Einstok Brewing Company

I keep seeing Einstok's Icelandic beer around lately and it's really starting to grab my attention. I've seen it on sale at a few different places but most recently I saw it in Hollie's fridge. Their branding is simplistic and bold with no added fluff, which feels like a nod to a more traditional way of living. The clear design helps it stand out on the shelves against all the busier bottles out there which usually feature goblins, witches, wizards and other daft fictional scenes.

I've not tried any of their beers yet but Hollie has highly praised them, she knows good beer. With flavours of toffee and dark chocolate, orange peel and coriander or the more traditional pale ale and festive themed Doppeldock, they're sure to make a nice change from a 4% "neckers".

Has anyone tried Einstok, thoughts? Would the design temp you to part with you money?

Available at Harvey Nics and good supermarkets

Tomas Alonso's Desk Trays

Rubberised desk trays, we all want one right? Probably not, but if you were in the market for a super cool desk tidying solution I reckon you wouldn't go far wrong with these. Designed by Spanish craftsman Tomas Alonso for stationery experts Praxis, this projects toys with the relationship between squares and circles. I stumbled across Alsono's work online last week, the man has some serious skills and an eye for colour, shapes and materials. For anyone that's been to the Camper shop in Covent Garden in London or the store in Glasgow, he is the man behind the design.

All I need now is a desk like Jen's to put them on.

Image source and more of Tomas Alonso's work click here here