Grasmere, Helvellyn, Lyre, Regency, Sabre, Six, Windemere... Cumbria Crystal’s iconic collections feature every possible fine crystal for the table, from champagne flutes to whisky tumblers, from gin glasses to brandy balloons, from highballs to decanters and vases. The crystal is completely mouth blown and hand cut on diamond wheels. The cutting process demands intense concentration and skill, with a typical wine goblet taking up to 12 days to create.  Visitors of the manufactuerer's outlet will find a wide selection of crystal items, and will also have the opportunity to take a glimpse at how they are crafted in the adjacent workshop.

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Scintillating luxury with this limited edition hand-blown crystal bauble by Cumbria Crystal. Exquisitely crafted by skilled artisans in the Lake District, its intricate diamond-carved design and satin etched star shapes evoke timeless elegance.

Luxury crystal glass

Amina Mammadova best expresses her creativity in painting on glass. Before settling on this craft however, she had ventured into ceramics, carpet weaving and even textile work. And yet, after making a glass plate with patterns typically seen on Azerbaijani carpets, it was stained glass that won her heart. Stained glasswork is still an emerging craft in Azerbaijan,so when she started out, Amina had to delve into encyclopaedias to research patterns and colour compositions on her own. Today she finds inspiration in tapestry art, carvings and other decorative art. Amina has created an impressive collection of stained glass objects, including fruit vases, sugar bowls and clocks. Following her research, she has developed a deep understanding of colour matching principles, which is reflected in her vibrant compositions.

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Amina Mammadova

Rich velvet and satin luxury in these exotic baubles. Adorned with intricate gold and silver embellishments, and sparkling gem-like accents, Amina Mammadova's baubles are a special edition project of appliqué craft.

Bejewelled velvet charm

Anna Talbot created her first jewellery collection from beaded pearls, when she was just 12 years old and even sold her pieces to friends and family. Several years later she was thrilled to learn that she could study for a bachelor in Silversmithing, Jewellery and Allied Crafts in London and thereby continue her exploration of craftsmanship. Anna continued her studies with a Master in Fine Arts from Oslo National Academy of the Arts before establishing herself as a jewellery maker. Anna mainly creates jewellery but she also creates wall objects and art installations. She draws inspiration from mythical stories to create art that is truly unique in its three dimensional presence, colour and scale.

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Anna Talbot

A magical animal dance in this solid metal ornament by Anna Talbot. Made out of a biscuit tin mixed with aluminium and brass, the birds and bees decoration is spray-painted in rich colours and finished with a silk ribbon tie to brighten up your holiday ambience.

Swirl into the forest

The Wedgwood story began in 1759, when Josiah Wedgwood – considered today the father of English potters – started as an independent potter in Burslem, Staffordshire. An astute businessman and patron of the arts, he quickly became Britain's most inspired and successful ceramics pioneer and potter to Her Majesty the Queen, thanks to permission granted by Queen Charlotte. His genius took English pottery from a cottage craft to an artform and soon Wedgwood creations and masterpieces started to appear on the tables of the world’s royal families and heads of state.

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Wedgwood

Classic romance and innocence with this Jasperware-inspired painted ornament by Wedgwood. A ceramic floral wreath is adorned with two delicately formed turtle doves, symbolising enduring love and peace.

Peaceful floral wreath

Always creative, Londoner Lucy McGrath initially wanted to become an illustrator, but during her time at Brighton University she realised it wasn’t for her. “It just didn’t click with me. What did click with me was making things,” she says. The university had a bindery, and she became fascinated with binding her own sketches into books. Later, while on holiday in Turkey, she took a workshop on Turkish paper marbling and fell in love with it. These two passions have come together in her own business, Marmor Paperie, which sees Lucy making her own marbled papers and using them to create bound notebooks, guestbooks and other products. As one of the few marblers in the UK, Lucy aims to show that this ancient craft can used in a thoroughly contemporary way.

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Lucy McGrath

The kit contains everything you need to start creating your own marbled paper following the Turkish tradition. It includes acrylic paints, paintbrushes, alum, a pipette, sponge and paper. A fun activity to do with friends and children.

Paper marbling kit

Monkeybiz

Playful baubles with social significance in these beaded decorations, intricately handcrafted by South African artisans. Each bead and each bauble carries a message of cultural value and empowerment.

Little beaded delights

Palekh

Russian heritage in this handmade glass Troika bauble from Palekh. Decorated in many layers of tempera paints and melted gold leaf applied on egg emulsion​, this bauble is protected with up to ten coats of varnish, ensuring it lasts you through many holiday seasons.

Lacquered wonders of Palekh

Ardmore

A serene and delightfully friendly sway from this zebra-angel ornament. Meticulously crafted from ceramics and hand-painted by the skilled artisans of Ardmore in South Africa.

