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I'm a little in love with this simple vase. It has a series of interchangeable caps that complement the simple receptacle, giving you various options to display your floral arrangements. Or maybe you'd prefer just a vase caps to add to any glass you currently have for a quick modern update? Several designs are available. -Handmade of brass 14 x 10 cm...Read more

Need a gear upgrade? Backpacks aren't just for school kids, and Incase proves the point with its Campus design. Now, if you don't mind a pinky-clay color, it's on sale over at The Ghostly Store ($34.95!), but if you'd prefer another color ($79.95), take a look over at Incase for the full collection. "The Campus Backpack is a full size bag accommodating up to a 15" Macbook Pro, with two...Read more

If your coffee table isn't doing you any favors, maybe this Index Table with its integrated magazine holder will help keep periodicals tidy. A stainless steel frame keeps things slick while the fine leather pouch and wood top warm things up. This is the year you'll have all that clutter under control, right? Measurements: H 15.75" W 45.25" D 15.75" Materials: Solid walnut tabletop; stainless steel frame; leather pouch....Read more

It's back to work for most of us, and let's ring in the new year by getting your calendar sorted. How about tracking the date with a perpetual calendar that's also a metric ruler? Sebastian Bergne's Monthly Measure fulfills both duties with its die-cast star and sawtooth-edged ruler. Placed at one centimeter intervals, the date can be marked by rolling the star along the edge....Read more

Happy New Year! If you're a typography aficionado, you'll be glad to hear that the 365 Calendar is back again for 2014. Each month features one typeface (chosen by a prominent designer Stefan Sagmeister, Ivan Chermayeff, Tom Geismar, Massimo Vignelli, Michael Vanderbyl, Louise Fili and others, all members of the Alliance Graphique Internationale (AGI)) and includes a description and biography of the typeface designer. As with previous editions, the major...Read more

Straws! Did you know that with Jix, a modular connector by Patrick Martinez, you can build all sorts of sculptures in a matter of minutes? Not many of us will go to the extent of the environment shown in the picture above, but a table-top sized sphere or a rhombohedron, sure. That imagination needs to be exercised, after all, and maybe even your friends, family, or coworkers will get involved...Read more

There are worse things to aspire to than to be true and brave, so if you're short of new year's resolutions, this door mat will remind you each and every day to be your best self. 'Lead by example' can be your new mantra for 2014. Measures 30" x 18" Coir, made in India. Available from Izola....Read more

Happy Holidays to you and yours! Here's hoping you'll have an excellent holiday break, full of good food and fun. We'll be back with regular posts whenever we feel like it. Enjoy yourself! Shown above, for next year's festivities: Infinite Tree, approximate ship date 3/15/2014. Designer: Johannes Molin Material: Basswood Dimensions: 17 x 9.25 x 4.25 inches...Read more

Okay, here's the last random smattering of gift ideas for you, but you'd best be quick to order anything with overnight shipping as today is really the last day with any chance for something to arrive on/before Christmas. As always, items are listed left to right, top to bottom. 1. Krochet Kids Simon Sleeve for iPad, $29.95 2. Areaware Whale Box by Karl Zahn, $49.00 3. Pen Type-A by CW&T,...Read more

We asked Matt Felten, Los Angeles-based UI Designer and all around swell guy, to submit some of the things he’s excited about this year. Thanks Matt for taking the time to share your list! 1. Stanley 100th Anniversary Thermos, $38.00. Everyone needs a thermos. Might as well get the best. 2. Great Showdowns: The Return, $10.41. I’m such a sucker for coffee table books. 3. Bowers & Wilkins P7 Headphones,...Read more

airbnb builds 50 birdhouses modeled after home listings Ha: Minimal Nativity Set. Fleksy, an application that replaces your device’s on–screen keyboard. 10 Pranks for Christmas Morning If you care about taking your very best selfie... The Power of Empathy: A Quick Animated Lesson That Can Make You a Better Person The Wolf of Bedford Falls That is all. Enjoy your weekend....Read more

As we're in the last throes of shopping frenzy, let's throw some random stuff together and give one last jolt, a therapeutic dose if you will, to your dying interest of finding just the right thing. Don't give in to the general malaise of oh-this-cheap-pair-of-gloves-will-do, for you, my friend, are better than that (you are reading this site, after all). A thoughtful gift is out there, and some places are...Read more

More random gift ideas for you... Items in the image above are listed from left to right, top to bottom, just like you read a book. 1. Camera Pin (silver) by Macon and Lesquoy, $28.00. At just under an inch square, this little pin will fit on a jacket or bag perfectly. 2. Soap: Kuro, Shiro, $35.00. Kuro Soap is made with White Charcoal powder, so you could get away...Read more

And here's the last random gift idea list today, more on Monday... Items are listed from left to right, top to bottom, just like you read a book. 1. Wilson Keyring, Enameled, $12.00. Stocking stuffer alert! 2. The Pattern Box, 100 Postcards by 10 Contemporary Pattern Designers, $19.95. A treasure trove of patterns. 3. Botanical Moss Tea Towel, $22.00. Another nice stocking stuffer, I think, or a nice gift for...Read more

Think you can't afford an Arne Jacobsen piece? Sure, maybe not the furniture, but you can now own... (drum roll) a cup. Who doesn't want some Bauhaus-inspired typography on their cup of coffee/tea/pencils/pens/miscellany? The letters were originally created by Jacobsen in 1937 for Aarhus City Hall, and now they've been revived (with permission) on these porcelain cups. Need I point out this could be a good gift for Jacobsen fans?...Read more