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Happy Goat Caramels
(11 February 2010) - Incredibly delicious Happy Goat artisinal caramels redefine the old standard treat with their goat milk flavor. The "friend-owned" business crafts the sweets in small batches using traditional copper pots, combining Madagascar bourbon vanilla beans and locally-sourced, free-range goat milk....
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Design House Stockholm Box Light
(11 February 2010) - The ingeniously simple Box Light from Design House Stockholm works like a drawer, pulling in and out of its shell to adjust how much light emanates from it. For more illumination, slide the light out. For less, slip it further...
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Jaime Hayon x Gaia & Gino: Valencia Collection
(08 February 2010) - The prolific Spanish designer Jaime Hayon's elegant Valencia collection for luxury label Gaia & Gino applies his talent for refreshing the modern to must-have iterations of classic candlestick and tea-light holders in crystal. The handmade pieces make an apt...
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Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams
(19 January 2010) - by Anna Carnick Available stateside this month, Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams covers the breadth of the influential German designer’s career—notably his projects for furniture company Vitsœ and the forty-plus year’s worth of work for consumer...
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The Space Bar
(19 January 2010) - The number of cables and clutter on my desk only seems to increase. The Space Bar addresses this problem by offering an invaluable shelf space that houses six USB ports and a convenient slot to house a keyboard. The...
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MoMA Design Store: Destination Portugal
(15 January 2010) - Tapping Portugal as their next port of call, the newest in the MoMA Design Store's Destination Series will highlight products from emerging and established designers. Launching in May 2010 with a limited run of a few months, the collection showcases...
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Method Laundry Detergent
(15 January 2010) - Eliminating waste in more ways than one, Method's powerful new laundry detergent makes washing "smarter, easier and greener" with its "smartclean" technology and precise pump. With its extremely concentrated patent-pending formula, Method packs enough suds into one small package...
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MoMA Design Store Spring/Summer 2010 Preview
(13 January 2010) - Seasonally adding the latest in clever products to their existing lineup of covetable items keeps the MoMA Design Store fresh and their spring/summer 2010 preview proved as exciting as ever. Some of our favorite things from today's unveiling are highlighted...
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Stoppy Ultimate Door and Window Stop
(06 January 2010) - A flexible and handy little device, wedging a comma-shaped Stoppy under or between any door or window keeps them in place. Made of weatherproof materials, the stopper works indoors or out and grips almost every type of surface. Available...
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Best of CH 2009: Top Five Collaborations
(31 December 2009) - When designers and artists team up to multiply their talents, the end result is sometimes greater than the sum of its creative parts. To celebrate the collaborations done right, we've listed five standouts from 2009 below. Ace Hotel New York...
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London Undercover Umbrellas
(21 December 2009) - Adding a pop of color and a humorous outlook on dreary days, London Undercover keeps carriers dry with their well-designed umbrellas, boasting English-inspired graphics on sustainable fabrics. The After Dark collection (shown at top) speaks to the constant need...
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Black Diamond-Tipped Carbon Dater
(11 December 2009) - Used to write and illustrate directly onto glass, the carbon dater is a black diamond-tipped pen created by Reykjavik-based designer Sruli Recht. Combining his poetic sensibility with a passion for process leads Recht to design objects that look to...
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Nine Green Gifts
(10 December 2009) - For fans of all things green on your list, today we picked out items of a lime persuasion from our gift guide to take center stage. On the affordable side, there's the eco-friendly EarthLust Stainless Steel Bottle, or Orla...
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Areaware Stop Shop Holiday Pop-Up
(08 December 2009) - by Anna Carnick Set in the heart of NYC's tourism district, Areaware's latest pop-up shop at Port Authority Bus Terminal is one of the more unusual and interesting of the spate of NYC pop-up-shops to open recently. "Stop Shop"—a follow-up...
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Cooper-Hewitt Shop x Vitsœ: 33 Gifts at 33 Bond Pop-Up
(03 December 2009) - Bringing a hand-picked selection from their Upper East Side outpost to Vitsœ's Bond Street space, Cooper-Hewitt makes their first-rate gifts from their shop more accessible to downtown masses through December. The collection of goods uses the address of the...
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Eight Alternative Deodorants
(19 November 2009) - Whether running to holiday parties or lugging shopping bags from store to store, this time of year has us thinking about how to stay poised in the midst of all of it. To help keep underarms fresh, we've put together...
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Justin’s Nut Butters
(16 November 2009) - by Maggie York-Worth Made from quality, organic ingredients, Justin's delicious almond and peanut butters come packaged in smaller jars and convenient squeeze packs, ensuring they stay as fresh as possible. The range includes classic peanut butter and flavors such as...
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Côté Bastide Bath and Home
(12 November 2009) - Discovered while staying at the lovely Hotel Pastis in Saint Tropez, the equally charming Côté Bastide bath products added unexpected repose to an already relaxing holiday. The Côté Bastide collection includes an assortment of fragrances, candles, soaps and home...
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Perky Jerky
(09 November 2009) - Full of flavor and packed with a powerful caffeine punch, Perky Jerky caters to beef-lovers who want more than just protein to enhance performance. We had the chance to put it to the test last month when the brand...
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Cool Hunting Guest Curates Etsy
(28 October 2009) - On Etsy today, check out my not-just-for-Halloween picks to see a Hitchcock-inspired headband, jewelry made from snake bones, an ornate heart-shaped eye patch and more! We're excited to take part and thank Etsy for the opportunity....
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Made & Sold: Toys, T-Shirts, Prints, Zines and Other Stuff
(26 October 2009) - by Jeremy Brautman Made & Sold, a new book from Laurence King Publishing, collects the work of over 90 artists who make and sell art products, taking on the role as both entrepreneur and designer. Curated by Agathe Jacquillat and...
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Type as Object Exhibit and Pop Up Shop
(20 October 2009) - Indubitable masters of font and design House Industries has long taken their art not only beyond simple curves but out of 2-D confines, coaxing them to jump off the page and into beautifully tangible objects. In the Type as...
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Back to School Essentials
(28 August 2009) - Easing into new schedules come fall—whether that means juggling classes or just getting back to the grind after some time off—the back-to-school season often inspires contempt when suddenly work hours take the place of poolside hours. To help alleviate the...
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Agatha Ruiz De La Prada x Tweezerman
(27 August 2009) - Putting a playful spin on Tweezerman's signature slant tweezers, the bold style of Agatha Ruiz De La Prada commences a new line for the brand—the Designer Series. The collaboration between Tweezerman and Ruiz De La Prada marks a high-end,...
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GSelect Refined Goods Online Store
(13 August 2009) - For pets to people with items from toys to organization, the new online boutique GSelect offers an array of carefully selected goods for the refined lifestyle. Beginning with their signature men's skincare line Gessato, the expanded collection includes a...
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Evo Hair Products
(17 July 2009) - With the amount of sun and surf streaming out of Australia, creating a top of the line hair product to tame their manes is a concept Evo takes seriously. The brainchild of Gavin Von Gavin, Evo's irreverent range of...
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Best Made Co. Axes
(16 July 2009) - by Laura Neilson In May 2009, Peter Buchanan-Smith and Graeme Cameron debuted their marvelously dapper spring collection of Best Made Co. axes. Despite the hirsute woodsman imagery often linked to this simple chopping tool, Best Made's striking heirloom-quality designs...
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Goodbye Detergent Scrubs
(17 June 2009) - Environmentally-conscious designer Hiroki Hayashi is cleaning up the recycled-goods world with his new line of home scrubs dubbed Goodbye Detergent. The two main lines, Kitchen Cleaning Scrubs and Outdoor Scouring Pads, utilize the abrasive powers of recycled food remnants...
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Join: Ctrl + Alt + Design Review
(15 June 2009) - Boasting a lineup of 27 designers working in the disciplines of furniture, lighting, home accessories and jewelry, Join Design Seattle is holding their first annual design review entitled "Ctrl + Alt + Design." The group show brings American designers...
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Eric Schedin New Products
(27 May 2009) - Erik Schedin recently released another trio of products for his curated online shop, the highlight of which is the Danner Light Boot. Designed in 1979 it was the first ever boot to utilize Gore-Tex technology. Currently only made for...
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Regenesi Sustainable Products
(26 May 2009) - by Paolo Ferrarini of Future Concept Lab Regenesi, a young Italian company founded by Maria Silvia Pazzi, aims to design, manufacture and market original objects produced from recycled materials. Focused on maintaining the same aesthetic and fine quality of Italian...
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MoMA Design Store Destination: Brazil
(05 May 2009) - The latest country to get the MoMA Design Store treatment is a land more known for samba and sunshine than for industrial design. Playing to Brazil's strengths, the exclusive collection is heavy on handmade objects that take advantage of...
