Floral Ceramic Soap Dispenser

Most soap dispensers are plastic bottles wearing a disguise. This one is properly made: a glazed porcelain body with a raised floral motif running around it and a pump fitted into the neck. It has the weight of a piece of tableware rather than a bathroom accessory, which is what stops it sliding around a wet basin surround.

The floral pattern is worked into the surface rather than printed on top, so it will not wear off with daily handling or wipe away with cleaner. The white ground keeps it neutral enough for a traditional bathroom or a modern one, and it sits comfortably next to chrome, brass or matt black taps without arguing with any of them.

It works equally well in a kitchen, where a decent dispenser by the sink is more pleasant than the original washing-up liquid bottle, and it can be refilled from a bulk container, which saves buying a new plastic pump every few weeks. Hand wash the body rather than putting it in the dishwasher, and rinse the pump through with warm water occasionally to stop soap drying in the mechanism. It is fired porcelain, so it will chip or break if dropped on a hard bathroom floor - place it away from the edge of a basin or worktop.

• Glazed porcelain soap dispenser with a raised floral motif
• Pump fitted for hand soap, washing-up liquid or lotion
• Pattern worked into the surface - will not wear off or wipe away
• Suits bathrooms and kitchens; refillable from bulk containers
• Weighted body resists sliding on a wet basin surround
• Hand wash the body; rinse the pump with warm water occasionally
• Fired porcelain - will chip or break if dropped; keep away from edges