Soaring ceramic friend

L'Artisan Du Liban

Opulent red velvet charm with this ornament adorned with gold details. It is made from repurposed fabrics and comes complete with a shimmering gold string. It is luxury with a circularity mindset by L'Artisan du Liban in collaboration with Lebanese artisan, Imad Abdelnour.

A dash of luxe

Heinen Delfts Blauw had a rather unexpected beginning, stemming from the founder, Jaap Heinen's personal interest in painting. After receiving numerous commissions for Imari painting on vases, plates, and Spakenburg costumes, he founded the company together with his son, Jorrit Heinen, in 1975, and set up shop in Amsterdam to cope with the growing public interest. The company is one of the last manufacturers that still follows the traditional way of delftware production and hand painting. In 2004, the company grew, in line with its popularity, and founded its wholesale network, including outlets in Amsterdam and Delft, and a factory located in Putten.

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Heinen Delfts Blauw

Timeless flowery motifs for your tree with this Heinen Delfts Blauw's hand-painted ceramic bauble. A classic treasure to hold and to love, handcrafted with the essence of Dutch heritage and a touch of contemporary flair.

Delft blue splendour

Lara Read

Sculptural, sustainable and surprising, this apple-shaped bauble is made from the recycled pages of a book. Whether suspended or showcased on a surface, this distinctive ornament brings art and conversation to your home during the festive season.

Festive paper apple

Olga Prinku developed her craft of flowers-on-tulle embroidery emulating various traditional embroidery techniques using botanical ingredients. Through experimentation, the self-taught former graphic designer has mastered various ways for conditioning natural materials and for attaching them to tulle fabric. Olga likes to say she embroiders using “nature as her thread”. Attentive to nature’s patterns, she enjoys observing what grows together and how there is beauty in all stages of the life cycle. Because dried flowers are so fragile, flower embroidery is not a craft you can rush. With a bit of patience, ingenuity, innovation, and originality, she often manages to achieve something which seemed impossible at first. In 2021 she released her first book, Dried Flower Embroidery: An introduction to the art of flowers on tulle.

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Olga Prinku

An organically flowing purple, red and yellow pattern depicting fan-shaped flowers on tulle fabric in an embroidery hoop. Created using dried statice, rice flower and delphinium seed pods, with flax seed pods filling spaces between the flowers.

Floral piece

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Lacy Barry is principally self-taught, but she learned how to make a living out of her art from her father, a master sign-painter and hand letterer working specifically on western film sets. Lacy started as a costume designer and on-set seamstress in Los Angeles in 2007. After moving to Montreal, Canada, she opened a studio working on set and prop creation. By chance, she was asked to make a set out of paper and since then this material has been her chosen medium. Born in Canada, Lacy has travelled extensively around the world, and she’s now based in Germany. She exhibits in Europe and the United States and she collaborates with many well-known brands such as Clarins, Coca-Cola, and Gucci.

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Lacy Barry

Naive and artistic brightness with this encapsulated paper sculpture. An acrylic bauble contains the colourful paper-made wing which can be hung from an elegant gold chain tie, bringing softness and beauty to any room this winter.

A wing above the clouds

Eileen Gordon

Mesmerising burst of colours in this handmade glass blown bauble. It is a radiant celebration of artistic craftsmanship in Australia, skillfully made by Eileen Gordon.

A symphony of colours

Founded in 1798 by the Boch Family, Manufacture Emaux de Longwy is famous for its influence on the industry of ceramics, it has been an earthenware reference ever since. First known as the earthenware factory of Longwy, it rose to fame when the Emperor Napoleon I asked them to create the dinner service for the Imperial Houses of the Legion of Honour. Around 1870, the manufacturer collaborated with famous ceramicist Amédée de Caranza who had the innovative idea of using Japanese and Chinese metallic enamels.

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Emaux de Longwy

Festive flowers on a grand scale in this 10 cm diameter bauble. The deep blue background is enamelled with decorative botanical forms and the piece has a gold brass string hoop.

The shine of enamel

Keiko Chida

Festive softness with this bauble covered in Kimomokiji fabric. Using the traditional Japanese Kimekomi technique which consists of forming a pattern by assembling small segments of fabric together, artisan Keiko Chida worked with minute detail to craft this vivid bauble. The body of the bauble was crafted by Mataro Doll, based in Tokyo.

Twinkle colour Kimekomi

Jurande

Oval opulence in this open brass bauble crafted with Moroccan charm. Bring a shimmer to your living room with this hand-forged piece that hints at deep starry nights and the play of candlelight.

Shimmering brass drop

Founded in 1775 as the Royal Danish Porcelain Manufactory, under the patronage of Danish Queen Juliane Marie, Royal Copenhagen is renowned for creating exclusive handcrafted and hand painted porcelain associated with beautiful design and sublime craftsmanship. Since the founding days of the manufacturer, one of the first porcelain producers in Europe, all the painters have signed their work on the underside of every single piece, making it a small work of art. The long history of Royal Copenhagen is linked to its Danish royal heritage, its signature blue colour, and the three waves composing the logo painted on each piece of porcelain since 1775 symbolizing the three straits surrounding Denmark; the Sound, the Big Belt and the Little Belt.

