Saturday, March 22, 2008

Wedding Planning Accessories by Mindy Weiss



Mindy Weiss is one of the most sought after wedding planners in the US. Now she's designed a sublime and stylish new line of wedding planning accessories and gifts for Two's Company.



We just received this new launch of Mindy Weiss's wedding accessories.



We love the Tiffany Blues and crisp whites and the soft contemporary silhouette graphics of this collection!












Find out more about Mindy at http://www.mindyweiss.com.

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

I Am Not A Paper Cup

You will probably recall Anya Hindmarch's "I'm Not a Plastic Bag" bag that created such a stir in stores. DCI has taken the "I Am Not A" eco concept and applied it to this new porcelain java holder.

We just received these I Am Not A Paper Cup cups...



(Our friends at DCI have assured us that even the packaging is green. It's made from degradable RPVC, not PVC.)

Another clever take on the "I Am Not" concept is this "I Am Not Your Doormat" from the designers at FRED...



These are made from recycled tires.

Monday, March 10, 2008

Nature Silhouettes



It didn't take long for this design theme to move from the realm of contemporary art to the fashion world. We love the stylized nature silhouettes that are showing up in so many new jewelry designs.

These silver Fern Frond earrings...



...and this silver Fern Frond necklace...



We love that all these new pieces are so flexible and sophisticated and ultimately wearable. And OK, these pieces are really really cute without being...well...you know...too...uh...obvious and precious.

Illustrators and graphic designers are the new art divas, aren't they? It's easy to see the Charley Harper influence in these Silver Sparrow Earrings from the designers at ZAD...

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Eco Soy Candle Collection From Paddywax



We are always on the lookout for "green" and sustainable products. We are delighted to see this great new introduction from our friends at Paddywax...The Eco Candle Collection.



Here's a rundown of Paddywax's criteria for this collection:

* 100% soy wax and natural essential fragrance oils
* 100% natural cotton wicks
* soy-based inks
* biodegradable chlorine-free paper pulp packaging
* all FSC-certified packaging elements

We love this new generation of stylish, thoughtfully designed, and affordable sustainable products. But the best thing about the Eco Collection from Paddywax...the fragrance combinations are so sophisticated and exquisite! The glass containers are clean and simple. The typeset weathered-looking labels are reminiscent of vintage French seed pack labels.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Decor-A-Boards by Pop Ink



We are digging the wood-grain trend in home accessories that we saw more and more of at the Winter gift fairs this year. These new offerings from Pop Ink are printed on birch veneer. We love their unique take on this trend.

They come ready to hang. This is the Robin Decor-A-Board...



The Squirrel Decor-A-Board...



The Busy Beaver Decor-A-Board....

Monday, March 3, 2008

Nippon Work Gloves

We have been busy as beavers at fairs and trade shows collecting great new designs and innovative products to offer for Spring and Summer. For the next few days, we are going to talk about some of the new things we are excited about.

We love these new Nippon Work Gloves from Noted Company. These were last year's winner of The Good Design Award, granted by the Japan Industrial Design Organization.



The graphic treatments on these are raised grips. We see these as the coolest gardening gloves ever! This is the Measure pattern.



This is one our favorites...the Peace pattern. Great and thoughtful design that can also make you giggle? We love that.