FANTASTIC   
What Ruth Gurvich has created with the Lightscape series borders on magic. Her vision – working alongside the artisans at the manufactory to translate objects made of handmade paper, complete with their folds and creases, into porcelain – has made the Argentine designer’s collection a source of fascination for the past 17 years. Now there is a new addition to this extraordinary family: a Vide-Poche, bisque-coloured on the outside and glazed on the inside. It’s perfect for storing keys and loose change, providing a temporary home for jewellery or a lipstick, or serving chocolates or petit fours. This tray finds its purpose all by itself – or as if by magic.

PHENOMENAL
The dormouse is, on the one hand, a cute little creature, and on the other, a day with liturgical origins that has since come to be used as a weather forecast. “Whatever the weather is like on Siebenschläfer, that’s how it will be for the next seven weeks,” goes the old saying for yesterday, 27th of June. According to the German Weather Service, the accuracy rate is almost 70 per cent – so it’s highly likely to stay hot. The only thing to do is to channel your inner sultan, stretch out on the divan and drink mint tea. Taken in small sips, the warm tea cools the body and dilates the blood vessels, making the heat much more bearable. The recipe: Pour hot water over a bunch of fresh Nana mint, along with a tablespoon of green tea and sugar to taste, and leave to steep in the teapot for four minutes. Skip the showy pour into the cup from a great height – that’ll just make beads of sweat form on your forehead unnecessarily.