For You…

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Gift It…

for the woman who has everything.

glacce clear quartz bottle, $80/goop

Five Fab Finds…

feather weight paperweight/atypyk

woodpecker motion clock/torre + tagus

redwood bonsai forest/potting shed creations

hourglass set…great for a child’s timeout, poor kiddo…

gradient puzzle/bryce wilner

…all on a budget.

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Meow Parlour…

…for the little purrs.  Sonya Lee Architect designed NYC’s first cat cafe, Meow Parlour.  Here,  humans can enjoy a cup of joe while being reminded to play.  The kitties roam freely, while awaiting adoption.

The success of the space has led to nearly 100 adoptions, supported by their nonprofit, Kitty Kind, while embracing the idea that good design can shape how we interact with each other and animals.  Here, kitty, kitty!…

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Happy Easter…

…from cabbagerose.

pâtisserie petit lapin, montreal/architecture open form
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Relationship…

…harmony…connection.

desk of designer alexander wang

chain shoes/tove jansson and per emanuelsson

corallo chair/campana brothers

campana sapathila/melissa shoes

Suck It Up…

…just lift the handle and get busy.  Uzu Vacuum is, indeed, eye candy…designed by Japanese design group, Metaphys.  Conveniently sized, light (10 lbs.), battery rechargeable, and no cumbersome cord…2005 Good Design Award, 2006 Red Dot Design Award and 2006 JIDA Design Museum selected.  Go ahead, suck it up!

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Hey, Monkey-Face!…

…playfulness and a touch of humor in design is delightful.  Anything that can place a smile on one’s face, at a glance, is seriously charming.  Spanish designer, Jaime Hayón has designed Miko, a chimp-like faced watch, for his Orlog watch company.  Grins!

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Simple is Beautiful and Less is More…

…Polish designer, Agata Bieleń, has created a tranquil beauty with her stunning Arch Line Collection for Spring Summer 2015.  The intentional gentleness, liquidity, and relief for the senses is both beautiful and bold with reassured confidence. Each form is handcrafted of stainless steel, silver or gold with the utmost attention towards detail; following the idea that simple is beautiful and less is more.  Photography by Marta Zgierska, Michał Matejko, and Mchy Porosty.

see the full collection and more here
found at one of my favorite stops, minimalissimo

The Perfect Red…

…is this your bag?  The perfect red by Alexander McQueen.

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NYC Rings…

…why hold the keys to the city when you can ring the city in style…

in gold…

in silver…

and, in black…Artelier by Cristina Ramella from Querétaro, Mexico
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The Point Knit Café…

I can never pass by a knitting studio without looking inside…when I find myself in NYC, I’ll pop into this cheerful space and catch some happy…The Point Knit Café by Lubrano Ciavarra Architects.

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all images courtesy of lubrano ciavarra architects

When in Berlin…

…drink tea!  The ‘tasteful’ P & T by Fabian von Ferrari…

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Choices, Choices…

…two terrific and innovative umbrellas have been introduced…which would you choose?

Nendo’s Stay-brella stands up unassisted…

Justin Nagelberg and Matthew Waldman’s Sa umbrella bounces back into shape when blown inside-out.

Monday Menswear…

Fashion and design studio Eley Kishimoto has collaborated with tailor Timothy Everest and graphic design firm New Future Graphic to produce a range of shirts that are hand screen printed with geometric shape.

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