March 2009
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Phonofone II
This is an incredible iPod speaker that uses no power. Use it to play NPR podcasts in your San Francisco studio apartment.
$500 at Matter Matters | Buy
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“Fuck You” Original Painting by Mike Monteiro
Mike is a friend, and he’s been doing these paintings for a while now. There are several phrases to choose from, such as:
“I told my therapist about you,” “You’re not hot enough to be THIS crazy,” and the popular “Let’s make better mistakes tomorrow.”
However, “Fuck you, it’s magic.” is the best one. Go buy it.
$400 at The Beholder | Buy
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Lacquer Boxes Set
I have a few of these, and they’re useful for quick tidies of the junk that collects on desks and dressers. Great price, too.
$25 at Crate and Barrel | Buy
(On Sale, regularly $35.)
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Seasonal Fruits Of California Print
Price correction! Apologies for the typo.
$45 at Little Paper Planes | Buy
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Hola Ola No 1 Containers
Spice containers that open with a simple squeeze. They also make great containers for cream, sugar, or honey.
$12 at Charles and Marie | Buy
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Butter Lunette Clip-On Shade
This smart shade clips on over a bare bulb. Great solution for a renter who wants to replace fugly light fixtures without going broke.
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Bunny Dish
I remember the Easter Bunny being so much bigger when I was little.
$15 at Crate and Barrel | Buy
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Fold Bedding: Blue Strip Pillow
It’s surprisingly hard to find unique pillows. These remind me of origami.
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Architect Coat Rack
Coat racks are so orderly. They belong in apartments with umbrella stands, and slate-colored cats, and tea drinkers.
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Mark Twain Letterpress Print
“A ship in the harbor is safe, but that’s not why ships are built.”
Great gift for a grad.
$12 at Seesaw Letterpress | Buy
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Biodegradable Cold Cups
It’s surprisingly hard to find attractive, disposable party cups at all. Now you can have your pretty cups, and feel morally superior about your eco-consciousness.
$7 at Branch Home | Buy
(For fifty cups. Bulk pricing available.)
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Gerstner Hobby Chest
A classic oak hobby chest with felted drawers that cradle all your precision instruments. So much fun to vacuum out and reorganize, you may never get back to your hobby.
$360 at Improvements Catalog | Buy
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Stain Teacup
A teacup that starts out white, then stains according to your drinking habits. Sort of like your teeth.
(Price converted from British pounds.)
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Ornamented Metal Lace Drain
Now when the voices of lost children float up from the drain, you have a better visual.
via Love it A Lot
$40 at Rose and Radish | Buy
(On sale. Regularly $100.)
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10x Office Tool
You just made more room in your junk drawer. For more take out menus.
$22 at Tiny Living | Buy
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Hulger Bluetooth Penelope Phone
I miss someone picking up and telling me they need to use the line. I miss cradling something substantial between my ear and my shoulder when I’m cooking dinner. I miss real phones.
But I think I’d miss Twitter more.
$175 at Greener Grass Design | Buy
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Hang Em Awl
An ingeniously simple tool to help you mark where the nail holes for your wall hanging need to go. Now what will I swear about while hanging my stuff?
via Design Mom
$8 at www.thehangemawl.com | Buy
(For a set of two.)
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Glass Water Bottle Decanters
I’m wishing these had screw-tops so they could be the new hipster Sigg bottle, but it looks like they’re just glass stoppers.
Still, great on top of the bar.
$32 at Perpetual Kid | Buy
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Pod Table
For your Jetsons-inspired apartment.
$110 at Urban Outfitters | Buy
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Triple Hook-Up Strip
Pull your clutter off the hallway table, and hide it inside the closet door.
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Frame Riser
This frame bracket lets you layer photos and art on your wall by allowing you to slightly overlap frames.
Confusing? Click through to check out their sample photo. It’s a cool effect.
$16 at Pottery Barn | Buy
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Silicon Door Stop
When you don’t need it, hook it over the door knob.
$25 at Unica Home | Buy
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Precut Brownie Pan
No more arguing over who got the bigger piece. Now the debate gets down to brass tacks: Who gets the corner piece?
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Ice Bucket
Pair this bucket with a bag of ice and a six-pack. Bam! You win another invite to your friend’s spacious vacation home.
(ON SALE Reg. $30)
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Morrocan Tea Set
It’s a bargain when you consider the three wishes.
$140 at Global Table | Buy
(For the teapot and two cups.)
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Bright Yellow Tiffin Box
Maybe you can’t afford sushi every day anymore, but this sunny lunchbox makes brown bagging a luxury.
$25 at Crate and Barrel | Buy
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Dish and Spoon
Like a chopstick bowl, for people who haven’t learned to use chopsticks.
$21 at Flavour Design | Buy
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Invaluable Picnic Knife
Because you know your dad’s pocket knife hasn’t been sharpened since 1962.
$26 at Cox and Cox | Buy
(Price converted from British pounds.)
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Space-Saving Laundry Airer
The natural evolution of a shower curtain rod.
$85 at Nigel's Eco Friendly Store | Buy
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Broom Cake Tester
For serious bakers. Hang it by the stove, and break off a straw when you’re ready to test your cake.






































































