The Terrorist Teapot

Yet another irreverant design objet from the cheeky monkeys at Suck UK. When the staff unpacked the boxes today, there was a fairly even mixture of grimmaces and giggles.

We love the ironic reference of the Terrorist Teapot. Jackie Piper from W2 Products is to thank (or blame) for designing this lovely housewares item.

Make tea, not war.

New DB Clay Wallets

The new Version 3.1 series of DB Clay wallets came in today!

Our favorite new one is "Time To Swim", by Graeme Mitchell.



We love the designers' stories behind each one almost as much as we love the wallets.

Shinzi Katoh Bento Lunch Boxes Just Arrived!

We could hardly wait to dig into the boxes that arrived from Japan today. These Shinzi Katoh bento lunch boxes are ADORABLE! Shinzi Katoh is like a rock star in the world of Japanese Zakka art and design.



His designs are childlike and whisical and thoughtful and practical. We LOVE these new bento lunch boxes from Shinzi Katoh! Here are some of the ones that arrived today....

Great New Stuff From Baggallini

We love these new Baggallini Zipper Baggs! A new smaller size, but still packed with pockets and extras and with the same sleek, saavy, and casual urban design that is the landmark of Baggallini Baggs. We're doing them in black, dark olive, and espresso for now.

A fun new Baggallini color, too! The Tomato Red is gorgeous. Here's the Uptown Bagg in the new Tomato color...



...and The Baby Hampton in Tomato...

New - Urban Rituelle

First of all...in a word..."mmmmmmm!". They are all luscious, but our favorites are the Milkshake soaps and lip balms. And the packaging is vibrant and modern and gorgeous.

Leanne Haining & Scott Kelly travelled in the East to learn aromatherapy to enhance & celebrate everyday rituals. They returned to Sydney and started their company, Urban Rituelle.

This from Leanne..."At Urban Rituelle we believe that modern indulgence is all about celebrating life's simple pleasures & enhancing our daily rituals. I think we all know that modern day living has a certain craziness about it. With Urban Rituelle, as the name suggests, we're saying we should all take time out of our hectic schedules to pamper ourselves with small luxuries. Shower with deliciously scented vegetable soaps, indulge in the centuries old ritual of bathing, experience luscious lip balms."

The Urban Rituelle Soaps are creamy and decadent.

The Urban Rituelle Lip Balms are made with all natural ingredients...beeswax, shea butter, almond and olive oils.

The Art of Erin Smith

We met Erin Smith at her booth in the American section of the Handmade Fair in NYC this past February and were instantly enamored of her work and of her. After talking to Erin, it turns out that her studio is just a hop-skip-n-a-jump from our store here in Atlanta.

We are now offering giclées of her work in the store and here on the website.



Erin is a multi media and collage artist that understands and loves and revels in each media she works with...found objects, old family photographs, paints, typesets, etc. Her art is intriguing and beautifully rendered and ironic... and at the same time, also laugh out loud funny. She strikes a chord with brush strokes, assemblage, and her wonderful wry sense of humor. We love that combination.

New Chairs From Four Hands

We just received great new chair styles from Four Hands Furniture! (The gorgeous chair above, the big, stylish and comfy Hayes Corner Chair, unfortunately has already sold out...but there will be more soon. Check stock status on the website, or drop us a line and we will let you know when they come back in.)

Here is the new Ada Armless Chair with a baroque aqua cutout against a khaki backround. This one looks beautiful as a pair.



The new Florence Dining Chair with rosewood frame and natural linen upholstery. We wish the photo was a bit better to show her. The upholstery wraps around the back and sides as well. This is a chair that looks sexy from all angles. Just gorgeous.



The new Adele Club Chair with a dark chocolate baroque cutout fabric against an ivory field. Such a great piece for a pop of classic but fun design for anywhere...living room, sunroom....it makes a great bedroom chair. One of these is definitely coming home with us.