Really clever stacking bowls
Geez, why didn’t we think of this amazing set of nesting mixing bowl, colander, sieve, and measuring cups. Absolutely perfect for a NYC apartment! Available from Momastore.org.
And now for something completely different
Beautiful design, simple form, and understated chic. Enough said. A complete departure from the frothiness of Orla, equally cool in a totally different way. From Wannekes.
Svenskt Tenn Rug - ugh!
How did I ever miss this rug from Svenskt Tenn available from Architonic? I thought I had seen all of Josef Frank’s designs ten times over, but no! Yes, it is probably so far outside my budget as to be ridiculous, but I had to post it. I mean, just look at it. Fab-u-lous.
Having a freak out.
OH
MY
GOODNESS
Ok now people, Orla Kiely is trying to torture me with these amazing new prints. Just when I thought I was getting sensible about my handbag purchases she goes and creates something so happening, something so positively groovy that the dollars just fall right out of my pocket. Grrr!
Also, don’t you just love this site devoted to all things Orla? Very nice design indeed, and you can buy the bags above there too!
Iloveorla.com. Indeed.
File this under ideas so simple they make you hit your head and say d’oh!
Apartment Therapy has a story today about an invention that is about to revolutionize your lives, my apron wearing friends. Look, it’s an apron…and a towel…together…with a zipper so you can zip off the dirty part!!! Cool!
Dollhouse for the kid on the go
Back in the olden days my best friend and I used to cart around our Sylvanian Families everywhere we went. We would have gone gaga for this awesome “mobile home”. Although it does appear to be big mean brother crushable it could at least stand a season or two of play, can be decorated with paints and markers, and would be able to be recycled once the fun was done. What an ingenious idea!
Can be purchased online at Tiny Dodo.
New Marimekko for Spring ‘09
Is it my imagination, or is Spring peeking at us from right around the corner? I sure hope so! Marimekko is sure in the spirit with their new line of designs for Spring ‘09. Lots of the usual whimsy and bright colors. I likey.
Gift show super find
Blue disks necklace
Disk charm bracelet
Multi Strand disks necklace
Grey and white disk necklace
The NY International Gift Fair was this week and let me tell you, it is a totally overwhelming and daunting experience. It is easy to feel like you are missing a lot of good stuff, if something doesn’t catch your eye you just keep on truckin’ through the booths. Well, these pieces which I found at the Yvette Fry Inc. booth grabbed hold of my eyeballs and wouldn’t let me pass by! The maker of these super cool pieces of jewelry is GS Lillian, and let me tell you, they are even better and more eye popping in person. Total statement pieces. Very much recommended.
Lovely enamel jewels
Boring days at work call for a lot of scouring the internet for groovy goods worth posting here. Anyone who has looked at this site before knows that I am a sucker for enamel jewelry, so here’s some more enameled awesomeness from Etsy seller Smashing.
From the top: Currency bracelet, Mars cufflinks, and Teeming necklace.
Wood you wear these glasses?
I am something of a glasses aficionado, but I have never in my life seen cooler frames than these handmade wooden pairs from Urban Spectacles. Why haven’t I ever seen glasses made from wood before? It sort of makes sense doesn’t it? File that under things that make you go hmmm.