From The Vaults: Design Gifts
Rather than putting together a full fledged gift guide this year, we thought we’d dig into the archives and share our favorite items from the past. One thing we notice every year is a vast majority of our ‘finds’ are timeless. So with that said, here are a handful of our favorites from the past few years our design category.
"¢ Pillows By Eat: Luxury"“ Desire"“Sore Loser"“Little sewn on patches of skulls, couples having sex, these handmade pillows by EAT are sure to spark conversation… Continue Reading
"¢ Potion Brand Holiday Cards: If you're like me, you don't have the stomach for cheesy holiday greeting cards. It's one thing to receive such a card, but it's an entirely different proposition to send one… Continue Reading
"¢ Ball of Whacks: The Ball of Whacks is made up of 30 magnetic "˜golden ratio' rhombic pyramids"“ they can be taken apart and rearranged in endless ways. It's billed as a "˜creative tool for innovators' and a "˜creativity workshop in a ball'… Continue Reading
"¢ The Nooka Zub Watch: Nooka, one of our favorite alternative watch makers just announced a handful of stunning new time-pieces. The Nooka Zub's as they're called are the first ever rubber band… Continue Reading
"¢ ShuffleArt Koobniks: ShuffleArt, originally the makers of the cute vinyl stickers used to decorate your iPod collection, recently released what they're calling Koobniks: Soft vinyl film to protect against scratches on… Continue Reading
"¢ Delfonics Tokyo: Wallet, keys, mobile, bag. There seems to be an over-saturation of the market with these quirky yet ordinary objects. However our comrades at Delfonics have provided us with one more piece to worry about for our daily… Continue Reading
"¢ Maki Sushi Plates: Each dish has a pod like built-in dipping dish for wasabi, ginger, soy sauce or the like. They're also only $5.95, and while I rarely post mass-market finds and products on this site, the sushi-fanatic inside me needed to give these well designed plates a special nod… Continue Reading
"¢ Tokidoki for Le Sportsac: The line of hand bags, totes, and travel bags created for Le Sportsac are bright, colorful and full of characters that include laughing flowers, winking stars, and coy babies… Continue Reading
"¢ Maiko Kuzunishi: It appears she mostly does illustrations which appear on her t-shirts, accessories and few prints available in her new online store. These plates are my favorite in her body of work and believe it or not totally affordable… Continue Reading
"¢ Accoustical Art: The Acoustical Art speakers are neat modified PVC piping with high fidelity speakers built in. These look very well made, and are precisely fabricated by hand . They are available in a few different styles, as well as a full surround sound… Continue Reading
"¢ Ideation Taks: Ideation's new Taks, make me wonder why it took this long to make new taks, rounded, friendly, and this cool looking. They were chosen from the RAW show "Metropolis Next Generation" competition… Continue Reading
