Description
Hugo is a weighted door stop shaped as a highland cow, sitting upright with a shaggy mane, a pair of dark curved horns and a soft muted-grey muzzle. His body is worked in a floral cotton-look print: coral and rust flowers on trailing green stems over a cream ground, tied at the neck with a broad forest-green ribbon bow. He stands 33cm across, 23cm deep and 26cm tall, a genuinely substantial little character rather than a token ornament, filled to hold a door open through a draught.
He belongs wherever a door swings shut on its own. Wedged against the foot of a heavy wardrobe or a hallway door, he does the job a plain rubber wedge does but reads as part of the room instead of an apology for one. The floral print and the countryside subject suit a cottage hallway, a snug or a child's room, and he sits happily on hard floors: wood, tile or stone. On a landing where light and air matter, he keeps a door propped without you having to think about it.
The weight comes from a sand-based fill, which is what gives a door stop of this size the mass to stay put against a moving door rather than skittering across the floor. The horns are firm and the mane is a long brush pile, so he has real texture up close as well as at a glance. He is one of a pair in this print: a matching hare, taller and long-eared, is worked in the same coral floral and green ribbon, so the two can flank a doorway or sit in different rooms as a set.
Specification
| Material |
90% polyester, 8% sand, 1% plastic, 1% bamboo |
| Design |
Highland cow, floral print with corduroy-ribbon bow |
| Construction |
Weighted with sand fill, brush-pile mane and horns |
| Size |
33 x 26cm |
| Weight |
Sand-filled for weight |
Frequently Asked
How big is this door stop?
He measures 33cm wide, 23cm deep and 26cm tall, so he is a substantial character rather than a small novelty piece.
What makes him heavy enough to hold a door?
The fill is largely sand, which gives a door stop of this size the mass it needs to stay put against a door that wants to swing shut.
Will he sit upright on a wooden floor?
Yes, he is designed to sit on hard floors such as wood, tile or stone, and his weighted base keeps him steady where you place him.
What is the design based on?
He is modelled as a highland cow with a shaggy mane and curved horns, dressed in a coral and green floral print with a forest-green ribbon bow at the neck.
Is there a matching design?
Yes, a hare in the same coral floral print and green ribbon is made as a companion, so the two can sit together as a pair.