New - Snooze City Designs

Just a note to welcome a new studio to the Heliotrope line-up. Snooze City Designs was launched by Michael Azria and Derek Mosher in 2007.

We love their bold graphic approach to homewares! From Michael & Derek..."Our mission was to take plain existing products, and to add a fun and modern element to them. the first result...the world's hippest pillowcases!"

Charley Harper Calendars for 2010

It's no secret that we're big fans of works by Charley Harper.
We now have the complete line-up of Charley Harper 2010 calendars! This year, a smaller wall calendar, a postcard calendar, and a beautiful Charley Harper engagement calendar have been added to the line.

The Charley Harper Wall Calendar...





The Charley Harper Mini Wall Calendar...(cover pictured at top of post)...



The Charley Harper Engagement Calendar...





...and the Charley Harper Postcard Calendar...





All full of beautiful Charley Harper illustrations...frame-ready after the calendars are used!

The Goodbyn Lunchbox

The lunchbox reinvented for kids, parents, and the planet.

We love these new, thoughfully and cleverly designed Goodbyn Lunchboxes.



They come complete with a water bottle and 3 sheets of stickers to personalize...

2010 Bubble Calendar

Oh the joys of popping a sheet of fresh bubble wrap! Who can resist? Brookyln designer Stephen Turbek has adapted the concept into the Bubble Calendar.

We're taking pre-orders now for the 2010 Bubble Calendars that will be shipping mid-September. (These sell out fast, so reserve yours today and you can look forward to 365 days of bubble popping pleasure.)



The 2010 Bubble Wrap Calendar is big...48" x 18"...

New Shinzi Katoh Stuff!

Some of our favorite and most anticipated shipments are always the new product introductions from Japanese Zakka graphic artist Shinzi Katoh. The charming illustrations and endearing quirky translations of these delightful things brings out the kid in us.

We've just received lots of new bento lunch boxes, new placemats, water bottles, and bento accessories from Shinzi Katoh.

Twig Wins 2009 Parents' Choice Award!

Twig, our new building toy from Fat Brain Toys, has won the Parents’ Choice Gold Award for 2009.

Green and thoughful design, an exeptional toy for encouraging visual spatial development, and all pieces interact with each other.

New June Ugly Dolls Release!

We just received the brand new Ugly Dolls for June.

Turny Burny in Blue/Pink...



...and Turny Burny in Black/White...



They're pretty ugly. And pretty cute!

New Jonathan Adler Salt & Pepper Shakers

Lots of new wonderful objets from Jonathan Adler this month! These Jonathan Adler Fish Salt & Pepper Shakers are one of six brand new sets from the studio.

28 BiAugust

Look out for some exciting creations from this new homewares design house. Japanese art students Owen and Cloud have formed the company "28 BiAugust Creation Office", and based on their first introductions into the US market this month,
we think it's safe to assume that we're going to see some innovative, thoughtful, delightful, intelligent and ironic design objects from them over the next few seasons.

"A Peaceful Bomb Vase"



"A Love Grenade Bank"

Captain Corndog vs Baron Von Broccoli

We love this as a cheeky gift for our vegetarian friends. Take them to lunch with you and let the battle between the carnivores and herbivores begin.

Captain Corndog vs Baron Von Broccoli

....and of course...

Mr. Bacon vs Monsieur Tofu

Ice Invaders

Remember Space Invaders? Who else but the masters of the pun - Fred Studio, would come up with a Space Invaders Ice Tray?

Ice Invaders

New Animal Shot Glasses by Goody Grams

We just received two new styles of these Animal Shot Glasses from the Japanese design house Goody Grams. We love the dark, somewhat mysterious look of these!

The Rabbit Shot Glass...



and the Ram Shot Glass