I know very little about this piece of design, except that this Matitoni clothes and hat stand looks like a pot of giant pencils standing in a pot.

Further investigation shows it was designed by Philippe Peyridieu and manufactured by Banal Extra, with the stand made of a mix of aluminium, iron (or possibly steel) and rubber. It stands 180cm high (around 6ft), which means it’s likely to dominate the room of your choice, but should be a talking point for just about every visitor.

It retails in the UK for £250.

Find out more at the Design My World website

And thanks to Karen for the spot!

Clare Nicolson combines digitally printed cottons with vintage fabric to create a range of interesting retro-styled items. And that includes these Dolly Birds.

The Dolly Birds are five bird-shaped cushions, inspired very much by Russian dolls. There’s five designs to choose from, including the one coloured here, all made from 10 per cent cotton.

The sets sell for £90 each.

Find out more at the Clare Nicolson website

I’ve seen some great chair designs of late, but I don’t think anything has caught my eye as much as the Plusharoid.

Yes, this is a chair shaped like an old Polaroid camera (the SX-70 to be precise). You know, the camera that gave you instant photos long before digital photography was introduced. It’s made by Monocol in the US and is apparently sized at 12 x 12 x 16 inches. But you might want to check that – because it doesn’t quite seem big enough to park yourself on.

Available online via Monocol’s Etsy site, it retails for $60 (around £30).

Find out more at the Monocol Etsy site