British designer Sarah Thirlwell works in sustainably sourced wood and colored acrylics to create handsome asymmetrical vessels. Fitted with a test tube to hold flower stems, the award-winning design plays “on juxtapositions of synthetic and natural, light and opaque.”
Nothing says boredom-be-gone like a handle of bourbon and this American-made Belgian Dart Set. Said to have originated in Flanders in the late 18th century, Volgelpik, the first Belgian dart game, involved pegging a taxidermied bird with a needle affixed to its beak into a wooden board. This bronze and basswood primary-colored board of today functions as much a stylish wall hanging as it does …
A tub-time classic, perhaps no other item has made bathing as fun as the ever-loved rubber ducky. But for parents who wish to provide a more holistic upbringing for their tots, how do we reconcile this little bugger’s loveable nature with his potentially toxic plastic composition? Look to Brookfarm General Store’s Natural Rubber Ducky. Hand-painted, non-toxic and BPA- and phthalate free—so when your two-year-old is …