Magazine Twist Earrings

05-27-2008 | 04:46 PM EST | 0 Comments

I actually don't wear earrings very often anymore, but I do have a few pairs that I like to wear out on special occasions. It's always good to have some options, and this pair (called Twist) seems like it could be fun. Made out of recycled, laminated magazine strips and sterling silver, the earrings could be real conversation starters—who would expect something pretty like this to come from a magazine?

Designed by BtheNV Designs, the "twist is a sculptural and lean piece that curves gently around the face flattering any shape." They have some other shapes and sizes available, too, but I think that the curved silhouette would be nice—you don't see it very often, and it would be nice to take advantage of a different shape. As you'd expect with a base material like magazine pieces, each earring would be one-of-a-kind, and to make it even more fun for you, you can send the designers your color preferences when you order them so that they'll be more personalized.

Reba the Robot Wooden Bookmark

05-20-2008 | 12:56 AM EST | 0 Comments

I was out walking around the other day, enjoying the sun, when I ran across the Brooklyn Indie Market. I didn't realize that it was open yet, so I, of course, went in to roam around. There were a couple of designers with some pretty cool stuff (you'll probably see them in the next couple of posts), but the first one that caught my eye was a table with some fun, wooden bookmarks for sale. There were squirrels, letters, and a cupcake, but the one I liked the best was Reba the Robot. Being part of the tech world, I always enjoy when handcrafted meets technology.

One of the funniest things to me about the bookmark is that the back of Beacon Bookmarks' business card says "Read Books Not Blogs"—I'm not taking it personally and it actually made me want to post about them even more :-) The bookmarks are made by a husband and wife team (Jon and Kristy Reichert) in a small town up the Hudson River, and they're made from wood (cedar, poplar, walnut, and cherry, among others) and finished with a clear water-based satin finish.

Address Book

05-19-2008 | 10:49 AM EST | 0 Comments

If I had to find someone's phone number and it wasn't listed in my cellphone contact list, I'd probably have to check my email address book, an ancient Rolodex, and various stacks of paper on my desk in order to find it. It seems like it might be time for me to update my system... I was trying to figure out where to even look for a new address book, and one of the first places to pop into my head was Ahlers Designs. I got one of their vitamin cases for Christmas, and the quality is really good—not only was the ladybug emblem cute, but the case was sturdy (which seems like an important thing for an address book).

If you go to Ahlers Designs' website, you'll very quickly see that there are a ton of images to choose from (I just counted 122). I liked the Roxy and West Highland Terrier emblems, but the old-style telephone spoke to me. I mean, it is a telephone and address book, so it makes a certain amount of sense, don't you think?

Rif and Raff

05-17-2008 | 11:18 AM EST | 0 Comments

We all have some sort of salt and pepper shakers in the house, but there's no good reason that they have to be boring. Enter Rif and Raff, "a spicy twosome that have taken a stand against bland meals." Their little horns act as the dispensers, and their faces are just cute. I'm not sure which one is Rif and which one is Raff, but whichever one is the pepper shaker has a scrunched face that I'm taking as a sneeze. It seems like a more clever way to label them compared to a giant "S" or "P." On the back of each character are little wings and the bodies have a slightly modern twist with the polka dots.

Rif and Raff are available from the same company that created the greeting cards I posted about last week, Vinila. They're part of a collaboration with the German ceramic manufacturer Rosenthal, and I certainly wouldn't mind having them sit on my counter, greeting me as I start to make dinner.

Ludic the Woollyhoodwink

05-16-2008 | 10:37 AM EST | 0 Comments

I've always thought that forests are full of fun and wonderful creatures, but wouldn't they be better if they were also home to little guys like Ludic? I know that I'd be pretty happy to watch him and his friends walking around...but, unfortunately, the Woollyhoodwinks live in the Black North Forest, and I think that that's quite a ways away from Brooklyn, NY.

Ludic is one of five Woollyhoodwink members, and he's the daydreamer and poet of the group. There's also Junco (the leader, who's always taking everyone on forest adventures), Reddy ("the most tireless mischief maker of them all"), Ozard (the always needed scientist of the group), and Fluke (the baby, who "looks up to the other Woollyhoodwinks and tries his best to like them"). Designed by a San Francisco-based artist named Jeff Root, the Woollyhoodwinks are all handmade and created from patterned woolen fabrics. Each one will be slightly different, so your little friend will be truly unique.

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