The friendly team behind Seattle’s Slate Coffee are dedicated to “the elevation of coffee culture.” Their methodical and minimalist approach allows the carefully selected beans to really shine. A bag of their decaf beans let’s you enjoy all of the roast’s immense flavor right before bed.
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Wirelessly stream music to any old speaker via your Bluetooth-enabled device with the BTSA1. The simple adaptor turns older stereos or docks into Bluetooth-ready systems, removing the need to physically tether. With an impressive range that’s double that of traditional adapters, the BSTA1 allows you to roam your home without losing your connection.
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Nuna Knits’ Peggie Ehlers doesn’t just peddle high quality yarns—she’s at the helm of every step from breeding the sheep to spinning the fibers for a “farm to fashion” approach. While her spools would turn any pattern into a beautiful wooly ensemble, the sheep soaps are just as wonderful. Created on the North Fork of Long Island, each hypo-allergenic bar is covered in wool for an all-natural loofah and soap combination.
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A super smooth sipping tequila made with premium blue agave, Casamigos’ meticulously distills their Blanco and Reposado spirits with naturally filtered water in the Highlands of Jalisco Mexico. Spicy, robust and with a beautiful finish, these are a real pleasure on the palate.
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Glassbaby first awed us with a line of opaque and translucent votives that ranged from bright, saturated hues to more serene tones, each constructed using a multi-layered glassblowing process that makes for a thick, sturdy structure and sublime lines of color. They’ve now perfected a new shape for a stunning line of drinking glasses. A set of these tumblers and a bottle of booze will surely satisfy your favorite tippler, and 10% of the sale of every drinker (and votive) goes to charity.
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One of the most innovative watches we’ve seen all year at this price point, the CS20102 is a Swiss chronograph with a Ronda movement, designed with a stop-watch style complete with a modern black and red Nato strap. Altogether, the watch is truly one of a kind.
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AquaFarm allows you to nurture your very own ecosystem. It’s a fish tank, all parts included, and a set of planters for herbs and wheat grass that you can grow right on your kitchen counter. Better yet, the tank is self-cleaning and powered by the science of aquaponics. All you need to get started is a fish and some seed.
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One of the contemporary world’s foremost thinkers, Susan Sontag contributed a wealth of critical analysis to a wide variety of subjects, and her singular intellect is as informative as it is provocative. In a new book, Rolling Stone vet Jonathan Cott delivers the hours of conversation he had with Sontag which weren’t published in his 1979 magazine interview, and the result is nothing short of a riveting.
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With bamboo tips that unscrew and store inside perfectly balanced stainless steel handles, Snow Peak’s carry-on chopsticks are an exemplar of the form. A new, premium leather carrying case from Portland, Oregon-based Tanner Goods will age beautifully and ensure that your next outdoor meal of ramen noodles, trail mix and peanut butter will still retain a touch of exotic glamour.
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The hand-braided cotton extension cord from Sea Cliff, NY-based Allied Maker is one to show off rather than hide. With a subtle, vegetable-tanned leather wrap detail topping off the 100% cotton herringbone woven thread, this handsome cord adds an elegant accent to any lamp in your home or office.
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Arizona-based husband-and-wife duo Peter and Juwels hand make
candles with pure beeswax, which burns longer and brighter than any
other wax on the planet, and employs lots of honey bees! Be sure to check
out their other styles on Etsy, such as the Atlas Mason Jar or the
Bartender’s Brew Bottle, which are cast from a diverse array of antique bottles and jars.
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More than individually made by hand, on a single machine, all Unwashed Denim products are designed, sewn, packaged and shipped by one NYC teenager, Will Berman. Composed of the highest quality 12.5 oz Japanese sanforized selvedge denim and accented with 10 oz Kurabo Mill indigo strip denim, the sleeve is crafted to adapt to your iPhone, molding over time. Altogether, it’s super stylish and from a designer we should all keep our eyes on.
