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There are some UK bus signs in Abigail Ahern’s book A Girl’s Guide to Decorating–and if you were wondering where to get one, you can find them on Etsy.

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Drippy wax might be annoying to some, but this candle creates an interesting piece as it melts.

Unlike a typical candle, this column candle can simply be placed as an interior decor with its detailed and antique look. Even after usage, the candle will only burn 1/3 of the top, creating an original piece as wax will melt over to drip down the column base.

White or Black
W2.9 x D 2.9 x H13.4″

One trivet to fit all sizes of pots and pans? Yes, please.

The trivet consists of a stainless steel frame and four movable nylon triangles. The four triangles can be converted into three different sizes to ensure that the trivet fits all of your pots and platters. A flexible everyday kitchen aid that´s both compact and easy to clean

Material: Stainless steel – heat safe nylon
Size: L 18 cm, W 18 cm.

Also available: £ 26.42

Say goodbye to instant coffee. You can have one cup of freshly ground coffee whenever you want thanks to this Minibrewer.

You CAN get along with making just one cup instead of a pot. Using the Minibrewer, you make your freshly ground coffee directly in the cup. An economic and easy solution for modern daily life, where we rarely enjoy our coffee in the company of others. The Minibrewer is made of steel, rubber, and black mat plastic, and perfectly complements Stelton’s new designer mugs, inspired by Arne Jakobsen’s classic Cylinda-Line design.

Designer: Frederik Gundelach
dimensions : 2.4″w x 4.5″h

Also available: € 29.00

Incorporating plants into your home would be easy with this ladder planter, especially if you’re short on space. (I can see it working well for herbs maybe in the kitchen…)

A garden for your living room. The Kikku planter cradles four porcelain square pots that step up a walnut ladder. Architecturally elegant, it leans directly on the wall for support to create a vertical indoor greenhouse.

Made by Tonfisk Design, Finland.
Design by Susanna Hoikkala/Tanja Sipilä 2009

Look, the Cord Lamp in a smaller table size! As you regular readers know, I love the Cord Lamp and have it in my own home (see pic here), so obviously I have to post the smaller one.

“From a snake nest of winding cords, this lamp shoots straight up and stands tall on its own. Surprising the eye by challenging the unexpected, the Cord Light is simple, yet characteristic. The cord, one of the most disturbing decorating details has been made useful. The piece is made out of a standard bulb, textile cord and steel tube.”

Manufacturer: Design House Stockholm
Design: Form Us With Love
Height 38 cm

Also available in Europe: € 139,00

A while ago we had an email from a reader asking about modern menorahs. This one fits the bill quite nicely, as well as some others from the same shop.

Arrange the pieces in a circle, a line, or form whatever shapes you desire each night. The graded well holds either Hanukkah candles or standard Shabbat candles. During the year, restack your pieces to form candlesticks for use on Shabbat . Pieces come packaged in a velvet pouch for travel or storage. Made in Israel.

Anodized Aluminum
1-1/4″ diameter with 1″h stacking circles

Here’s a cool planter that has plant substrate integrated into the plastic as well as an irrigation system so you can leave your plants unattended for weeks. The level indicator will tell you when it is time to refill the reservoir again.

Dimensions: 16″ x 6″ x 7″
Awards: Red Dot Design

It’s hard to tell how this differs from the Semikolon Rainbow File ($32). The corners and edges are reinforced with plastic for extra strength, so perhaps it would be a little more durable? Whichever one you prefer, the colors allow for easy sorting of your paperwork.

H 13.75″ W 9.75″ D 1.25″

If you’re into angles, you might be into these Protractor Doorwedges by Offcut Design. Each door wedge has a protractor graphic illustrating their randomly selected 12 degree angle.

Also available directly through Offcut Design’s website (though you have to email).

We posted some work by “the.” before–they have a smallish portfolio of really clever work and they’re worth checking out.

This particular lamp would look amazing on my bedside table. However, the -$1200 would not look good in my bank account.

Construction: Laser cut translucent white acrylic with cool-white fluorescent bulb
Dimensions: H 16″ x W 6.5″ x L 9″

Well, take a look at this kitchen contraption. A double duty item, this ‘jug’ is a carafe or pitcher when not in use as a measuring device. Could be a handy sort of thing for making mixed drinks in bulk (for a few friends… or for yourself after a very bad day at work).

Jug and measuring spoon for liquid measuring. Spoon is printed with a scale of measurement. Read the measurement off the spoon when it is placed in the jug with the contents. The spoon has ounces and milliliters on it… Jug may also be used separately as a carafe or pitcher.

Measures up to 1000 ml or 32 oz.
Dimension: 8.5 in. H x 4.5 in. Diam.
Designer: WAT Design

Not sure how often you’re struck with inspiration whilst stirring away in the kitchen, but this spoon/pencil/spoon holder combo is a smart way to ensure that if it does you’ll be prepared.

update: Looks like this is no longer available as a set. However, the Drip Stop Spoon Holder is available from twentytwentyone.com for £7.00 or at Fitzu.com for $18.00, and the Kitchen Pencil is available at buysebastianbergne.com (designer’s site) for £12.00 and at Fitzu.com for $25.00.

These porcelain “Flashlight” pendants would be pretty fantastic either alone or in a big grouping. The price is altogether friendly too, so you could afford to get a few.

Designed by Andrea Chin
“flashlight” pendant light available in small, medium, or large.
Material: Porcelain

We all need more storage, and what better way to keep our gadgets and gizmos close at hand than with this sleek organizer? The black shiny one is seriously slick.

naoLoop Loft – A stealth organizing device that binds, carries and displays your important, everyday stuff. naoLoop Loft is a system of naoLoop tension straps fastened to a wall-mounted, steel shield. It goes everywhere – in the bathroom, the living room, the hallway or the work place.

Materials: Stainless Steel (85 Euro) or Steel Powder Coated (75 Euro), Polyester Latex Band
60 cm by 30 cm