Objects of Use

Just a reminder that Objects of Use will always be a safe space for our trans and non-binary siblings. We love you and our bathroom is yours to use should you need it.

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Gorgeous Ukrainian enamelware — 0.25 litre, 8cm diameter, 5.5cm high black-rimmed vitreous ceramic enamel low mugs from Ukraine. Firing in a traditional kiln results in slight variations of temperature and therefore colour and nature of finish. All our U… ift.tt/2U9ZBP0

There may be trouble ahead, but we’re trying to look on the bright side! We’d like to thank all those who are taking to the website to support us via our online store — along with many other small independent businesses, this may turn out to be vital in … ift.tt/2Ukpjiu

We’re loving these Portuguese handmade notebooks with 100 pages of either ruled, plain, or 5mm graph pages, cotton cloth bound corners and spines, and matching hand-sponged coloured paper edges. Made using stitching and glueing techniques unchanged in ov… ift.tt/38Xivg6

Kaweco Sport aluminium pocket fountain pen — 105mm closed, 133mm in use. Milled from solid aluminium blanks, laser engraved, and hand polished. Kaweco, founded as Heidelberger Federhalterfabrik in 1883, began producing pocket fountain pens in 1912. This … ift.tt/2IOYLAr

So long Tiger! After several marvellous months at Objects of Use, Tiger is moving on to things more cerebral (i.e. looming exams). Good luck Tiger, and don’t be a stranger! X ift.tt/2IMH4Bw

These beautiful tea-bowls are hand-thrown @theleachpottery in St Ives, Cornwall, part of the Standard Ware series developed by Bernard Leach in the 1930s. The thick-walled bowls fit perfectly in the hand and offer protection from the heat of the tea. ift.tt/2wTG8J3

The classic 'Lovisa' nail brush, made from oiled oak and tampico fibre, from the Agave Lechugilla a plant native to the highland deserts of northern Mexico. In Sweden, there is a tradition of visually impaired craftsmen finding work in the manufacture of… ift.tt/2U6TCsP

The Brown Betty teapot has its origins in the 17th century, when English potters copied the spherical shape of Ming Dynasty Chinese porcelain imports. Unfortunately the white clay available at that time would crack with repeated exposure to boiling water… ift.tt/3d1AmWc

Working through a delivery of some of our favourites today ... ift.tt/339ErmR

Hand forged and ground san mai laminated knives with magnolia and buffalo horn handles. These knives feature a layer of hard lightly alloyed ao-gami or blue paper steel which forms an exceptionally fine and durable edge sandwiched between two softer less… ift.tt/3aYeBoL

These lovely hand-made Portuguese notebooks have just arrived —- can’t wait to use ours! Available in store and online very soon! ift.tt/3339el5

A collaboration between @theleachpottery and Objects of Use, this hand thrown porcelain has a slightly blue toned ying ching glaze brushed around the rim with an iron oxide cobalt mix, giving a touch of a more intense blue fading to a green-grey or almos… ift.tt/39vR3XS

We’re hiring again — part-time to include Sundays — please email your CV if you’d like to apply! ift.tt/2ImqiJl

Natural white(ish) or black volcanic pumice stones drilled through and threaded with cotton cord. Used wet to remove calluses and hardened dry skin. Pumice is formed by the sudden depressurisation of super-heated lava, usually during the more violent pha… ift.tt/3awH58y

The sun setting over a very wet Port Meadow this evening! ift.tt/3at7STi

Beautifully machined colour-anodised aluminium metric triangular drafting or architects scales from Japan. With metre scales in 1:100 which doubles as a standard 15cm millimetre marked rule); 1:200 (usefully marked in half-millimetres); 1:300; 1:400; 1:5… ift.tt/32RUWDW