The Beat That My Heart Skipped – A blog dedicated to daily design inspirations. By Rohini Wahi.

Anorak the the design company well known for their hugely popular Kissing Animals Collection, are re-inventing the
traditional storage trunk. Hand crafted in Britain by one of the country’s oldest and most established makers, the
trunks are perfect for travel or storage, and come in two different sizes.

Tuck Box, the smaller trunk is available in Anorak’s kissing rabbits print. Traditionally used for boarding school kids
to store their eatables in, this re-fashioned classic would be perfect storage for toys, knitwear or crafts.
Steamer, the larger trunk is available in both the kissing stags print and the kissing rabbits print.

These tiny wooden trees are a collaboration with French designer Stéphanie Marin and celebrity chef Mauro Colagreco to create Mangier, a series of untreated wooden trees that may be decorated with finger food! So cute!

Hello! Sorry I didn’t post yesterday, I just got back from a research trip to Paris and was catching up. This trip was to research vintage markets in Paris but I was most excited to visit Merci the conceptual homestore for the first time…

The courtyard was so pretty with a cute red Fiat parked in the space and coloured fairy lights strung overhead. Inside, the central atrium had a wonderful twiggy installation dangling from the rafters that mirrored the ones piled up inside the Fiat. The central area was also peppered with huge comfortable sofas for relaxing in. The whole space had such a natural sense of ease rather than a contrived one as most shopping experiences seem to be.

Merci was also a lot smaller and manageable than I expected it to be as pictures I’ve seen on blogs make it seem huge, but this added to making it a more personable and charming experience.

The homewares themselves were a mix of really reasonably priced unusual accessories and beautiful key design pieces effortlessly displayed. I bought two really special copper industrial style lights for only €15  each – bargain! And three of the wonderful enamelware target plates below in blue and black.

Good morning! I’m off to Paris this weekend for a work-trip and can’t get my mind away from biscuits and Macaroons, so these tasty USB sticks are really doing it for me.

This might be the most exciting product I have seen all year!

Storm in a Teacup is a limited edition kinetic sculpture by UK designer John Lumbus. As you turn the handle on the teacup, the little boat will ride on the moving waves, while the stormy clouds reveal a bolt of lightning! These are available in Dutch and English designs.

I’m not actually sure whether you can drink tea out of them… I doubt it, but I love them!