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Suprise-Guest Stool A metallic-cardboard alternative to an upside-down bucket; light enough to kick to the corner when guests go home.
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Flowery Laundry Soap Mario Salas studied fragrances in France before launching plant-based detergents. Bonus gift: doing a few loads for the reci... more
Flowery Laundry Soap Mario Salas studied fragrances in France before launching plant-based detergents. Bonus gift: doing a few loads for the recipient.
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Air-Plant Hanger Plop an air plant — those strange greens that don’t call for dirt or much water at all — in this knit-jute wall pouch.
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Baguette Board This solid-walnut baguette-specific tray hails from Alberta, Canada. Great for olives, gherkins, and nuts, too.
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Beyoncé's Standing Mixer Bey had hers done in 23-karat gold by artist Nicole Dinardo.
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Italian Sprizers These glass atomizers by Seletti mist olive oil and vinegar onto your salad or mouthwash into your mouth.
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Classy Collar Three-strand cotton rope with brass rings tightens (gently) if the dog lunges at a baby or a squirrel.
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Puzzle Dinner Tray Designed by Wendy Boudewijns, this melamine puzzle tray teaches kids that forks and knives don’t belong on the floor, in their... more
Puzzle Dinner Tray Designed by Wendy Boudewijns, this melamine puzzle tray teaches kids that forks and knives don’t belong on the floor, in their hair, etc.
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Peyote-Cactus Seeds If anyone raises an eyebrow, remind them that the peyote cactus (look for the Williamsii variety) is renowned for its … very ... more
Peyote-Cactus Seeds If anyone raises an eyebrow, remind them that the peyote cactus (look for the Williamsii variety) is renowned for its … very beautiful flowers.
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Pop Punching Bag Rendered by Nick Cave; fill the lower cavity of this five-foot-tall art-piece-slash-aggression-diffuser with water or sand, the ... more
Pop Punching Bag Rendered by Nick Cave; fill the lower cavity of this five-foot-tall art-piece-slash-aggression-diffuser with water or sand, the upper cavity with air, and go to town.
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Novelty Sharpies Designer Nick DeMarco stuck regular Sharpie pens into colorful blobs of epoxy dough.
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Teak Toolboxes Aaron Poritz sources tropical hardwoods from coffee- and teak-plantation trees and crafts them into handsome little wrench- and sc... more
Teak Toolboxes Aaron Poritz sources tropical hardwoods from coffee- and teak-plantation trees and crafts them into handsome little wrench- and screwdriver-toters.
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The Bathtub From
Fifty Shades of Grey This freestanding tub from Blu Halo, crafted from quartzite, can be seen at 1:52 in the trailer.
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Dry Dog Shampoo Suitable for all hair (and fur) types, Fresh Dogs’ lavender-scented powder minimizes the number of nail-clawing nightmares in the... more
Dry Dog Shampoo Suitable for all hair (and fur) types, Fresh Dogs’ lavender-scented powder minimizes the number of nail-clawing nightmares in the tub.
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Around-the-World Clock Check any one of 24 time zones just by rolling this clock on the table with your fingers.
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No-Pollen Bouquet Place these Brooklyn-dried Billy Buttons, which come in bundles of 20 to 25, in that hand-thrown ceramic vase — forever.
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Il Pellicano Beach Towels The Tuscan hotel tucked into cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean is known for its scrubby luxury. It’s also known for ... more
Il Pellicano Beach Towels The Tuscan hotel tucked into cliffs overlooking the Mediterranean is known for its scrubby luxury. It’s also known for these beach towels, which are much cheaper than staying there.
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No-Spill Server No tumbling prosecco with this Grip tray from Finell, made of aluminum with silicone bands to keep drinks in place.
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Deconstructed Pitcher Ian Anderson’s stoneware Oden pitcher looks more confusing than it is.
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Pinwheel Umbrella Sure beats the one you bought on the street last week.
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Prosecco Glasses These off-kilter sparkling-wine glasses are decorated with tiny beads of glass called perlina.
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Sundae Duvet Cover Sleep in ice cream, sprinkles, hot fudge, and waffle cone. Sweet dreams.
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Bipolar Towels Japanese towels by Yoshii that are smooth cotton weave on one side and looped terrycloth on the other.
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Spongeware Pitcher A hand-painted, splattery-blue pitcher from Tory Burch.
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Toucan Lamp Etsy happens to be sprinkled with these friendly-looking, ’80s-era desk toucans. Try seller Little Biker Shop for an impressive stock... more
Toucan Lamp Etsy happens to be sprinkled with these friendly-looking, ’80s-era desk toucans. Try seller Little Biker Shop for an impressive stock of buffed and shiny ones.
