Made from 100% cashmere, and hand-stitched in NYC, Lingua Franca's striped sweater makes its message clear in bold red lettering: Time's Up. The TIME'S UP Legal Defense Fund receives $100 from the sale of each sweater to help their team fight to offer subsidized legal support to those who have been subjected to sexual harassment, assault or inequality in their workplace....read more
In yet another win for Dutch design, Rydon's ingenious Pixio bike light harnesses the power of the sun to illuminate rides in the after-hours. Featuring an integrated solar panel that constantly collects energy, the Pixio carries up to 75 hours of light and needs just five cloudless days to fully charge again. That means you'll never have to worry about replacing your bike light again. What's......read more
With the creation of Kobenstyle in 1956 for Dansk®—a Danish manufacturer in MoMA’s collection—Jens Quistgaard introduced lighter-weight enameled steel for quality cookware. Made for kitchen-to-table use, the lid, with its distinctive cruciform handles, can be inverted and used as a trivet. Graceful yet sturdy, the pots are enameled in a retro, MoMA-exclusive green......read more
Plant some springtime fun with this miniature seed starting kit. Designed exclusively for terrain, each giftable kit contains an eco-concrete cupcake pot, organic soil, and seeds to grow a tiny crop of wheatgrass....read more
When a company has been making a product for over, say, fifty years, there's a strong chance they've figured out how to make it well. It's been 160 years since Peterboro Basket Co. started manufacturing baskets in Peterboro, New Hampshire, so we can safely assume the company understands what makes a good basket. In fact, Peterboro's designs -- including this excellent bike basket --......read more
For Maine maker Lee Goodwin and the rest of his team, sourcing materials means hittiing the beach, mere minutes from the 18th century barn where they work. That's where they collect the pieces of driftwood they use to craft these one-of-a-kind iPhone charging docks, each of which carries its own special narrative, "from seed to tree to sandy shore." The finished product is a interesting......read more
Handcrafted according to ancient Japanese tradition, Kishu Binchotan charcoal originates from the Holm tree, a hard oak that grows in the forests of Kishu. Through a signature heating and cooling process, Binchotan charcoal gains chemical absorption properties, making it is an amazing method of water purification that's been used for hundreds of years. Placed into a jug of water, the......read more
With the market for portable espresso makers getting busier by the day, French company Handpresso has carved out its own niche with the Wild Hybrid Coffee Machine. Operating (and looking) a bit like a bike pump, the Wild Hybrid is pumped manually to generate 16-bar pressure for perfect espresso. No batteries required. All you need is hot water (from a kettle or a thermo flask) and espresso......read more
Okum Made, launched this year, enters the market with a collection of simple, minimal homewares shaped from sustainable hardwoods. The company is the brainchild of LA product designer David Okum, a former graphic designer for RocaWear and a recipient of the Yves Behar Product Design Scholarship. Okum Made's flagship product is O'Clock, a beautifully shaped desktop timepiece available in either......read more
The collaboration between multi-continent design studio Outofstock and LA's Environment Furniture continues with the Biscuit Stool, a simple, minimal piece of furniture designed to endure through the ages. Available in either Ash or Black Walnut wood (both sustainably harvested from family-owned forests the United States) the Biscuit Stool has a timeless aesthetic that will never lose its appeal.......read more