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This seems a little on the high side of the price range you would normally expect for a laundry hamper, but if you look at it every day, it might be worth paying a little more for the aesthetic value. (The red is especially nice, though it looks like that color might not be available- such a shame.)

“Marie Pi, expanding laundry hamper, light wood stand with natural fabric.”
Colors: Natural Fabric and Light Wood
8″dia. when closed, 24″ fully expanded

One of our readers, Ryan, dropped us an email to let us know about this online room planner. It’s pretty easy to use and can get kind of addictive if you’re into rearranging furniture, but it will save you tons of backbreaking time moving around heavy sofas and cabinets.

Thanks Ryan!

Holy, this is a good price (if you don’t mind assembly required furniture).

Cord outlet in the back. Keeps all cords in one place.
Push to open; no handles needed.

72″W x 19 5/8″D x 29 7/8″H

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Man, kid’s furniture is a lot cooler now than it was in my day, and the stuff by Nume shown here proves it.

bed1: “This dreamy canopy bed can also be used as a sofa or play area.”
Birch ply, water-based finish; Mattress filling: pure English wool; Sides: felt wool; Canopy: natural cotton
Size1: 60″ x 48.5″ x 51.25″, $1999.00
Size2: 80″ x 48.5″ x 59″, $2499.00
Buy it here.

Washing Machine & Stove: cardboard,
12″ x 12″ x 18″, each $38.00
Buy it here.

pouf1: “This charming, soft play stool is filled with kapok, a natural vegetable fiber. Upholstered in cotton or wool, and available in three different patchwork color combinations as well as in several solids.”
23.5″ dia., $329.00
Buy it here.

table3: “Gorgeous and simple, this rectangular table with a contrasting drawer is enough to inspire the De Stijlist in all of us.”
pink or blue top.
27.5″ x 15.75″ x 19.75″, $419.00

Buy it here.

Jennifer Khoshbin covers resin deer heads with all sorts of patterned papers, making an altogether modern-yet-quirky trophy. Also, check out her Book Projects, where she cuts and carves pages of books to create some intriguing images.

“Beautifully papered, resin deer head. No deer was hurt in the making of this craft!
Features removable antlers and a keyhole hanger in the back.”

deer head:18″h x 18″w x 14″d, $225.00

These containers are made from discarded tires that are hand-cut and hand-sewn into a multi-use vessel indoors or out. They’d be perfect as a planter, carrying container, or just act as a holdall for miscellany.

“Americans alone toss out about 300 million tires every year. The big thinkers of the world are working on creative ways to reuse this vast quantity of rubber – ideas include mixing ground-up tires with urethane to create sidewalks or burning them like coal to produce energy. Meanwhile, some designers are thinking a little smaller. With the large Rubber Tote, discarded tires are hand-cut and hand-sewn into a vessel that can be used indoors or out as planter for a small tree, carrying container, space for gardening supplies or anything else that can benefit from solidly constructed storage. Modeled on ancient leather-crafting techniques, these durable containers are each unique and offer a functional alternative to the landfill. Not guaranteed to be watertight. Made in Egypt.”

Small Rubber Tubs (Set of 6): H 14″ Diameter range 8″-17″, $320.00, Buy it here.

Rubber Tote: H 13″ Diameter 21″, $75.00,
Buy it here.

Rubber Flower Pots (Set of 3): H 10″ Diameter 8″/9″/10″, $110.00
Buy it here.

Photographs of the wounded in hospitals, empty playgrounds, and men crying over their dead children do little to assuage the overall feel of emptiness that is brought home with this book of photographs in Iraq. There’s beauty to be found in the images of dusty landscapes, but the lonely streets, some scattered with trash, push the previous sense of beauty clear out of the way. The American soldiers outfitted in their layers of gear contrast roughly with the people living in such a war zone, especially since most Iraqis shown are captured, wounded, grieving or dead. There’s an honesty that’s painful to look at, a reality of immediate grief that we don’t always see on the evening news channels, which, let’s face it, by now if we watch at all we’re mostly immune to that sort of stuff anyways. I’d like to think these images stir up some feelings that disregard personal political affiliations, and bring about some clear ideas of how horrible war is despite the reasons for it, and maybe even create some sense of compassion and understanding for those that go through it, but I’m sure there’s someone somewhere who can prove me wrong.

