Your Mother's Candles

Posted on May 5, 2009 Under Life

With Mother's day fast approaching, those of us who won't be able to make it home to present mom with a box of chocolates and some fresh flowers to show how much we care in person have undoubtedly started feeling…

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Vipp x Yellow Cab Series

Posted on April 3, 2009 Under Design

I always wondered during my travels to Europe if an expensive line of trashcans from Denmark would gain traction in design and shelter magazine-obsessed America. When I saw the line was picked up by Water Works and DWR (not to…

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John Caswell

Posted on March 13, 2009 Under Design

Sometimes conceptual artists make pieces you would never consider actually using in your home. In fact, we've featured a couple of those on this site. But we could see ourselves finding a place for nearly each of product designer John…

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DOT's Unvase

Posted on February 19, 2009 Under Design

Now that DOT has fully captured our attention with their first collection, which includes a fat, whimsical, bird-shaped feeder called the cipcip, sweet, buoyant porcelain candleholders that resemble paper boats, an a cutting board they call the ovetto that allows…

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Ink Dish

Posted on February 18, 2009 Under Design
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Fender Stratocaster Table

Posted on February 17, 2009 Under Design

Normally, we would never recommend using the head of a Fender Stratocaster as a place to rest your drink or eat your TV dinner -- they're way too small. However, the fine artisans at Portland, Oregon's Fender Custom Furniture have…

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Roger Borg Lamps

Posted on February 17, 2009 Under Design

Twisting and bending our ideas of what neon bulbs are capable of, Roger Borg's collection of lighting fixtures are eerily beautiful. Without relying on an anchoring fixture, the bulbs often stand alone in various color combinations and free-standing arrangements. The…

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TokyoFlash x Juke Tower MP3 Player

Posted on February 17, 2009 Under Gadgetry

There are a few shower MP3 players out there, but they're all so ugly. They look like the junk electronics that you'd find next to the nose hair clippers in the department store's "Gifts for Him" section. TokyoFlash just released…

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Fotoflōt

Posted on February 12, 2009 Under Design

Displaying your favorite pics on your wall is an undertaking that requires great care. Fotoflōt aims to keep your images in immaculate condition by removing the element of glass from the equation. Instead it utilizes a magnetic mounting system that…

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Gecko

Posted on February 11, 2009 Under Design

As you know from reading our site, we love our wall decals so much we'd adopt them into our family if they were human. And so it's with great excitement I came across Gecko, a Brazilian sticker company, whose designs…

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