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The small but smart LA-based imprint Hit City U.S.A. clearly has a sense of style as enticing as their roster of artists. These new palm tree-patterned bandanas are made in California and are “specially tailored to flawlessly line your pockets and wipe dirt off your beautiful faces with nothing but class.”
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A never-before-released audio recording of Thelonious Monk’s late-career concert at Paris’ Salle Pleyel is finally available from Blue Note Records. Monk, a self-taught musician, was 52 years old at the time but balanced the quartet with two new young members—17-year-old drummer Paris Wright, and student bassist from Berklee, Nate Hygelund—for a fresh performance. Listen out for Monk’s attraction to dissonant harmonies and unusual rhythms that he subtly slips in, and the way he almost attacks the piano recklessly but with allure.
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If you haven’t yet realized the importance of a solid pair of socks, get out of that cave and onto the bandwagon. While minor in size, the right socks can improve almost any outfit and make a cold day more manageable. As the sister company of Tanner Goods, Portland’s quintessential outfitter, The Woodlands, knows this all too well. Their 100% four-end Italian cotton crew socks are handsome, functional and made in the good old USA.
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The Masters’ specialized hand soap for artists gently removes stains and oil, while the accompanying brush cleaner takes the tougher role of ridding brushes of oil, paint, varnish and more, keeping new brushes in tip-top shape or renewing old favorites.
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Relive the fun and glory of racing down the street on three wheels with High Roller’s adult-sized big wheel trike, complete with a 26-inch front wheel, alloy rims and the ever-essential handlebar tassels. This bad boy will surely have the neighbors knocking on your door, ready for friendly spin.
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Created in 1933 by Alvar Aalto, the the simple yet genius idea behind the stackable, now-classic Stool 60 is based on the design of three bent legs, a distinctive feature that eventually became a telling characteristic of all Aalto furniture. The painted round seat is now available in anniversary colors—black, white, orange, yellow, green and turquoise.
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Throw your beach towel into this canvas bag, and once you hit the sand empty it out and you’re ready to play. The board is printed on the duffle and the game pieces all get stored in a drawstring bag, making for easy playing in any travel situation. The backgammon set is also available in denim and made in the USA.
This product is sold by A Winter Shop
Along with Frank Gehry and Zaha Hadid, Spanish-born Santiago Calatrava is one of the most significant architects to emerge out of the latter part of the 20th century with his free-spirited structures, which disrupt the usual quadratic urban landscape. From the opera house in his hometown of Valencia and the Olympic Sports Complex in Athens to Sweden’s famous Turning Torso skyscraper, this hardcover box set is the ultimate collection of Calatrava’s most famous and not-so-known architectural masterpieces, containing drawings, engineering and sculpture examples from his tremendous and inspiring body of work.
This product is sold by Assouline
Great for both the beginner and experienced user, the SparkFun Inventor’s Kit provides the necessary building blocks to get started in the wondrous world of embedded electronics. Included are all the tools for create circuits, as well as a full-color guidebook, in a handy carrying case.
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Løv is Pure is not only a potent and tasty alternative to coffee consumption but also lives up to its name with organically grown, pure ingredients such as pieces of real apple and natural citrus. Tea bags are made of cotton muslin, are unbleached and free of staples or glue, which allow the tea leaves to unfurl and release all of their aromas. With cardboard packaging sourced from responsibly managed forests, even the packaging is FSC-approved.
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Modern, complex and exquisite, this limited edition watch is a spin on Xetum’s Tyndall line, designed in LA, but containing a Swiss automatic movement. Defined by Xetum’s signature lugless case, an exhibition back and a carbon fiber dial with a recessed small second subdial, it’s as powerful as it is sharp.
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If Fo Sho, Baller and Boo are demonstrations of your inner circle’s lingual dexterity then these cheeky Duck and Dog greeting cards will be “like totally amaze-balls.”
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Best known for his playful products like the solid walnut Rocket and Big Quist, Little Quist nutcrackers, Brooklyn-based Pat Kim flexes his ubiquitous design prowess with this set of three simple soaps. The elegantly minimal cone shapes come in small, medium and large, with three color gradients.
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