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A di Alessi Lily Bird Soy Sauce Jar & Lily Pond Sushi Set

Just right for springtime, Alessi’s whimsical line, A di Alessi, is full of impeccable housewares that balance function with fun. Although their website is a royal nuisance to browse, the plethora of goodies, from plant-like toilet brushes (so much less depressing) to the perfect kitty bowl for Goobie the Cat, are sure to brighten up so many of those daily dreary to-dos!

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Found @ Etsy » Dot Dot Dot…

Lo's List /// Robert Siegel Yellow Polka Dot Bowl on Etsy

Robert Siegel Yellow Polka Dot Bowl

Totally in love with these stippled porcelain wares from Robert Siegel’s Etsy store! The small selection of hand-thrown and hand-painted polka-dotted vases, mugs, plates, and bowls are a downright bargain and a great addition to any spirited kitchen. After a year-long residency at the Sanbao Ceramic Art Institute in Jingdezhen, China, the ceramicist moved back to Philadelphia where he set up his studio and…

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Kawaii! » Divine Twine

Divine Twine

Divine Twine in Lemon, Orange, Licorice, Green Apple, and Aqua

Who doesn’t like rope!? From worn, dirty-white sailing rope to neon mountain climbing rope to… baker’s twine. Red baker’s twine is pretty common, I actually finagled some out of the Something Sweet Bakery on First Ave…

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Welcome Home » Du Gâteau?! Ou Ça?!

La Cerise sur le Gâteau - Blueberry & Cherry Babette Tea Towels

Blueberry & Cherry Babette Tea Towels

I run an anti-paper napkin/towel house and am always on the lookout for fun napkins and dishcloths to add to our kitchen collection. This series from La Cerise sur le Gâteau, a blossoming little boutique operating out of Paris, has all the charm of the French country balanced out with neon, pop culture graphics: perfect for the booming crop of savvy, stylish city-dwelling chefs!

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Kawaii! » OTOTO Update

Ototo Yellow Submarine Tea Steeper

Ototo’s Tea Sub Steeper

Just wanted to post a little OTOTO update (check out the intro post here!) – since their latest product, the Tea Sub tea steeper, is LOL genius. Get the kitchen trinket here for approx. €10 or head over to OTOTO to check out the Tel Avivi design house’s full inventory! Don’t know where to buy loose-leaf tea? Check out my good friend Jodi’s amazing online mega-teahouse, Sympathy for the Kettle! Try the Harlequin Blend (Label designed by yours truly »pat pat«) – a smooth black tea with blackberries, elderberries and nettle leaf.

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Welcome Home » Tampopo-Inspired Ramen Bowl Round-Up!

Suck UK Noodle Cup

Suck UK’s Ceramic Noodle Cup (Buy it: UK / USA)

Well, YZ and I finally crumbled under the pressure of all those Football Sunday flatscreen commercials and got ourselves a fancy-pants television. So, in celebration of the new gadget, we curled up in front of Juzo Itami’s Tampopo (タンポポ) last night with stomachs growling the whole way through…

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Gift Guide » Top Ten Bookworm

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Clockwise from top left: My Wonderful World of Fashion by Nina Chakrabarti, Folk & Flora Notecard Set by Reprodepot, Pictorial Webster's, Harry Allen Rollerstop Bookend, Penguin Classics with Cover Illustrations by Coralie Bickford-Smith, Nel's Pack of Dogs Bookshelf & Bench… More after the jump!

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Gift Guide » Top 10 Eco-Friendlies

Gift Guide: Eco-Friendlies

Clockwise from top left: Freitag F74 Bob Bag, Eding:Post’s Picnica bunny bag, Magno Design radio, Resource Revival bottle opener, Fernando and Humberto Campana’s TransNeomatic Bowl, and Esque Studio’s Recycled Glass Slump Vases… More after the jump!

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From: Tel Aviv » Feeling Reddish

Reddish Buttercup Skirt

More quirky flights of fancy out of Israel by way of Reddish Design Studio – a hop and a skip south of Tel Aviv in the city of Sitriya. Naama Steinbock and Idan Friedman certainly aren’t afraid of breaking the norm with their work, which is inspired by everything from Yakuza tattoos to embroidery…

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Kawaii! » Totally OTOTO!

OTOTO Measuring Snails

OTOTO, founded by Israeli design duo Ori Saidi and Daniel Gassner in 2002, focuses on simple & bright objects that expertly blend the utilitarian with the totally cute. Curvy snails creep out of their shells to reveal measuring tapes and what looks to be a teetering tower of porcelain teacups is in fact a quirky single flower vase. Treat yourself to one of these doo-dads at their site or visit the store in Tel Aviv…

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