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Heidiskis Handmade Wood Core Skis
(17 April 2009) - A few weeks ago the CH team sadly took our last run down the slopes for the winter at the secluded mountain of Sugarbush Vermont. The fact that it was our last trip was only brightened by the experience...
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Fantastych Triptychs Sale
(17 April 2009) - by Tisha Leung Natural Curiosities, purveyors of mouth-watering historical and educational prints, is having a rare public sale of stunning triptychs. The images are giclée prints printed on Somerset Velvet Fine Art Acid Free paper in their studios in Los...
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ZeroWater Filtration System
(05 March 2009) - Like air, water is a hard thing to quantify. As long as it isn't cloudy or strangely flavored, it seems interchangeable with any other. One way to separate hose water from the triple-distilled purified variety is by using a...
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MoMA Design Store: Destination Seoul
(13 February 2009) - We were lucky enough to attend the opening for the MoMA Design Store's new product collection, Destination Seoul, which highlights designers and products from South Korea. Buyers selected young, emerging Korean designers and their creations across a range of...
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Umi Hair Product Kits
(11 February 2009) - The result of years of research in salons, on photo shoots and in labs, leading hair stylists developed Umi Products' line of haircare kits for mixing and layering to create a variety of styles. Each kit is a product...
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Brooklyn Flea Winter Market: Curated Corners
(14 January 2009) - The Brooklyn Flea, Fort Greene's arts, crafts and antiques bazaar, has gone indoors and upscale during these winter months. Their new location in DUMBO is the ideal spot for the revamped market, which is set to be less flea...
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CH Gift Guide: Brick and Mortar Options
(19 December 2008) - As the holidays get closer and closer, online orders may no longer be an option—not to mention that the best way to support your local workers in our increasingly flagging is to shop local. Luckily there are plenty of...
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Last Minute Shopping in the Cool Hunting Gift Guide
(17 December 2008) - If you're like us, you're sitting around wondering how you can get your packages to your holiday destination without paying an extortionate fee at the airport. The best option is order online and have them sent—especially with all of...
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Latest Crop on the CH Gift Guide
(03 December 2008) - Everyday we add new products to the Gift Guide. Here's a sampling of the latest. Clockwise... Navaglow Tape Leather-Clad Flashlight Strawberry Rice Hull Gift Flashflight Light-Up Flying Disc Seletti Leather Punch Bag Bandai Luminodot Lite-Brite HD Board...
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Latest Additions to the CH Gift Guide
(02 December 2008) - Today brings a fresh crop of gifts for your perusal. Clockwise from top left: Meat-wrapper for gadgets DIY Molecular Gastronomy Nevermind print or the web, puzzle it out Wearing your sentiments on your umbrella Pin-ups for the Williamsburg set...
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Cool Hunting 2008 Gift Guide
(01 December 2008) - Jam-packed full of gifts sure to please loved ones, enemies and those who you feel relatively neutral about, our annual gift guide culls all the options and organizes our favorites in one convenient location for your online shopping pleasure....
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Monocle x Drakes Scarf: Interview with Editor-In-Chief Tyler Brûlé
(07 October 2008) - Monocle—the magazine that covers international affairs, global business, culture and design—teamed up with Drakes London to create a new line of Merino wool scarves for the tenth and latest product collaboration for the Monocle Magazine Shop of luxurious goods....
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Plus Minus Zero: 5th Collection
(03 July 2008) - Plus Minus Zero, the Japanese company co-founded by the master of minimal design Naoto Fukasawa, just released its fifth collection. Consisting of a table clock, a thermometer, a timer, a card case, a fan and an electric water kettle,...
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Fabia Bercsek Mini Locks for Papaiz
(02 July 2008) - Brazilian designers are learning the importance of branding outside the apparel world. The limited-edition Band-Aids that Alexandre Herchcovitch (who already has a signature linens line in his pocket) designed for Johnson & Johnson and released a few weeks ago...
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SurfaceClean All-Purpose Electronics Cleaner
(27 June 2008) - With the glut of devices comes an abundance of cleaning products tailored to each, adding unnecessarily to our already cluttered lives. SurfaceClean, a new solution due out this September, makes it simple with one product suitable for keeping all...
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The Intelligent First Aid Kit
(13 June 2008) - Making first aid guidance easier than ever, The Intelligent First Aid Kit improves on the standard box of mystery tubes and ointments. The award-winning new product comes not only equipped with individually wrapped packs of medical supplies but with...
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MoMA Design Store: Destination Japan
(09 May 2008) - MoMA Design Store recently launched Destination Japan, an exclusive product collection of housewares, accessories and design objects usually available only Japan. Available for a limited time, it features a range of items—from those created by well-known Japanese designers to...
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Biggs & Featherbelle Body Care
(05 May 2008) - Before my friends at Biggs & Featherbelle urged me to try their Muscle Soak, I'd never been a fan of baths. Their inventive mix of Ginger, Alfalfa, and woodsy essential oils took me somewhere else. The no-synthetics and their...
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Granado
(01 May 2008) - Since 1870, Rio de Janeiro-based Granado has been incorporating local and natural ingredients in their hair care items, soap and lotions which come in different varieties to address specific beauty battles. One of my favorites is the Castanha de...
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The Architect's Bird Feeder
(17 April 2008) - Designed by architect Doug Patt (he's also one half of bi-coastal firm Rootphi), the Architect's Birdfeeder is made of eight interlocking polycarbonate (think bulletproof glass) pieces. Like Rootphi's Flat Pack housing, the structural elements ship flat and require no tools...
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Pattern Body Washes
(15 April 2008) - Since Pattern Body Washes appeared in my bathroom, each shower is a new aromatic experience. The all-natural body washes are made from the finest essential oils and plant extracts without parabens, artificial colors or dyes and are available in...
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Help Remedies
(11 April 2008) - Richard Fine, one of the founders behind the new Help Remedies that you may have noticed around recently, stopped by our office this morning to give us some of the first samples of his reinvented bandages and acetaminophen. The...
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Laundry Dropps
(01 April 2008) - For city-dwellers too lazy to haul jugs of detergent, the environmentally-minded and/or those just sick of drips and spills, Laundry Dropps are convenient little dissolving detergent pods that cut down waste and clean duds naturally. About the size of...
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Alessi Spring/Summer 2008
(15 February 2008) - Alessi's upcoming Spring/Summer 2008 product line builds on their reputation for smartly-designed kitchenware. This season, the Italian company employed the talents of a handful of celebrated designers to create some interesting twists on standard fare. One example is the...
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Dog Food Scoop 'n Lid
(27 November 2007) - by Passa Chattra Bamboo pet company developed the dog food "Scoop 'n Lid" with its all-in-one design that both seals cans of food and helps serve the food. This handy device keeps open cans of dog food sealed in...
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Cool Hunting 2007 Holiday Gift Guide
(19 November 2007) - From the Daiginjyou Sake Glass and internal organ-shaped stuffed animals to "Superbad" and Bacon and Eggs cufflinks, we've culled all our favorite stores offline and online for our third annual gift guide. Our picks span a range of prices...
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Lulu Organics Hair Powder
(17 October 2007) - Hair washing in cold weather is a tedious burden for those of us with long locks, not to mention the health risks. I don’t have the time or patience to blow dry before braving the elements, which is where...
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Kiosk: Finland
(04 October 2007) - Our friends at Kiosk have just introduced their fifth and latest collection, this time sourced from the far reaches of Finland. Like always, the Kiosk team traveled abroad to find the best everyday classics. The collection features a lot...
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The Tuyo Vibromassuer
(02 October 2007) - Blurring the lines even further between "personal massagers" and vibrators, this Tuyo "vibromassuer", part of the new B3 range made by Big Teaze Toys, is a little ambiguous. Is it a sex toy or massage ball? Where vibrating massage...
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Capsule Letters
(19 June 2007) - What better way to surprise that significant other than with a message secreted away in a coat pocket or under a pillow to be discovered later? These small plastic vials are a sort of a "message in a bottle"...
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Invisible Ink
(07 May 2007) - Fulfilling many a childhood fantasy, Invisible Ink is for amateur spies and sleuths or just for those looking for a medium that's a little less permanent. Clear and invisible when applied to paper, the water-based ink turns blue when...
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Photo Album Alternatives
(27 April 2007) - Recent years have seen several offline products that are a way to enjoy all the digital photos that otherwise end up lost to the inner depths of our hard drives or on Flickr servers. For a mom looking to show...
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FlickrBlockrs
(25 April 2007) - "Are you sick of finding pictures of yourself on the internet? Are you annoyed by the way your eyes look? Do you wish that documentation did not exist?" FlickrBlockrs solve all the problems posed by the many party photo...
