Auntie Carols

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London agency Inferno is sending their holiday cheer in the form of singing aunties, who take requests via webcam. Both named Carol, the ladies will warble anything from Jay-Z’s “99 Problems”to “Good King Wenceslas.”

Siwa

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Minimalissimo recently uncovered Siwa, a new collaboration between famed Industrial Designer Naoto Fukasawa and Japanese paper maker ONAO. The line of bags, shoes, cases, and book covers—all minimally constructed out of paper—are delicate in appearance but actually strong and water resistant thanks to the washi-suki paper method.

Muji’s Festive Human Vending Machines

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Combining Japan’s penchant for the automat with a little Muji clever practicality, the housewares brand came up with a human-enabled “Noel Machine” that can be found in the streets of Barcelona and Madrid during the Christmas shopping period.