When I stayed in a Paris a year or so ago, I loved how they always provided you with a carafe of water at your table. I thought it so civilized on one hand and so reductive on the other. Now, more and more I'm seeing this at restaurants around Los Angeles, including our new favorite local breakfast/lunch place, Thyme. Then we noticed they have...
These glasses are featured in the permanent collection of MOMA New York. You can see the original bottle behind these designs (this particular one is a covered carafe - covered with a tumbler). Designs by Studio Tord Boontje and Emma Woffenden. Available polished or satin finished. They are a part of Artecnica's Design With Conscience...
We've mentioned recycled wine staves before (and we explain the where's and why's of it all) Here's another good use: as a cheese board. Of course you probably don't want to use recycled cheese. What's nice about these is that they are long, so you have space for a nice spread of cheese. And yes, they are made from recycled and local (at least...
I was driving down the highway. Once. A long time ago. And from out of nowhere, CRACK! A rock torqued into my windshield from a passing semi. Fortunately, I had thrown down for the full coverage in my auto insurance and someone actually came out to my office to swap out the windshield. No sweat off my back. But I hate when that stuff happens....
