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Arash and Kelly are offering three of their lampshade designs for you make/hack/modify/improve free of charge. Pretty nice, eh? You download the plans and make the lightshades using an A1 sheet, scissors, stapler and ruler.... Trace the designs and make them in your own time, with your own hands for free for your self, loved ones and friends. free! Get it here....Read more

Whoa, if I had an empty wall in my kitchen, I'd certainly want this there (as well as the $2,800 it would take to buy it). It looks like the hooks are located near the outer edge to accommodate larger pan sizes. Reclaimed pine, steel, magnet 7"h x 60"w x 7"d $2,800.00, Buy it here....Read more

These look so delicate...another possibility for a Mother's Day gift perhaps? These photo-etched metal tealight holders are inspired by an Albrecht Durer watercolor titled “The Great Piece of Turf." Packaged flat, each piece becomes unique when bent into three-dimensional shape. This lovely, delicate botanical piece measures 11” dia x 11” H. Metal Filagree Botanical Tealight Holder: Turf, $29.00, Buy it here. Metal Filagree Botanical Tealight Holder: Dandelion, $29.00, Buy it...Read more

Never be without a map-slash-handkerchief (let's just hope you aren't lost when bad nasal allergies kick in). Paris (out of stock), London, Tokyo (out of stock), or New York Size : 20.9 x 20.9" $7.65-$8.50, Buy it here....Read more

With credentials to show weather-worthiness, this lounge chair would be an excellent candidate for being an indoor/outdoor chair (as in, would look just fine as an indoor chair until the weather's nice, then pull it outside). The indoor/outdoor Bardolino Collection has lines that echo the forms of classic mid-century European furniture, but its materials are squarely in the new millennium...They’re made from a powder-coated aluminum frame that’s wrapped in WaProLace®...Read more

Precise time keeping is this clock's claim to fame. Simple bold graphics work like a charm. Based on railway engineer Hans Hilfiker's 1940s classic, the Swiss Railway Station Clock is a standard throughout European train stations, with over 3,000 clocks keeping precision time. The straightforward black and white face with a red second hand is easy to read from a distance. Made by Mondaine with a brushed steel case and...Read more

Maybe for Mother's Day? If you need other ideas, check out our Gift Guide. This Pinch Bowl Bulb Set by...Jonathan Adler includes a gorgeous ceramic pinch bowl and a bag of 15 Oxalis Triangularis (Purple Shamrocks!) bulbs which bloom in 8 weeks. Kit includes everything you need. Size: 9" wide x 5" high; high fired stoneware; bulbs do not arrive in full bloom. $95.50, Buy it here....Read more

Scrub Together Bench, price upon request, Buy it here. Lazy Cleaner Stools, around £225, Buy it here. [via designboom]...Read more

Take a look at this floor lamp and leaning light from maigrau. Different shade colors available. The leaning lamp stresses the relationship between light and architecture by its generous gesture. Its orientation to the wall conveys stability and moreover creates an elegant and atmospheric silhouette. The puristic design of the lamp is set in scene by the combination of oiled oak and fabric of the company JAB-Anstoetz. luca stand or...Read more

Cardboard Safari now has a full-body figure in addition to their trophies. Available in three sizes, I'd say this rhino would look good on a shelf or on the floor, whichever suits your fancy. constructed of recycled, non-toxic, environmentally friendly cardboard Small, 3W x 9L x 5H inches, $18.00 Medium, 5W x 16L x 10H inches, $30.00 Large, 27L x 9W x 16H inches, $58.00 Buy it here....Read more

Pretend for a moment that money is no object. Then imagine how one of these rugs would absolutely make a room. Even if you're not there yet, trust me, it would. In addition to producing and exhibiting paintings and collage works, artist Michelle Weinberg has transferred her unique aesthetic to the realm of design. She responds to Nature and the built environment with a vocabulary that merges the modern and...Read more

Uh, do any of you remember this post? Where this luggage was priced at $775? Material: Exterior: 100% ABS / Leather, Interior: 100% Polyester $318.00, Buy it here. (note: these are available through Gilt Groupe, which is an invitation only site, and it's got some really good prices on some nicer clothing labels (i.e."coveted fashion and luxury brands").)...Read more

When perusing through Carolina Eclectic's blog, her photo of a mirrored fence just about jumped out and slapped me. Just put up a mirror all along the perimeter and voilà suddenly your outdoor space seems twice as large. How smart is that (and why haven't I thought of that for my own postage-stamp patio)? to see post and more photos, click here....Read more

Awe-some. (Imagine that said in a sing-song voice, sort of louder than what would be appropriate in public.) Korean Designer Wonsuk Cho has designed a series of lights based on the light box commonly used to examine X-Ray film. These whimsical lights are created by taking X-rays of single incandescent and compact fluorescent bulbs. The images are subsequently mounted onto small black boxes which hang from the ceiling and once...Read more

A a few fun finds from Supermarket... Orchid Necklace (plastic): $95.00, Buy it here. Hang Out, Set of 2: $28.00, Buy it here. Goodesign Concept Tee: $24.00, Buy it here. Clouds sweater: $64.00, Buy it here. (Plant) Pot covers "angles": $24.00, Buy it here. Small Fortune coin purse: $30.00, Buy it here. recycled cassette tape necktie (fabric is actually audible): $70.00, Buy it here. Modern Rock XL Ascher cut ring:...Read more