A lot of my friends have told me that they have loved my blog, however I rarely get comments on the blog unless I write something that’s not flattering. Take the Celebrity Smell Off, for instance. I referred to Britney’s perfume as being perfect for teenage slut. That got some comments. I also wrote an [...]

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Yesterday, a guy from the Netherlands left a comment on my blog announcing that he had this vase that I had profiled a while back for sale on his site. The piece he pointed out to me was this fabulous Tulip vase by Lotte van Laatum which sells for about $140. So, I went to [...]

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I’ve been looking at Hastens beds for the past year or so ever since they started their latest media campaign in the design magazines. In this time frame, I’ve actually experienced one of these beds, and there is no doubt that they are unrivaled. Everything is wonderful about they way they feel. But when an [...]

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The Obelisk collection by Dedon is a piece I’m in love with for nostalgic reasons. When I was a kid, my parents took me to many different seaside resorts in Mexico and in Europe. I would spend my days swimming, playing games, eating, and sitting in a woven chair very similar to the Obelisk. All [...]

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Over the next week or two, I will include some of my favorite designers from ID Magazine’s “ID 40″ list of top designers of 2006. It’s a pretty amazing list, so I urge you to pick up a copy of this magazine. Loyal Loot is a Canadian collective of women designers one of which is Doha [...]

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Hapo is a glassware design firm that lives by a simple mantra: make glassware that is simple, comfortable, and calming as the design firm’s island home of Okinawa. The bottle Hapo has designed obviously captures this. It’s a warm tropical breeze. It’s Jimmy Buffet in glass. It’s not super stodgy. These icons link to social bookmarking [...]

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Carina Riezebos has created Diva for the Dutch company GOODS in an effort to help beter display top heavy flowers. This high concept piece turns a conventional vase on its side to mimic the angle at which some flowers grow. Carina’s contention is that the natural aesthetic of certain flowers will be enhanced by lying [...]

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Object: War Bowl Designer: mosleymeetswilcox URL: http://www.thorstenvanelten.com Category: Furniture and Housewares Price: $180 Lust Factor: Hot Description: The concept is simple and brilliant: melt a bunch of toys in a wok just enough that they form a bowl. The toy of choice is an army soldier. I had a number of these soldiers as a child, so the bowl is nostalgic [...]

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Object: DIVA Designer: Marten Claesson, Eero Kolvisto, and Ola Rune URL: http://www.modusfurniture.co.uk Category: Furniture and Housewares Price: $2,400 Lust Factor: Hot Description: I obviously look at dozens and dozens of sofas. This one just caught my eye. I think it has something to do with the light, sinuous legs, or the dual color mix and match feeling of the pillows. You [...]

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Object: The Homeless Survival Coat Designer: Jan Borchies URL: http://www.janborchies.com/ Category: Fashion Price: $1000 Lust Factor: Cold Description: The Survivor Coat, as you may be able to see from the toung-and-cheek design, gives all the amenities the homeless needs in convenient and easy to find pouches. As well, the jacket pronounces the wearer’s social condition through it’s homeless patch which smacks [...]

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Object: Gobble Coat Hanger Manufacturer: Materia URL: http://www.materia.se/ Category: Furniture and Housewares Price: $250 Lust Factor: Warm Description: It’s gorgeous black rubber construction allows for tons of coats to be jambed onto the rack in such a way that when full mimics a tree. These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages.

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