Snail Wooden Coaster Set

The Oaknook Snail Wooden Coaster Set stacks into a snail shape when the coasters are not in use, held together by magnets set into the base. Storage and ornament in the same object, which means the set does not need a drawer or a separate holder to live in. Loose coasters are the single most easily lost item on a desk, ending up under monitors, behind books and in drawers within a fortnight of being unpacked.

The magnets are what make it work rather than a moulded cradle. The coasters snap into position as you stack them and stay aligned when the whole thing is picked up or knocked, instead of sliding apart into a loose pile the way an unheld stack does. Giving them a shape to return to makes putting them away the easier option rather than the conscientious one, which is why the set stays together.

Each coaster is heat resistant enough for a fresh cup straight from the machine, and wooden rather than laminated so it will not delaminate with repeated condensation. Considerably better looking on a shelf than a stack of loose discs, which is largely the point of buying a set like this. The stacked form is small enough to leave permanently on a desk or a side table, where it reads as an object rather than as tidied up clutter.

• Wooden coasters with magnetic base
• Stacks into a shaped holder
• Heat resistant
• Magnets hold the stack aligned
• Doubles as a shelf ornament