With Christmas and New Year over, we're now entering the January doldrums so with this week's Friday Five, we intend to revisit a collection of M.E. articles to bring a bit of sunshine; no austere New Year's resolutions here...

It might be very chilly outside, but the sun is just about out. This project is perfect for transforming weak winter sumbeams into rainbows.

When the weather warms up, we want to be sitting on this playful Vigna garden furniture range by Martino Gamper, G&T in hand, naturally.

And when it's hotter still, we think these Microcoasts by Guallart Architects look like the perfect location for reading, sleeping and sunbathing.

Looking for gold-tinged nostalgia? Hugh Holland's photo series documenting skate culture in it's infancy should do the trick.

And what to wear in six months time? Easy. Rachel Comey's sunny and simple take on S/S 2012 chic.