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found several little interesting innovative designs on this online store. want to share them with you. 'Harry Organiser/Harry Jr Organiser' (shown above) by designer Reinhard Schmoelzer. i find concept funny and cute; this messy little thing can actually help a lot of people become more organized. available in white, natural, black, pink & blue @ Mocha for 25GBP/18.50GBP.

'Safe Key-ping' (below left) by designer Richard W Crane. here's another creative way to preventing you from losing your keys. nylon bristles packed in a metal tube - nice, clean looking and easy to use. available in white & red @ Mocha for 12.50GBP.'Dunk Mug' (above right) by designer Dominic Skinner. ahh.. dual purpose drinking mug. now that's an ideal mug for me. chocolate chip cookies and coffee, yummy! the ingenious part is that it comes in right and left handed versions so you won't dump the cookies onto your lap. available in white, mocha brown, sky blue, lilac & mint @ Mocha for 13.99GBP.

andy warhol tacoma tumbler

Andy Warhol is best known for his extremely simple, larger-than-life, high-contrast color silk-screen prints of packaged consumer products, everyday objects (Campbell's Soup and the banana appearing on the cover of the rock music album The Velvet Underground and Nico) and for his stylized portraits of 20th-century celebrity icons (Marilyn Monroe, Elvis Presley, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Judy Garland, and Elizabeth Taylor). read about Andy Warhol here.

here's your chance to bring his bold pop art into your home. these scallop-edged tumblers feature a different day-glo print of his Tacoma flowers. every sip of your beverage becomes a pop art viewing event. available @ Urban Outfitters for $20US (set of 4).

kyoto

check out Zue's glassware collection. the patterns remind me of calligraphy and Asian paintings. i like their elegance and simplicity. the example shown here is Kyoto cylinder vase. if i owned one, i'm not sure if i'd actually put any flowers in it. i'll probably just display them as art pieces. this is made of high-quality handblown glass and hand-numbered edition of 250. available in black, glod, and bronze. 11" x 3 3/4". $135US.

glasklasen (glass cluster)

Form Naielsky's Glasklasen is a chandelier and a a repository for drinking glasses in one. designed by industrial designer Jorgen Pudeck and architects Gunnar Cedervall and Bjorn Stillefors, it gives an awesome reflections from the glasses, which create lights and patterns on surrounding surfaces in the room. although the price you pay does not include the glasses, you get to design your own chandelier by using the glasses you want. 3 surface treatments available: black lacquered, clear lacquere and chromium-plated. $379US(40-glass) & $319US(16-glass) through Generate.

drop (glasses)

designed by Joe Doucet, 'drop are drinking glasses whose form takes its cues from the process of its function. the inspiration lies in the pioneering high-speed photography of Harold Edgerton, whose pictures of milk drops frozen at the moment of impact, showed us a hidden world that surrounds us everyday.' a design like this reminds us to appreciate the beauty of our daily lives, which we normally take for granted. handblown by a glass master in Italy; each glass is an unique work of art. $52US (tall) and $44US (petit) @ intoto.

resin platter (mother's day gift)

all pieces created by Vancouver's famous Martha Sturdy are not mass-produced. everything from large pieces like dining tables to small pieces like this resin platter is hand formed. Sturdy's work has achieved 'a new kind of modernism: one that is equally concerned with purity and minimalism as it is with humanity and living.' this simple resin platter will add a hint of colour, a touch of modernism, and a breeze of zen to your mom's home. many resin colours and sizes are available. $240.00CDN.

american bungalow

feel like there's something missing in your home? try Rosanna's american bungalow. their silhouettes in pure white or vibrant hues may just solve your problem. this retro collection has shapes and shades of mid-century of modern american classics. functional and decorative. use them as vases or just simply display them on your shelves. single's prices range from $18US to $30US. set's prices range from $40US to $55US. while you're there, check out her more feminine collections such as 'all i need,' and 'cupcake.'

d65

another wonderful innovative multi-functional design. Fabbian's Alessandra Baldereschi uses 24% lead crystal glasses as light diffusers for both pendant lights and wall lights in this collection. these glasses are supported by chrome-plated structure with 12v halogen light bulbs. this design makes the glass display beautiful and the lighting fixture more functional.

float

oh i want this set so badly. designers Todd MacAllen & Stephanie Forsythe from Vancouver's own Molo created this premium line of hand-made glassware. every piece is carefully handcrafted in Czech Republic. it is made from the finest German borosilicate glass (heat resistant) so it's appropriate for hot or cold use.float is not only beautiful but also greatly functional. "the unique suspended bowl shape insulates the hand from the liquid inside the glass, and also serves to elevate condensation away from a table's surface, making the use of a coaster unnecessary." this innovative design serves delicious, tasty drinks and makes a clean tabletop decoration as well. the line includes tea lanterns, tea cups, sugar + cream, liqueur glass, pilsner flute, red wine glass, martini glass and matcha bowl. available in transparent and fritted finishes.

thatched bowl

Michael Aram's handmade bowl is a great example of home decor pieces that'd go well with both traditional and contemporary homes. the recycled metal twigs unified colour of the recycled metal makes the piece simple and modern; the twig-formed nest gives the natural look which adds the warmth to the cool metal. 6" @ $59US, 8.5" @ $98US, and 12" @ $149US, through Viva Terra.

haiku

i'm seriously in love with these! i'm quite confidient of my cooking skills but i truely think that beautiful plates makes food more delicious. this serveware from CB2 features underpainted frosted glass with underpainted black cherry blossoms graphic. platter (12") is priced at $14.95US; appetizer plate is (5.5") $4.95US.