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Jack Black: SPF 20 Face Moisturizer
(15 March 2007) - A good facial lotion with sunscreen is important, especially with the spring season just around the corner. The Jack Black Double Duty Face Moisturizer with SPF 20 is lightweight on the face and made with natural ingredients and anti-oxidants....
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Angora Brick by Various Projects
(29 January 2007) - Named for collaborations between the owners, Project No. 8, the latest NYC avant-boutique, carries some of their earlier projects (under the heading Various Projects) as well. The Angora Brick is an actual brick covered in hand-knit fuzzy angora, and...
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CH Gift Guide 2006
(04 December 2006) - For our third annual holiday gift guide, we're going for a slightly different approach. By visiting our 2006 Holiday Gift Guide page, you'll be able to see hundreds of items that we covered over this past year that make good...
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Digital Wellbeing Labs: Into the Woods
(21 November 2006) - One of the highlights of the London Design Festival this year was the launch of Digital Wellbeing (DWB) , a retail space that curates a rotating collection of tech-based products based on a theme. For their next installment, "Into...
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Jorg & Olif Citybikes USA Launch
(15 November 2006) - Long before Droog, Koolhaas and Boontje, the Dutch had a much more classic design icon in their city-friendly bicycles. Now the Canadian company Jorg & Olif has brought a version of the bike stateside with the introduction of their...
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Thunderpants
(15 November 2006) - "They won’t go up your bum!" claims the New Zealand comfy-yet-cute underwear company Thunderpants. Started in 1995 by a couple of girls who were—in their own words—"frustrated by an undie market which either had us squirming all day in...
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Coffee Classics
(09 November 2006) - Last week, CH featured the latest in Coffee Innovations—from a coffee maker that displays weather forecasts to Nespresso's no-fuss, high-end Le Cube. This week we turn our attention to the classics, rounding up the best (and some of the...
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Coffee Innovations
(02 November 2006) - There are more coffee products than ever, many boasting features promising to change your morning ritual and keep you caffeinated. We sifted through a range of coffee makers and culled a few noteworthy innovations. Single Serving Coffee Makers The...
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In Vitro Orchid
(01 November 2006) - Flowers die and potted plants need maintenance, but the In Vitro Orchid is a nearly burden-free gift. In fact, this is a pretty clever idea: A nutrient-rich gel supplies all the flower needs to grow inside a sterilized test-tube,...
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SAT Shower Curtain
(31 October 2006) - For multi-taskers who eschew the idea of showers as a time for quiet contemplation and would rather cram in a study session while lathering up, The Intuitive Learning Company's (TILCO) line of educational shower curtains brings learning to every...
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American Look (1958)
(18 October 2006) - This 1958 short film, sponsored at the time by Chevrolet, was a tribute to men and women who design in America. It offers an extensive glimpse of architecture, interiors, furniture, product and technology that is iconic 1950s. Watch here...
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Sprayology
(16 October 2006) - Spritzed under the tongue, Sprayology, a new oral supplement spray, promotes beauty and wellness from within by delivering vitamins and nutrients directly into the bloodstream. Bypassing the digestive tract, stomach and the standard metabolic process that interfere with tablets,...
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Drop Dead Rug
(16 October 2006) - Inspired by old crime TV, the Drop Dead Rug prototype by British designer Alex Carpenter was such a hit at the London Design Festival in 2005 that Alex will take it into production soon. Mimicking the shape "of an...
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Edison Lamp
(10 October 2006) - The ghost-like Edison Lamp from Anthropologie is at once a conversation piece and completely unobtrusive. Made in France entirely from hand blown glass, the unusual use of transparent material is reminiscent of a Hurricane lamp, with a handsome balance...
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V-Moda Earphones
(06 October 2006) - Designed for bass-lovers and featuring several colors designed to mix and match with the new iPod nanos, V-Moda Remix earphones are a solidly built alternative to standard earbuds. Though slightly turn-of-this-century flashy, the Remix M-class are audiophile-quality earphones made...
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Yack Fou Tees
(06 October 2006) - Perhaps a play on the French Connection's "fcuk" line, Yack Fou is a playful Berlin label making tees and hoodies imprinted with their deceptive-looking name. Printed on 100% cotton, they're definitely eye-catching. Some of the designs even stand on...
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Hotel Box
(06 October 2006) - An attractive container for shoes and other miscellanea, The Hotel Box from Pure Nomade is a storage solution that you don't have to hide in the closet. Designed by Danish industrial designers Lilian Adler and Soren Berg to function...
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Lego Ice Cube Tray
(05 October 2006) - The amazing Okamoto Studio that we had at our recent Lego Ice Cube Tray makes ice cubes with the classic Lego brick shape. Whether you are building a scale model of the Ice Hotel in Jukkasjärvi, Sweden or simply...
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Moo Flickr MiniCards
(29 September 2006) - Moo, "a new kind of printing business," understands that though the web is amazing "you can't touch it, write on it, hang it on the wall or pass it to the cute guy on the bus." They aim to...
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Cool Feet
(21 September 2006) - From the designers whose Cableyoyo device helped make unruly cables a little more manageable, Cool Feet are a compact set of four peg-legs that help make laptops less hot, more ergonomic, and less prone to damage furniture. Attaching via...
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Salvor Kiosk: Mexico
(20 September 2006) - Salvor Kiosk, a New York-based concept store, always keeps things interesting with their rotating selection of goods sourced from foreign lands. Their past collections of objects from Sweden and Japan are delightful, straightforward objects, functioning as antidotes to over-design....
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Frog Dissection Kit from Jack Spade
(15 September 2006) - The clever lads at Jack Spade have obviously been reminiscing about middle school science class days gone by. One of their newest products includes this Frog Dissection Kit, complete with all the tools you need to dissect the vacuum-sealed...
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Haute Sex II
(14 September 2006) - In the first installment of Haute Sex we brought you luxury sensual products  that put the sexiness of good design back into sex toys. Our second installment includes a whole new crop of the latest innovative erotic accessories that...
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Yoshitomo Nara Glassware for Cerealart
(12 September 2006) - Made by Cerealart, the Philadelphia producer of contemporary art multiples, these new drinking glasses feature designs by renowned Japanese artist, Yoshitomo Nara. Known for his "kawaii" or cute style that adopts the look of animated cartoons, the tumblers are...
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Hulger PIP Base
(08 September 2006) - You may remember the retro-chic Hulger PIP that we covered back in November 2005, and you might have also caught their fresh new Penelope Base over in Spear-land the other day, but what you haven't seen is the PIP...
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Celebrity Weighing Scales
(21 August 2006) - The number of pounds you weigh is pretty much arbitrary unless you are a pro boxer, but the folks at Angry understand that "nobody wants to weigh a plain old number these days." The Celebrity Weighing Scale helps you...
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Light Fingers
(04 August 2006) - For your next rave (or early 90s party making fun of raves), this glove-like device features five different colored beams of light, a black light, and strobe light. Twenty different pre-programmed light show patterns make entertainment effortless or hackers...
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Deva Hair Products
(26 July 2006) - With cult status among the curly-locked for gentle cleansing and conditioning that keeps natural waviness intact without frizz, Deva recently released a line that caters to other hair types as well. DevaCare, as the line's called, contains Vitamin C...
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Matchstick Garden
(24 July 2006) - Making gardening (or at least the planting part) easier than lighting a match, Matchstick Garden is a matchbook that holds 10 cardboard matches loaded with seeds ready for planting. Available in wildflower (Cornflower, Shasta Daisy, Corn Marigold, and Field...
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dpmhi Skateboards
(17 July 2006) - The much-hyped new mhi skateboard decks have arrived at dpmhi in time for late summer fun. From the Autumn '06 mhi collection, the "C.R.E.A.M." deck appropriately features a pattern made from Canadian bills and the "mhi de lys" is...
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Dutch Trade Shop Iron-Ons
(14 July 2006) - While part of the "joy" of crafting is making do with sub-par materials or coming up with your own elegant solutions, sometimes finding the best tools for the job makes the difference between hours of frustration and DIY satisfaction....
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Magnetic Eggs
(11 July 2006) - Learning by osmosis is always a pleasant fantasy. These Magnetic Eggs make it a little more of a reality by featuring 63 different eggs per sheet. Each 1" by 1" square magnet includes a photo and the names of...
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Fireworks Tee
(07 July 2006) - German-born artist/designer Nick Paparone, who is also co-founder and curator of Philadelphia's Black Floor Gallery, created these festive Fireworks. Printed with a five-color enzyme wash on both sides of a classic black American Apparel tee, this universal image will...
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Thinking of You Pillow
(07 July 2006) - Like artist Barbara Kruger's more traditional work, this canvas pillow makes an oblique pairing of a dramatic black and white image with a cliché phrase. The characteristic Kruger effect—canceling out any heavy-handedness with humor before it even begins to...