“For me, this book is about distance. It describes the gap between different peoples and cultures in Iraq. It attempts to show the space between two wars, the American invasion and the Iraqi civil war, the space between us and them, my experience and your experience. The fear and mistrust between humans.” -Christoph Bangert

Photographs by: Christoph Bangert
Text by: Jon Lee Anderson

We posted this a couple of years ago, but each time I run across it I think of it as such a perfect size (36″ long!) for over a bigger dining table.

“Cast a modern glow on your contemporary space with our Frosted Hanging Light by the Gus Modern company. Designed with the sleek angles and clean lines that mark the signature style of its cutting-edge designer, this rectangular lighting fixture houses two brilliant bulbs for high-quality indoor lighting. Fashioned from a clear acrylic shade, this Gus Modern lighting is suspended from two sturdy cables affixed to an enduring, stainless steel ceiling plate that mounts easily to your electrical source. 8 feet of electrical cord is included with the Frosted Hanging Light for convenient wiring.”

36″L x 7″W x 7″H.

I have to admit, I was a bit dubious about Warhol’s designs being interpreted into watches, but I think some of them turned out to look pretty decent.

shown left to right:
Sam Electric Chair Watch, $150.00,
Silver Sketch Pack, $45.00
Gold Sketch Pack, $45.00
Fragile Crosses Watch, $300.00

This small-scaled coffee table has a friendly price tag; it has the interesting angled leg feature which would look good with or without books/magazines.

“A dark wood coffee table can sometimes seem heavy and overbearing, but this honey-toned acacia wood table retains a sense of airiness due to the open and angular design that rests lightly on the floor with just two contact points. The interior of the coffee table provides ample storage for oversize magazines and art books.”

sustainable acacia wood
(assembly required)

22″ x 36″ x 15″

This lampshade sure shows some green greenery. The feel of taking a walk through the woods would never be too far away if you added this lampshade to one of your rooms.

‘The shade is 20″ in diameter, top and bottom, and 9″ tall. These are lamp shades only, for table lamps or hanging fixture lamps. There is a universal metal ring that fits between the fixture and the lightbulb… You can flip your old lamp into a super pretty natural glow. Each lamp also comes with a bottom light diffuser. It’s a “bottom” to the shade that gives it a sealed, light box look. The shade works without the diffuser as well, but a diffuser is included with each one. 60 watt max.’

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Posters are an inexpensive way to get some good art on your walls; a case in point is this particular one by Wayne Pate- it’s bold and graphic, yet not much more than what you’d spend on a decent dinner.

“Beautiful screen printed poster by Wayne Pate of Good Shape Design. Signed by the artist.”

Designer: Good Shape Design, Brooklyn, NY

18×24 inches

Holy smokes, this chair is on sale for $300 from the original price of $750…a steal!

North South Project
Canadian designer Patty Johnson
H 28.5″ W 23.25″ D 21.25″ Seat H 17″

I’ve just finished looking through the new David Report bulletin called
“I shop therefore I am” and I highly recommend taking a few moments to read through it. It might just make you a little more aware of your responsibilities as a consumer.

“Shopping has turned into a lifestyle. We consume as leisure and a way to pass time. But at the same time many are realizing that the power of consumption is stopping us from finding true and sincere happiness; and that shopping often works as a substitute for something that we´re missing in life. At what point does the accumulation of material goods become less fulfilling and more stressful and overwhelming…
Our consumption grows in the same pace as our economic growth. Studies shows that in hundred years we consume eight times as much per capita as today. Can our globe take such a strain? The power of consumption is being questioned and there´s a change in attitude and way of life. We don´t want to be consuming goofs, we want to be considered aware and responsible. It is all about WHAT we buy and WHAT we choose to invest in, the world we live in will be the result of those choices.”

This changing table and shelf both bring further confirmation that the modern baby room has more than enough options for stylish furniture. I’d say the shelf isn’t limited to a kid’s room either…

Also available in all white.

CUB Station:
“Changing table combined with all-purpose dresser, two doors concealing an inside shelf, removable changing panel which stows at Station base, fits many changing pads on the market.”

H38″ W37″ D20″, $575.00, Buy it here.

CUB Stacker:
“Five shelves. wall cleats for mounting included.”

H59″ W24″ D16″, $299.00, Buy it here.