Arty Globe by Hartwig Braun.

I have recently had the pleasure of discovering ‘Artyglobe’ an innovative business set up in Britain with 95% of their products being made in Britain – impressive!

The demand is here, and the skills also, so this is a really great ethos. Artyglobe hope for all their products to be made in Britain in the near future.

I love the fact that every single penny of their stock is spent in Britain; it’s going towards keeping somebody employed. It’s all going towards helping somebody staying independent, provide for their family and themselves and very proudly creating something of value.

The artist, Hartwig, is fantastic, I just love his work and one of his large prints is on my Christmas wish list! He can transform something familiar into something unexpected.

The cities drawn are fascinating, and these drawings are available in many ways – jigsaws, notebooks, pocket mirrors, mugs, aprons, and his fabulous wall pictures!Would’t these make fab stocking fillers?

The jigsaw I have features a view of London and is a lovely reminder of our last family visit to this fabulous city.

It has 100 pieces and comes presented in a practical tin. My 8 year old daughter loves it and as soon as it is finished, it is started all over again! The design includes lots of famous landmarks, so it’s both entertaining and educational – a brilliant buy!  RRP £9.

Hartwig has also designed lovely little tins with colouring pages and pencils inside. These are pefect for travelling – we took ours on holiday.

Tidy and compact, they were great for the car and the plane. The pencils are really good quality and lasted well before needing sharpened.

I also have a ‘notebook fanatic’ in the family and she has the London cityscape sketch pad.

This is a great book, the pages are plain white – and it is so hard to find nice books with plain paper. It would also be perfect for work or study also, but we use ours for fun! As with most of the products, the selection of images’ are vast, you will be sure to find a favourite. The book has approximately 60 sheets of recycled paper – so helping the environment also. RRP £5.00 so very affordable.   21×15 cms.

Smaller notebooks are also available with various designs and a spiral range for £6.00. Great for children as small, strong and different. People will ask ‘Where did you get the lovely books?’ and my kids love that!

My son has just started school and we have the Artyglobe rucksack with the telephone box for his PE kit. This is perfect as he is the only boy, not only in the class, but in the school with this PE bag, so he always knows which kit is his.

I plan to get 2 for the girls also for the same reason. The bags are 100% cotton and available in 3 designs – the teapot is next on my list! Simply beautiful, strong and practical.  RRP £10.

Most of the products we have from Artyglobe have been swipped by the kids! However, I have managed to hang onto the Card Wallets RRP £4.  These are just the right size for your business cards, bank cards and shopping cards and come in beautiful designs.

I have a few of these and I always know where my tesco clubcard is when I need it! I love them, as I do all the Artyglobe products and would highly recommend you check out the website for Christmas Gift Inspiration, you will be sure to find something for everyone.

Items can also be individually commissioned.

www.artyglobe.com