Updated daily, the Buy section is a deep directory of stuff we love. From this collection we organize Gift Guides for the holiday season and special occasions all year long.
One of the most influential voices in contemporary literary history also happened to be pitch-perfect with advice. “If This Isn’t Nice, What Is?” compiles Kurt Vonnegut’s graduation speech wisdom in a collection of enduring missives capable of inspiration at any stage of life.
Give cheese a proper display with the stunning stone work in the Marmoreal Board by Max Lamb with DZEK. The 95% marble slab blends Verde Alpi, Rosa Verona, Giallo Mori, and Bianco Veron in a highly engineered combination with an organic beauty that gives Mother Nature a run for her money.
Wsake hair combs put a sleek and modern spin on an old-fashioned ladies’ vanity mainstay. The brass picks come in charming shapes like Looking Guy, Tulip, Square and Lace, and with time the patina will darken to a golden brown color.
Functional, beautiful and understated, Ilan Dei Venice’s tea cart—with its powder-coated aluminum frame and corian wheels (with Buna-N tred)—rolls anywhere one might need cocktails. And the four colorways—ice, marigold, mint and pacific—are perfect for a casual but classy afternoon garden party
Brooklyn floral and garden design firm Fox Fodder Farm may be city-based, but they’ve got their two signature scents, wood and flower, down pat. Organic soaps are hand-poured containing palm and olive oils, with walnut powder and white willow bark in the wood scent and rose and clover in the flower variety.
Even an oven mitt deserves to be beautiful, and Marimekko does a mighty fine job of accesorizing a design-focused cooktop area with this kitchen glove featuring a majestic fish.
No matter what kind of power of intuition you may posess, this bright little lapel pin jazzes up your blazer just enough. The purple enamel crystal ball declares the title of Psychic beneath it, and we predict more than a few quippy conversations will be started as a result of wearing it.
Move over, Irish linen—The Ethical Silk Company produces eco-friendly, cruelty-free silk bedding with a women’s cooperative in India, using silkworms only after they’ve gone through metamorphosis. The result is supreme luxury with a clear conscience and, because of the many benefits of silk fibers, clear skin.
This is a table lamp that lets the light do the talking. The pared-down design includes a vintage-style, exposed-filament lightbulb on a brushed aluminum and reclaimed walnut stand, with a guitar dial dimmer to help set the perfect ambience.
At first glance they look like simple porcelain pieces, but the TAC BIG Cities tableware comes lined with delicately etched renderings of the familiar skylines of London, Moscow, Istanbul and more. The blue on white color scheme pays very subtle homage to traditional blue-fluted Danish ceramics of Copenhagen-based Bjarke Ingels Group’s home country.
The often mind-bending manipulations of objects and images by the talented young artist Charlie Rubin are collected in a new volume, aptly titled “Strange Paradise,” in which Rubin displays a balanced knack for photography and its distortion.
Useful things come in small, yellow packages. Kiosk’s Ratchet Kit is one of those things—In a case less than six inches long you’ve got just about every bit you need to do some serious screwing.
The mighty grizzly lends some rustic ferocity to your wall when hung as a woodcut sculpture print. Since each one is handmade, they vary in size, but each life-size grizzly averages about 16″ wide and 25″ high.
Many a summer lover’s go-to capmaker, FairEnds presents a soft micro floral style with a pattern that’s aptly called “Head in the Garden.” Flowers in your hair, flowers everywhere—but only with a close look.
Very French Gangsters makes eyewear for kids (with a few selections for mom) but anyone can go a little bananas over their pop-art barrettes. Pink lips, PanPan alerts, eyeballs and plain two-color bars round out the fun plastic collection.
Chiaozza’s Marshmallow Mountain A-frame wall pieces bring high design with the playful exuberance of childhood. Based on a Danish folk design, the hand-cut wooden pieces slot together easily and hang on a nail.