“PP stands for ‘Plug and Play’,” says Jean-Baptiste Anotin, the founder of Waiting for Ideas. “The goal was to create a product as seamless and intuitive as a music app while preserving the quality and ritual of vinyl.” The manufacturer’s considered approach to design sets it apart, with its made-to-order items functioning as pieces of art in their own right. “I engage with music daily,” adds Anotin.

“Designing for it feels like an extension of that art. By facilitating the listening experience, I feel as though I’m part of a wider creative process.” waiting-for-ideas.com Best in lightingBothiThe Netherlands Bothi’s lighting strikes a delicate balance between physical form and intangible illumination. Founded in 2025 by Ollee Means, Amsterdam-based design brand Bothi is fast emerging as a name to know, thanks to its confident approach to simple, enduring design.

Lights in its collection are designed to emit a soft glow and quietly hold their presence in a room. “Creating a lamp is creating atmosphere, which I find intriguing,” says Means. “Light is quiet but decisive.”bothi.design Best cameraFujifilm instax mini Evo CinemaJapan This satisfyingly tactile new camera is a hybrid that brings digital convenience to analogue rituals.

Fujifilm is making a strong case for using a real camera instead of your smartphone with its instax mini Evo Cinema, an all-in-one instant camera, smartphone photo printer and video camera. The look and vertical shooting style of this fun-packed device was inspired by the company’s Fujica Single-8 film camera, which was released in 1965. The result is a gadget that’s easy to use (just click in a film cartridge) and offers visually compelling prints and endless options for tinkering with stills and footage.

“We found that users feel the actions involved in photography – looking through a finder, deciding on composition and pressing the shutter – make each photo and the memories captured in it feel more special,” says Ryuichiro Takai, the general manager of Fujifilm’s Consumer Imaging Group. This camera, he says, is about recording the emotion of a moment. global.fujifilm.com Best dining chairAfter by Fritz HansenDenmark This chair draws on the core principles of Danish design – but also updates them for the present. It takes skill and chutzpah to reinvent Denmark’s considerable design heritage, particularly as a non-native.

But that’s what Cyprus-born, London-based designer Michael Anastassiades achieved when he unveiled his After series for Danish manufacturer Fritz Hansen. The collection comprises a dining table and this generously proportioned chair, which comes in ash or deep burgundy, with the option to include a seat cushion. While the classic, clean curves of the After chair’s silhouette evoke mid-century masters Kaare Klint and Poul Kjaerholm, the quiet confidence of its execution is distinctively Anastassiades’s own.

The outcome is a continuation of a design dialogue rooted in honouring the work of past luminaries by gently nudging the conversation forward.fritzhansen.com Best armchairEri Swivel by Fumie Shibata for FlexformItaly A combination of Japanese and Italian elements makes this chair stand out, whether in the living room or the boardroom. The Eri Swivel armchair is a masterclass in harmonising structural integrity and sculptural appeal with a soft, enveloping form. Designed by Tokyo-based Fumie Shibata for Flexform, it reflects a pleasing coming together of Japanese minimalism and Italian manufacturing nous.

The Eri’s silhouette gently curves around the body, creating cocoon-like comfort. The seat and back cushions are filled with goose down. The armchair comes with a swivel metal base (pictured) or finely crafted, hand-turned wood legs – a detail that neatly reflects Shibata’s meticulous approach. flexform.it Best timekeeperBedside clock by HabityDenmark This nifty bedside clock doesn’t just tell the time or wake you up in the morning: it’ll help you to switch of at night too.

We appreciate this clock both for everything that it offers and for what it does away with – namely the need to download an app or fiddle with complex settings. Created by Copenhagen-based design company Habity, this compact alarm clock is intuitive to use and pleasing on the eye, thanks to its rounded shape and e-paper display. At night, the clock plays calming ambient sounds to suit all tastes – from the trickling of a creek or a snowstorm’s white noise to the dulcet tones of a snoring dog. In the morning, its light gradu