These lever arch files have 'faux book' spines and are a wonderfully elegant way to store your papers.

These lever arch files have 'faux book' spines and are a wonderfully elegant way to store your papers. The text on the spine can be personalised with words of your choice.

Time is money! This hour glass timer is made in the North of England, each one using original wooden parts from cotton mills. It makes a highly original present to any professional.

A high specification safe similar to those you find in hotels. It has a modern digital keypad, user-programmed coding, predrilled holes for fixing, and master override keys. The attractive 'faux book' facade completes the disguise.

This piece of sporting memorabilia is a great doorstop and is cast off a classic golf shoe.

A wonderfully elegant way to store your umbrellas and walking sticks.

This piece of sporting memorabilia is a great doorstop and is cast from a classic football boot.

An elegant reception bell, the sort you might find on the counter of a stylish boutique hotel. It has a wooden base and brass clanger. Tap the top for a satisfying (and quite loud) 'ping'.

This is a very fine bin. It is built in the square and has a lovely embossed pattern.

A tall lamp with four book spines forming the main pillar.

An attractive way to keep magazines tidy in your office or lobby.

A stylish square bin, measuring 10.5 x 9.75 x 9.75ins (265 x 250 x 250mm), with a pair of old-fashioned clubs on the side.

The beautiful game at your door! This resin reproduction of an antique football measures 5.5" diameter, so is not full size, but is otherwise remarkably real.

A superb reproduction of an antique leather rugby ball, right down to lifelike laces. Measures 7" long, so not full size, and certainly not kickable!

An ingenious and elegant place to hide valuables at home or in the office - a high specification safe with a facade of real paperback spines.

These bookends, styled to look like antique volumes. are made in England by Original Book Works. They are cast in resin using moulds taken from original antique books. Each piece is then painted, gilded and polished to capture the appearance of timeworn leather.

A 'faux book' designed as a hiding place to protect petty cash, passports, valuables etc. The exterior book part is made from compressed resin, painted and waxed by skilled artists. Inside it is a lockable metal casing. Two keys are provided.

Disguised as two volumes of 'History of the World', the hinged Drinks Book has ample capacity for the refreshment of your choice and six tumblers. It measures 14" x 8.25" x 13.25" (that's big!).

These ledger boxes measure 14.5 x 3.25 x 10.25 inches and are a wondefully elegant way to store papers, catalogues, bills, recipes and so on. They can also be personalised.

This colonial-style newsgripper is the ideal way to keep newspapers tidy in your office lobby or waiting room. Newspapers are easily inserted, and the pages stay in position however many readers you have.

An elegant, strong, bridge table with folding legs which uses very little space when folded away.

Store your tissues with grandeur in this faux book holder. It measures 3.5" x 11" x 7" and is designed for standard boxes of tissues*. Significantly more stylish than a box of Kleenex on your desk!

*If you use square boxes of tissues, we have one of those too. Ring us!

A stunning waste paper bin, with a 'faux' book covering. Beautifully made, it will instantly raise the whole tone of your office, lobby or boardroom.

Each coaster in this set of four is fashioned to look like a mini book. Smart and considerably more classy than your average coaster, they have a solidity and a weight that speaks for their quality. Yes, you can equip your boardroom with simple cardboard coasters, or even let your boardroom table accumulate attractive coffee stains and mug rings - or you can impress your clients!

In this ingenious strructure, a black ice bucket is concealed within an outer facade of faux books. When the lid is fixed to the top, it resembles a rather elegant pile of antique volumes. In reality, it's a fully-functioning ice bucket which will keep rocks cold for your gin and tonic, whisky, or other medicine of choice.

The days of smoke-filled meeting rooms may be long-gone, but there is still occasionally a role for the ash tray. And if you are going to whp one out of a cupboard and thrust it under a client's nose, why not at least make it a good one. This design uses the fantastic 'faux book' resin covering developed by Original Book Works, and incorporates a glass liner which can be removed and put in the dishwasher.