Alpagota

Eau D’Écran

$40.00

When the founder of Apagota emailed us about the brand we were dubious but happy to check it out. We’ve tried so many screen cleaners, most of which worked OK but were not particularly great. We were a bit taken aback by the price point, but one application of Alpagota’s Eau d’Écran on our phones, displays, laptops and tablets was all it took to realize that it is unlike every other product we’ve tried. It works perfectly, and now we’re obsessed. Add their custom polishing textile for the full effect. Price is in Euros.

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Foekje Fleur

Bubble Buddy

$14.00

Do the dishes while helping clean up the planet with Bubble Buddy, a colorful soap dish by designer Foekje Fleur. Made from recycled plastic, the handy tool includes a basin that, when flipped over, becomes a grater for creating bar-soap flakes that easily dissolve in warm water. Each dish is made in the Netherlands with sales benefitting Sea Shepherd. Price is in Euros.

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Dr Loretta

Universal Glow Daily Defense Mineral Sunscreen Fluid SPF 40

$60.00

Silky smooth and lightweight, this Dr Loretta formula combines moisturizer and sunscreen for supple and protected skin. With 17% zinc oxide, it provides full-spectrum defense from sun (UVA and UVB) and blue light (HEV) without appearing chalky. Apply every morning (to face, neck and hands) to protect your skin while leaving it looking dewy, and feeling nourished.

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Momma Pots

Gemstone Cylinder Set

$178.00

From Momma Pots, the Gemstone collection comprises four high-quality porcelain planters in different sizes and bold colors. These food-grade pots are available in hues from mustard to sea glass green, rust orange, midnight blue and various two-toned options. Complete with drainage holes and matching saucers, they are as functional as they are stylish.

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Yume Yume

Finn Slides

$195.00

International design collective Yume Yume recently released their Finn Slides—a take on their existing Tyre style, but this time covered in an abstract blue and cream plissé fabric that’s handmade in Italy. Available in European sizes 36 to 45, these eye-catching slides are colorful, textural and functional. Price is in Euros.

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OMIE

OmieBox

$45.00

Featuring separate, rearrangeable sections and an included insulated thermos, OmieBox helps organize and transport lunches. BPA- and phthalate-free, it is comprised of stainless steel, food-grade plastic and silicone, and is double-walled to keep food warm or cold. Available in five cheerful colorways, this bento-style lunchbox makes healthy meals more packable, portable and appealing.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Community Cookbook

$35.00

Table of Contents is a food, literature, arts and culture project from chef Evan Hanczor. The Table of Contents Community Cookbook features recipes and other works by 36 writers (including Alexander Chee, Carmen Maria Machado, Nafissa Thompson-Spires and Kaitlyn Greenidge), along with illustrations from more than 18 artists. In addition to being a diverse selection of recipes, the book is a way to give back to the community, with all proceeds going to Food Issues Group (FIG), a grassroots collective working toward an equitable and sustainable food system in New York.

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Bitchin' Sauce

Chipotle Sauce

$6.00

Vegan and gluten-free, this Chipotle Sauce from family-owned Bitchin’ Sauces is bold, zingy and smoky with a touch of heat. Made with almonds, lemon juice, soy sauce, nutritional yeast, smoked paprika and other spices, it’s perfect on everything from tacos to crudités to breakfast sandwiches.

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Twelve South

HiRise Pro

$100.00

From the innovative team at Twelve South comes the first height-adjustable and MagSafe-compatible MacBook stand: the HiRise Pro. This sleek accessory boasts an ergonomic setup and the ability to lift a device six inches above a desk or 2.5 inches below. The base has space to discreetly hold a MagSafe charger. Thoughtfully designed to match the function and aesthetic of Apple products, this stand works with all the brand’s laptops, from the 11-inch Air to the 16-inch MacBook Pro.

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Expressive E

Osmose Synthesizer

$1,799.00

Osmose is a standalone polyphonic synthesizer from Montreuil-based Expressive E, a French manufacturer that aims to make next-generation musical instruments that are both tech-forward and intuitive. Produced in collaboration with Haken Audio, the synth features 49 gesture-sensitive keys and over 500 presets with custom macros, equipping it to unlock new sound. Within, a technology designed by Expressive E, Augmented Keyboard Action (A.K.A), makes each gesture still feel instinctive and sensitive, likening itself to an acoustic instrument.

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Saje

Stress Release Bath Salt Soak

$20.00

Like all Saje products, the Canadian brand’s Stress Release Bath Salt Soak comprises 100% natural ingredients for a more emotionally and physically healthy approach to relaxation. Using classic calming flowers like lavender and chamomile, the formula also incorporates orange and clary sage to balance the florals with a hint of citrus and fresh herbs. Sea salt and magnesium sulfate (epsom salt) combine to soothe physical aches and pains. Fragrant without being overpowering, this soak makes for a blissful part of a bedtime ritual.

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Interscope

“The Record” Limited Edition Clear Vinyl

$30.00

Indie supergroup boygenius (Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus) harmonizes, rocks and croons on their debut album, The Record. The LP exceeds expectations, featuring intimate, pinpoint lyricism and an equilateral merging of the trio’s talents, proving their power as creative collaborators. It is available as a limited edition clear vinyl that includes gatefold packaging, a temporary tattoo and a 24-page zine.

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Judaica Standard Time + Danielle Yukari

Seder Plate

$260.00

Faith-forward design brand Judaica Standard Time tapped Japanese Brazilian artist Danielle Yukari to create a charming stoneware Seder plate, complete with two small dishes. Limited to an edition of 10, the piece honors tradition with hand-painted markings denoting the six symbolic foods, but it’s been given a modern twist with pops of color and textured material for year-round use.