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Double Balloon Whisk
(06 July 2006) - While fancy electric mixers costing hundreds show up on many a bride-to-be's registry, cream whipped by hand has a more velvety texture and just tastes better. Any cook with an overdeveloped forearm will appreciate the ingenious design of these...
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Victorinox x Yuhzimi: Urban Survivor
(28 June 2006) - Swiss-based "interdisciplinary task force" Yuhzimi paired up with the 100-year old Victorinox to create a limited edition line of these artist-designed "Urban Survivor" pocket knives. Maharishi dressed theirs up with their trademark camo, WK Interact's features an abstract figure...
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The North South Project
(16 June 2006) - The concept of eco-chic is steadily spreading across the fashion and design worlds, as retailers are responding to consumers' rising demands for ethically and environmentally conscious products. But most companies tend to tout their eco-friendliness without providing adequate information...
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Print Liberation
(15 June 2006) - Philadelphia-based design studio Print Liberation carries a line of tees, prints, and accessories that will make any font nerd swoon. Printed on American Apparel, we like the layout and concept of the "Don't Give Up" tee, which avoids the...
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Miam-Miam
(14 June 2006) - Miam-Miam, the French design trio known for their playful approach to dining, has a new line out that includes the futuristic looking Mushroom bowl (pictured above and The Postal Service) to come up with the whimsical pieces. Visit United Brands...
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Oxygen in a Can
(14 June 2006) - Oxygen bars are so '90s—did anyone really shell out 20 bucks for mint-flavored oxygen when you could have a breathtaking mojito for less than half that? But the world's most essential element is making a fashionable comeback. This time,...
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Home Planetarium
(07 June 2006) - This portable planetarium projects 10,000 stars onto any ceiling and is not a toy but a genuine educational tool (slash conversation piece). It only needs a projection distance of about 10 feet, so it's quite practical, even in relatively...
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RISD Works
(31 May 2006) - Just across the river from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), a store called RISD Works sells a wide range of products all designed by RISD alums. The collection includes big names (who you may be surprised to...
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TV Table Tennis Anyone?
(18 May 2006) - Xbox 360 video game of people playing table tennis. It was a bit odd, but really fun. You get to pick your "player," what they are wearing, and where you are playing—in a dank basement, or a huge stadium with...
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I am...accessories
(09 May 2006) - As the search for thoughtful Mother's Day gifts heats up this week, I am...accessories provide a fashionable solution. The Angry nameplate necklace allows women to reply to those who ask that they're angry that breast cancer is still a...
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Imaginary Foundation Season Eight
(26 April 2006) - Like the Imaginary Foundation designs we've come to expect and covet, the latest batch of tees from the San Francisco-based company combines inventive 19th-century-tinged illustrations with irreverent one-line quips. Always a little absurd, the new collection brings in nautical...
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Hope Forever Blossoming Vases
(25 April 2006) - Packable, mailable, and otherwise generally easy to transport, these plastic vases by the Japanese company Hope Forever Blossoming are held open and stable with water and fold flat when empty, making them as clever as they are usable. Filled...
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Love Hate T-Shirt
(25 April 2006) - For lovers, haters, and everyone in-between, French designer Rachel Plefger's clever tee takes the idea of an ambigram—a word that can be read from a variety of angles—one step further. Available so that it reads either "Love" or "Hate,"...
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Inara Organics Babussu Lip Balm
(11 April 2006) - Not all lip balms are created equal. Inara Organics Babussu lip balm is a superior solution for a soft smooth lips with a commitment to quality, environmentalism, and good design. Instead of a lint-attracting tube, Inara is packaged in...
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Alternative Apparel
(06 April 2006) - A good t-shirt is hard to find, but Alternative Apparel (a clever(?) play on garment giant American Apparel) offer superior quality in a variety of styles and colors. Our product testers report that the material is softer than American...
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Miss A Kit
(29 March 2006) - Based in Sydney, The Useful Chick Stuff Company makes products "for when the gods of fashion decide that today is not going to be your day." The Miss A kit is basically a pink Swiss Army Knife optimized for...
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Star Electric Eighty Eight: Pursuit of Happiness
(29 March 2006) - It's finally starting to feel like Spring is here—time to start thinking about sun, fun and of course T-shirts. One of our favs from last year, Star Electric Eighty Eight, just sent us pics of their latest collaboration. Called...
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Fructodent Toothpaste
(28 March 2006) - More exotic flavored toothpaste hits the shelves with Fructodent's recent arrival at CVS, Walgreens and Albertson's. This Italian import comes in ten flavors (including Green Apple, Orange and Lemon, Mint and Chocolate, Mint and Strawberry, Eucalyptus, Aniseed and Licorice,...
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Camo File Folders
(28 March 2006) - While the creamy manila variety have a certain generic appeal, keeping documents organized with these folders by cheeky Boston-based stationers Bob's Your Uncle, adds pop humor to the workplace. Available in orange, blue, and pink colorways, two of each...
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LTD Magazine
(24 March 2006) - After a two year hiatus LTD, the Limited Edition magazine about limited edition things, is back. Featuring products, people and fashion LTD focuses on stories about stuff that's typically too under the radar for other publications to pick up....
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(MALIN + GOETZ) Synthesized Lotus
(16 March 2006) - I don't usually wear a scent—they typically give me a headache or make me sneeze. A couple months back I dropped in on our friends at (MALIN + GOETZ) and they gave me a preview of their new pair...
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Breath Palette
(09 March 2006) - The glut of minty toothpaste flavors leave refined palettes with little option when it comes time to brush. Breath Palette, a new line of flavored toothpastes and mouthwashes, are a welcome alternative for mouths bored with generic brands. Developed...
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360-degree plug outlets
(08 March 2006) - These outlets have already made the rounds, but such an ingenious solution to a common annoyance deserves note here. The story goes like this: Some bright chaps in Salt Lake City invented a solution to the low functionality of...
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Rock N' Clothing Tees
(03 March 2006) - The collectable desirability of vintage Rock and Roll t-shirts nears that of sneakers. In the case of the Rock shirts however, the thinner and closer the garment is to the end of its life the better. A Mötley Crüe...
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Sovereign Beck Ties
(03 March 2006) - The creation of longtime collaborators Ryan Sovereign and William Beck, since 2005 this fledging Brooklyn-based creator of silk ties has injected some fashion and style in the oft-staid accessory that is the neck-tie. Graduates of RISD and Industrial Design...
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Needled: SkinBag
(01 March 2006) - Skin-deep fashion gets literal with these synthetic skin accessories made by French artist Olivier Goulet. Marisa wrote about them today on Needled, pointing out that the totes, purses, laptop sleeves, belts, and bracelets can be customized with tattoos and...
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Ooms Memory Stick
(06 February 2006) - Oooms made the rounds last week — check out the geeky visual pun, intended to stand out against the slick plastics of normal office gear, on We Make Money Not Art and Treehugger. Starts at €79 for 128MB (goes up...
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Welcome Squid Overlords
(03 February 2006) - Take me to your leader. Monday night I heard the most esteemed and funny neurologist Oliver Sacks speak at Columbia (he is a super naturalist: into ferns, squids, cuttlefish and stereopsis). It was a fascinating lecture, but his Welcome...
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Cool Hunting Valentine's Day Finds
(02 February 2006) - Predictable Valentine's day fare validates everything consumerist and cheesy about the made-up holiday. For paramours and life partners alike, these gifts are perfect ways to treat sweethearts to something as special as they are. Check them all out after...
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Everyday Studio "Water" Dish
(02 February 2006) - Like other people's children, your pet should be indulged and spoiled constantly. Everyday Studio offers stylish and simple American-made pet accessories that are unparalleled from what we can tell. They've just released a set of freestanding stainless steel feeding...
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Chocolate Thongs
(30 January 2006) - We've spent the last hour writing clever things about these tasty thongs, but decided it would be best to let them speak for themselves. Stay tuned for more gifts in CH Valentine's Finds. Belgian milk chocolate thongs, £5, for...
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Ski Thing
(30 January 2006) - We're partial to boarding, but if you're a skier check out Ski Thing, a new ski carrier that attaches to your ski boot. It's a very simple design that allows you to place your skis in a small "cup,"...
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Thumbthing
(24 January 2006) - Thumbthing is a brilliant little invention for bibliophiles and casual readers alike. The colorful molded plastic piece fits on your thumb and holds the book open making one-handed reading much more satisfying. Available with 4 different thumb hole sizes,...
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Stop Talking
(20 January 2006) - Who hasn't at one time wished for a simple way to put the kibbosh on chatty types who never seem to run out of things to say? Ironically, this 25-card deck from Set Editions is more likely to be...
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Giant Microbes
(20 January 2006) - Giant Microbes is a line of esoteric plushies that explores the scientific rather than the usual adorable or fantasy based toys. What child wouldn't want to see, hold and play with the Ebola virus, a bed bug, a flu...
