Who could resist these puppy dog eyes? The yellow Lab on this mug is poised to be by your side.

All Emma Bridgewater pottery is made from cream-coloured earthenware ñ a traditional Staffordshire product which they make in their own factory in Stoke-on-Trent, the home of British pottery. Most of the production work is still done by hand, and all the pieces are individually hand-decorated, so every one is very slightly different ñ and their spongeware is always signed by the person who painted it.