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Rustic Butter Dish Matte white over speckled clay; it’s part butter-dish, part objet. Dishwasher safe.
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Instagram's Favorite Plant The human-size, highly photogenic fiddle-leaf fig.
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Reupholstered Cantilever Chair The ladies behind the beautifully schizophrenic new home shop Coming Soon have refashioned a 1970s Italian side-ch... more
Reupholstered Cantilever Chair The ladies behind the beautifully schizophrenic new home shop Coming Soon have refashioned a 1970s Italian side-chair that’s just screaming for your friend’s pastiche-y living room.
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Philip Johnson Snow Globe Assuming you can’t afford the actual thing (see page 110), the design shop at Philip Johnson’s Glass House offers a sno... more
Philip Johnson Snow Globe Assuming you can’t afford the actual thing (see page 110), the design shop at Philip Johnson’s Glass House offers a snow-globe version that’s just your speed.
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Marie Antoinette Candle Cire Trudon created this gold-painted candle bust of her highness.
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A Tropical Glow Who doesn’t love a pineapple lamp? Handmade in Germany by Heico.
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Designer Watering Can Give those succulents the VIP treatment; designed by Aldo Bakker (his dad, Gijs Bakker, co-founded the brand Droog), it’s o... more
Designer Watering Can Give those succulents the VIP treatment; designed by Aldo Bakker (his dad, Gijs Bakker, co-founded the brand Droog), it’s one of a 15-piece edition.
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The Terrycloth Alternative A Fredericks & Mae + Todd Heim Projects beach towel that’s six and a half feet of Irish linen — made in Brooklyn.
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Cat Cavern The two halves of this Mod Pod zip together, creating a pillowed, UFO-esque hideaway for the antisocial house cat.
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Monogrammed Tissue Box Why stop at hand towels? A Leontine gift certificate buys custom embroidery for just about anything.
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Reindeer Hide For coming polar vortices; each hide is hand-selected for its symmetry.
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Architectural Teapot Loose-tea drinkers add their leaves and hot water to the Sorapot 2’s sleek glass chamber and let the infusion begin.
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An Unhackable Computer The iconic Olivetti typewriter, like this 1969 one on permanent display at MoMA.
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Origami-Inspired Blanket Each of Bianca Cheng Costanzo’s cashmere-blend blankets is cut, sewn, and finished by hand in a five-hour process.
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3-D-Printed Tape Measure A stainless-steel cage exposes the inner workings of this pocket-size measuring tape.
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No-Delivery-Guy Mattress New York start-up Casper specializes in a single model of memory-foam mattress that feels like a Tempur-Pedic, costs muc... more
No-Delivery-Guy Mattress New York start-up Casper specializes in a single model of memory-foam mattress that feels like a Tempur-Pedic, costs much less, and ships compressed in one large box.
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Giant Dreamcatcher The generous 14-inch length of Electric Love’s turkey-feather-strewn piece might help catch that wish.
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Postapocalyptic Crib North West sleeps in a crib from this purveyor of fancy juvenilia. Its latest is the asymmetrical Gradient.
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Parrot Castle Pamper your avian sidekick with this oak-and-aluminum rocking birdcage from French start-up Chimère, which also makes swank ... more
Parrot Castle Pamper your avian sidekick with this oak-and-aluminum rocking birdcage from French start-up Chimère, which also makes swank fishbowls, hamster hutches, and dog sofas.
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A Custom Billboard Local sign painter Stephen Powers will work with you to create a bespoke enamel-on-aluminum sign of your choosing.
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LED-Lit Fridge The Jenn-Air refrigerator's dark obsidian interior will make your leftovers look like a Caravaggio painting.
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Dramatic Drawers Lucia Massari used a technique called decapato to give this bureau’s wood a grainy (albeit bright-neon) worn-in look. It’s one o... more
Dramatic Drawers Lucia Massari used a technique called decapato to give this bureau’s wood a grainy (albeit bright-neon) worn-in look. It’s one of an edition of 12.
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A Backyard Castle Surrey, England–based basket-maker and willow weaver Judith Needham created the ecofriendly, fairy-tale-like Dreaming Spires Wi... more
A Backyard Castle Surrey, England–based basket-maker and willow weaver Judith Needham created the ecofriendly, fairy-tale-like Dreaming Spires Willow Playhouse.
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Bizarro Table Lamp The design is called Opposite Day: Light up the table by twisting the lamp.