Hermès may be most famous for their highly covetable Birkin bag, but those into watches know that the French purveyor is equally remarkable at making high quality timepieces. The Cape Cod, with its double-wrapping Barenia leather strap, is as classic as it is modern. We like the stainless steel case and tan strap but many styles are available.
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Keep your feet warm in colder months with Chilote’s naturally insulated house shoes, a pair of slippers that are as sustainable as they are cozy. Each is handmade by women in Chili with wool from free-range Patagonian sheep and upcycled salmon leather.
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Based on professional barbershop necessities, Imperial Barber’s grooming products bring time-honored tricks of the trade into the home for everyday use. Made in LA, they’re all-natural, utilitarian grooming goods for the manliest of men. Be sure to pick up the essential Field Shave Kit during its limited holiday run.
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Hand-dyed and laden with super sparkly Swarovski crystals, the Phase Round Earrings by aerospace engineer-turned-metalwork designer Lynn Maclachlan melds usage of innovative digital tools such as 3D printing with traditional craft techniques to produce these high-tech accessories.
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Head of the Data Arts Team at the Google Creative Lab, Aaron Koblin specializes in the artistic merger of data and digital technologies. With work permanently housed at MoMA and beyond, add one of his visual explorations to the walls of your own home with Flight Patterns, a cosmic collection of algorithmic art that depicts flight paths from FAA. The exceptional work of art is available in a range of sizes, framed or unframed.
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Bring the woods to your dinner table with stump glasses, hand blown by Portland, Oregon-based Lynn Read of Vitreluxe Glassworks. Read created a mold from an oak branch, and then painstakingly blew the glass into the mold before removing it to dry. These tree trunk-inspired tumblers sell in a set of two.
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For a thoughtful read, “Solution 247-261: Love (Ingo Niermann, ed.)” from Sternberg Press broaches affairs of the heart in our modern world through essays and manifestos, as well as fictional tales. From the biopolitical to the psychosexual, the ninth volume of the Solution series invests in connection and transformation through the wise words of acclaimed international contributors.
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The GIR spatula was born in 2012 by founders who felt that the versions on the market didn’t “get it right.” Available in a range of festive colors to suit any and all interior decorating schemes, these superior spatulas take culinary pop over the top. As much a color study as a necessary appliance, these non-stick spatulas are sure to make your spirits—and your kitchen—bright all year long.
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“Material Change” explores the creation of a for-profit business with a mission for social progress. The poignant book recalls the journey of architect and social entrepreneur Eve Blossom, who formed her company Lulan Artisans to preserve artisanal skills and create jobs in communities lacking economic stability, all while producing beautiful and coveted designs sold at ABC home, among others. Rife with stunning photography and a wealth of information, this inspiring story is a must-read for anyone who seeks to design with a conscious.
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The latest collaboration between the Swiss watchmaker and an artist was done with pop star Mika. Primary colors and a simple yet vibrant tribal pattern add a fresh facade to this classic timepiece, which will keep you on schedule even when you’re having way too much fun.
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For those who yearn for the bygone era of photo albums, or who pine for Polaroids and the instant gratification that comes along with them, the Impossible Instant Lab is ideal. Transform your photo stream into a tangible treasure for years to come. This analog printer uses light sensitive emulsion to attain the results of a Polaroid snapshot with the ease of your trusty iPhone, for a printing technique that is both a nod to the past and a must for the future.
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A kind of technical catch-all, Evernote allows users of its app to organize and save everything from an audio to-do list to bookmarks for an ongoing research project. Now fans of the ever-useful app can show their devotion with Evernote’s new rucksack, created in collaboration with Côte&Ciel.
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Bike guru Chris King custom-crafted this professional-grade espresso tamper for Rapha, the perfect accessory to prep for those early morning rides. With King’s legendarily talented hands at work and design insights from his collaborator, the America Barista & Coffee School, all topped off with Rapha’s signature pink accents, java-heads and cycling enthusiasts will find plenty to appreciate in this high quality tamper.
