The French-American artist Niki de Saint Phalle is perhaps best known for her performative modes of production and monumental sculptures of animals, monsters and female figures like her Nanas. She was, however, also an accomplished filmmaker, printmaker and theatre-set and jewellery designer.

Saint Phalle designed her first jewels in 1971 in collaboration with the Italian designer GianCarlo Montebello in Milan. Her enamelled jewelled works from this period often feature the artist’s signature motifs, among them her smiling serpents, found objects and plump, gleeful women.

With its cartoon-like design, this pair of snake cufflinks is a brilliant example of Saint Phalle’s colourful Pop style. Offered by Louisa Guinness Gallery, they are a continuation of the edition started in 1971, completed in 2015. Snap them up while you still can.

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While an original piece of Jean Prouvé might be on the dream list, there’s a neat way of enjoying the designers elegant lines and focus on engineering in the shape of a Standard SP office chair made in robust plastic by Vitra.

It’s a smart design with steel tubing making up the front legs while the voluminous back legs feature hollow sections which effectively support the body and disperse pressure onto the floor. What’s makes this ergonomic design even more inviting is the opportunity to choose the colourways including mint green, Japanese red, ecru and citrine yellow. During the war, due to plastic shortages, Prouve manufactured the model in wood and that model is available too.

Standard in this case, does not have to mean dull. From £479.

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While children love pencil cases, adults deserve pen pots and top of the range is Bridie Hall’s monogrammed glass tumbler that boasts a glossy finish, a gold tone letter and a bright lacquer interior. Hall’s choice of colourways is inviting and the bold type, charming and rather than any old tumbler, these are handmade.

What you designate your pot for is up to you – pencils and pens? Chopsticks and straws? Brushes? – all look good. In this era of hot desking, this is one easy way of stamping out your territory with a smile. New Zealand born Hall, has always had an eye for decorative crafts and she is also co – owner of Pentreath & Hall on Lambs Conduit Street where you’ll find decoupage trays and much more to delight the eye.

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