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Smart collection of kitchen tools that keep your utensils elevated whilst cooking…

The Elevate™ range of kitchen tools are designed to improve hygiene and minimize the mess made by placing mucky utensils onto kitchen surfaces. An innovative weighted handle with an integrated tool rest ensures that when an Elevate™ utensil is placed down, the head is always raised off the work surface. The Elevate™ range comprises of 6 essential tools, available individually or as a boxed gift set.

Dishwasher safe.
Available individually (£8.00) or as a boxed gift set (£40.00).

[via Holycool.net]

I’d wager a guess that you’d want to treat this more as a sort of objet d’art than an actual functioning bank as you’d have to break it to cash in, which would be a mighty shame. The way things are going some coins will obsolete soon anyways, so you could get a start on your own tiny museum of pennies, nickels and dimes.

designer: Leon Ransmeier
Handblown glass.
Approx. diam. 8″

Another inspiration image from my personal cache… as much as I love how minimalism looks, it’s pretty unrealistic for most of us. The lived in feel of this office feels welcoming and I really like how every available inch of wall space is used for storage or display.

This is by far one of my favorite spaces. The black/brown/grey color scheme is classic and I love how simple and eclectic it feels.

To see more: APARTMENT FH

Chain-link fencing for a chair? Well, sure, why not… though I wonder if it would snag your clothes.
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I might be late on the bandwagon to see Emily Fischer’s Soft-Maps, but it’s better late than never. Her to-scale maps quilted onto blankets are pretty wonderful. Custom orders are available and word on the street is that the quilts make excellent gifts for big life events (weddings, etc.). Readymade has an HDYGTFAJ interview with her, I recommend it.

Shown above: Map area: WIlliamsburg Bridge to McCarren Park, BQE to East River
Map details: handstitched waterfront, parks and bridge
Queen (88″ x 96″): $3,600.00
Twin (50″ x 70″): $2,400.00

Mini-quilts are also available at a more affordable price: 18 x 24″ or 24 x 36″.

(This item’s link and price was updated 05/05/10.)

Shazam! This lethal looking letter opener designed by Enzo Mari in 1961 (for Danese Milano, Italy) still has the classic lines to catch my eyes in this year of 2010.

Presented in a classic gift box.
Material: Stainless steel with satin finish.
Dimensions: 13.39″ l x 0.98″ to 7.76″ w

(Special: $86.00 instead of $125.00)

Also, this looks like a slightly different version (dimensions, color and price) here: $106.00.

Before you go saying you’re sick of vinyl wall art, take note of Bodega. There’s a few finds worth considering for that empty wall space.

36″ x 48″ or 91.45cm x 122cm

What!? I can hardly believe my eyes! Lindsey Adelman (of Bubble Chandelier fame) has provided instructions on how to make your very own chandelier. Be still my heart. Morgan of The Brick House (pic of hers lower right) made one and estimates the cost to be around $120. Freaking amazing.

[via Apartment Therapy]

Start the new year out right with this slowcooker. It’s simple: place your fresh ingredients in the bowl, put it in the oven, and then wait for your meal to be steamed and cooked. Steaming (instead of boiling) preserves nutrients and vitamins, so you’ll get points for being healthy.  

materials: terra cotta, silicone
dimensions: 8.4″dia. x 6″

Also available from here for £39.95

Happy New Year everyone!

Raise a glass and start the new year off with a toast—in six different languages. Each 4-ounce champagne flute is etched with “cheers” in Chinese, German, French, English, Italian, and Japanese. Set of six comes with one of each language.

2″Dia. x 9.75″T.

I fell hard and fast for Deadgood when I first saw their Love Collection, and I might just have a serious crush on the Capsule Sofa and Chair. The colorful buttons and graduated tones add just the right amount of playfulness… might be the perfect thing to knock the serious edge off a room.

Capsule Chair (685h x 1050w x 900d), £2621.99
Capsule 2 Seater Sofa (685h x 2000w x 900d), £3712.20
3.5 Seater Sofa (685h x 2500w x 900d)

Whoa, this baby is on sale for half of its regular price. Not too shabby if you’re in the market for an air purifier.

Slim and unobtrusive, Henry quietly purifies the air with its five-stage hepa/carbon filter which stops unwanted dust, pollen, odors, viruses, and bacteria. Includes an automatic shut-off function and filter indicator. Covers up to 250 sq. ft. Made of ABS and polypropylene plastic and a zinc base. Simple assembly required.

Matti Walker, 2006
Size: 50.5h x 7″diam.; Cord: 69″l
reg. $300.00

(No longer on sale.)

(This has been posted before, but it’s now on sale.)

There’s something incredibly timeless and classy about black and white stripes. This vinyl Chilewich rug is a no-brainer for indoors or out; it’s super durable and you simply rinse it off to get it looking like new again.

This attractive indoor-outdoor rug with bold contrasting vertical stripes is durable, quick to dry, and resists mold and mildew. Made of tufted vinyl. Hand-wash only.

Designer: Sandy Chilewich

reg. $75.00, $54.95

These are such a cute idea for protecting floors. Too bad they’re only available to European countries right now, but soon enough there’ll be some US stores that pick them up. (Will update post when that happens.)

An amusing play with associations. We all know these sterotype socks and associate certain human personalities with them. The “Personality Socks” show impressivly how strong these associations can be, as they easily turn your chair into a snob, lady, small town boy or a good girl… An amusing protection for your floor, but also criticizing our prejudging on the basis of banal things like socks.

Available in sets of four equal socks.
They fit legs with a perimiter of 11-13,5 cm.