Glass Markers Party People

Everyone’s seen the little jewelry for the bottom of their wine glasses…but I’m liking these Glass Markers better. They can go on any glass, instead of only ones with stems, and they are a bit more ‘manly’ then the jewelry.

A Drop of Water

Here’s a different take on the rain barrel…it looks a little like a pregnant belly but still better looking than a big plain barrel.

‘A Drop of Water’ is a rain barrel that makes saving water really easy by providing a watering can that is automatically filled when it rains. This way, the user doesn’t have to fill the can with our precious tap water, but uses ‘free’ rainwater instead to water the garden.

A Drop of Water

Snapalarm

Snapalarm by Michael Olsson and Rickard Grönstedt is clicked into place, with no need for tools, on the cord of a pendant lamp, rod or chain. Snapalarm recieved the international red dot design award in 2005.

Kitchen Scrubbing Cloth

The Kitchen Scrubbing Cloth by Hiroki Hayashi is a ”natural abrasives in these scrubbing cloths make for a resiliant kitchen utility. No detergent is needed for use, though a tiny dab of soap can be applied for the greasiest of dishes. The scrubbing cloth can be used for several months, gets curlier and softer with use and resists odor and bacteria.

The yellow coarse scrub is made from recycled corn cobs while the red gentle scrub is made from peach pits.”

Available at The Shop at Cooper-Hewitt

Strut Credenza

The Strut Credenza by Crate and Barrel is crafted of shesham wood with a matte walnut stain, an adjustable and removable shelf, a storage drawer and letter-legal file drawer.

I hate when I see something I’d like to buy and it’s only a concept design

For example: Beehouse Lamp by yar rassadin

Ecosystems BADA

Most people want to upsize their house…I want to downsize mine… and when I do I’d love to have the BADA table that converts into a loveseat, by Ecosystems

Zucch Sugar Pourer

Available from MOMA, this sugar dispenser is ‘made of double-walled glass, and has a wide hole in the top for pouring and a hole with a rubber stopper in the bottom for refilling. Made by Alessi.’

Woolly Pocket Garden

Overlooking the odd hipster-y naked people on the website, I really like these Woolly Pocket hanging gardens, which come in all sizes.

 I actually have a thing right now for vertical gardens. I recently read an interesting blog where she talks about a vertical vegatable garden installed on the side of a food bank building in LA.

Henrybuilt Kitchens

Henrybuilt has the best details that make their kitchens useful and gorgeous

 

Henrybuilt

Paper Pot

Many products try to dress up tissues but this is by far my favorite! The Paper Pot from Japan is designed to be used for both toilet paper and tissue paper.

Paper Pot

Design*Sponge trivet

I really liked this cute trivet that I saw over at Design*Sponge. They have a tutorial if you follow the link. It seems simple enough…not that I’ll ever get around to it.

Tota Coffee Carrier

Awhile ago I posted about a drink carrier but it was full of links that took me to sites in other languages. Then while looking at BetterLivingThroughDesign today I saw that there is a similiar version for sale at Ponoko.

10m2 Khaki Tube Multi Strand Bracelet

LOVE this bracelet

10m2 Khaki Tube Multi Strand Bracelet

Röshults Grill

Röshults website doesn’t have an English version so I don’t know any details about this grill…only that I want it.

Röshults Grill

Surya Dishtowels

I love these dishtowels….and they’d look fantastic in my kitchen….yet there is no way I can allow myself to pay $46 for 3 dishtowels

if you can, they can be purchased from le souk

CISTA Rainwater Harvesting

MOSS SUND Architects and Fig Forty have created the fantastic CISTA Rainwater Harvesting System. The harvesting system provides 100 gallons of rainwater storage within an 8-foot vertical planted frame. Below right is the concept featured at the 2009 Interior Design Show in Toronto…..sure beats the typical barrel collection method!

Nimli Jewelry

So much pretty jewelry that I had to make myself stop saving pictures to post on here. Here’s their site: Nimli

Betty B Nina Cuff

 

Cizana Agate Pendant

Zizmor Residence

As I’ve posted before I have this thing for horizontal wood fences, screens, etc. So one glance at Brad Zizmor’s  gorgeous deck off his small New York City apartment and I’m completely smitten. Zizmor is an architect with a + i architecture in NYC and recently had his apartment renovation written about in Dwell Magazine.

a + i architecture

Propeller Necklace

I love these propeller bead necklaces by Formfire Glass Works. Each of the pieces is handmade from Italian, German or American glass.

My Paper Bag

I’m completely smitten with Ramon Middelkoop leather bag that was designed to look like a paper bag. It can be purchased through goodforall …. which unfortunantly is not in Eenglish.

Lazerian Bracelets

 The Manchester-based practice Lazerian has launched a jewelry line of bracelets made from polypropylene, held in place with brass fittings.

Eucharis

Hippopus

Storage Beds

I have a thing for beds with built in storage underneath. It looks clean, simple and stops the unavoidable build up of junk under your bed (which I have tons of). This is my current favorite.

 Room & Board

Crayon

I just made the mistake of showing these Crayon Sculptures by Herb Williams to my kids. Now they want to break all their crayons and try to make one!

Cosmetic Safety Database

So I’m getting older, I’m not going to say how old, but it’s old enough that the lies have started. So has the obsessing with skin creams and wrinkle reducers. I was even toying with buying the TNS Recovery Complex made from human fibroblast conditioned media or human foreskin (ha! ew!).

I’ve settled on various over the counter creams and have read here and there about the potential harm that the ingredients in these creams could cause, but never delved into researching what I was actually putting on my face. Then today I stumbled onto the site SkinDeep Costmetic Safety Database … you type in your product and it tells you how that product is going to kill you, on a scale from  1-10.