Designer Sky+ Boxes

published 18 November 2011

Not since our first VHS cassette recorder were we as excited about a television invention as when Sky+ was launched.

Amazingly, it is actually ten years since the device was launched, enabling couch potatoes to record everything they wanted, and rewind and fast-forward live TV, without the constant fear of chewed tapes.

To celebrate this landmark, Sky are releasing ten limited-edition 1TB Sky+ HD boxes, designed by some of Britain’s most high profile fashion, fabric and jewellery designers including Matthew Williamson, Richard Nicoll, Agent Provocateur, Celia Birtwell, Julie Verhoeven, Solange Azagury-Partridge and Farrow & Ball.

So if you fancy adding a touch of design and style to your front room, pick up one of these for Christmas. Unfortunately we can't promise they'll make the programmes any better.

To preorder one, visit www.sky.com/designerboxes

Basso & Brooke

Farrow & Ball

Julie Verhoeven

Roksanda Illincic

Solange Azagury-Partridge

As Content Director of Shortlist, Marc likes nothing more than to compile endless lists of an evening by candlelight. He started out life as a movie writer for numerous (now defunct) magazines and soon found himself online - editing a gaggle of gadget sites, including TechRadar, Digital Camera World and Tom's Guide UK. At Shortlist you'll find him mostly writing about movies and tech, so no change there then.