Eddingtons BananaGuard £5.49
Make bruised and battered bananas a thing of the past with the ingenious BananaGuard, designed by Canadian Emergency Room doctor David Algunik. The distress caused by the mashed mess his bananas turned into on his way to work led him to think that there must be a better mode of banana transportation. Made from lightweight plastic, it will fit just about any size or shape of banana. Just pop it in, snap the BananaGuard shut and toss it (as carelessly as you like) into your lunchbox, bag or backpack. Even on a crowded tube your banana won’t get squashed. Ventilation holes on the sides of the BananaGuard keep the contents fresh and deter premature ripening until you’re ready for your fruit fix. The indispensable Bananaguard is also dishwasher safe and comes, appropriately enough, in bright banana yellow.

Ted Baker Bento Box, Purple £15.00
In a bright pop of purple, this box of tricks Bento box is perfect for ladies who lunch. Beginning as a menswear label in 1980s Glasgow, Ted Baker quickly gained a reputation for snappy tailoring and an eye for detail. The first store offered a free laundry service for every shirt sold, which goes some way towards capturing the brand’s distinctive sense of humour. Now an international name branching into home accessories, each Ted Baker design has personality stamped all over it. The label shuns advertising of conventional sorts, relying solely upon word of mouth and inventive ideas.