A Few Of The Many Contemporary Items You Might Buy As A Gift

If you are looking for contemporary items as gifts, the choice is almost limitless. There are many, many different items that have been designed with a modern twist for the 21st century.

Take a tyre gauge for instance. The Reflects Montichiari tyre gauge is something that no driver should leave home without. You can check your tyre pressure before leaving home, and it's great for those unexpected stops by the roadside. Not only does this check your tyre pressures, but it also incorporates a pair of pliers, a pair of scissors, two different screwdrivers, a belt knife, a red LED light on the bottom of the tool and a white LED at the end of the tool so that you can use it in the dark. Oh – and it checks your tyre pressure as well! All that for less than £20 makes a great gift.

If you need a new doormat, there are some great ideas, such as one which has "Beware of the Dog" written on it and a chunk out of one corner which looks as though the dog has bitten it off! Another looks exactly like a theatre ticket and has "Admit One. TICKET. Entrance" on it.

Yet another door mat looks like the front of a pair of sunglasses in black, and there is another which looks exactly like your iPhone.

Chess enthusiasts would love the Umbra Buddy Chess Set which features all of the pieces in a design like the little Buddy man. They are made of cast zinc finished with nickel and titanium, and they have velvet on the base for easy movement around the board. The Umbra Buddy Chess Set board is actually a box made of ash with a metal board on the lid. When you have finished your game, all the 32 pieces stow away perfectly in the box. However, many players will probably want to keep the chess set on display on a shelf or desk.

Another chess set from Umbra is the Wobble Chess Set. This has a board made from maple and walnut with alternate wood on each square. Not only that, every square is concave. The pieces themselves are of traditional style and made of maple for one player and walnut for the other. However, each piece has a chrome finished bottom which is rounded, so that when it is placed upon a square it wobbles about in its' own little sanctuary until it settles down! How cute is that?

For the smokers out there, you can buy an ash tray which is made from silver plated porcelain and looks exactly like a high gloss chunk of metal that someone has squeezed and squashed in their hands prior to throwing it away. Sitting on your table or desk, that will make a serious talking point.

You can also buy the perfect gift for the lady in your life, which is the Venetian Pearl Mirror Jewellery Box. This has an intricate optical glass edging which replicates the look of Venetian pearl and is created by fine cutting and polishing the mirrored glass. The box has a soft black lining with various compartments and ring holders.

There are also the Koziol Miaou and Wow ring holders made in a choice of colours in acrylic. The Miaou looks like a cat and the Wow like a dog, but both have tall straight tails to hold a selection of rings.

Then there is an iPad mini case which is actually made from polyester but looks exactly like the material from which your jeans are made. It protects your iPad from damage and also has two outside pockets for accessories such as your headphones.

For the man in your life, you might like to put a smile on his face with a cooking apron which is in black and yellow stripes and has an image of a man with a smoking pan on it. Right across the middle are the words "Danger! Man Cooking" in large letters.

Finally, an inexpensive gift is the Reflects solar-powered key ring which contains three bright LEDs which are operated by a push button. This is ideal for finding keyholes in the dark and can also be used as a torch for security.

Contemporary Heaven is a business that specialises in contemporary design and has a huge range of items for a multitude of purposes, including everything such as the Umbra Buddy Chess Set and all of the other items mentioned above.