Designer and illustrator Rilla Alexander’s heartwarming forms and bold colors spur imagination in children and adults alike. Her stamp kit, a collection of geometric beech wood stamps with colorful ink pads, offers a glimpse behind her process and it invites others to build their own characters, landscapes and objects. Much like the designer’s work, the kit sparks creativity.
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From Actual Source Books—a publisher, bookstore, brand and collective design studio based in Provo, Utah—comes a cap (available in black, gray, khaki or desert orange) with the brand’s name embroidered on the front. Made in the USA, it’s one-size-fits-most, and can be adjusted thanks to a marine-grade bungee strap at the back.
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Represent pioneering riot grrrl band Bikini Kill with this limited edition T-shirt designed by Steve Dore. Available in black or white and in XS to 3XL, the garment features a pooch flipping its middle finger—an apt gesture when celebrating the girls-to-the-front punk rock of Bikini Kill.
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Iconic rock’n’roll magazine CREEM published its first issue in 1969 before going on to cover punk and then-nascent bands like Black Sabbath and Deep Purple until 1989, when the publication folded. Now, 33 years later CREEM is back with its renewed first issue which traces generations of artists and genres, from the making of The Osmonds’ “Crazy Horses” to new punk bands like Special Interest.
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For washing up grubby pooch paws, this no-rinse cleanser from Dandylion comes with a soft silicone bristled brush attached. The formula features plant-based ingredients including soothing aloe, pomegranate extract (which is anti-bacterial and reduces inflammation), as well as nourishing broccoli seed oil and coconut oil. It’s also free of sulfates, parabens, phthalates and drying alcohols. Gentle but effective, this cleanser is perfect for after a walk that involves mud, snow salt or dirt.
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Featuring the same psychedelic artwork by Lisa Rampilli that adorns the cover of Conclave’s self-titled album, the Conclave Slipmat is a mushroom-themed way to keep turntables dust-free. Made with polyester felt and printed with dye sublimation, the entrancing mat nods to the vibrant music it’s named after.
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During the 1960s Black Arts Movement, Amiri Baraka, AB Spellman and Larry Neal’s experimental music magazine, The Cricket, covered poetry, reviews and politics across four issues, canonizing and empowering Black artists while also embarking on their own radical approach to music journalism. This anthology collates all four editions, alongside contextualization by author David Grundy, for a compelling and rare dive into the publication. Price is in Pounds.
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From Small Spells (the company helmed by artist, reiki healer and tarot card reader, Rachel Howe), this “Abolish Prisons” T-shirt has been solar-dyed by LA-based Jennifer Parry Dodge, who forages eucalyptus, Japanese alder cones and logwood for the process. Each shirt is unique, thanks to this natural method, so colors and patterns will vary from indigo to purple to gray. Additionally, 50% of the proceeds from sales of each garment will be donated to the National Bail Out collective.
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From D’Angelico’s Excel Series Tour Collection comes the Mini DC, a powerful, compact and vintage-inspired guitar, thoughtfully designed for the traveling musician. It’s a 14-inch-wide, semi-hollow instrument with deep cutaways and a lightweight centerblock, all of which makes it easily wieldable. Featuring Supro’s Bolt Buckers, the DC is fitted with custom, versatile pickups, from warm and snappy sounds to growling tones. Finished with 1930s-inspired diamond f-holes and other retro aesthetics, the guitar looks and plays with panache.
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Featuring the design and artwork of the queer and trans artist team Ash + Chess, this 78-card tarot deck is a vibrant, affirming and inclusive set with depictions based on real LGBTQ+ people of different sizes, abilities, races and sexual orientations. Alongside it is a helpful guidebook that includes descriptions, suggested readings and the history for each card. It all comes in a magnetic keepsake box, along with a travel case.
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Whether preparing a meditation space, getting ready for yoga or simply looking to cultivate more mindfulness, Intuition Spray’s earthy notes and light citrus scents help awaken the senses for more empowering rituals. Like all of Sage and Salt’s sprays, the blend is made with responsibly harvested herbs.
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Travel is intrinsically linked with food, and this new book from Design Hotels explores and celebrates the culinary offerings and practices at properties including Jamaica’s Rockhouse, Italy’s Rastrello, Mexico’s Círculo Mexicano and Japan’s Satoyama Jujo. Through images and words by photographers, chefs and culinary experts and writers, Taste and Place traces terroir to table settings, tradition, sustainability and beyond. The company has also promised to donate a portion of the proceeds to humanitarian aid organizations that were suggested by their two Ukrainian member hotels: 11 Mirrors and Bursa Hotel. Price is in Euros.
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Written by Grady Hendrix, My Best Friend’s Exorcism combines horror, adventure, comedy and ’80s nostalgia for a story that ultimately celebrates friendship. Set in 1988 Charleston, the tale of high school sophomores and best pals Abby and Gretchen quickly gets tricky when Gretchen begins acting differently—moody, rude, manipulative and cruel. After trying to reason it away, Abby understands something is very wrong and embarks on a mission to save her best friend.