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Chuck Close Self-Portraits 1967-2005: SFMOMA Banners
(20 January 2006) - BetterWall sells museum-approved limited editions of exhibition banners from all over the world. They are currently offering a limited edition of 55 unused vinyl banners from the Chuck Close: Self-Portraits 1967-2005 show at the SFMOMA (which ends on 28...
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Mounds [Placemats]
(19 January 2006) - Placemats - something kids need to keep from staining the table cloth? Perhaps. But these ones aren't exactly age-appropriate. Introducing avant-garde Brazilian-New Yorker Vik Muniz' special edition placemat set, featuring appetizing photographs of mounds of, well... cat hair, aspirin,...
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Nike Air: 3 Decades of Cushioning
(17 January 2006) - I'm dizzy. As a celebration of three decades of Air cushioning, Nike is launching an all out assault on the senses of sneakerheads worldwide. Each of the 8 iconic AirMax models is being produced in 7 different colorway packs...
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Onitsuka Lovely Football
(17 January 2006) - To celebrate the release of a street-compatible version of the original 1972 Injector DX Football Shoe Onitsuka Tiger is launching a fun little site featuring the Onitsuka Tiger National Choir's performance of the new song, Lovely Football. The cheeky...
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Torchbearer #7 Sultry Sauce
(17 January 2006) - The problem with a lot of salsas/sauces is that they either have heat or they have flavor. Torchbearer Sauces #7 Sultry Sauce is one of those uncommon salsas/sauces that has both plenty of heat and plenty of flavor. Though...
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Bottle Cap Tripod
(16 January 2006) - Well, it's more of a monopod than a tripod, but you get the point. This handy little thing screws on to the mouth of common-sized bottles to offer a stable base for your digital camera. Obviously it works best...
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The Meaning of Tingo
(13 January 2006) - The Meaning of Tingo is Adam Jacot de Boinod's new book surveying words around the world that are seldom found in other languages. The book is packed with little gems, such as the longest known palindrome in any language,...
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Ecreamery Custom Made Ice Cream
(13 January 2006) - If your local market doesn't satisfy your ice cream cravings, check out Ecreamery, where you can create your own ice cream from 3 base mixes (gelato, classic and super premium), 99 flavors, and 99 mix-ins/toppings. Then you get to...
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The Hooker
(12 January 2006) - Famed NYC restaurant Per Se provides footstools for guest's handbags, while the queen of England reportedly has hooks installed wherever she dines. For those lacking the right title or reservations, The Purse Hook, a simple, weighted metal arm that...
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Transmaterial Book
(12 January 2006) - Transmaterial, Blain Brownell's wonderful newsletter of all sorts of building material innovations, is finally being published as a book. Tile Toy and Flexicomb are just a couple of the fascinating things we found out about through TM and we're...
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TETRAN
(12 January 2006) - While wandering through Macworld (and after viewing a zillion iPod accessories later), I stumbled upon these little fellas, known as TETRAN, in the back corner of the exhibit hall. There's something vaguely satisfying about seeing that cute spikey thing...
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Jabra JX-10
(11 January 2006) - Though it was announced about 9 months ago, I only got my hands on the new Jabra JX-10 Bluetooth headset last week and have been using it non-stop ever since. The Jacob Jensen-designed wonder is light, comfortable and great...
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Nurseryworks Platform Crib
(11 January 2006) - Nurseryworks makes all kinds of stylin' gear for babies with great taste. One of our favorites is this Platform crib, which comes in several hip colors. You can select the style of the slats, the type of wood, and...
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Forecasting Umbrella
(10 January 2006) - During CES last week Ambient Devices announced a few new items in their line-up. Most exciting is the Forecasting Umbrella, which has a handle that pulses blue light when there's a good chance of rain. The device is connected...
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Skullcandy Guitar Bag
(09 January 2006) - Tucked in a corner at CES last week was Skullcandy, a manufacturer of headphones and other music listening devices. They have a series of backpacks, called Link, that feature amplified speakers and music player controls in the shoulder straps—these...
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Low Tee Bathing Suits
(09 January 2006) - Low Tee makes men's bathing suits from vintage t-shirts (props for recycling). The suits are fully lined in Lycra, and have elastic around the legs and waist, which also has a drawstring. Because the suits are made from vintage...
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Hanspree Televisions
(06 January 2006) - One of the things that's struck our eye here at CES in Las Vegas are these fun and inexpensive television sets from Hanspree. They come in dozens of shapes and styles for kids, sports fans and design freaks and...
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Two Headed Albino Snake
(05 January 2006) - Unfortunately this little creature missed being included in our holiday gift guide. "We" as he/she is called (it apparently has both a male and a female head) is a six and a half year old albino black rat snake...
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Mobi Camouflage Sandwich Bags
(04 January 2006) - Mobi has just announced their newest designs and we had to share: Two new camo patterns. Remember, whatever can be camo, should be camo. A box of twenty bags costs $4.99 at Mobi's online store (available after 11 January...
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Cableyoyo Pop
(04 January 2006) - From the Los Angeles-based Bluelounge, the same design studio that brought last year's prize-winning Cableyoyo, comes the Cableyoyo Pop, a device designed to neatly secure wires to mobile music players or phones. Following the same basic design principle of...
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Furni
(03 January 2006) - Named after 80s skater legend Mark "Gator" Anthony (who's currently serving time), designer Mike Giles, 28, (a skater himself) thought it'd be fitting to name this birch veneer digital clock (pictured) after the infamous figure. The piece, initially crafted...
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Chuck Anderson: First Breath
(02 January 2006) - This new print from the enterprising Chuck Anderson looks like a dreamy California apocalypse. Anderson composites photos of buildings, trees, and fire, layering photoshop light tricks to tie it all together. $30 from NP and Co. Related entries: Chuck...
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Artist Chocolate Bars
(02 January 2006) - Yoyamart and Chocolate Bar teamed up to create a gift box of chocolate bars wrapped in packaging created by the likes of Gary Baseman, Dalek, Tim Biskup, and Friends With You. Limited edition boxes come with 10 different chocolate bars...
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Bittersweets Jewelry
(22 December 2005) - Bittersweets line that includes swords, maggots, and earthworm motifs. One necklace features a tiny sterling silver human heart pierced by a removable mini 14k gold dagger. They start at $175 from Bittersweets....
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Doane Paper
(22 December 2005) - Chad Doane was in a product design meeting and noticed that some people were using graph paper (the designers) and others were using legal pads (the marketers). He decided to design new paper that works for all, thus Doane...
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Sensitivetype Hoodie
(21 December 2005) - Shari Sakahara is an LA based graphic designer who won one of our Camonanos last month. As a thank you she sent us one of the hoodies that she makes and sells. How we missed this before, I don't...
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Classic Kicks Hoodies
(21 December 2005) - Hoodies are like the t-shirts of Winter. These in particular will bring a splash of warm color to an otherwise drab season. Designed by the owners of one of our favorite NYC sneaker shops, Classic Kicks, these heavyweight french...
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i-D Brick
(20 December 2005) - Celebrating their 25th year in print, i-D Magazine teamed up with Argentine designer Alejandro Sarmiento and the Malba, Buenos Aires' modern art museum, to create this storage container for i-D back issues. The "i-D Brick" features a honeycomb design...
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Cannabis Candles from IIKH
(20 December 2005) - These candles are part of a new collection at IIKH, one of our favorite stores for well designed green products. They are made from vegetable wax and have a cotton wick, which means they burn cleaner and longer than...
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Exclusive Cool Hunting Gifts
(19 December 2005) - The clock is ticking, but you still have time to make this the best xmas ever by picking up some limited edition exclusives from Cool Hunting's Gift Guide. The three designs pictured here are patterns from our artist-designed gift...
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Tam Aura Concrete Rings
(19 December 2005) - Brooklyn-based designer Tam Aura brings industrial elegance to jewelry with this line of concrete rings. Clean lines and simple, fluid designs subtly highlight her unique use of materials. The unusual pairing of sterling silver and concrete generates "a sense...
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Recycling Trash Can by Adriano Carvalho
(19 December 2005) - We love the simple and effective design of this recycling trash can by Adriano Carvalho. It won first prize in Brazil's Centre for Enterprise Commitment with Recycling's (CEMPRE) first "+Design -Waste" competition. The three separate trash areas stack for...
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Carafe from 366cm
(19 December 2005) - Imagine all of time you can save with this carafe, which allows you to pour two glasses at the same time. For novelty or expeditious serving the creative minds at 366cm never cease to impress us. Availble online for...
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Dunhill PSP Case
(16 December 2005) - This case from Dunhill is one of the hottest we've seen. Carry your PSP in leather-trimmed water resistant canvas, with pockets for your gear and a strap to keep the player angled when you're watching flicks. Available Online in...
