I read some sad new online today – one of my very favorite magazines, Jane, will no longer be published after August. It debuted in September 1997 and I’ve been a loyal reader ever since. It was edgy and as indie as you can be in a mainstream kind of way. It always featured amazing women (re: Drew Barrymore, Zooey Deschanel, etc), fantastic music reviews, and great ideas. Jane will be greatly missed by me and all of her readers!
By now most people are familiar with Method, the cooly-designed, eco-friendly cleaning and personal products line most famously sold at Target. While visiting my local Target (or “Home” as I like to call it) a few weeks ago I was walking down the body wash and lotion aisle when I saw these crazy, stand out bottles. Turns out Method has a new line called Bloq. And it’s not only body wash, but lotion, shave cream and bar soap as well. Very cool, although I did wonder for just a moment how one would get all the product out of the rigid plastic, acute angled bottle. And questioned if the soap might be painful. Then I remembered how cool it looks and pushed the thoughts out of my mind.
Method is a really cool brand in general. Their products are bio-degradable, but they also work. Besides that they’re also made out of recycled materials and there’s no animal testing. Method’s products are non-toxic, so you can use them around children and pets. And the design is amazing, which makes you wonder why you’ve been hiding your cleaning products under the sink for so long. So breathe deep, knowing that you’re using a quality product – and that it also smells good.
Cox & Cox is a UK based company that has a lot of really cute pieces up for grabs. They do ship to the United States, so no worries. The site itself is kind of shoddy, but the goods seem to make up for that and it’s full of fantastic presents, great and unusual stuff, favors and gorgeous accessories for your home and garden.
Cox & Cox is a UK based company that has a lot of really cute pieces up for grabs. They do ship to the United States, so no worries. The site itself is kind of shoddy, but the goods seem to make up for that and it’s full of fantastic presents, great and unusual stuff, favors and gorgeous accessories for your home and garden.
Aaron Jasinski is a self-proclaimed artist/illustrator/musician. I’m really digging his illustrations and his web site design at the moment. It’s very minimalist meets organized chaos. Does that even make sense? I doubt it. The navigation is really unique, too. Anyway, it’s really cool and you should definitely check it out.
I’ve talked about Louella before and mentioned that Two Paperdolls is their sister company. The ambience of their studio says a lot about Two Paperdolls and how they go about their work. They really seem to shine when given permission to go outside the lines of traditional design. They’ve even managed to squeeze in some work for Anthropologie, Nicole Miller and Vespa in between creating amazing designs for invitations and social events. Here are a few of their fantastic invitations to check out.
Anyone who knows me well knows that I could live and die by my planner. It’s amazing that I don’t have pee breaks scheduled in it. Anyway, someone alerted me to The Daily Planner, a site that has planners, journals, notebooks, address books – basically all of my organizational vices. Woohoo! They don’t have their 2008 daily planners out yet, but I did find these cute envelopes and memo mousepad.
These Vinotes are really cool. They even won a design award in HOW magazine a few years back. Basically if you want to give a bottle of wine as a gift, you slip one of these around the neck and make it a little more fun and personal than just handing someone a bottle in a brown paper bag. (Not that there’s anything wrong with that – wine is wine.) There are around twenty different Vinotes available, each for a different purpose or occassion. The front of the note has three check boxes you can select from, while the back has room for a little personalized note. Example: Bon: Appétit; Voyage; Jovi rocks. Enjoy!
Another thing about me: I’m a product glutton. I seem to rarely finish a bottle of shampoo, moisturizer, etc before buying a new one. And usually a different brand. Usually because I’m just bored with the smell, not happy with the results, or because I see something that’s well designed. Right now I think I’ve got five different shampoos and conditions in my shower. It’s pathetic, I know.
But that didn’t stop me from buying MOP’s Glisten shampoo and conditioner. I have really fine hair, but I have a lot of it, so I’m always on the hunt for something that’s going to volumize without weighing it down. Color protection is also an issue since I don’t want to pay to have my hair colored any more than necessary. Glisten is all those things and more because it’s also an organic product. The shampoo is full of things like linseed, vitamin C, wheat protein, maple syrup and real honey. The conditioner is packed with jojoba, linseed and avocado oils as well as honey and maple syrup. And it all smells awesome – like orange oil.
MOP has quite a few poducts geared towards all different types of hair. It’s all organic and the packaging is modern and simple – a great reflection of the product line.
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I think that this is some really exquisite work by Elizabeth Hubbell Studio, which of course means Elizabeth Hubbell all by her lonesome. It seems as though she really takes each and every customer’s individual wants and needs into consideration when creating her work.
