Japan’s Very Expensive Luxury Fruit

Japan’s Sembikiya stores are anything but regular fruit shops. Full of fruit displayed like luxury handbags or high-end jewelry, these shops sell strawberries, watermelons and more—for up to around $27k. Established in 1834, Sembikiya is famous for its fancy fruit and the reason it’s so expensive is because of the incredible sizes and shapes. From tennis ball-sized strawberries (which sell for about $4.5k) to square …

IKEA’s Art Event 2017

Diverse, bold and colorful limited edition prints by 12 different artists will be available as part of IKEA’s Art Event 2017. The likes of Amandine Urruty, Jean Jullien, Yasuto Sasada, Steve Harrington and more have contributed artworks—making it an international project; from Japan to Sweden, the States, France and elsewhere. The furniture giant’s aim for Art Event is to make wonderful art more accessible and …

An Online Auction For Change

With all proceeds going to the ACLU, Run for Something, Sierra Club, and Campaign Legal Center, Sight Unseen’s Design for Progress auction is online now. Furniture, decor items, jewelry, and artworks by the likes of Jonathan Zawada, Katie Stout and others are available with starting bids at $200. It’s a great excuse to splurge and treat yourself or a loved one to something really beautiful—and …