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Buy a Maloo
(15 December 2005) - Remember the Maloo felt laptop cover we showed you last week? It's now available in the Soupe du Jour over at Charles & Marie for $75, which is the best price we've seen. It will only be available for...
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Alife Members Only Jacket
(15 December 2005) - The latest in the Members Only resurrection is this luxe leather collabo (the first of 13 planned) with Alife. Lined in red satin and made from lambskin, the classic racer jacket is the same cut as the original that...
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Loomstate Vans
(15 December 2005) - Here's a sneak peek at Loomstate's new line of Vans due out this February. Made using the same 100% organic cotton that they use to make their clothes (it's a blend of fibers from Turkey, Texas, and Kentucky that...
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MomiMomi 100 Birds Tee
(14 December 2005) - The latest entry in our Gift Guide is this 100 Birds tee by LA-based designers MomiMomi, who make well-fitted, soft shirts with illustrative designs. For their holiday line, they printed this tropical bird-design on a pinkish color they call...
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Hands on: My Beating Heart
(14 December 2005) - My Beating Heart, the pillow with a beat, made it's way around various web sites last week when it was first announced. We got our hands on one to take a closer look... The heart shaped pillow, invented by...
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Ultimate Ears Custom Monitors
(14 December 2005) - When your standard issue earbud monitors become uncomfortable or when you're not getting the sound quality you want it may be time to upgrade to custom monitors. Most commonly seen on rockers and newscasters and now readily available to...
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Colette Fisheye
(13 December 2005) - Viennese purveyors of photo-artistry, Lomo, have teamed up with Parisian concept shop pioneers, Colette, to make a black version of Lomo's Fisheye camera featuring Colette's doggy mascots, Caperino and Peperone, on the back. The convex lens means a 170-degree...
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How to Make {Almost} Everything
(13 December 2005) - From the original ReadyMakers themselves (founders Shoshana Berger and Grace Hawthorne) comes this new book full of the same kind of clever, well-designed projects that have earned ReadyMade props from the National Magazine Awards and design snobs alike. An...
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CH Gift Guide Exclusives
(07 December 2005) - Our Holiday 2005 Gift Guide now has over 100 items for you to buy or wish list. Most of them are things you could have found yourself on the web, but we did the searching for you and provided the...
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Neubau Welt
(07 December 2005) - Tired of the same old vector graphics everyone uses? Neubau Welt is a new book filled with 1000+ editable illustrations by Berlin-based designer Stefan Gandl (he also penned the collectable DSOS1) and his crew, Neubau. From silhouetted trees to...
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Pet Tree Mini Cactus
(06 December 2005) - Perfect stocking stuffers, these thumb-sized cactus capsules are imported from Japan and work as cell phone charms, key chains, or rearview mirror decor. They only need one monthly watering, making them good gifts for non-greenthumbs or people who love...
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Aldrich Editions
(06 December 2005) - At Basel the Aldrich Museum launched four new Aldrich Editions, their series of limited edition art objects, including the naughty platter (pictured, right) by Mark Dean Veca. The dish, titled And So Betwixt the Two of Them, riffs on...
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Nest Tees
(05 December 2005) - Nest introduces a line of limited edition artist tees to help benefit Art Start, a non-profit dedicated to arts education for underserved children and teens. The collection launched at the pop-up Wired store last Friday and participating artists include Joel...
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Decoradar Kits
(05 December 2005) - A 3-D take on the wall mural, these kits from Brooklyn-based artists Elisheva Biernoff and Jennifer Smith come with sculptural wall ornaments, paint, instructions, and everything else needed to create themed decor. Their debut design, "South" features wooden oranges...
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TileToy
(05 December 2005) - Created by Finnish media artist and designer Tuomo Tammenpää along with Brit mobile game developer Daniel Blackburn, TileToy is a modular, re-programmable LED toy. A sleek white plastic box encases the LED components and each magnetic cube communicates wirelessly,...
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Sony DSC M2
(01 December 2005) - Our friends over at Compact Impact just alerted us to the fact that they are getting some of these incredible little Sony twisty 5 Megapixel still and video cameras in time for the holidays. So, of course, we added...
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Podstar iPod Nano cases Update
(01 December 2005) - Remember you saw them on CH first, and they are finally available and in our Gift Guide....
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Alena Hennessy
(01 December 2005) - Alena Hennessy introduced her work to us and we liked what we saw. She's an artist from Asheville, NC who expresses herself through painting, drawing, t-shirts and tiles. Her work is soft and feminine and natural. We liked it...
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Pierre Marcolini Fall/Winter 2005 Collection
(30 November 2005) - Don't deny yourself. You deserve it. We just posted two great Marcolini gift ideas in our Gift Guide (#1 and #2), but their Fall/Winter 2005 Collection is for you to enjoy. Unless you're at CH HQ, in which case...
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Sam's Yams
(30 November 2005) - Sam's Yams are a newly discovered dog treat that CH mascots Otis and Logan are all over. Having heard recently about more than one incident involving the healthy looking "green" chews that are mostly corn starch, and others about...
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Smencils
(29 November 2005) - Smencils are scented pencils made from recycled newspaper, which allows the pencil to retain one of ten "gourmet" scents: Bubble Gum, Cherry, Chocolate Milk, Cinnamon, Cookie Dough, Grape, Hazelnut Latte, Orange, Peppermint and Rootbeer. They can be used as...
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Labyrinth Balancing Board
(29 November 2005) - For the snowboarder in training or any kid who wants to learn balance and control, this labrynth rocks. Just added to the Gift Guide....
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Hulger Bluetooth PIP Phone
(23 November 2005) - Hulger, the manufacturers of the old school-meets-new school Pokia mobile headsets, have just released several new products. Most exciting is their sleek and simple '80s style headset called PIP. Whether you use it with your computer and Skype or...
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The Laundry Bag
(22 November 2005) - The Laundry Bag solves a need many of us have: Where to put our dirty laundry and how to get it to the laundry (or laundry room) in style. Fortunately the design savvy peeps at The Laundry Bag have...
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Mimoco goSeries
(22 November 2005) - The good kids over at Mimoco just announced their new line of USB storage toys and gave us the first peek. The goSeries of mimobots was designed by Yahid Rodriguez who also designed the first run of mimobots, the...
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Stanley Wristwatch Tools
(21 November 2005) - Stanley has launched a line of wristwatches with built-in tools in Japan. While we think these are an interesting advancement in portable tools, it seems likely that if you have a need for any of these, you probably have...
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Four Way Rubber Bands
(21 November 2005) - Scottsdale, AZ based Flying Buffalo makes these 4-way rubber bands, called Box Bands, specifically to hold board game boxes together. Clearly they'd be great for stacks of paper, books or anything else you'd otherwise wrap with twine or multiple...
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Airbag Craftworks
(17 November 2005) - The German-based Airbag Craftworks is the design force behind this crossbones sans skulls tee. Their line ranges from photo-silkscreened birds to statements including, "Don't trust the DJ" and "Good music I dance/No good music I not dance" and they...
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"Hidden Track" Book Launch
(15 November 2005) - Robert Schwarz, an artist from the Wiesbaden, Germany-based Viagrafik has been in New York this past week creating these acute-angle-heavy sculptural toys (pictured above, exclusive to Cool Hunting) to install in the flagship Girbaud boutique in Soho. His work,...
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The Single Cookie Jar by Emilie Baltz
(14 November 2005) - Emilie Baltz is a Brooklyn-based photographer and designer. She started designing objects that were inspired by her work as a photographer to "reflect surrounding cultural needs." The Single Cookie Jar is both a cookie cutter and a chic cookie...
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Liberty Boots
(14 November 2005) - I really had no expectation that this weekend's trip to Dallas, TX would include finding something to post to the site. I stumbled on a store in the West Village called Cowboy Cool filled with all sorts of rocker...
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Chocolate Show Roundup
(11 November 2005) - Highlights from the Chocolate Show, in NYC until 11/13/2005. Bissinger's has just launched a line of dark chocolate covered seeds and nuts they call Naturals. The Black Sesame Crunch is one of the best things I've tasted recently. Crunchy,...
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Podstar iPod Nano cases
(07 November 2005) - These horny little devils caught our eye. They're functional iPod Nano cases that protect the scratch-prone players and allow you to project more than utility when getting your groove on. They come in black or red and in four...
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Vineyard Vines
(07 November 2005) - When you need a little prep to balance out the punk, check out the whales, sailboats, lobsters, mermaids and more that adorn the ties, belts, bags and clothing at Vineyard Vines. Great colors, well-made, and reasonably priced. Products for...
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Lomo Printshop
(04 November 2005) - More custom photo products and more from Lomo via their month-old Printshop. Working with "the finest professional photo lab" in Vienna, Lomo prints customers' images onto stickers or transforms them into oversize mosaic wall-hangings. Sticker rolls ($15) come in...
