Check out this wooden, minimalist Robot Man. Love at first sight? Yes! Inspired by traditional japanese joinery, his wooden frame and elastic muscles enable him to hold all sorts of poses. Folds neatly into a cube for rest time. Robot Man [Swissmiss]

Plumen is the antithesis of low energy light bulbs as we know them. Rather than hide the unappealing traditional compact fluorescent light behind boring utility, Plumen 001 is a bulb you’ll want on show. The Plumen bulb uses 80% less energy and lasts 8 times longer than incandescent bulbs, giving you the opportunity to purchase an ecological product with style. […]

Chill it to perfection with the Ice Jacket by Tell Me First . Whether you’re pouring martinis or serving lemon drop shots, most guests agree that these libations are best when served at the coldest possible temperature. With the Ice Jacket, you can encase a bottle of your favorite spirit or other liquor in a dramatic layer of ice and […]

Swissmiss: This 2011 Calendar Scarf  is a beauty. It’s almost poetic how you are supposed to pull on the yarn as time goes by. If I didn’t have kids, I’d totally put one of these on my walls. In fact, this is the first time I think I endorsed a wall calendar. I usually can’t stand them. Calendar Scarf [Swissmiss]

Springwise: CrowdedInk’s Friends social mug can be embellished with the customer’s friends from either Facebook or Twitter. The ordering process begins when customers sign in to whichever of the two social sites they’re interested in. From there, they can select up to 184 friends to go on their mug. They can also choose the mug style, colour and size—ceramic, stainless […]

Sub-studio: How cute are these piggy banks by Ladies & Gentlemen? Called the Chalk-it-to-me Piggy Bank, each bank was cast with a pigmented ceramic that creates a surface that can be customized with chalk. The bank comes with a cork stopper for easy access to the funds inside. Two chalk sticks and a wiping cloth are provided with each pig. […]

The Ball Claw holder is a quick and easy way to organize sport balls in any garage, basement, or child’s bedroom. Preserve the life of basketballs, soccer balls, volleyballs, and footballs while displaying them in an organized fashion. Inside, outside, and in any kind of weather, the Ball Claw is a convenient way to display, organize, and preserve your sport […]

Springwise: Organic cotton fabrics are becoming increasingly common, but most are still used primarily for clothing. Aiming to bring eco-sensible supplies to the quilt and craft market, New Jersey-based Cloud9 Fabrics offers a line of organic cotton fabrics designed to give crafters modern style in a green-minded alternative. Cloud9 uses only 100 percent certified organic cotton in the manufacturing of […]

Iconoculture: Palmolive is for dishes, right? Yes, but it’s also a favorite for hair in Mexico. Palmolive Caprice shampoos and conditioners are being stocked on Wal-Mart shelves in stores serving predominantly Latino populations. Some supermarkets and department stores were already stocking the Palmolive hair care products, diverted from Mexico. Now that it’s being imported, both Latinas and non-Latinas will have […]