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From Girard-Perregaux, the historic Swiss Haute Horlogerie manufacturer, comes the Chrono Hawk with a design fit for a fine dinner or time outdoors. The edgier case and face, as well as its technical mastery maintain a stance as one of the best across both aesthetic value and functionality.
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With front and back cargo-hauling capacity, the Donky Bike—created by British designer Ben Wilson—is an ingenious city bike designed to agilely weave through city streets at low speeds. The steel beam distributes the cargo’s weight so it is held by the frame, not handlebars as with front-end baskets, and the 20″ wheels give the bike not only extra dexterity but also a rugged BMX-like appearance.
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The fine 3D geometric hand-printed pattern of the Tumbling Print Cushion by Easton London artist Katy Goutefangea is a great way to spruce up any space, be it the bedroom, living room or even at the office. Choose from vivid colorways in coral, grey or blue. Each machine-washable cover is silkscreened onto a heavy-weight cotton cover.
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Ceramic is steadily taking hold as the non-stick coating of choice. Free of chemicals found in traditional coatings, it’s the best way to cook eggs and fish without sticking. These work on all cooking surfaces, including induction, and unlike other pans with coatings these can be used on high heat and in the oven.
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Fans of “Clueless'” fashionable leading ladies will go gaga for CalypsoCrystal’s Fury collection, which features three bold cases with an ultra-fuzzy aesthetic. Titled London, Paris and Milan, these tactile electronics accessories merge early ’90s kitsch with today’s technology. We’re sure Cher would have owned all three.
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As a former member of the iconic punk band Black Flag, and as an artist, Raymond Pettibon has never been afraid to venture into the darker episodes of our country’s history. Touching on themes of literature, government, sexuality and sports, often with an anti-authoritarian perspective, Pettibon’s work includes fragmented text and recalls the black and white illustrative style of the Ashcan school. His 2000 work “Mickey” comes from an edition of 35 lithographs, and will exist as a noteworthy work in any collection.
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Entirely handmade by a single craftsman in Tuscany and bearing his initials, this exquisite pocket knife with a 2.9″ blade is made from 420 grade steel, rates 55-57 hardness and is complete with a cow bone handle.
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An exciting new pictorial tome, “Madonna NYC 83” presents previously unreleased images from photographer Richard Corman’s extensive shoot with the Material Girl early on in both of their careers. The photos capture her singular energy as well as street life in Manhattan’s Lower East Side, and feel as fresh as the day they were taken.
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This handsome, Swiss-made leather cube stores and rotates your watch to keep it wound when you’re not wearing it, something anyone with a fine timepiece will appreciate. One set of batteries keeps it going for three years.
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Featuring fold-back thumb and index finger tips these smartphone friendly gloves allow the wearer easy access to their touch screen devices and fingerprint sensors. Photographers also love Freehands for cold-weather outdoor shoots. Styles available for both men and women in leather, wool, cashmere and fleece.
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Get your hands on a copy of this curiosity-inducing read from Okido, an innovative group of London designers. “What’s Inside?” bestows X-ray vision on its readers, and teaches important lessons about the interior workings of buildings, the planet and even our own bodies. When held up to the light, semi translucent plastic pages reveal entire worlds beneath the surface and will surely have both children, and adults, pondering the multi-dimensional nature of the universe.
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Harvested directly from the Atlantic Ocean, then solar-evaporated and hand-filtered, the Amagansett Sea Salt packs crunch and a light oceanic flavor that touches on scents reminiscent of the Northeast coastline. Founded by husband and wife duo Amagansett Sea Salt Co., is one of only a handful artisan salt makers on the entire Eastern sea coast.
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Hide those unsightly cords with Restoration Hardware’s Double Charging iPhone tray. Whether you’re coupled up or just have two devices to charge, this streamlined wooden dock will keep you charged. Constructed from a solid block of walnut, which neatly hides that mess of tangled cords on the bedside table, this elegant docking station is so beguiling, we doubt you will ever again forget to charge your phone.
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