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Walk the World Flip-Flops
(03 November 2005) - If you're flying South for the winter, pack these Walk the World flip-flops by Lomo. Printed with a photo-collage of street signs, they're available in both Tokyo and London versions and are a great medium to appreciate the "little...
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Handmade Leather nano Sleeve
(01 November 2005) - You'd have to live under a rock to have not heard about how easily the iPod nano scratches. It's such a wonderful little device, though, that most people would rather find a good case for it than renounce the...
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Chocolate Vitale Hot Chocolate
(31 October 2005) - We had the opportunity to taste this new hot chocolate from Chocolate Vitale at an Ubercool event the other night. Inspired by the celebrated hot chocolate cafés in Paris and conceived by an American couple from Seattle, this mix...
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Air Jordan "Rare Air" DJ Bag
(28 October 2005) - Here's a sneak peek at a new DJ bag co-created by Nike designer Michael DiTullo along with fellow Nike designer and longtime DJ Alan Strack as part of a "Rare Air" line. Roomy enough to fit 45 records and...
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New from Imaginary Foundation
(27 October 2005) - The good people of knocked off by FCUK). Silly Walk (left) is a funky new direction that uses discharge ink to bleach the design in to the t, leaving it feeling soft and comfy regardless of the design. Nick...
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Mimobot 2GB
(26 October 2005) - Remember the Mimobot USB drives we showed you back in August? Well they're now available in a bigger, better and hungrier 2GB capacity for $189 (pre-order) at Mimoco. Isadore (left) and Fairybit (right) are joined by plain protobots in...
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Peace Magnets
(26 October 2005) - Leave it to a Vermonter to come up with an alternative to the ubiquitous yellow Support Our Troops car magnets. Bennington based Rob Sperber makes the magnets by hand simply with the goal of raising awareness-- "I'm not against...
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Pixel Pusher
(26 October 2005) - Ahh... To all the web designers out there (or any other type of designer for that matter) who's known what it's like to spend hours moving something a little bit to the right or a little bit to the...
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Pierre Marcolini Chocolatier
(21 October 2005) - Wondering what to get us for the holidays? Our birthdays? Any days? We're obsessed with the chocolate craft of Pierre Marcolini, an artisian chocolatier in Brussels (with shops in Tokyo, London, Paris and New York). What makes Pierre Marcolini...
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Fatboy Camo Doggielounge
(20 October 2005) - Is your dog envious of your camo collection? Fatboy comes to the rescue with this dog bed. It's available in two sizes and has a washable cover. If camo's not your dog's taste it's available in many solid colors....
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Puzzler by Emigre
(19 October 2005) - We love Zuzana Licko and we love Emigre. Her newest font, Puzzler, allows you to create an endless source of patterns based on halftone dots, moiré and floral elements. The samples alone will inspire you for days, and thinking...
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Alcoholica Esoterica
(18 October 2005) - Ian Lendler's new book Alcoholica Esoterica: A Collection of Useful and Useless Information As It Relates to the History and Consumption of All Manner of Booze is a new book in the "did you know?" category of miscellaneous and...
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TriniTEA Electric Tea Maker
(18 October 2005) - We've been making our afternoon cuppa with the TriniTea for the last week and it has earned a place on our kitchen counter. It's a two carafed system that separates steeping and serving. We like the timer that allows...
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Shure E Series Gaming Edition
(17 October 2005) - We've been listening to music on our Shure E4c headphones since they came out last year and were excited to see the new Gaming Edition. These are technologically the same as the E Series currently available, but they are...
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Nokia E Series Pics
(14 October 2005) - We got to play with some samples of the new Nokia E series today. The hardware felt pretty close to final, but the software is still a bit buggy. Nothing that can't be worked out before their launch next...
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Gaffer's Tape Wallets
(13 October 2005) - Dbclay replaces gooey duct tape with one continuous piece of durable, matte Gaffer's tape. Further upgrades include waterproof nylon lining and exteriors emblazoned with designs like spray-painted stencils, limited edition, hand-painted patterns, and photo imagery. The result is a grown-up...
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Nokia E70
(12 October 2005) - I've always detested the Blackberry and am recently over my Treo. Lately I've been using the E70 is a butterfly phone like the earlier E61. Other features in both phones include a 2MP camera, WiFi, Bluetooth and Push-to-talk. Available...
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Oddzballz
(12 October 2005) - Oddzballz are mobile phone charms created by Elsa Kawai. Slupeez, Qwepeez and Oddbeez (left to right) are each available in an edition of 200. Phone charms are quite popular in Asia, but haven't quite taken off here in the...
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Spicy Thai flavor Kettle Chips
(11 October 2005) - There are a few reasons why these chips should be in your pantry. First off, they taste great. They have a not in-your-face combination of sweet, salty, spicy, tangy, and heat. Second, they are one of two flavors, along...
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Ontour Tees
(05 October 2005) - The Grimm's fairytale of the Bremen Town musicians tells the fable of a donkey, dog, cat, and rooster who, fed up with their day jobs, venture into the world to pursue lives as musicians. For Ontour, a new line...
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Get the Scoop
(03 October 2005) - The Nuscüp, that is. We love this new multi-function measuring cup, designed by Pollen Design (designers of the Rabbit corkscrew) for the Swiss kitchenwares company Dalla Piazza. It is easy to use, ergonomic, and very sturdy. Your thumb controls...
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Opus Foosball Table
(03 October 2005) - I know, I know, you want to pick up a foosball table for the game room, but you're disappointed with the humdrum options at the local game shop. If only you could choose the wood. Select the color and...
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Blanxart Chocolate Canela a la Taza
(30 September 2005) - As Autumn approaches and the temperatures drop it's time to start stocking up on hot chocolate. The first (of several we'll share with you this fall) is in bar form and is made by Bombons Blanxart, the celebrated Spanish...
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DetourDVD's Op Art
(29 September 2005) - Pretty up your flat screen with the latest release of moving graphics from DetourDVD. Black, grey, and white Op Art imagery slowly morphs from cube patterns to concentric circles to checkerboards to spirals and so on, recalling Victor Vasarely,...
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Wowbow Mija
(28 September 2005) - Wowbow's first line of beautiful modernist pet furniture is named for Mija, the creator's rescue dog. Similar to many new pet owners, Kim and Richard Bull were dissatisfied with their options for dog beds and feeding bowls. As good...
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No Mas
(26 September 2005) - Been seeing these around the city lately and had to track them down. They are No Mas, live and direct from NYC. The latest run is No Mas vs. Swayzee and hints all sorts of the East Coast vs....
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TranStrap
(23 September 2005) - I think of riding the subway as urban snowboard practice; I'm also a bit of a germaphobe. This usually results in a wide stance with back to doors and hands in pockets. But sometimes the ride is particularly bumpy...
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The Silver Spoon
(23 September 2005) - Phaidon Press is widely admired for making some of the best looking, best designed, and best printed design, art and photography books. When they announce the first cookbook in their catalog you know it's going to be something very...
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New Seal-a-Meal Vacuum Food Sealers
(21 September 2005) - If you're not familiar with vacuum food sealers take note. They are a great way to store food and ingredients (no more dried out brown sugar, for example), and one of the easiest ways to cook or reheat food....
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Wilfrid Wood
(09 September 2005) - Check out these one of a kind sculptures by London based Wilfrid Wood. After leaving the TV program Spitting Image, Wilfrid has been making these little (and sometimes not so little) works of art (4 to 12 inches) for...
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Schaschlik Knife Block
(31 August 2005) - Designed by Martin Robitsch, the Schaschlik knife block holds your blades without having to worry about fitting them in the right slot. Made from bamboo skewers, you can keep your equipment neat or mesy-- whatever suits your kitchen style. $110...
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The Lamy Scribble
(29 August 2005) - A friend came back from Europe last year toting this Lamy "propelling pencil" and has been addicted to its refined, ergonomic design ever since. A spring-loaded claw grips a 3.15 mm thick lead (also available in a 0.7mm diameters)...
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Munny
(23 August 2005) - Following the success of Kidrobot's Dunny, the Bunny-esque doll that's been made over by some 60 artists (with a 3rd edition in the works), this coming November 3rd will launch Munny, the first DIY soft vinyl toy. A tabula...
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TheFoodLoop
(18 August 2005) - Florence Fabricant wrote about TheFoodLoop in yesterday's New York Times and it's a great little invention: A simple worm-like heat-resistant reusable silicone fastener that you use to keep food together when you cook it. Unlike string or other fasteners,...
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Fancy Pants Punk
(12 August 2005) - Gossip monger cum fashion designer Jared Paul Stern is best known for his contributions at the New York Post and Star magazine. His new fashion line, Skull & Bones, is a pleasant diversion from all that. Launched with a...
