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Here’s a decent sale on a very decent wine rack. (It reminds me a lot of the Cru Rack.)

The capricious form is made of a very strongly, super-light material. There can be stored wine bottles, but also most champagne bottles will fit. There are many ways to pile up the Grape and can be made to a beautiful wall. The Grape is packed in a nice carry trunk. -greenergrassdesign

designed in 2007 by Robert Bronwasser.
$160.00 $128.00, Buy it here.

28 biaugust has turned symbols of war into a vase and bank.

Love Grenade Coin Bank, $32.00, Buy it here.

Starting now, you can do something to contribute peacekeeping efforts. Convert your love to change and save it in “A Love Grenade” and donate it to those who are in need. As our part to World Peace, partial proceeds are donated to “Act Now to Stop War & End Racism”. (A.N.S.W.E.R.). –28 biaugust

Peaceful Bomb Vase, $52.00,
Buy it here.

War is destructive and cruel; it will mercilessly take away life and happiness. We don’t hear the deafening explosion when this “Peaceful Bomb” falls on the ground, nor the devastation after the explosion. We see flowers and plants which are full of life. They sway in the wind of freedom and emit unlimited vitality. We hope we pass this anti-war and peacekeeping message to you through “A Peaceful Bomb” vase in order to fill the world with peace. –28 biaugust

[posted by katie]

I posted the Areaware sale a while back, and now ideeli is having a Fauna Pillow sale with up to 60% off, which is a pretty good deal. Starts today (Thursday 4/2) at 11am EST. If you’re not a member, you can use code ‘betterliving‘ to enter the site.

Set of 2 Fauna Pillows: $70.00 $32.00

Ooob. Oooob. Ooooob. If you say it enough times it feels like some sort of meditative chant….but anyways, to get on with it; doorstop or bookend, how about that?

Ergonomic – The Ooob’s smooth, curved profile eliminates catch points meaning no more stubbed toes.
Staying Power – The Ooob’s streamlined form and heavy weight minimise any chance of you knocking it out of place by accident.

Multi-functional – The Ooob can be used as a bookend.

Thoughtful – Unlike wedges the Ooob does not damage the bottom edge of doors.

Gentle – Unlike wedges the Ooob’s rubber skin doesn’t scratch your floors, doors or furniture.

Colours: Mango, black, grey, red and deep pink
Dimensions: about L230.H70.D70mm
Materials: Steel core, silicone rubber
Weight: about 1.2kg

£19.57, Buy it here.

Sure, blackboards are everywhere nowadays, but I still want one. Too bad the larger of these two has a gargantuan shipping charge or it could have been a contender (i.e. contendah).

Small Clean Slate Blackboard, $165.00, Buy it here.

The proverbial list (to-do, wish, grocery, et all)—as well as notes, ideas and the occasional illustration—find the ideal home on our lean and long slate blackboard, complete with reclaimed picture-frame wooden ridge for deft chalk storage. Cut from reclaimed century-old school chalkboards. Additional shipping, $20. Approx. 12″W x 30″H.

Colossal Clean Slate Blackboard, $495.00, Buy it here.

Salvaged from turn-of-the-20th century chalkboards once used in Iowa schoolhouses, our original piece of schoolhouse rock has been reclaimed from the classroom to serve as a mammoth message board or a massive medium for spontaneous art. Cleat for hanging included. This item will ship from our supplier in 2 to 4 weeks. Additional shipping, $325. Approx. 42″W x 57″H.

[posted by katie]

Such smarts! What other things can you make from a plastic soda bottle? A ton of things apparently. Here are some links: DIY soda bottle bird feeder, self-watering plant container, hanging planter (like the grow-your-tomatoes-upside-down thingy), and a bunch of other stuff.

H 3.5″ W 5.5″ D 1.25″
Zinc alloy.

Available 5/1/2009
$15.00, Buy it here.

I have absolutely no idea why this particular retailer has a price of $870.00 on this table when other places have it at $1,495.00. Is it a mistake? Am I missing something like a defect listed or a floor model sale?

Featuring distinctive L-shaped legs and a warm European oak grain, the Corner Block Dining Table defines sleek design and solid construction. With its generous size and clean lines, it looks great in any contemporary dining space.

30″ H x 75″ W x 37″ D

$870.00, Buy it here.

This shower is super sleek (even the pan’s drain is streamlined), but I guess it better look that way for a total price of $2800.00.

The Armchair version of the Supernatural Chair is way more of a head turner with those curvy arms…super nice.

“this new stackable chair has a structure that is the result of an evolution, more than of a design process. It represents a new vision of form, generated by digital data, resulting in a chair to be used every day, slender, lively and healthy. The liquid, organic nature of its form combines the beauty of the human anatomy with the most advanced process of industrialization of 21st-century polymers.” -Ross Lovegrove

31″ H x 25.25″ W x 22″ D

$578.00, Buy it here.

It’s never too early to encourage your kids to become crazy geniuses (or too late to wish you had become one).

These lovely blocks contain many carefully engraved illustrations of the equipment, training, and activities that a budding mad scientist will require, combined with a clever alphabetic introduction to the concept depicted. Each block measures 1 3/8 inches square and depicts six mad science concepts and the appropriate letters. The set includes all 26 letters of the alphabet on five blocks (six illustrations per block).

Laser engraved onto a solid block of American maple wood.

$39.95, Buy it here.

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These are so inexpensive…I wonder if the quality is not so great? I guess you could afford to take the chance at $40.

Macro Accent Table-Espresso, 11.9 Diameter x 20.5H”, $34.99,
Buy it here.

Pedestal Table – Black, 18 x 12 x 18″, $41.99,
Buy it here.

Another addition to the ‘mustache‘ category, hurray!

Each ring is laser cut from clear acrylic and fused with a chalkboard mustache that doubles as a placecard!…

4-3/8″ x 3″ x 1/4″
Includes set of 4

$24.00, Buy it here.

Does it seem like reference material on modern/contemporary gardens are a bit thin? This book looks to have quite a bit of inspiring photos to expand your landscape design ideas.

-An accessible and affordable overview of 100 contemporary gardens from the early 1920s to the present day
-Traces the history of the contemporary garden, from the experimentations of the early 20th century, David Hosack’s Rockefeller Center Roof Garden (1933) for example, to today’s conceptual creations such as Tony Heywood’s Split (2003)
-Includes gardens all over the world by leading designers such as Roberto Burle-Marx (Brazil), Tadao Ando (Japan), Adriaan Geuze (Netherlands), Fernando Caruncho (Spain) and Martha Schwartz (USA)
-Features all types of garden, including Modernist landscapes, conceptual spaces, water and roof gardens, and urban parks

$24.95, Buy it here.

Whoa, check out how versatile these little panels are…you can make a screen, build your own light, vase or whatever else you can think of. Love it.

“A Spring Flower” are sheet panels that can be assembled into various combination and shape based on your own creativity. It can be used to form a curtain, screen, wall hangers, or as table/furniture covers, matts, and even interior objects. Decorate your interior with these elegant and innovative flower petals.

W5.7″ x L5.1″ per piece
One set comes in 100 pieces and is about 3.25′ x 3.25′ when assembled as a square.

$30.00, Buy it here.

Graphics on glasses are g-g-great.

Take a Number Water Glasses- set of 4, $22.50,
Buy it here.

Nutrition Facts Water Glasses, $22.50,
Buy it here.