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About Katie: Katie has been a product and textile designer, an art restoration specialist, and an interior designer/merchandiser. Her interests are focused on finding well designed items that improve daily life as well as reading fiction and making stuff. (View Profile)

 
 

Chalkboard Candle

These could be a great host/hostess gift- maybe something to keep in mind for all those upcoming holiday parties?

Paths getting crossed about what time you’re having dinner? Need a little help with names at your dinner party? Looking for the perfect shower favor? These super-cute Chalkboard Candles have limitless possibilities whether as gifts or just as little rejuvenation for your kitchen! Handpoured in Los Angeles with 100% Soy Wax. Candles come in Gardenia or Persian Fig scents. All candles come with chalk pack. 7.5 ounces.

$19.50, Buy it here.

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Price: $19.50
Availability: Buy Chalkboard Candle here

Web Stool

Not a bad price for a side table/stool…

Your contemporary living space gets a gold star when you display this modern, sturdy and versatile side table in its midst. It’s see-through, creating the illusion of more space. Pair two up for extra seating, or flip one over for use as a large, very contemporary basket for giant bamboo, large glass balls, rolls of festive wrapping paper and more. In gold powder-coated iron.

also available in blue.
15″ dia. X 18″h.

$98, Buy it here.

Purchase Information:

Price: $98
Availability: Buy Web Stool here

Forest Pendant Lamp

Holy, take a look at this pendant: it’s small strips of wood carved and placed meticulously to create quite an impressive light fixture. I’m actually surprised it doesn’t cost more.

Sculpture by day. Light by night. The warm glow of the Nori’s light sculptures dresses your living room soft gold. Light sculptures can be stained or kept natural to match the decor of the room…Nori Morimoto believes in meticulous craftsmanship and their work is always environmentally sustainable, safe and sensitive.

Designed and manufactured by Nori Morimoto
36l x 24w x 13h (inches)
Drop Length: 2 (feet)

$1,790.00,Buy it here.

Purchase Information:

Price: $1,790.00
Availability: Buy Forest Pendant Lamp here

Memo Coolers

I love these glasses.

Dimensions: 5 7/8”H Capacity: 17 oz

Memo Dotted Line Cooler, $4.00,Buy it here.
Memo Graph Cooler, $4.00,
Buy it here.

Purchase Information:

Price: $4.00
Availability: Buy Memo Coolers here

Le Clochard Home Cardboard Box Print Duvet

Check it out- this duvet is printed to look like cardboard boxes, which might provoke mixed feelings but the intention seems entirely good.

The Home Duvet lets you sleep under a cardboard box so a homeless person doesn’t have to!
This high quality duvet cover features a photographic print of a cardboard box. This produces an extremely sharp image that stays flexible because the ink is printed directly in the cotton. The image will stay crisp after frequent washing.
The cotton has a thread count of 144 threads per square inch, so it’s soft to the touch virtually non-iron. The duvet cover is produced in Pakistan and child labour is not used.
30% of the gross profits go to Centrepoint, the UK charity for homeless young people aged 16-25 (charity number 292411). Every night Centrepoint provides support and housing for 800 vulnerable homeless young people

Designer: Peggy van Neer

Single Duvet: £33.95 GBP ($59.80)
Double Duvet: £42.95 GBP ($75.66)
King Duvet: £49.95 GBP ($88.00)
Pillow Case: £5.95 GBP ($10.48)
Buy it here.

Purchase Information:

Price: £5.95
Availability: Buy Le Clochard Home Cardboard Box Print Duvet here

Feather Pins

I do believe the adjective ‘jaunty’ would apply to these feather pins.

The traditional gamsbart, which is what this pin is based on, is typically worn on the hat of hunters in the Alpine region of Europe. In theory, the size of the gamsbart reflects one’s manliness. Franz Blumtritt and Sons was established in 1923 and the founder’s granddaughter Regina Erb now runs the company. Grandfather Blumtritt started by following traditional patterns from the Alps; time passed, and in the ’50s one of his sons took some creative license and developed the collection they have today. The pieces are made in the workshop building adjacent to their home in the Black Forest. Ms. Erb works with a team of women, as she says women have the natural touch for the delicate work…

Manufacturer:
Franz Blumtritt and Sons, Germany

$40.00,Buy it here.

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Price: $40.00
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Cherish Chair

I’ve never felt all that excited about the color yellow, yet on this chair and a few other recent posts (like this lamp and the embroidery on this bedding) it seems to be growing on me…it just might be a great color accent for your otherwise monochrome room (if you have one, that is).