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Polaroid

Blue 600 Film: Reclaimed Edition

$17.00

Blue 600 Film—which yields photographs in a range of blue hues—is the accidental consequence of an experiment at Polaroid’s last ever factory in Enschede, Netherlands. Unlike monochrome or duochrome film, it doesn’t use dye but relies on an unexpected chemical reaction. With a desire to use out-of-spec materials, Polaroid chemist Brian Slaghuis worked with a chemical called TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone) and Blue 600 was born. The film delivers varying intensities, creating moody, cinematic images.

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Half Letter Press

Prisoners’ Inventions (New Edition)

$20.00

While incarcerated in California, author and illustrator Angelo was invited by art practice and publication Temporary Services to document the various things he’d seen his peers invent, ranging from immersion heaters to tattoo ink, pillows and chessboards. His findings—which are a testament to the ways prisons deny people basic necessities as well as the inventiveness of people who are incarcerated—were collected and published in 2003 as Prisoners’ Inventions. This new edition features an additional 80 pages, with even more drawings, photos and blueprints.

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FAZEEK

Pearl Platter

$109.00

Based in Melbourne, Australia, homeware brand FAZEEK imbues sculptural design, vibrant colors and a playful energy into all their products. Their Pearl Platter (available in amber and lilac, pink and amber, or teal and jade) is a two-tone borosilicate glass dish featuring a rim of “pearls” that adds flair to any tabletop.

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Strive

Animal-Free Milk

$12.00

There are many milk alternatives, but Strive is the first of its kind. It uses lab-grown, animal-free whey, making it a real dairy beverage that’s void of cholesterol, soy, lactose and nuts. It looks, feels and tastes like animal milk and, most importantly, acts like it too—whether you’re whipping it or baking with it. Price reflects a pack of two.

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VADA

Siren Sunglasses

$495.00

Handmade in Japan, VADA sunglasses are high-quality and sturdy with a distinctly jaunty look. Their Siren design features diamond-shaped lenses and are crafted from organic cellulose acetate. This material, along with the 18k gold-plated hardware, makes them feel anything but flimsy—though they are lightweight and comfortable to wear. Available as spectacles or sunglasses, Siren comes in various colorways from black onyx to bright green spearmint and candy pink Urchin (pictured here). With 100% UVA and UVB protection and an anti-reflective coating, they provide function and flair in equal parts.

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Resin At The Disco

Lazy Sylvester

$150.00

Resin At The Disco’s vibrant, resin Lazy Susans began as an experiment (to turn a vinyl of Sylvester’s “You Make Me Feel” into a Lazy Susan) that became a real product. Featuring uneven edges and swirls of fuchsia, magenta, yellow and green, this handmade, one-of-a-kind platter makes for a mesmerizing centerpiece.

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Flourish

All-Purpose Organic Plant Food

$20.00

From plant-care brand Flourish comes an organic formula that aids in the early stages of vegetative growth. Derived from discarded corn steep liquor (made up of half water and half water-soluble proteins) and fish byproducts, the sustainable plant food utilizes a strategic composition of micro- and macro-nutrients to avoid over-fertilization and ensure happy, healthy plants.

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Superior Merchandise Company

Menu Momento: An SM Co Cookbook

$24.00

Part cookbook and part archive, Menu Momento features food, drink and syrup recipes created at and served by Superior Merchandise Company, a home goods store and cafe in Upstate New York that is closing their brick and mortar location this spring. The spiral-bound book preserves the shop’s creative tastes while also honoring their work for the community.

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Ferm Living

Uneru Pot

$45.00

Crafted using 30-40% recycled clay, the Uneru Pot from Ferm Living features a rough, unglazed exterior and an uneven rim that combine for a warm, organic style. Available in three colors (brown, white or gray) and in small or large, the pot is a charming vessel for all kinds of plants.

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The Standard + Jumbo

Rigatoni Pool Float

$120.00

The Standard Hotel has teamed up with NYC-based design studio Jumbo for a collection of absurd pool toys shaped like pasta. Fully functional and ridiculous, the floats come in various iterations: rigatoni, tortellini, macaroni, ravioli and lasagna. Each inflatable toy even comes in packaging inspired by pasta boxes.

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Hayom

Oliver Jeffers Irish Seder Plate

$300.00

From Brooklyn-based Hayom, an organization blending the values of contemporary art and Judaica, comes a limited edition seder plate designed by acclaimed Irish artist and illustrator Oliver Jeffers. A seder plate is central to the feast at the start of the Passover, a celebration of freedom, family and shared stories. For Hayom’s version, Jeffers looked to an old Irish joke (“Are you a Catholic Jew or a Protestant Jew?”) for inspiration and his art depicts the special foods of Passover substituted with Irish equivalents. Each porcelain plate has been produced in the UK.

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Patta + Experimental Jetset

Umbrella

$65.00

Cult-favorite Dutch brand Patta (founded in 2004 by Edson Sabajo and Guillaume “Gee” Schmidt) teamed up with Amsterdam-based graphic design studio Experimental Jetset for this bold umbrella. The black and white design—which has been silkscreened onto pongee fabric—was inspired by metropolitan maps and signage. With an easy-to-use push extension, the eight-spoke umbrella is eye-catching and utilitarian. Price is in Euros.

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Carne Bollente

101 Fornications Shirt

$227.00

The cheekily named 101 Fornications Shirt from playful Paris-based Carne Bollente (helmed by Hijiri Endo, Théodore Famery and Agoston Palinko) continues the brand’s sex-positive manifesto. The green garment has been embroidered with figures reminiscent of Renaissance sculptures, lining up in somewhat provocative poses. Playful without being pornographic, it’s a lighthearted, eye-catching design. Made in Portugal from 97% cotton and 3% elastane, this garment is intended for all genders and is available in XS to XL.

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