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This looks to be quite handy- a pair of cutting boards that work together or apart. Each board has a dished serving section on each side, perfect for a simple meal for two in front of that box in the living room that lights up and talks.

Materials: bamboo, nickel plated steel
20.5″ x 14″ x 2.5″

Handmade handleless mugs that have nicely done text transfers of different coffees or teas. What’s not to like (or love, as the case may be)? Each mug is slightly different.

Designed by Karin Eriksson

Handwash.

If you feel like you use enough paper napkins/towels to destroy a small rain forest, get some of these great reusable napkins. They’re made by Romanian women in jobs which allow them to stay home and raise their children.

This tray is perfect for a little breakfast-in-bed or email on the sofa.

Hmm, maybe you need this? Maybe it gives you some ideas about spending some time out-of-doors? I’ll be perfectly honest, the thing I like most about it is that it’s boring, and I mean that in a very good way. No fuss, no muss; it serves it’s purpose without advertising it’s a cooler in blaring cooler colors. It’s an under-the-radar cooler for all of you ‘cool’ types.

100% polyester waterproof with insulation

H-13.5″ W-12″ L-9.5″

What a nice alternative to the ordinary paper cup and sleeve…

“The concept behind Warm, the contemporary set of teacups and teapots designed by Tony Alfström and Brian Keaney, should be immediately apparent to anyone who has used a paper collar with their coffee takeout. Here the collar is a bracelet of laminated wood, molded from oak or walnut, wrapped around a detachable ceramic container. The collar functions both as insulator and handle, and elevates the cup or pot high enough to preclude the need for a coaster. The cups are available in tea and coffee services…All ceramic parts are oven, microwave and dishwasher proof. ”

ceramic & laminated wood with walnut finish

h 4″ ø 3″

This is an excellent way to organize business cards without being too “roledex-y”…

“Organize pens, pencils, notes and business cards on your home of office desk in this clever accordion holder, which when inverted becomes a business card holder or rolodex. Condenses to a small box when closed. Made in Germany of comb carton and maple wood. ”

Size: 5l x 3.75″w x 3″h

For anyone who even still uses a regular ol’ phone, this one is quite modern without being too pretentious in the bells and whistles category. Again, simplicity is such a nice attribute…

“Sleek and chic in silver and black, the Jacob Jensen T-1 telephone is as light and comfortable as it is attractive. Headset and dial pad reside on separate elements of the phone, which features redial, 2 direct memory keys, and 10 secondary memory keys. The base can be mounted on a wall or placed freestanding on a table. Options include adjustable ring tone volume and PABX (switchboard) connectivity. An ideal phone for home or office.”

h 3 ½” w 7 ¾” d 1 ¾”

Two Lucite blocks create this simple perpetual calendar. One slides past the other to indicate the day and month, allowing for use year after year.

Available in Orange or Black

I’m having fantasies of becoming an urban nomad, roaming from one metropolitan city to the next. I’m planning on having a small cadre of products that can be flat-packed and easily transported. This is my first official entry to that effect. Let’s see how it goes.

For anyone that has dealt with awkward-water-sloshing-walking all over the place when watering plants, the importance of a nice balanced watering can is not a laughing matter. Perfect gift for someone who takes their plants seriously…

“In 1885, John Haws of Clapton, London, obtained a patent for an improved watering can.
Haws created his improved design and method of manufacture based on a French made water-pot and created a watering can with perfect balance, whether full or empty. His design has not been altered to this day.”

Powder-coated galvanized steel (color: British Racing Green), brass pouring rose and spout.

If you like the looks of this lamp, you have a chance to preorder now so that you can have it as soon as humanly possible. Awfully tempting, isn’t it? The 27″ one in white shade/clear base is particularly provocative.

“A minimalist statement in form and proportion. Tube Top combines a transparent formed acrylic base to support its elegant mesh fabric shade in tension, steering away from conventional modes of construction. Its lightweight shade appears to float freely, gently tethered by its fabric cord.”

available in: white shade/charcoal base, charcoal shade/charcoal base,
white shade/clear base (27″ only)

Know that this is being posted not to make you blow any furnishing budget you might or might not have, but because it’s so wierdly pretty there’s really no choice in the matter.

“The Murano glass diffusers of Barber Osgerby’s “Supernova” test the ability of even the best glass-blowers; it is very difficult to produce a hand-blown piece of glass in this diameter with uniform color and thickness.
Each module is filled with clear Swarovski crystals to form a refracting layer. With a light source inserted above the layer of crystals, the chandelier produces soft up-light through the glass and refracted down-light through the convex crystal base.”

Swarovski crystal
one incandescent bulb,
35 watts

diameter 19.5″, height 3.5″

Designed by Bart Van Heesch, these ceramic money banks might just be the coolest thing ever to put your change in. The graphic shapes and colors are modern enough to work in adult-ish settings, so don’t worry if you don’t have kids to use as an excuse.

Dimensions vary.

First off, I have to warn you that this is unable to ship outside of the UK. So if you live there you are one lucky duck. But, if you don’t then, who knows, maybe you know someone taking a trip over there and they can bring it back for you if you play your cards right.

If not, I suggest pressuring a local/favorite retailer to buy tons so that you can order it from them.

10cm diameter