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penthouse floor lamp

I’m not microfiber’s biggest fan, but this is a decent floor lamp at a decent price.

“Ultra-swank chocolate sueded microfiber tops a sleek X-base in satin nickel-plated steel. ”
• Steel base with satin nickel finish; clear cord
• Chocolate brown microfiber shade with styrene backing
• Two on/off chain pulls
• Requires two 60W bulbs (not included)
• UL listed

Purchase Information:

Price: $79.95
Availability: Buy penthouse floor lamp here

Coat Check

Here’s another clever modern interpretation of antlers used as a coat rack, this time with a very tiny price. Available as either an antler or tree style.

“COAT CHECK is a clever range of coat hooks formed from flat sheets of 1.5 mm brushed stainless steel. Handsome, heavyweight, and durable, perfect for guarding your lucky hat, LuLu’s leash, or even your winter coat! The Coat Tree is 15″ tall by nearly a foot across, while the Coat Rack spans 18″ from tip to tip and 9″ from bottom to top. Each COAT CHECK is packed in a protective plastic bag inside a corrugated box. We’ve included wall anchors and a handy printed template. Why even we were able to hang ours perfectly straight!”

Purchase Information:

Price: $30
Availability: Buy Coat Check here

double walled oil/vinegar pourer by ichendorf

“hand blown carafes made to the highest standard of italian glassmaking. the visual of one container floating inside another is striking.

available in carafe or sfera (round shape) design”

dimensions:
carafe:
150ml 5″h x 3″dia
250ml 8″h x 5″dia
sfera: 150ml 4″h x 6″

Purchase Information:

Price: $18.00
Availability: Buy double walled oil/vinegar pourer by ichendorf here

Fuyuh Bamboo Laminated Ceiling Mobile

When decorating a room, there are so many opportunites to hang something from the ceiling, which helps bring height to a space. I always love finding great candle globes that hang, or beautiful lamp pendants. Sometimes, though, you need something that is just decoration, something so beautiful it doesn’t need an alternative use; simply something that looks good and will fill a void. Artist’s mobiles are usually the answer, and boy am I fawning over this one.

“Fuyuh was designed by Riki Watanabe in 1975. It is a classic Japanese design crafted by hand in a small Japanese workshop. The quality and details of the laminated bamboo are unsurpassed. Fuyuh is a small work of art, suspended in space.”

Laminated Bamboo
11″ width

Purchase Information:

Price: $738.00
Availability: Buy Fuyuh Bamboo Laminated Ceiling Mobile here

Rococo Clock

Purchase Information:

Price: $38.00
Availability: Buy Rococo Clock here

Fono by André Klauser and Ed Carpenter

The word ‘love’ is not strong enough to describe the way I feel about this lamp.

Table lamp made of rolled and powder-coated 1mm mild steel.
Available in light grey or magenta.

dia 13.2cm x H22cm

Adesso Architect Desk Lamp

Here’s a great little desk lamp that looks very high-end with a rather low-end price tag. One would look great in any modern office and two would work really well for bedside tables.

– Desk lamp with fabric pleated shade
– Satin-finish steel base
– In-line switch
– Requires 60-watt standard bulb

Update: This item is no longer available for $49.00 through original retailer, however I did find it on Amazon for $120. (11/19/09)

Purchase Information:

Price: $120.27
Availability: Buy Adesso Architect Desk Lamp here

Potato Queen II Wall Art

In light of things funny/fantastical…(and, think outside the box, why not add some whimsy to areas other than those delegated to kids?)

“These colorful wall graphics are part of the Vynil line by a French publishing house called Domestic. Domestic works with well-known designers to produce products that allow the consumer to contribute to the design. In this case, giant fantastical figures cut out of removable adhesive vinyl can be grouped or scattered around a room, based on your whim. The stickers come on 20 x 20″ sheets.”

Purchase Information:

Price: $88.00
Availability: Buy Potato Queen II Wall Art here

New York City in a Bag

Instead of getting a kid an x-box, don’t you want to be the type of aunt or uncle that gives the brainy gifts that are also really fun to play with?

“As irresistible to adults as it is to children, MUJI’s New York in a Bag comes with nine wooden city structures and six wooden cars. Included are New York City icons such as the Chrysler Building, the Statue of Liberty, the Guggenheim Museum, and MoMA’s original 1939 building. The wood is from sustainable forests. Recommended for ages 4 and up.”

(This item’s link and price was updated 11/19/09.)

Purchase Information:

Price: $15.00
Availability: Buy New York City in a Bag here

lowseat by patricia urquiola

I just really love everything that patricia urquiola does. The Lowseat is a steel frame covered with injected flame-retardant polyurethane foam and the feet are made of stainless steel.

The best thing is that the covers are removable for cleaning (except for the leather, obviously).

Purchase Information:

Price: $2243.00
Availability: Buy lowseat by patricia urquiola here

Stak Table Set by Karim Rashid

“Designed by Karim Rashid for Danese in 2003. Stak is the perfect stackable modern table set. Each set includes a plate, bowl, soucer and cup. Made of high quality Italian ceramic-ware. A stylish alternative to traditional table ware.”

Material: Ceramic-ware.

Dimensions: 7.87″ h x 10.04″ w

Purchase Information:

Price: $350.00
Availability: Buy Stak Table Set by Karim Rashid here

Fern & Frond Glasses

These are quite lovely…

“Three different delicate flora and fauna patterns are carved into glass then hand-painted using colorful translucent paints. The glass is then reheated to set the color. Each piece will vary slightly, due to the nature of the handmade creations. Hand washing is recommended. Set of 6, 2 of each pattern.”

Small Glasses (Set of 6)– 3 ½”dia x 3 ½”h

Large Glasses (Set of 6) – 3”dia x 5 ¾”h

Purchase Information:

Price: $62.00
Availability: Buy Fern & Frond Glasses here

Random Light

Hugely dramatic, light as a feather and distinctly Dutch, the Random Light (2002) by Bertjan Pot began as a modernist craft project of sorts. After attempts at knitting fiberglass as a means of creating structure, Pot turned to coiling epoxy-dipped fiberglass around a large balloon in varying patterns. Once the balloon was popped, the dramatic globe shape remained, becoming a buoyant pendant lamp for an entryway, dining room or lounge area. The light bulb is visible at the center of the globe, and when lit, creates an allover glow with minimal glare.

Bulb (not included): Incandescent 75W/120V/E26/A19.
Made in the Netherlands. UL listed for commercial use.

Purchase Information:

Price: $510.00
Availability: Buy Random Light here

FLAT HAT HANDBAG BY BOMBDESIGN- LEATHER WITH FELT

Bombdesign is a young label for furniture and product design based in Berlin- looking for new interpretations of the everyday object and rethinking the obvious. Is it a flat hat? Is it a handbag? Flat hat’s most important detail is a zipper that makes it possible to live inbetween the dimensions, between the flat two-dimensional an non-functional shape and the three-dimensional functional shape of a very linear handbag. For travel and storage unzip and roll up…

Purchase Information:

Price: $198
Availability: Buy FLAT HAT HANDBAG BY BOMBDESIGN- LEATHER WITH FELT here

O. Tray

Simple, perfect. Side table with removable tray top.
Available in Orange or Black

15″ x 22″ tall

Purchase Information:

Price: $103.00
Availability: Buy O. Tray here