both physically and figuratively, as it shouts out to be looked at, admired and of course used!

It’s also gift boxed so if you are looking for something a little different for that upcoming birthday then look no further.

Available now from Proleno, on the web at www.proleno.com, on the phone on 0844 357 9855

From the beginning of the 1950s to the present day, Bialetti has manufactured over 200 million coffee-makers. In particular, the Moka Express stands out as a masterpiece of industrial design, a real “cult object” that allows millions of consumers to enjoy great Italian coffee.

The inspiration behind Alfonso Bialetti’s first creation was an early washing machine made up of a boiler and a tub for collecting hot water and Moka Express was developed on the basis of this principle. Since that almost legendary insight, Crusinallo-based Bialetti transformed itself from a small half-craftsmanlike workshop into one of the most appreciated and well-known companies not only on the domestic but also on the international market.

Suffice is to say that in Italy alone 90% of families own a Bialetti product, the proof of a tradition that projects itself into the future with a clear objective: quality to the benefit of the consumatore!

The product range offered by Bialetti coffee is a rich and comprehensive line of products “for all needs and all tastes” and it continues in the mythical Moka Express tradition – high technology and a winning design!

Alfonso Bialetti’s original claim of his Moka stated that: “without requiring any ability whatsoever” one could enjoy “in casa un espresso come al bar” (an espresso in the home just like in a [coffee] bar), is still true today. Not only is the Moka simple to use, but its also quick and convenient.

Available in both three and six cup versions it’s a must-have kitchen accessory for anyone who likes good coffee.

Available now from Proleno, on the web at www.proleno.com, on the phone on 0844 357 9855