Commune Community Shop

by Julie Wolfson Opening their workspace in West Hollywood two afternoons a week, Commune Community Shop is multidisciplinary design collective Commune's first retail venture. What's for sale reflects the group's neo-boho aesthetic—natural textiles, Native America craft, unique ceramics and metal sculpture—seen in their own collaborations with the likes of the Ace Hotel in Palm Springs and the Heath Ceramics' L.A. store to Opening Ceremony in …

Compartes Chocolates Holiday Collection 2009

by Julie Wolfson With creative flavor combos like smoked salt, blackberry sage, and spicy Mexican hot chocolate, Compartes makes their hand-dipped truffles with organic chocolate and other premium ingredients. Topping each piece with colorful graphic designs like elephants (with curry ganache), skulls (raspberry rose), and chandeliers (hazelnut gianduja). For a company that has been around for almost sixty years, Compartes approach to chocolate is definitely …

Culture Label One-Stop Museum Shop

by Fiona Killackey Why tackle crowded subways, road rage and the world’s most ferocious shoppers when Culture Label aggregates art and design objects from 75 of the U.K.'s top galleries, museums and libraries into one site? The brand-new enterprise edits the most unusual and beautiful pieces available from spaces such as V&A, the Tate, Saatchi Gallery and the British Museum so that shoppers can browse …