Reminiscent of a cherished design from the past, this solid timber chair displays a pared down silhouette – a perfect complement for today’s contemporary settings. Available in yellow lacquer.

W15.75 x D15.75 x H30.75 in.
by HORM

$225.00,Buy it here.

Purchase Information:

Price: $225.00
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Forties London Map Plate

Decoupage isn’t always fussy: this large centerpiece bowl makes use of a vintage map in the best possible way.

This is a huge 45cm platter decoupaged in 1940’s vintage map. I have carefully collaged the central london pages across the surface creating a patchworked london town! This shape & size looks great wall mounted or as a centre piece on a table…The piece is finished with a durable sumptuous glossy lacquer & the core is made from bamboo.

$145.00,Buy it here.

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Price: $145.00
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Bag (Shopping Bag Waste Basket)

This is kind of funny. It’s a luxury shopping bag waste basket.

Paper bag.
Size : 31x38x15cm.
$8.40,Buy it here.

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Price: $8.40
Availability: Buy Bag (Shopping Bag Waste Basket) here

Thomas Paul Tree Tote

If you’re going to have a tote, you might as well make it a graphic black and white one with green handles.

Inspired by nature, tradition and the outdoors, each tote is sure to get you noticed. Fill one with groceries, your everyday essentials or both! Hand screened 100% cotton.

14 W x 16 H

$36.00,
Buy it here.

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Price: $36.00
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Kind of Magic Floor and Table Lamp by Black + Blum

This looks like a pretty reasonable price for a lamp that does tricks.

“This light transforms easily from a table to a floor lamp and back again. Just unleash the aluminum base and reposition on to any height. This light will give any room a magical touch, seemingly ignoring the laws of gravity.”

Lampshade in polypropylene, polished cast aluminum base, and translucent lampholder, plug, switch and cable.
Dimensions: dia 5.71″ l 9.84′
$80.00,
Buy it here.

Purchase Information:

Price: $80.00
Availability: Buy Kind of Magic Floor and Table Lamp by Black + Blum here

Cross Round Table Glass

Today’s the last day of DWR’s Anniversary Sale. If you’ve had your eye on anything, it’s a good time to buy with the free shipping and discounts.

A sculpturally unique and compact dining solution, the Cross Round Table (2007) features an asymmetrical solid oak base that’s constructed of two interlocking pieces. Designed by Matthew Hilton, the Round Table possesses the same modernist balance of form and function as his other pieces like the Profile Chair and Cross Credenza. The pedestal base allows for unimpeded leg room and supports a .5″-thick tempered glass top. Where the top and base meet, four neoprene pads keep the glass from being scratched. The Cross Round Table seats four comfortably.

$1,750.00,
Now: $800.00,
Buy it at DWR.

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Price: $800.00
Availability: Buy Cross Round Table Glass here

Queen Anne`s Lace Tea Strainer

This is the prettiest (and most expensive) tea strainer I’ve ever seen.

“The Queen Anne’s Lace tea strainer is a small, barely concave disc of silver that is more perforation than material. Hand made in Ted Muehling’s New York studio.”

Designer:Ted Muehling
Materials:Sterling silver

($180.00 members) $200.00,
Buy it here.

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Price: $180.00
Availability: Buy Queen Anne`s Lace Tea Strainer here

Mod Docking Station

While this is a little more expensive than the other docking stations/device chargers that we’ve posted (see below), it does have a nice look.

Recharge and store all of your mobile equipment – iPhone, Blackberry, and MP3 players included – when you’re not mobile–all in smart, contemporary box. Its so hip-looking, your friends may think its purely decorative. Its durable, too, made of powder coated white steel with a soft red felt top, and its even wall-mountable to save space in your modern office or bedroom.

12.4″L X 8.3W X 4.5″H.

$198.00, Buy it here.

other stations/chargers:
Bluelounge Sanctuary Charging Station, $129.00
Lacquer Docking Station, $49.00
Phone/PDA Charging Station, $35.00
Bamboo Charging Station, $45.00

Purchase Information:

Price: $198.00
Availability: Buy Mod Docking Station here

Woven Wire Stool

This little stool will add some subtle texture and a nice metallic sheen to a furniture grouping.

Wire can be stronger when woven together than you can imagine! Another way to keep wire from the landfill, and to refashion it in a stylish piece of furniture – a stool or a side table for books. A unique accent that will last a lifetime. Indoor use suggested. This product is made using metal that is kept out of landfills. Each piece is unique.

Measures: 18″ x 18″

$225.00,
Buy it here.

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Price: $225.00
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