5 of the best copper items

MOSAICFR COPPER LEAF 3D BASIN

What: Dress up a staid-looking bathroom with this stunning copper washbasin. Glass Design, an Italian company founded in Tuscany, uses Teknoform, a polymer-based material, to create the look.

Price: $2,750

Where: Equip-Bathrooms, Singapore Shopping Centre, 04-14, 190 Clemenceau Avenue, tel: 6339-5588

TOM DIXON ETCH SHADE

What: Geometry inspired the design of this lightshade. Interesting shapes are cast when the light is switched on as the panels are merely 0.04cm thick and have an intricate pattern etched on them. Use a single pendant lamp as a statement piece or a few of them over a dining table.

Price: $995

Where: Xtra, Park Mall, 01-01/02-01, 9 Penang Road, tel: 6336-0688

COPPER SMALL LANTERN

What: This carriage lantern adds a vintage feel to any room, with its burnished copper body. The piece, with its oversized ring handle and chimney accent, makes for a good accent piece.

Price: $279

Where: Crate & Barrel Singapore, Ion Orchard, 03-25 and 04-21/22, 2 Orchard Turn, tel: 6634-4222; and orchardgateway@emerald, 218 Orchard Road, B2 to Level 3, tel: 6634-8488

NET BOWL

What: Display your fruits and adorn this copper-coloured metal bowl with a colourful floral arrangement for the dining table.

Price: $95

Where: BoConcept, Paragon, 04-01/02/03, 290 Orchard Road, tel: 6736-0777

SCAMP TABLE BY BLU DOT

What: This piece looks like a wire basket for shopping at the supermarket. This "upsized" version can be used as a table in a minimalist setting.

Price: $770 for the medium table and $1,155 for the large table

Where: Grafunkt, Tong Yuan Industrial Building, 02-01/02, 85 Playfair Road, tel: 6281-8465; and Millenia Walk, 02-34/35/36, 9 Raffles Boulevard, tel: 6336-6046

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This article was first published on Jan 17, 2015.
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