DIY Valentines

Often considered a marketing invention to help boost sales in an otherwise slow economic period for retailers, Valentine's Day needn't be another excuse to express love through our capalitistic, consumeristic ways. There are plenty of options to give without hitting the mall, so this year CH decided to put together a list of homemade Valentines gifts (and kits). If you're short on time and/or motor …

Antonio Citterio x Technogym = Kinesis Personal

Kinesis Personal is a new synergy of the realms of home exercise and aesthetic design devoted to personal well being (and stylish interiors). By creating a patented 'Fullgravity,' tri-dimensional movement system that blends seamlessly into homes, offices, or hotel suites, this 'soft gymnastics' furniture is a veritable chef d'oeuvre of technology and design. You can work your entire body using more than 200 different exercise …

Angora Brick by Various Projects

Named for collaborations between the owners, Project No. 8, the latest NYC avant-boutique, carries some of their earlier projects (under the heading Various Projects) as well. The Angora Brick is an actual brick covered in hand-knit fuzzy angora, and one of many other knitted works that co-founder Elizabeth Beer conceived. A play on contrasts—softness versus hard right angles and the weight of the brick, masculinity …