How to choose sustainable and practical homeware gifts

These presents will be welcomed by hosts who love to cook and entertain, not only at Christmas but all year round

Claire Grennan, co-owner of the Irish Design Shop, Drury Street, Dublin.

How guilty do we feel in January, stuffing bags full of unwanted Christmas presents friends and family generously sprung out for but fell short of our taste?

I’m all for buying for the home. You really can’t go wrong with practical, good-looking glassware, tableware, linens and cookware which are perpetually useful.