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Natural vases are made of woody goodness

2009-07-02T14:45:00.000-07:00

I admit when the folks over at Terra Furnishings sent me a generic e-mail asking me to check out their site, I was dubious I'd see something funky there that I liked. I think Eco is great, but it...

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Salt Side Out Shaker Shakes Up Salt Shaking

2009-06-08T21:37:00.000-07:00

Saltside Out is one of those ironic home accessories that subverts the natural order of things. In this case, the common saltshaker. Using hand-blown borosilicate glass, Jason Amendolara created a...

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Manana floor light started out life as a pencil sketch

2009-05-25T18:51:00.000-07:00

The Manana started out as a stick-figure like drawing in the sketchbook of Marie-Louise Gustafsson and ended up being a stylish yet laid back floor light designed to lean against a wall. It's 5'6"...

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Motifo magnet set turns your fridge into giant art

2009-04-23T08:27:00.000-07:00

Peter Locke has a pretty wonderful and reasonably affordable idea to turn your boring old refrigerator into a gorgeous piece of art. He's created a set of 1296 colored magnets called Motifo that act...

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Table made up of 3D pixels is infinitely configurable and infinitely stylish

2009-03-04T14:38:00.000-08:00

The Pixel table by Johan Lindsten is made up of a bunch of square blocks (sort of like screen pixels but in 3D) that can be rearranged "depending on the situation and desires" to any configuration...

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The Floor Perch is made out of felt, glue and awesome

2009-03-04T07:36:00.000-08:00

Ben Mickus sent me a note about his Relief Chair, which is made out of felt and will very deservedly be featured in the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum's upcoming exhibit Fashioning Felt....

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The Tun chair is perfect for captains and villains

2009-03-03T13:09:00.000-08:00

The Tun chair by Derin Design would be the perfect addition to my starship bridge or the control room of my villain lair, if I had either of those things. It's the kind of chair you can sink into...

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A sneak peek inside Droog's new New York store (PICS)

2009-02-24T08:23:00.000-08:00

Droog is an amazing design collective from Amsterdam that's officially opening a New York store on Friday, Feb. 26, at 76 Greene St. We got a sneak peek inside the store this morning, as well as a...

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A rug, a skull and some orange denim look...pretty good together, actually

2009-02-22T21:57:00.000-08:00

I haven't seen this one in person yet but I love the pictures of the Miniskull rug. It blends cheerful colors and designs with a laid-back fabric and a fairly traditional skull and crossbones shape...

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Porcelain piggy bank you need to "cut here to open"

2009-02-17T07:18:00.001-08:00

Ionna Vautrin combined the conventions of paper and the elegance of porcelain to create this gorgeous Pour Ma Retraite... piggy bank. (Translated that means "For my retirement...") To get your money...

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Kenny lamp is made out of knitted wool...sort of

2009-02-11T08:25:00.000-08:00

It doesn't say so on his site but David Taylor's Kenny lamp almost certainly has to be an homage to Kenny of South Park. The light is sheathed in knitted wool which makes it look like the bulb is...

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Table subconciously mimics the effects of daylight

2009-02-10T12:51:00.000-08:00

Designer Daniel Rybakken created a seemingly simple table that produces an ingenious effect via a hidden light, which you might be able to figure out from its name: Subconscious Effect of Daylight....

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TV pillow adds some test pattern to your living room

2009-01-28T12:29:00.001-08:00

I don't particularly have a use for a pillow with a TV test pattern on it, but I wish I did because I love it. It's 100 percent cotton with a foam interior and made for snuggling while you're, you...

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Iceberg desk is cool enough to put in your office

2009-01-21T21:32:00.000-08:00

Traditional desks tend to bore me, mostly because once you combine the need for a flat surface that can fit a chair under it and that also has storage space, your design options become limited. So...

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Wallflower Vases Are Like Little Trees For Your Walls

2009-01-19T13:16:00.000-08:00

Gitta Gschwendtner's ceramic Wallflower vases are a fun way to do just what the name implies: add flowers to your walls. The idea is as elegant as it is simple. Put a bunch of Wallflower vases on...

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Mr. Di Lamp Adds Some Baroque To Your Modern Style

2009-01-04T20:50:00.000-08:00

Mr. Di is one of those cheeky lamp designs that combines two styles, in this case modern and baroque. It would fit into my nicely modern decor while bringing a bit of zing to things, and it could...

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You're In Charge Of Designing The Alliterative Ponoko Pollen Pendant Light

2008-12-16T22:05:00.000-08:00

I hope the name Ponoko Pollen Pendant was a deliberate choice and not just some kind of random alliteration accident, because if it's the latter it's sort of like accidentally naming your kid...

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Ridiculously Big Lamp No. 15 Makes Me Drool

2008-11-24T19:40:00.001-08:00

I'm a rabid, raging, drooling, slavering fan of oversize lamps shades, whether they're of the floor, hanging, sconce or table variety. Thus I love Ron Gilad's Lamp No. 15 which is actually only 12"...

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Recycling "Egg" Adds Some Odd Style To Your Kitchen

2008-11-16T18:17:00.000-08:00

This giant white, blue and green egg is certainly eye catching, which is probably a plus if you're looking to make a statement about recycling in your kitchen. Your large, modern, funky kitchen that...

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Dexter Dismembered Silverware Looks Great & Horrific at the Same Time

2008-11-03T09:59:00.000-08:00

Not just in time for Halloween but close enough to still be talking about dismembered things (it's only 3 days later!) I found this wonderful Dexter flatware created by, ahem, Steve Butcher in homage...

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The Back of 'My Beautiful Backside' Sofa Looks As Good As The Awesome Front

2008-10-07T10:05:00.000-07:00

This gorgeous (but, I have to admit not altogether comfortable looking) sofa "draws upon a miniature painting of a Maharani sitting on the floor of her palace, surrounded and supported by multiples...

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Noisy Furniture Doesn't Make Any Sound But Looks Fantastic

2008-10-06T13:53:00.000-07:00

I don't know why Noisy Furniture is called noisy since it doesn't appear to make any obvious sounds, but the amazing concept certainly deserves a loud shout out for being innovative. It's a modular...

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Origami Chair Folds In A Lot Of Awesomeness

2008-08-18T09:26:00.000-07:00

Okay, sure, the Origami Chair from Form Us With Love is inspired by, that's right, origami. But plenty of things have been inspired by origami and not really turned out to be all that inspirational....

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Omar Is Possibly The Most Gorgeous Console Table Ever

2008-08-15T09:27:00.000-07:00

I'm not too familiar with John Reeves but wow this guy knows how to design a gorgeous console table. According to him the Omar is "reminiscent of an Arabic style, a tribute to the passion and...

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Amazing Folding Chair Doubles As Wall Art When Not In Use

2008-08-12T12:08:00.000-07:00

Dror Benshetrit has created the most amazing folding chair you and I are ever likely to see, called Pick. It's an aluminum body with decorated wooden slats that folds into a completely flat object so...

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