duckfeet

They're not glamorous, or fashionable, but I love dorky shoes like this. They're like the shoes I wore when I was five. And they're from Denmark. And they're called duckfeet. I'm sold.

Garden Girl

If I were a serious gardener (well, even if I had a garden) I would be tempted to kit myself out at Garden Girl. I'd favour the dungarees (obviously) in toile, stripes and rose-prints complete with knee pads, tool pockets and glove holsters.

Another Country

I'm really keen on the simple but sturdy-looking furniture designs of Dorset-based Another Country.

Norfolk Knits

Lorna Gostling knits these really sweet jumpers and cardigans for babies and children, completely bespoke and to order, from her studio on the Norfolk coast. Her speciality is crabs, anchors and shells.

The Last Food of England

It's not new, but this book is top of my Christmas list. It's Marwood Yeatman's culinary history of England (with photographs by his wife, Anya); an elegy to the craftsmanship and charm of the food we grow and rear: the Wessex sadleback, the Dorking, Lancashire oatcakes, West Country cider, clotted cream... Personally, I want to discover where I can pick myself some whortleberries.

Vaughan

Really beautiful embroidered linens by husband-and-wife interior designers Vaughan.

Chandni Chowk

I love this dressing gown and weekend bag made from Indian quilted cotton, from Chandni Chowk.