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New DURKL
(03 August 2005) - Sometimes everyone around me thinks I'm ridiculous for taking a liking to one thing or another. In this case it's DURKL. Maybe it's the result of being a youth in Miami in the 80s. Anyway, I'm in to their...
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Apple Mighty Mouse
(02 August 2005) - Aside from a mobile phone, there isn't anything I've waited longer for Apple to make. The Mighty Mouse is a programmable 5 button mouse with a scroll ball instead of a scroll wheel. The ball allows for vertical and...
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Baby-Eating Puppet
(22 July 2005) - Teach your child a harsh but ultimately necessary lesson in mortality with this adorably insatiable plush sea mammal. Because of its vague description, we're not exactly sure what's up with the "Eating Whale Puppet," except that it's extremely cute...
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The Barcode Clock
(15 July 2005) - Signals for $35....
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Nyko PSP Charger Case & Theater Experience
(14 July 2005) - Nyko has come out with two accessories for the PSP. First is the Charger Case (left), in which your lovely PSP fits snugly into a neoprene lining. Both items use a lithium-ion battery. The battery works by having the...
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Woven Wallets
(14 July 2005) - More goodness abounds from Relish, online purveyors of fine design. This time it's Zippered Cosmetic Cases and Wallets from designers Chilewich. Made from durable woven vinyl, they're perfect for make-up, money or any other bits and bobs you're inclined...
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Float Pilsner Flutes
(14 July 2005) - The new Float Pilsner Flute from Molo Design is an eye-catching way to enjoy your summer ale in style. Seemingly suspended in mid-air, beers and other potables are instantly transformed into conversation pieces as soon as they're poured. These...
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Perfect Picture Wall
(07 July 2005) - From the Picture Wall Company comes sweet relief for one of the most frustrating tasks in interior design-- picture hanging. Their "Perfect Picture Wall" is a time-saving cheat that promises to spare a lot of the blood, sweat and...
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The Rotolog Watch
(06 July 2005) - "We make the little shit better," say the watchmakers at Nixon. And after seeing their newest design, we can't help but agree. Stylish, water-resistant and precise, the Rotolog is one of our favorite new timepieces. The watch boasts impressive-sounding...
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Chocolat Moderne
(06 July 2005) - We love when people's lives change and they become obsessed with making artisinal Chocolat Moderne....
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On the Down Low
(30 June 2005) - For those who prefer to lounge near the ground, the Long Low Table from Area Linens is a dream come true. It's dimensionally perfect for bed-front placement, but can work equally well as an occasional table in Eastern-influenced living...
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Laidback by Das Ding
(27 June 2005) - The "Laidback" sofa, with its exaggerated proportions and skew angles, is a tricky new design from Belgian studio Das Ding. This oversized furnishing's super-high arm rests and upwardly-sloped seats make it both attractive and visually unique. Only the "two-seater"...
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Honey I'm Home
(09 June 2005) - This glass jar with a built-in spoon top is a great way to store and serve honey. I love its simple and effective design and low maintenance. It's €18.23 and available online from Vinçon, one of my favorite stores...
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Nokia 770
(25 May 2005) - Today Nokia announced a new gadget that isn't a phone at all. The new 770 device is being dubbed an Internet Tablet because its primary purpose is to be an in-home, instant-on web browser and email client. It will...
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Martin's Pretzels
(20 May 2005) - It's no secret that sometimes the simplest of foods offer the most pleasure, and anything made by hand with love and a little obsession adds another dimension. Martin's Pretzels are handmade in Pennsylvania and are simply the best you're...
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Pacific Shaving Oil
(21 April 2005) - This may seem a bit off-topic, but trust me, it's good. I hate shaving. I only do it once a week-- it's uncomfortable, time consuming and if done frequently the resulting irritation is rather unattractive. Enter Pacific Shaving Oil....
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Licorice Piglets
(20 April 2005) - Nothing says I love you quite like a box of piglet shaped licorice... Route 29 Napa makes a variety of tasty licorice, but my favorite are the black and red licorice pieces shaped like piglets. The bags are a...
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Delonghi Magnifica EAM3500
(12 April 2005) - I know, I know, you'd like to make your own cappucino in the morning, but it gets a bit complicated and messy, and we all like to support the non-chain coffee shop in the hood anyway. But what if...
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June Taylor Organic Jams
(18 March 2005) - Friends of mine have been receiving little pots of June Taylor's jams for the last few years. It's been a closely held little secret of mine. Fortunately for all of us, June has settled into her new "still room"...
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The Glade
(15 March 2005) - I've had much love and respect for Beinghunted for many years now. They always deliver fresh and exciting stories on art, design and fashion-- one of my regular reads. Their latest venture is The Glade, an eCommerce extension of...
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Schott's Food & Drink Miscellany
(14 March 2005) - Many of you are already familiar with Ben Schott's masterpiece of useful (cheers from around the world), interesting (tea grading nomenclature, explaining the Scoville scale) and trivial (banqueting legislation in the U.K. in 1517) facts, figures and details. It's...
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Lomography Fisheye
(14 March 2005) - Lomographic has now introduced the worlds first 35mm camera with a built-in fisheye lens. The folks responsible for the Colorsplash and a slew of other creative and inexpensive photography products bring us yet another way to document life and...
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Chocolate-filled Eggshells by Bonnat
(11 March 2005) - The Bonnat family has been making chocolates in Voiron in the south of France since 1884. Their Hérisson (hedgehog) is a favorite of mine (a chocolate-covered hazelnut praline) and their single estate Grand Cru bars are intriguing. Our friends...
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EarLove: Practice Safe Sound
(01 March 2005) - There’s nothing worse than leaving a concert or a night out clubbing and your ears ring so much it’s like the bass and drums left with you. The high decibel levels cause physical damage to your ear drums –...
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Havanna Alfajores Cookies
(25 February 2005) - . I found these Argentinian treats in a coffee shop in Miami and haven't stopped talking about them (and eating them) all week. Made by the well known Havanna brand, the best of the five flavors are the Dulce de...
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Remote Control Finder
(23 February 2005) - Attach this little yellow doo-dad to your remote control and whenever you whistle it will light up and make noises so you can find it. And it's not just for remotes, you can attach it to anything-- annoy your...
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NES Controller Necklace
(08 February 2005) - My girl Grace gave me this amazing necklace (after a whole evening of begging and flattery, but it was worth it). Although there's no actual markings that would affiliate the accessory with Nintendo out right, it's pretty obvious none...
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Bitman Video Bulb
(24 January 2005) - No, it's not high tech chapstick or a mentholated nasal inhaler-- it's a Video Bulb. Ryota Kuwakubo is a device artist. His wearable LED animation Bitman, a cute little guy that dances around within the confines of the display...
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High Tech Hippie
(19 January 2005) - Ok, the pictures aren't flattering so you'll just have to trust me on this one. These hand-made felt cozies from Liz Maly's Felt Cafe are really good. A natural, warm and fuzzy friend for your iPod, the snug fitting...
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Clip-n-Seal
(05 January 2005) - Clip-n-Seal is a super simple, useful and effective device. It's basically a bag clip, but is really easy to use and makes an airtight seal. Small enough to store in your kitchen drawer, they're a must for anyone obsessed...
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Ryanitude
(11 November 2004) - Ryan McGinness. This one is filled with a lot more 'tude, but is very funny if you have my sense of humor. $29 at Krudmart where there's lots more good stuff....
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LighTalk
(02 November 2004) - Another throw back to the Sky Writer, LighTalk goes one step further. You can scan any image to then play it back by waving the pen back and forth to illuminate the LEDs. Passing notes in class will never...
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Star Electric Eighty Eight
(13 October 2004) - Founded by 27-year-old Jennifer Garcia of Harlem, New York, Star Electric Eighty Eight produces t-shirts that fuse art, fashion and politics. The current collection, "Revolution" is inspired by heroes Krishnamurti, Noam Chomsky, Howard Zinn, and also by the French...
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Reebok Classic Pump Bringbacks
(08 October 2004) - Take a deep breath and slip back 15 years; the Reebok Classic Pump Bringback is coming soon. Inspired by the original 1989 Pump, the Bringback will only be available in a limited run of 1989 pairs. These meaty kicks...
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Designer Dildo and Toys
(27 September 2004) - Sex is a beautiful thing-- so why are most sex toys so boring and ugly? Myla addresses this exact problem. Working with designers Marc Newson, Tom Dixon and Mari-Ruth Oda, Myla created a few vibrating friends that are made...
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Nest
(24 March 2004) - All my friends with babies complain about the lack of nicely designed furniture for their kids. Well... Nest, by Bug Design might be the start of a new trend. It is, by far, is the best looking piece of...
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