Handmade by artisans in Rajasthan, India, the Commune Dog Bed is a collaboration between Commune Design and Studio Ford. The bed’s 100% cotton cover is reversible—with a cactus flower pattern on one side and plaid on the other—and the cushions are filled with kapok (a plant fiber). Available in small or large.
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Spalding’s Arena Renegade In-Ground Basketball Hoop features advanced engineering to improve performance, from an Arena-style 180° breakaway and completely clear tempered glass backboard to Spalding’s signature boom arm and more. Durable and deluxe, the hoop is the closest to thing to recreating an arena experience at home.
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Made from deadstock linen tinted with low-impact dyes and with an LA-made insert, this body pillow from Lindsay Rose Medoff’s sustainable sewing and production shop, Suay, is a design-forward, cozy home addition. Featuring patchwork in three different colorways (oatmeal, mustard or indigo), the pillow transforms upcycled materials into a lush way to lounge.
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Made in Brooklyn with memory foam and a natural buckwheat fill, this two-piece set from Walden provides comfortability as well as ankle and knee support during meditative practice. It’s finished with a modern, sleek design using a premium moisture-resistant fabric. Available in a range of colors, the cushion and mat thoughtfully craft an ideal place for reflection.
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From Revival, the washed cotton bedding bundle possess a soft but natural feel thanks to a 100% OEKO-TEX certified cotton composition. With a 300 thread count, this minimal but sophisticated set is available in nine colorways—some solid, some patterned, and all able to be mixed and matched. The bundle comes complete with a fitted sheet, a flat sheet, four pillowcases and a duvet cover.
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From Greats, these Foster Slippers are thoughtfully designed, made responsibly and super-cozy. Their nylon upper is constructed from recycled fishing nets and carpet, and lined with mesh made from plastic bottles. For a durable and sleek finish, the rubber outsoles are wrapped in locally sourced leather, providing textural difference between the puffer-inspired top and smooth footbed. These slides range in sizes and are offered in a variety of color options: classic black and cargo (an army green and camel combination), as well as limited edition colors including a patchwork indigo style, camo and more.
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Made by the staff of POT—a ceramics studio in LA that prioritizes people of color, adult beginners and the LGBTQ+ community—this pink pour-over set is full of levity, featuring a speckled design and a wacky frowny face with eyes made of stars. 100% of the proceeds from purchases of this set go to OYA Studio-Museum in Philadelphia to help Black ceramicists make and acquire art.
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This durable tote bag proudly supports LA’s Reparations Club, a concept bookstore and creative hub founded and owned by Jazzi McGilbert. Available in neon yellow or black and emblazoned with the words “Black-Owned / Women-Owned,” the tote is made in the US by workers who earn a livable wage. Crafted from 100% cotton, 13-ounce bull denim, it’s big enough to carry books, groceries, records and more.
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NorBlack NorWhite is Mriga Kapadiya and Amrit Kumar’s clothing brand that merges contemporary fashion with traditional Indian craftsmanship. For their Cozy Quilted Jacket, the duo spent three years at various markets sourcing fabric for kambal, a blanket that is often worn like a shawl in India. They then transformed the material into a classic liner silhouette reimagined with vibrant, lush patterns, including this forest green variation that’s overlaid with red roses. Each jacket’s colorway is limited to editions of 15 and are available from sizes XXS to 3XL.
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From KROST, a mission-driven apparel brand, comes the Max Crewneck which benefits the Food Bank for New York City. All proceeds from sales of the sweatshirt are donated to the organization, which provides 100 million free meals every year. Made from 100% cotton, the garment is a classic boxy shape and is intended for all genders.
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Anybody who has visited NYC’s The Mark Hotel will recognize the lush fragrance Jurassic Flower—the hotel’s signature scent made by Editions de Parfums Frédéric Malle and originally composed by renowned perfumer Carlos Benhaïm. The fragrance—now available as a candle, in a smooth, minimal ceramic vessel that’s meant to resemble magnolia petals—comprises magnolia, peach and apricot, and boasts floral and citrus notes. It provides up to 60 hours of burn time.
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Hedley & Bennett’s PRIDE apron is a colorful, queer take on their professional chef-tested Essential apron, which has been fitted with a rainbow neck and waist ties as well as a bevy of functional pockets. The kitchen gear brand also donates a portion of the proceeds from the PRIDE apron’s sales to the Los Angeles LGBT Center and its Culinary Arts program which provides culinary training, meal production and jobs to queer students in the area.
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The Bauhaus Around You Card Deck is a creative exercise that uses the designs and ideas from the design movement to challenge users to find similar elements in real life. Illustrated by Klasja Habjan and published by Form Function Studio (a creative practice led by Alison Beshai to champion accessibility in design), the 36-card deck features different color-coded prompts in either the Think, Explore or Create category. Played individually or with others, it’s a thoughtful, fun game for students and design heads.
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Santa Teresa Rum has a rich and lightly fruity flavor that gives way to an unexpectedly dry, woodsy finish. Crafted by a family-owned distillery, founded in 1796 in Venezuela’s Aragua valley, the farm-to-bottle rum is made with a blend of up to 30 old and new rum casks. The rum helps fund the distillery’s Project Alcatraz which offers psychological and vocational assistance to former gang members.
