I own one of these and absolutely LOVE it! Back in ‘my single days’, I was always joking I would wear it to one of my dates and when going to the bathroom, I’d change the message on the front to indicate to my date whether this is going anywhere or not.
Alpha tee: It can say anything you want, just stick the reusable letters onto the shirt (velcro) and spell it out! Comes with 46 consonants, 18 vowels, 21 numbers, and 25 punctuation characters. ($30 at uncommongoods)
Made me smile: The sign of things to come – kids tshirt!
Kyra and Robertson Hartnett, a Brooklyn based husband-and-wife team are the creators behind this beautiful handscreened wallpaper called Montague. They also offer handscreened fabrics and really cool wallbands, check out their site: twenty2.
Beautiful german handmade slippers
These “Dear Cab Driver” Napkins just put a huge smile on my face. Great find BB!
Having grown up on the swiss country side, sledding has always been a big part of my winters as a kid. In Switzerland the wooden Davoser Sledges are prevalent. Now, that I am living in NYC, I am more ‘space concious’ and therefore give SledOne my thumbs up. I love the simplicity of its overall design! I am tempted to buy one to keep in my trunk – you never know when you might need sledge! SledOne
(another great find via designspotter)
Softroccc is the name of an inflatable cushion where one side is red the other side is blue like the original air mattress 50. Seven different words are written with flock-technique on one side. You can use the cushion in the water ore on your sofa, just how you like. Choose between Heimat (Home), Ruhepol (“A place for calm”), Hitzefrei (“hot summerday”), Idylle (Idyll), Traeumer (dreamer), Lust (lust) and Plaetzchen (little place).
Created by Nikolaus Hartl in Munich, Germany.
(via designspotter)
“Ideas are open knowledge!”
– Paul Arden
I was just about to walk up the ramp of the brooklyn bridge, on my cold walk home after work, when I spontaneously knocked on the window of a white jeep, standing at a red light. A lady opened the window, and when I saw inside, I realized the car was absolutely packed. She was all apologetic: “Sorry, we’re full!” The car drove off and after just a few meters, it stopped, the window opened again and she said: “My friend is going to sit in the trunk, hop on in!” YAY! I entered a warm cozy car, filled with 5 lovely black women! They were angels that just dropped out of the sky! Not only did they drop me off right in front of my door, no, they will also pick me up tomorrow morning to take me back in AND home again. I am speechless over this level of kindness!
I love New Yorkers!
Pretty Pretty: Aki umbrella stand.
G and I are big fans of the ugly dolls. I am happy to learn that they’ve gone Vinyl. Yay! (You’re probably shaking your head, I know.)
Yup, I’ve mentioned magnetic paint before. But now, I can report first hand, that it actually works! We’ve ordered a small can of Kling’s Magic Wall Paint and gave it a try, here in our office. It’s so easy and it really works! I can’t wait to paint a wall at home. What fun!
Now this is a superminimal and stylish humidifier: Humidifier by Plus Minus Zero. Its sleek donut-shaped body is something you can display like a piece of modern sculpture! It doubles as an aromatherapy diffuser, so a few drops of fragrance oil will infuse the steam with whatever scent you like. One fill-up of water provides 8 hous of “computer-controlled” humidifying.
(via popgadget)
Excellent find via design*notes:
Smart stuff – a huge resource of ‘smart products’. This waist band stretcher made me laugh. (I am pregnant and I could definitely use one of these. ha!) Check out the site, they have tons of categories, I am sure you’ll find something ‘smart’ that interests you.
moo.fx: superlight weight javascript effects library
Another find through 31three.com: Neat Image – a filter designed to reduce visible noise and grain in photographic images produced by digital cameras and scanners.
(via via 31three)
CD Finder is an application for archiving CD’s & DVD’s. Keep track of backups by sequentially number your CD’s and store records of them in a program like CD Finder. Sounds like a major time savor to me! Will give it a try!
(via via 31three)
A Guide to Starting Your Business by By Chris Campbell
Great resource! Check it out!
(via stylegala)
Step by step thai recipes over at Thai Table.
Puzzled – a playful seating system.
By: Bert Van Der Grif and Dennis Van De Burch.
1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters Here are the English ones.
I remember this one from growing up:
Der Papscht het z’ Schpiez ds Schpäckbschteck z’ schpät bschtellt.
It’s in a Swiss dialect from Bern and means: The pope ordered the bacon silverware in Spiez too late.
There we have it. There’s no public transportation today in NYC. Subway and bus conductors are on strike. I am getting ready to bundle up and walk into work. Ugh!
The transit workers’ union ordered a strike this morning, shutting down New York City’s subway and bus system after contract talks with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority broke down – a disruption that will prevent people from going to work, cause millions of dollars in economic damage and seriously upend the life of the city in the week before Christmas. …
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UPDATE: I bundled up, stepped outside, ready to walk into work… and just after a few steps, I was asked by some peeps in a limo if I would like a ride into the city. They were one person short. (Only cars with at least 4 riders were allowed to drive into Manhattan) “Sure!” was my reply. So, I got to comfortably ride in a a car filled with lawyers. Gotta love NYC!
