As wedding season approaches (and with a rather big Royal wedding coming up), we've rounded up great wedding gift ideas that aren't from the run-of-the-mill gift list variety. From cool ceramics, cutlery and kettles to candles and cabinets, these gifts are guaranteed to impress even the most stylish design aficionados.
DREAMER PLATE
Love the figurative art homeware trend? Then this minimalist 'dreamer' ceramic plate is sure to go down well.
Kiasmo Overlook Dreamer Plate, £86 from The Longest Stay
TICK TOCK
Treat the happy couple to a kitchen centrepiece, the classic Newgate wall clock. With a large roman numeral dial and a modern matt black finish, the Newgate wall clock is a timeless design classic that never dates and looks at home in even the most modern kitchens.
CHEERS
Toast the happy couple with Tom Dixon's modernTank champagne glasses. Mouth-blown from clear glass, with a painted copper band and with its unique shape it makes a welcome change to plain flutes. Bottoms up!
Tom Dixon Tank champagne glasses, £65 for two, from Amara
LIGHT MY FIRE
Set the mood and keep the fire burning with ST Dupont's sleek and slender The Wand fire lighter.Available in six colours (our favourite is this brushed gold),The Wand has a powerful blue torch flame – and comes with a refill. The perfect decorative object for lighting any candle in an instant, both indoors and out, The Wandmakes a seriously stylish wedding gift.
BLING THING
Forget traditional silverware, modern cutlery has been given a warmer look with this season's on-trend gold shades.
Tillagd 24-piece cutlery set, £40 from IKEA
WITH KNOBS ON
Inspired by drops of morning dew, this easygoing, tactile vase has a textured dotted surface that's irresistible to touch. Looks particularly lovely with simpler bouquets of eucalyptus or sweetpea.
Kastehelmi vase in aqua, £43 fromIittala
HEART THROB
Usually, heart shapes can come across a bit naff, but thismouth-blown decanter with hollowed out centre is definitely an exception. Aside from just being a little love heart, the hollowed out centre alsoprovides the perfect place for fingers to rest, so you don't end up spilling wine everywhere.
Riedel Decanter Black Tie Bliss Pink, £225 from Riedel
RAISE THE BAR
This cocktail kit would look seriously cool displayed on a bar trolley or drinks cabinet.Inspired by the original workout gear—classic barbells, solid brass bar tools latch onto a dumbbell elevated on a marble base. After all, creating the perfect drink takes proper training...
Barbell Barware Set, £198 from Jonathan Adler
MONDRIAN LINES
This super-stylish, Mondrian-inspired cabinet is great for housing all those wedding gifts. Use it as a drinks cabinet, dinnerware cabinet or use it to keep the hallway clutter-free and uber-chic.
Cappellini Homage to Mondrian Cabinet 1,£10,507, The Longest Stay
NIGHT CAP
Keep water to hand at night with Nude's Mr & Mrs Night Water set. Thewater jug and a tumbler duo would look pretty cool on a bedside table, with an illustrated face that neatly fits into the top, giving the illusion of a figure – plus, the tumbler also acts as a stopper keeping the contents fresh.
Mr & Mrs Night Water Set, £56 by NUDE for Amara
CLOSE SHAVE
Two grooms? One or both of them can kiss goodbye to razor burn withBolin Webb's R1 24-carat gold plated razor. Yes, really.Shaving never looked so cool.
R1 Gold & Stand, £250 from Bolin Webb
MUSIC TO OUR EARS
Bang & Olufsen's new, limited-editionBeoSound 1 portable and wireless speaker is music to our ears. Literally. Aside from 360-degree sound, it's battery powered (making it portable – ideal for barbecues and picnics), hasintegrated access to Spotify, Deezer QPlay and TuneIn for those in the loop,it's lightweight and above all – pretty groovy.Turn up the volume.
BeoSound 1 Piano Black, £1,085 from Bang & Olufsen
LIGHT MY FIRE
A scented candle? How beige, we hear you think. Not so with one of Fornasetti's statement candles in XXL. We love theoversized Scimmie Mistero Candleadorned with Piero Fornasetti's 'Drunken Monkeys' artwork. Naughty, but nice.
Schimmie Scented Candle Large, £470 from The Conran Shop
OLD FLAME
This stylish hurricane candle holder has polished brass detailing and sits atop a marble base, raising it off the floor. Super striking on either side of an entrance, or maybe for setting the mood in the bedroom?
Lucy Large Hurricane, £851 from Arteriors
TWO FACED
With painted faces and sculpturalver-sized wobbly handles, this vase is more like a work of art.
Large Hand-Painted Vase by Sophie Alda, £110 from A New Tribe
TEA TIME
A cup of tea always goes down well. Upgrade a crusty limescale-filled kettle withthis sexy little number from Morphy Richards – ideal for couples moving into first-time homes.
Accents Red Traditional Kettle, £55 from Morphy Richards
SHUT EYE
Help newlyweds takethe plain out of plane travel withJonathan Adler's Mr & Mrs Travel Kits. A honeymooner must-have.
Mr & Mrs Travel Kits, £58 from Jonathan Adler
GET BAKING
Though all bake ware looked twee? Think again.Great British Bake Off winner, John Whaite has collaborated on a rustic-inspired range that'shand painted, gold edged and lovely.
John Whaite Nest of 3 Stacked Bowls, £60 from Fenella Smith
NICE RACK
The lightweight Sciangai coat stand is 45 years old, but still looks as cool as ever.
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