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In Lahore, Pakistan, Hirra Babar repurposes leather waste, a byproduct of the meat industry, for modern, geometric accessories for her fashion brand, Warp. From it comes the Hexella Petit, the smaller version of their signature bag. The Hexella is a result of traditional leather craftsmanship and new technical precision. Featuring silver foil that’s hot-stamped onto goat leather, the bag’s textured, bold design is an assertion of sustainable consumption and innovative aesthetics.
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Founded by first-generation Indian American Michelle Ranavat, RANAVAT is inspired by self-care and devotion to rituals in India. The brand’s new Regenerative Veda⁴ Bond Complex Shampoo is a sulphate-free, bond-strengthening formula designed to increase hair’s resistance to breakage while softening it to the touch. RANAVAT also donates 1% of the proceeds to Desai Foundation, a non-profit organization that focuses on women and children.
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Hand-cast from a real silkworm cocoon, this brass locket from Hudson Valley-based K/LLER COLLECTION (helmed by Katie deGuzman) is a nature-inspired accessory crafted to keep tiny trinkets safe and close. Hanging from a blackened brass chain, it’s a charming take on a traditional locket with a slight punk rock edge.
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Artware Editions transforms the vibrant beauty of Kehinde Wiley’s paintings into sophisticated silk pajamas that support Black Rock Senegal, Wiley’s artist residency program bringing creatives together in Dakar. The set features a tapestry comprised of four of Wiley’s works which depict Black and brown men in cross-cultural nationalistic poses, surrounded by lush landscapes.
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Comprising five tester-sized (1ml) perfume oils, the Testpack from UNIFROM is a practical way to explore the fragrance house’s divine scents before committing to one. Inspired by multicultural high-rise urban living and founded by Haisam Mohammed, UNIFROM conceptualizes perfumes in Stockholm, develops them in Paris and manufactures them in Grasse. The five-pack includes Dawn, Bliss, Limbo, Cassis and Maghrib—which span scents from smoky and woody to fresh, peppery and beyond.
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Part of Taschen’s Library of Esoterica, Plant Magick—written by Jessica Hundley and designed by Thunderwing studio—is the fourth volume in the series that chronicles mystic traditions. Featuring interviews, essays and 400+ images (including ancient Egyptian stonework), Plant Magick explores how plants and the natural world have been intrinsically connected with countless stories, myths, medicine, religions and cultural practices throughout history. Also in the series are books on astrology, tarot and witchcraft.
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Family-owned brand GINEW, founded by Amanda Bruegl (of the Oneida, Stockbridge-Munsee people) and Erik Brodt (of the Ojibwe people), is a Portland, Oregon-based denim brand that promises Native Americana style. Their Heritage Coat features 32-ounce wool blanket fabric lining designed by Dyani White Hawk (of the Sičáŋǧu Lakota). The pattern, called Facing East, “acknowledges ways that Lakota, and other Indigenous people, honor and express gratitude for the gift of each new day,” White Hawk says. The garment, with a selvedge denim shell, is crafted in LA.
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Founded by watch expert and longtime HODINKEE editorial staff member Cara Barrett, Parchie is a charmingly well-designed children’s watch brand that pairs a variety of playful colors with analog technology to support education. Parchie’s shape and style references the design of classic dive watches—an aesthetic nod that’s functionally underscored by the fact that each Parchie is waterproof. Parchie watches, available in 10 colorways (with our favorite being Space-Time), are recommended for children six and up.
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Air Company‘s proprietary technology transforms excess carbon in the air into refined vodka, sustainable fuel and now, the unique fragrance: Air Eau de Parfum. Subtle and versatile, the scent is inspired by the elements, blending top notes of citrus and fig leaf for Earth, tobacco for the Sun and and jasmine and sweet-water for oceans and air. Each is beautifully balanced, resulting in a complex, truly unique aroma that comes in a modern, clean bottle (available with a black, chrome or white cap). As the world’s first fragrance made from CO2, the perfume fittingly looks—and smells—innovative.
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David Shrigley—a multi-disciplinary artist whose off-kilter and humorous work captures the quotidian and disquieting—focuses on climate change in his aptly titled print “Do Not Fuck About With It.” Printed on Munken Lynx poster paper, this print comes in an edition of 250 and features a hand holding the globe with the title of the piece across the top.
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Part of the official merch collection for the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, the Midnight Screening Tee celebrates the annual event’s beloved roster of late-night movies. On the front of the black T-shirt, a mesmerizing visual design emanates outward. It makes for an ideal article of clothing when attending a midnight screening during the festival—or at a theater closer to home.
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Acclaimed poet Franny Choi’s first new offering since Soft Science, The World Keeps Ending, and the World Goes On is a meditation on historical, present-day and impending apocalypses, which notes how dystopia has already been the reality for marginalized people. Lyrical and personal yet universally resonant, this insightful and elegant poetry collection trudges through catastrophe to imagine collective survival.
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