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Another gift idea installment for you on this Monday… Matthew Wells is a recent transplant from Seattle to Los Angeles and is a Visual Designer at Huge. He can also be found microblogging over at the swoon-worthy Since Eighty-Three.

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We are pleased to announce that Pulse has chosen BLTD as one of their publishers under the design/art category. If you haven’t tried it yet, Pulse is a news reading app which is the native RSS app on the Kindle Fire and also available on iOS and Android. Check it out!

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The Hee tray table comes in a variety of sizes–giving you options for a bedside table, coffee table or side tables. Powder coated base with plastic tray.

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These amazing carpets reminded me a little of the drawings by Louis Wain.

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This set features two different hand drawn thank you designs (set includes 3 of each design) printed on 100% post consumer recycled paper. The inside of each card is left blank for your message. Each card is paired with a recycled kraft paper envelope.

This set includes:
3 thanks, 3 thank you

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Agenda–well designed new Iphone calendar. Via Swiss-Miss.

So you need a typeface?

Do you have one of these yet?

Wallpaper* launches it’s new video series Wallpaper* Visionaries, kicking off the series with the amazing Office for Metropolitan Architecture (OMA). Architects can save us all.

Here’s a nice little collection of shelves for keeping things just within reach in the kitchen or above one’s desk.
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Crate and Barrel revisits a classic 60′s shape with tufted and buttoned cushions and updated colors. Just under a grand.

Even though i’m paper free–these still appeal to the organizer in me.

Noone likes an office manager shouting at you, so employ these clips instead. Each one has a call to action; review, file, pay & urgent. Each clip (1.75″) is made from thick, letterpressed board with a metal clip attached to the back. 4 clips served up in a little tub.

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Set of four containers slipcast in ceramic stoneware or earthenware, finished with food-safe glazes.

Lately I’ve been seeing a lot of muted color polyhedra (or polyhedrons).

1. “Rhombic” painting by Magna Paint. Acrylic on canvas panel. 12 × 12 × 3/4. $45.00

2. “Parlour Bold Chair” by CB2. 31.25″Wx32.5″Dx31.25″H (16.25″H seat). $799.00

3. “Icosahedron” Themis Mobile from Artecnica by Clara von Zweigbergk. L 16″ W 16″ H 17″. $27.00 (originally posted here)

4. “Icosahedron” painting by Magna Paint. Acrylic on canvas panel. 12 × 12 × 3/4. $45.00

5. “Pen Pencil Holder DRAWING DAISY
” painting by LESS & MORE Vienna. Acrylic on canvas panel. 8.3″H X 2.4″D X 2.5″H (6,5 cm). $59.00

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I’m loving these wood and earthenware storage containers by Belgian designer Vincent Van Duysen.

Available in 4 colors, with varying height and lid thickness.
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For just under a grand you can get a well-designed, upholstered platform bed in a nice menswear pattern. Designed by Mark Daniel of Slate Design.

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I’m picturing 5 of these above my non-existant kitchen island. Made of ash and powder coated aluminum. Made by Australian designer Kate Stokes.

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I like these little snarky “stamps of disapproval”. Perfect for when you’re feeling a little “meh” about the quality of someone’s work.

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