Jewnion Label

Jewish culture meets trade union emblems for a line that has us kvelling

The brainchild of husband-and-wife team Joshua and Stacey Abarbanel, Jewnion Label is a witty take on vintage union label design coupled with a love of Jewish culture. Joshua (a fine artist who honed his handyman skills as a teen doing apartment maintenance) was laughing with his wife over the notion of Jewish handymen—a group so uncommon they decided it needed its own union. The duo …

Cozy Mittens with String

$12 width=”300″ height=”300″ class=”none” /> $12 Cozy Mittens with String These adorably cozy baby mittens come in a variety of colors and are bound by a string so one doesn’t go missing. The ultra-soft 80/20 blend of cotton and polyester fleece keeps baby’s hands warm all winter long. Available from Zutano for $13.00. width=”300″ height=”300″ class=”none” /> Cozy Mittens with String These adorably cozy baby …

Glace

Architect Zaha Hadid applies her radical physics to jewelry for Swarovski

In her collaborative collection with Swarovski, architect Zaha Hadid‘s jewelry creations share her larger works’ deconstructionist design aesthetic, as well as the dramatically sculpted contours informed by it. The five-piece Glace collection—consisting of sinuous cuff bracelets, rings and a pendant necklace—infuses the Iraq-born architect’s trademark alien forms with sprays of colored crystals, which Hadid says exotic Birds of Paradise flowers inspired. Swarovski’s guest-designed spring/summer line …