Six little ways to brighten your week

Light up your taste buds 

Last November, loungewear brand Tom Àdam launched a collection of playful trompe-l’oeil food candles that range from the savoury – think baguettes and blocks of butter – to the sweet, such as a tarte aux framboises. Made using unscented natural wax, the candles are produced in a family-run workshop in Italy that has been in the candle-making business for more than 180 years. Tom Àdam Baguette, Tarte Framboise and Moka Pot candles, €40 each

Key rings to love from the Louvre 

This year, the Louvre staged its first fashion exhibition, Louvre Couture, Art and Fashion: Statement Piece, featuring 45 maisons and designers from Chanel to Balenciaga. As part of the exhibition, the museum invited artist, architecture and designer Harry Nuriev to create a collection of souvenirs, including 15 silver-plated metal charms of chandeliers, crowns, eagles and more. Harry Nuriev silver-plated metal key rings (selection of 15 charms), €35, boutique.louvre.fr

Laptop cases that’ll have you covered

Made from carré-woven vegetable-tanned leather that develops a patina over time, these handwoven laptop cases are made in small batches by artisans in India. The sleeves, available in 13in and 15in sizes and in solid colour or a checked pattern, were designed in Brooklyn by Bembien, a label founded in 2017 by Vogue former marketing director Yi-Mei Truxes. Bembien Lia laptop case in (from top) caramel, copper and Sienna check, and caramel and Sienna check, £102 (13in) and £127 (15in)

A zesty lemon squeezer

Gohar World has turned swans, songbirds and fish into charming lemon squeezers that are the perfect tabletop accompaniments for salad and seafood. Each engraved stainless-steel squeezer fits a single citrus wedge and comes in the brand’s signature red pouch. Gohar World lemon squeezer, from £29, gohar.world, selfridges.com

Practically perfect poop-bag pouches

This smart little pouch attaches to a pet carrier or lead and comes in seven rich colours, from toffee to avocado green. Designed by LISH, a label specialising in sustainable pet accessories, each piece is created in its east London studio using vegetable-tanned Italian leather handcrafted by British saddlers. LISH leather Coopers dog poo bag dispenser, £49

A clear winner of a lens cleaner

Alpagota Vision lens spray After a spritz of Alpagota’s aromatic lens cleaner, your specs will be smudge-free and delicately scented. Packaged in chic, refillable, perfume-like bottles, the spray comes in three fragrances: sandalwood and matcha, eucalyptus and patchouli, and green mandarin and cedarwood. Alpagota Vision lens spray, £43 for 30ml