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Owl Bookends

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For neatly grouping volumes, notebooks or desktop papers. This weighty bookend pair designed by Tadahiro Baba features simply shaped owl forms with carved feather markings.

Designer: Tadahiro Baba

Material(s): Cast iron

Dimensions: H 6.75" (via zwello.com)

Updated Jan 8, 2009

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Blow Up Small Table by Fratelli Campana from Alessi. Italian Design.

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All I have to say is --- Pick up sticks.

Alessi felt that the construction method introduced with the "Blow Up" family of products - a highly successful invention of the Italian-Brazilian brothers - would lend itself well to a small furniture item such as this coffee table.

Material(s): 18/10 mirror-polished stainless steel and glass

Dimensions: H 17.3" Dia 17.7" (via zwello.com)

Updated Jan 8, 2009

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Eames House Bird by Charles and Ray Eames from Vitra

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Charles and Ray Eames augmented the interior "collage" of the Eames House with numerous objects brought back from their extensive travels. The figure of a black wooden bird - evidently one of their most prized objects of American folk art - has stood in the centre of their living room for over fifty years. Also seen as an accessory in many of the Eameses' photographs, the bird figure from the Appalachian mountain region of the eastern United States. Based on the original artifact and in cooperation with the Eames Family, Vitra is now producing the first series of this figure.

Manufacturer: Vitra

Designers: Charles and Ray Eames

Material(s): Solid alder, black lacquer finish, steel wire

Dimensions: H 10.8" W 3.5" D 10.9" (via zwello.com)

Updated Jan 8, 2009

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Campeachy Chair

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This is a stunning chair with quite a history...

"It took Thomas Jefferson many letters and more than ten years to get a Campeachy chair sent from New Orleans. (The first one was lost in a shipwreck.) Once he finally recieved his chair in 1819, he had several copies made. This reproduction is based on a copy crafted by plantation joiner John Hemings, which is now on display in Monticello's parlor.

Made of mahogany, it has the same X-shaped base, curvy arms and distinctive top rail. What makes the Campeachy chair so wonderfully comfortable is the sling seat of reinforced leather. The mahogany for the original chairs made in New Orleans came from the Mexican provence of Campeche, hence the curious name. 39" h x 27"w x 24" d. Made to order in the USA from imported wood.

$1,350.00

Shipping is included. (And it better be, damn!) (via monticellostore.stores.yahoo.net)

Updated Dec 24, 2008

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recessrebels :: Coaster 60's Vertigo

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Here's something trippy to set your drink on... (via etsy.com)

Updated Jan 6, 2009

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Van Der Waals Stainless World Time Clock

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I saw this and thought it was good --- very good.

This patented desk clock features twelve sides, each with the name of two major cities. Together, the 24 cities represent the 24 global time zones. To find the local hour in another time zone, simply roll the clock so that the city representing that time zone is on top. Also offered in black, twelve-sided version.

Designer: Charlotte Van Der Waals

Material(s): Stainless steel and glass

Dimensions: Dia 1.5" D 1.625" (via zwello.com)

Updated Jan 8, 2009

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Van Der Waals Molded World Time Clock

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It sort of reminds me of a grenade. But it still gives the time --- everywhere.

This patented desk clock features 12 sides, each with the name of two major cities. Together, the 24 cities represent the 24 global time zones. To find the local hour in another time zone, simply roll the clock so that the city representing that time zone is on top. Also offered in stainless steel, cylinder version.

Designer: Charlotte Van Der Waals

Material(s): Injection molded plastic and glass

Dimensions: Dia 1.75" D 2" (via zwello.com)

Updated Jan 8, 2009

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Lin Utzon Vase by Lin Utzon from Rosendahl

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The Lin Utzon Vase — a vase as an object of art.

A sculptural vase — the perfect setting for flowers of any season. Lin Utzon's unique, elegant design for this sculptural and expressive vase makes it beautiful both with and without flowers. The style is light and almost floating. Perfect for exotic bouquets as well as for single twigs or standing alone. The Opal-White vase consists of two layers — an inner layer of transparent glass, and an outer layer of Opal-White, sandblasted glass. Available in three sizes.

Designer: Lin Utzon

Notes: Hand wash only.

Material(s): Hand-blown glass

Dimensions: Small H 5.51"; Medium H 7.09"; Large H 8.66" (via zwello.com)

Updated Jan 8, 2009

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Storm Flowerpot by Julie Storm from Normann Copenhagen

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An evolution of the ordinary flowerpot, Storm challenges our expectations by merging the man-made with the natural. The simple design becomes one with the plant, giving it a new sophisticated aesthetic.

Designer: Julie Storm

Material(s): Aluminum

Dimensions: Medium Dia 6.7"; Large Dia 8.3" (via zwello.com)

Updated Jan 8, 2009

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Blow Up Flower Vase by Fratelli Campana from Alessi. Italian Design.

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The first items of the "Blow Up" family, whose production was launched in 2004, registered an immediate international success. They brought a wave of fresh air into our domestic landscape, sometimes almost too rooted in their form/function ratio. Their method of construction is reminiscent of the forms of recycling typical of urban conglomerates in the third world, but this is done poetically, skillfully respecting the basic requirements of the relevant objects.

Designer: Fratelli Campana

Material(s): 18/10 mirror-polished stainless steel and glass

Dimensions: H 13.2" Dia 7.3" (via zwello.com)

Updated Jan 8, 2009

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