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It's a little sad when an air quality monitor is considered a useful tool to have in the home. However, for those of us that live urban areas or have annoying allergies, we can't ignore the fact that air quality directly affects our health. So, meet the Awair Air Quality Monitor. It reads five data points in the air: temperature, humidity, CO2, VOCs, and dust. After analyzing aggregate levels, the...Read more

These inexpensive Bike Spoke Reflectors will make sure you're seen in the dark, which is very important because most drivers are idiots (all cyclists know this). At the price, I'd encourage you to buy several packs and trick out your bike so that all the spokes have reflectors; it's extra likely you'll be spotted at night (and it will look fun)....Read more

It's not often that a storage container gets ooo's and ahh's, but this one deserves at least one of the former for its smart two-tier system. Hand blown glass containers nest together to create separate storage zones with a cork lid to keep contents safe. Store a few visually engaging objects in the top container for a floating effect, or go full-on functional and fill both with necessary home accessories....Read more

Get a UX4 kit, a few 2x4s, a table surface, and you're on your way to making your own custom table. How does that work, you ask? SWENYO's UX4 Kit is a set of four steel brackets that accept 2x4s as legs. Want a standing desk? Cut your 2x4s at around 40" (or just below your elbow height), slot them into the brackets, and screw the brackets onto your desk...Read more

If you're going to keep track of your to-do's (and to-don'ts?) on paper, you might as well make that paper pretty to look at. HAY Denmark has all sorts of lovely offerings in the way of home furnishings and accessories, and we'll just be thankful that they took the time to apply some great graphics to stacks of note paper. (Now priced at half of their original price, it's easier...Read more

- Strange Modular Lamp over at Kickstarter. - Listen to Records With Your Teeth - reword is a tool that helps prevent online abusive behavior. (via creative mornings) - Drawing Machine by All Lovely Stuff - Store your sugar in this Pothead - Late Sleeper? You're Not Lazy, Just ... Different - Cousins River Residence by GO Logic Enjoy your weekend. (Here's hoping you weren't too badly pranked today.)...Read more

Animal Mask Notecards! Fun, fun, and fun. Each and every recipient of your heartfelt scribblings will get twice the amount of enjoyment from whatever sentiments you share, because they'll have a mask as well. Maybe they'll even attempt to make the appropriate noise for the animal, because if you're going to wear the mask, you've got to pretend to be the animal, right? I think those are the rules. These...Read more

Shoot, I'm such a sucker for geometric anything. Simply facet the edges of an American Maple wood board and I'm already contemplating plonking down a credit card, no matter how many cutting boards already reside in my kitchen cabinets. Now, the faceted edges do make the board easier to pick up (on one side), so it is actually a functional feature as well as a stylistic choice. Crafted in American...Read more

You might as well succumb to the bad habit of shedding clothing onto furniture. It just takes so much extra effort to put them away. Imagine that last sentence said in a whiney voice, and know that I admit to a little laziness now and then. So, go ahead and buy the Sacrificial Chair by Thing Industries why don't you, and see the pile of barely-used and needs-to-be-cleaned clothes pile...Read more

Have you seen any of the Nanoleaf LED light bulbs yet? What about the Nanoleaf Smart Ivy? Most LED light bulbs are not attractive, and the Nanoleaf isn't particularly pretty either. However, it is faceted (=dodecahedron) with tiny LED lights in the shape of a regular bulb, and that makes it interesting. There are different variations in size and color, plus the Smart version mentioned before, which you can control...Read more

A reversible, two-tone polygon quilt? Yes and yes. I personally own the Mega Dot Quilt from Hay, and it's the perfect weight for summer use. Now that they've added polygons to the mix, it's certainly tempting... you can never have too many quilts, right? Blue, Charcoal, and Olive available from MoMA Store; Powder, Mint Green and Black available from Danish Design Store; all colors available from The Modern Shop ($CAD)....Read more

A little loop-de-loop makes these Wire Numbers by NakNak just a little more fun and carefree than some other super serious house numbers (you know the ones). Luckily, most of us only have one, two, or three digit house numbers, so a numerical facelift won't break the bank. Designers: Kyuhyung Cho & Erik Olovsson / NakNak Available Finishes: Black, Blue, Green, Red...Read more

From the front or back, the Afteroom Lounge Chair may not look like anything special, but turn it slightly to the side and you'll see the exaggerated arms swoop forward for an imposing silhouette. Afteroom’s Hung-Ming Chen and Chen-Yen Wei took inspiration from Thonet’s Bentwood Chair and Børge Mogensen’s Spanish Lounge, merging curves in powder-coated steel with low proportions and leather to make an interesting seating option for any lounge....Read more

How's this for a way to display your prized plants? Created by Japan-based designer 10¹² TERRA, this minimalist container was designed so that a plant is suspended within, thus allowing its intricate root system to be displayed. The top portion has a grid that holds the plant while the bottom portion holds water; this two part system makes it easy to replace the water when needed and showcases the plant...Read more

- "Hermit’s Ship" Cabin by Parra + Edwards Arquitectos (via) - Small House Bliss - Charred Cabin by DRAA - Book wish list: Hide and Seek: The Architecture of Cabins and Hide-Outs - Relaxing or slightly disturbing? Falling (You may want to turn your sound down a little bit.) - This might be the best litter box ever: Luuup Litter Box - Hmm, like or dislike? Wall Mounted Bottle Opener...Read more