Accessories | Bags, Keychains and More

For out and about, and for the desk

We are out and about every day: to work, to school, to the shops, to the gym. We carry accessories with us all the time. They deserve as much attention as the way you furnish your home. Away from home too, your own things bring pleasure through what they do and through good, clever design. A keychain that stops your keys rattling and your pocket wearing through, a flat water bottle based on paper sizes that slips easily into your bag, an umbrella that stands up to wind and storm. Everyday objects, all of them, and all deserving of a good, considered design.

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Bags are indispensable in daily life. The Notabag is a practical shopper you turn into a rucksack in a moment, so you always have your hands free on the bike or an extra bag with you. At Koda Amsterdam everything turns on sustainability: the bags and cases are made in social workshops from offcuts from the furniture industry. The keychains by Orbitkey keep your keys compact. They come in a range of colours and leathers, so there is always a style that suits you.

Take a hot drink with you in the flasks and cups by Dopper, or keep water to hand with a Memobottle that fits in your bag alongside your laptop. The umbrellas by Senz stand up to storms: their asymmetric shape keeps them from turning inside out in strong wind.

Under board games and toys you will find chess sets and backgammon by Printworks, wooden cars and animals by Floris Hovers for Ikonic, and jigsaws by the New York Puzzle Company with magazine covers from Vogue and The New Yorker. And under stationery are the fountain pens and pencils by Kaweco, alongside notepads and notebooks, including those by About Blanks made from old books.

Also worth giving

A good many of these make fine gifts, precisely because they are practical things that get used. A fountain pen, a key holder or a board game are personal without your having to know someone's taste exactly — and they last for years.