The Pillow Drop

Needlepoint, Taken Off The Grandmother.

Needlepoint spent the better part of forty years attached to the phrase "my grandmother made this", which was always rather unfair on both the grandmother and the technique. The Pillow Drop have quietly taken it back. The stitching is done by hand, the backs are velvet, and the colour is turned up several notches beyond what the average cushion feels brave enough to attempt. The effect on a sofa is roughly that of one very well dressed guest among a great many beige ones.

Places, And Things Worth Saying.

The range runs in two directions. There are the places, London, Paris, Ibiza, St Tropez and St Barts among them, handled as bold graphic colour rather than anything that could reasonably be described as a souvenir. And there are the slogans, which are the ones that end up photographed, sent to a friend, and then bought by the friend. Both sit very happily among the rest of the cushions and the living room.

One Hundred, And Then Gone.

Each design goes out as a limited run and does not come back. The brand caps every edition at one hundred pieces, which means the cushion on your sofa is one of a hundred in the world and the person who saw it last month and thought about it has, regrettably, thought about it for slightly too long. It makes for a rather good present too, since nobody else will be giving the same one. Have a look through the gifts for her and the home decor.

Worth Knowing Before You Choose.

Every cushion arrives with its inner, so there is nothing further to buy and nothing to go hunting for in a size that does not exist. Sizes do vary between designs, and the two formats sit quite differently once they are on a sofa, so the product page is worth a glance before you commit. Worth pairing with the blankets and throws and the wider home furnishings.

For more in the same spirit, look through the bedroom, the gifts, the newest arrivals, or the full list of independent brands.