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Music and art platform Ghostly International releases their own take on Nalgene’s signature narrow cap bottle. With a transparent gray color, Ghostly’s logo and the phrase “Everywhere Nowhere,” the reusable bottle pays tribute to the label’s genre-defiant, expansive work.
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With bold cutouts, utilitarian buckles, adjustable straps and a rounded crotch gusset, the Sol Bottom (available from XS to 4XL) is high-cut and high-waisted swimwear made from recycled nylon taken from recovered fishing nets. From empowering bodywear brand Chromat’s collaboration with the artist Tourmaline, named Collective Opulence Celebrating Kindred, the liberating red bottoms are thoughtfully designed for trans femmes, trans mascs, nonbinary people, people who are intersex, women who don’t tuck, men and more.
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Informed by the design of Roman columns, this water fountain from Happy & Polly is a stylish way to ensure cats stay hydrated with clean water. A circulation filter system balances the PH levels of the water, purifies quality and eliminates impurities. The grooved and compact ceramic vessel is minimal, charming and functional.
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Phillip Lim and Panda Express partnered on a capsule collection of merch that benefits six organizations (Heart of Dinner, More Than a Meal (via Feed Forward), OCA-Greater Houston, Radical Family Farms, Respect Your Elders (Mama’s Drive-by Kitchen) and Welcome to Chinatown) that fight food insecurity within the AAPI community. From the three-piece collection, the “Eat More” baseball cap has been embroidered with the words “eat with us” on the front, and “eat more, share more, love more” at the back. With a buckle closure for adjusting the size, the six-panel cap is made from 100% cotton. All proceeds from sales of the cap are donated to the aforementioned organizations.
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In partnership with The Sill, 24/7 ceramic studio BKLYN CLAY offers a guided workshop on hand-building pots with insight on the elements needed to support the growth of various plants. The class includes a $30 voucher to select a plant from The Sill, with planters available for pick up a few weeks after the class.
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Crafted with hand-painted sand-cast beads—antique African trade beads made by turning glass into powder, a process that originated with the Krobo tribe in Ghana in the 1800s—each of SVNR’s Macaroni Necklaces is one of a kind. The beads are threaded on 38-inch raffia but can be restrung on metallic cord for extra durability. All proceeds from sales go to Build Black Bed-Stuy, an organization fighting to preserve the historically Black community in the Brooklyn neighborhood.
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Safe, functional and adorably designed, the coral-hued Heart Swim Vest for kids features an adjustable safety strap, a front zip and velcro tab for additional security. Its durable neoprene improves buoyancy and warmth. Not only practical, the vest features a polka-dot design and a 3D heart on the back. Available in sizes small, medium and large, this vest is intended for kids aged from one to six.
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From the heirloom-quality South German toy brand Gluckskafer, the Castle Block Set is a vertical puzzle produced with wood from the Linden tree. The bright primary colors (drawn from non-toxic, water-based paint) lend each block—and the non-traditional, but still fairytale-like castle as a whole—an even more imaginative presence.
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Named after the joinery technique that it employs, the Dovetail from Symbol Audio uses a file cabinet grid system to organize vinyl records while displaying album art. Crafted with FSC-certified wood, vegetable-tanned leather handles and solid-brass hardware, the storage system (available in a range of wood finishes and sizes with various rows and columns) blends functionality with sophisticated style.
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The gloriously rich Intense Replenishing Serum by Dr Loretta feels luxurious upon application and for hours afterward. The scentless potion nourishes, plumps and smooths skin, leaving it feeling fresh and supple. The hydrating, dermatologist-formulated serum helps to protect skin against pollution and wild weather without feeling heavy or greasy.
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West Brooklyn Waterfront Mutual Aid and Gowanus Mutual Aid partnered with GrowNYC to create a community-supported agriculture program that provides fresh produce to those in Brooklyn who need it. This tote, featuring a logo of the borough designed by Brooklyn-based artist Jessie Smith, supports the initiative, with each purchase funding one week of food for a family.
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Founded by Dr Sarah Rahal MD, ARMRA uses proprietary technology to distill colostrum—the first milk that humans and mammals produce during pregnancy which contains all the essential nutrients needed for infants to thrive—into a bioavailable form: Immune Revival. Using colostrum from grass-fed cows raised in family-owned farms in the US, the potent concentrate (available in blood orange or with no added flavoring) packs over 200 nutrients to strengthen immunity, boost metabolism, fortify the gut, support sleep and more. According to research, taking the supplement by mouth or mixing it with a beverage can trigger anti-bacterial immune defense in under two hours.
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Pipe Party is LA’s first pipe-making workshop from inclusive ceramic studio POT. Open to all skill levels, the class features step-by-step instructions on making and decorating pipes and all the necessary accomanying instruments. It’s a fun, creative way to celebrate cannabis—with the class being BYOB as well as BYOC.
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