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How great are these? Perfect as a gift for anyone familiar with Pantone charts.

These mugs, inspired by Pantone Color charts, are glazed with a pattern resembling the iconic Pantone Color Chip and come with cute Pantone chip tag. Graphic designers and Color Gurus rejoice!
10 oz Mug.

Available in sets of 10 (1.0 and 2.0) for $125 or a 4pk “Tea Set” for $52.50

$52.50-$125.00, Buy it here.

This is one cute/clever menorah.

This fun, clever menorah is made from a recycled motherboard. A discrete panel on the back of the menorah controls each of the nine LED lights. The included 9-volt battery plugs into the base. Spot clean with a damp cloth. Made of PCB and LED lights.

5.75h x 9.25l x 4.25″w

$25.00 ($20.00 Members), Buy it here.

The organic translucent vessels by Tina Frey are lovely.

Modern designs in resin. Tina Frey Designs is a collection of home accessories, useful objects and jewelry by San Francisco-based designer Tina Frey. Her design aesthetic ranges from organic shapes to sleek clean lines, with a wide range of colors inspired by hues of translucent popsicles, jelly beans, solid candies, or reminiscent of rich finishes like stone.

Shown clockwise, starting top left:
Hannes Container, $76.00
Leo Vase, $100.00
Emma Tray, $270.00
Justin Tray, $330.00
Macy Six Bubble Necklace, $220.00
To see more, click here

Collection ranges from $40.00-$330.00, Buy it here.

I like the idea of this ‘happy birthday’ cake mold, though I guess you’d have to leave off the frosting?

This food grade silicon mould creates the cake that says it all. Non-stick silicone bakeware. Oven safe to 570 degrees C. Dishwasher safe. Microwave safe. Freezer safe.

Designer: Sam & Jude
Dimensions: 8.5″dia x 2.16″H

$35.00, Buy it here.

While this looks to be a perfect invention for readers (automatic sensor, brilliant!), take note that if you live outside of the U.K. you should be prepared to switch out the power plug, or ask after a customized version to suit you.

Lili Lite is a reading light, a bookmark and a bookshelf combined into one smart product. A sensor turns off the light when an open book is placed on the shelf. When the book is picked up again, the light automatically turns on. Lili Lite also has a switch to turn the light on and off manually. Lili Lite is a witty design that combines function and style in a simple but ingenious way.

designed by Thijs Smeets
21 x 31 x 19 cm

119 €, Buy it here.

Take a look at this moon-inspired interpretation of the clock.

A clock with a form derived from the lunar phase considered most beautiful in Japan since ancient times. The hour and minute hands are emphasized as the absent “shadowed” portion passes over them.

Designer: Teruhiro Yanagihara
Materials: Aluminum
Dimensions: 5.3″ dia.

$99.00, Buy it here.

I know these are normal-nice, and not especially amazing in design attributes, but seeing as they promote international holiday cheer you’ll just have to bear it.

‘The words may be different, but when it comes to champagne, the sentiment is the same around the world “cheers!” Fluent in the international language of celebration, our glass champagne flutes are etched with traditional toasting words: “cheers” in English, “sante” in French, “salute” in Italian and “prost” in German.’

each glass measures 8 3/4″ high and holds 6 oz

These are an excellent way to camouflage a votive candle.

The Citylight is a vellum lampshade that slides over a laser cut metal city scape, inside sits a votive candle and voila, you have a perfect reflecting city, creating a wonderful mood on any table inside or out.
The set comes complete with the base, 2 vellum shades and the city scape in a cute little box.

Berlin, Hamburg, London, Munich, New York, Paris, Zurich

$25.00, Buy it here.

I remember seeing these window shades a while back and now that they’re available for purchase I have to say I still think they’re pretty clever.

Paris. Stockholm. Helsinki. Tokyo. By night. Sun set or dark night. Sun light or street light. The city traces itself onto your windows. A subtle illusion.

Paris 120 x 200 cm / Tokyo 140 x 200 cm / Helsinki 160 x 200 cm / Stockholm 180 x 200 cm. Also available in custom made size.
Artist: Elina Aalto

€ 345.00, Buy it here.

Wall-mounted wine racks are a super way to save space and show off your collection at the same time.

Sparked by the graphic line of hanging grapes, Wagner created this wall-mounted wine rack for Danish brand Menu. The clever design allows you to suspend all kinds of bottles: ordinary ones, slim dessert ones, even heftier ones of Champagne. Available in polished aluminum or skinned in black rubber. Mounted with two screws.

Size: 13″ high, holds 6 bottles.

$52.00, Buy it here.

These concrete planters will add a sleek modern look to whatever plant you choose. I love the offset opening; funny how a rather simple design alteration can make all the difference.

Introducing the 2008 concrete planter collection. Designed by Leo Estevez and individually poured using our custom concrete blend which is 40% lighter than standard concrete. A smoother more polished finish is what sets our objects apart.

Planters are individually poured using a custom blend of volcanic ash and powder fine quality portland cement.

$45.00-$225.00, Buy it here.

This might be a thoughtful gift for anyone interested in science-y type stuff.

Invented in the late 1870s by chemist Sir William Crookes, a Radiometer is part science project, part conversation piece. Housed inside a glass bulb with a partial vacuum, the four vanes of the Radiometer are attached to a delicate stem, which rotates when it senses the presence of light. The brighter the light, the faster it spins. The bulb is perched on a thin glass stand that evokes both a chemistry lab and a wine glass. Place one on your desk, on the living room coffee table or even on the kitchen window sill, and it will offer quiet meditative movement as the room’s light changes and shifts. Made in Germany.

H 8″ Diameter 4″

$60.00, Buy it here.

Teach your friends and family dining etiquette without saying a word.

Referencing “proper” British etiquette, these plates are printed with a diagram showing the correct placement of utensils (twenty past four) when dinner is done, as well as the caption “Place your utensils in the dotted lines when finished”.

Price shown is for a set of two plates.

Designer: Willie Tsang
Materials: Fine Porcelain
Dimensions: 10″ dia.

This light shade is quite lovely and versatile.

First 30 all numbered made for Panik Design.
The ZiPP Light shade can change from a seed like shape into a flower shape.
Flat packed for self assembly.
Material: PP, Bulb to be used Max 40 Watt.

£ 155.00 (around $230.00 US at the moment), Buy it here.

Here’s a colorful option for framing your favorite pictures.

Set of 4 baroque resin frames in assorted vibrant colors. Frame size 9×11…inside matting window 4×6. Classic desk stand or horizontal vertical wallmount included. All felt backing.

$32.00, Buy it here.