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Royal Copenhagen

Enchanting winter candour with this porcelain mouse ornament by Royal Copenhagen. It was crafted in 2022 and is a cherished piece from their Blue Collectibles Collection. Adorned with the iconic blue waves symbolising Denmark's waterways, this tree decoration can be hung for delicate elegance this season.

Nordic Elegance

In the old madrasah called Rukhobod, in the historical centre of Samarkand, lies the very pleasant and atmospheric workshop of Mansur Nurillaev, a master of New Year tree decorations. The master laughs and says that he never imagined that one day he would be making unique tree toys that have become famous not only in Uzbekistan but also abroad. Mansur learnt his craft from his uncle, a famous Samarkand artist who is the founder of the Samarkand School of Miniature Painting. He decided to dedicate himself to this craft, which he still enjoys practising today. Mansur prefers to paint the traditional Uzbek 'ikat' motifs on his ceramic ornaments. "I am inspired by the architecture and sights of Samarkand, choosing certain colours and ornaments from them," says Mansur.

Mansur Nurillaev

The shape of this bauble is flattened. The sides are carved with a traditional Uzbek pattern reminiscent of a panjara. The bauble is painted in blue colours, evoking architectural monuments painted in these colours. Such painting was popular during the reign of the Timurids in the late 15th century and has remained a classic of Timurid ornamentation.

Oriental motif bauble

Among the most renowned silversmith companies in the world, Christofle has perpetuated its exceptional expertise by constantly updating its collections, which now span every aspect of the art of living. Today the Christofle Maison is a global brand with its main workshop in Yainville (Normandy), but it was founded in 1830 by Charles Christofle as a small factory in the heart of Paris, where the most skilled artisans created gold and silver pieces which soon seduced the most demanding clients, including King Louis-Philippe and Emperor Napoleon III.

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Christofle

Celestial brilliance with Christofle's Rêve Cosmique ornament. Crafted in gold-plated metal, its intricate design, portraying the sun, moon phases, and constellations, invites a celestial journey, illuminating your holidays with astral charm.

Shining golden dream

The first hard-paste porcelain manufacturer in Europe, creator and sole custodian for years of the arcanum, the secret formula of white gold, Meissen is one of the companies with the most impressive history and richest heritage in the world. Founded in 1710 thanks to the maladie de porcelaine of August the Strong, Elector of Saxony, the German manufacturer stands for the highest quality porcelain and workmanship, represented with the insignia of two crossed swords in cobalt blue, one of the oldest global trademarks still in use. The Meissen figurines, large sculptures, table services, and porcelain objects have shaped the course of porcelain history over three centuries.

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Meissen

Frosted enchantment with this porcelain bauble by Meissen. It features the viburnum's winter allure, delicately hand-painted on brillant white porcelain.

Painted winter whimsy

Margarita & Martha Chiurliza de Gonzalez

Soft folklore bursts with these hand-woven cotton baubles. Each one is adorned with tiny charming musicians, carrying traditional Peruvian instruments.

Crafted by mother and daughter

It was 1914 when Don Eugenio Marinella opened a workshop in Piazza Vittoria, one of the most famous squares in Naples. Wanting to offer citizens and tourists something as special as refined English products, he opened a workshop making tailor-made shirts and ties. Today, more than a hundred years later, that 'little corner of London in Naples' has become an international name. Maurizio Marinella, who is in fact, the third generation of the family, has taken up the family heritage with a forward-looking entrepreneurial spirit, establishing E. Marinella as a symbol of craftsmanship and elegance Made in Naples.

E. Marinella

Glamorous finesse with a touch of tenderness in this bauble made entirely of silk. Straight from a traditional tailor in Naples, the ornament is meticulously handmade in dyed silk and finished with delicate berries and a leaf to suit the season.

The calmness of a silk sphere

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Martin Marin Cruz

Glittering stars of tradition with these blown glass baubles from Mexico. They are expertly crafted in festive holiday colours and adorned with sparkling gold embellishments.

Ornate fiesta radiance

The Simone Cenedese furnace was established in Murano in the 1970s by Simone’s father, Giovanni. Simone belongs to the youngest generation of Murano masters who stand out for their renewed interest in the Venetian glass tradition. His creative work is testament to his strong personality and his ability to be open to external suggestions, influenced not only by the contemporary art world but also by the artists with whom he collaborates. Simone is able to apply a modern style and design to an ancient material, creating dynamic pieces destined to leave their mark on the design world.

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Simone Cenedese

Traditional golden shimmers and sparkles for this festive season. Enjoy this blown glass sphere in a dazzling honey colour, speckled with golden dust, made straight from the glassblowing furnaces of Murano.