We got this great little terrarium from one of our favorite new providers: Uncommon Goods (disclaimer: for free, though we got to pick what we wanted from their online store). What we liked about it was that (a) it was essentially an old wine bottle with the top whacked off (not bar-room fight style, but cleanly lasered), and (b) it seemed...
While there is some debate about these types of bulbs, especially in regards to their use of trendy restaurants coast-to-coast, it is true that they look pretty damn cool. But what about their energy consumption? These particular bulbs from Roost burn at Euro 60w, which is only 15w American. This means they don't actually use that much energy...
This is cool: an old-school record-player-like dock for your iPad. What's even cooler is how it works. You don't plug in your iPad, you simply set it in the dock. The iVictrola will channel the sound from the iPad's speakers and amplify it using a real speaker horn from an old turntable. So cool. It's available in limited production by the...
I can't imagine anything more sublime than a lovely venison meal served up on these moss placemats. How woodsy! Or, apologies to vegans out there, how about a nice saute of hen-of-the-woods with caramlized onions floating on a bed of rice, floating on a plate, floating on these wonderful mossy mats? They're pretty simple: preserved mosses...
Now this is smart: you sign up, pay in advance, then leave it to Preserve to send you a toothbrush every couple or few months. What's even cooler is that when you get your new brush, you can send back your old one which will then be further recycled into a park bench. Or something. If you're not familiar with Preserve, they are our toothbrush...
I don't know what it is about jars that attracts us so. Perhaps it's the age old human behavior of always wanting to compartmentalize everything. Perhaps it is that the contents are invariably the result of warm summer sun, that in each jar we release the fresh bounty - berry jams, heirloom tomatoes, or just peaches in syrup. And these old jars...
The Restore Basket is made by Finnish designer, Miva Tolvanen (don't you just love Finnish names?). It's super simple and clean, yet strong and good for holding newspapers or magazines, your craft goods, firewood or whatever else. The felt finish ensures that wherever you drag it, it won't scratch. We love the eco-friendly nature of it and...
We're not sure why, exactly, they call these frogs as they bear little resemblance to the amphibious beings. We suspect it is a florist's term for the structural elements often hidden in vases but that keep a bouquet in the correct shape. We are, however, not florists. But we do think these are pretty cool. What are they, you ask? They're...
This little bonsai kit will allow you (or a green-thumbed friend/family member) to create their own miniature forest using this kit. It gets cooler: these trees are actually a descendent of the California Redwoods (yeah, the HUGE ones) that they thought to be extinct until someone actually found one growing in a rice paddy in China! This is a...
It's the holiday season, and we like to send flowers sometimes. We recently discovered Organic Bouquet, a florist that sends organic flowers...but what's even better, they have a special program of pre-designed bouquets that all include a donation to your favorite charities - 45 charities in total. We love that there's a lot of wins in this...
