Meet your newest obsession — litl. It’s an intuitive Webbook designed for Internet surfing, and it weighs just three pounds. You can use the litl in two ways — laptop mode (self-explanatory) or easel style, which gets a little more clever because instead of navigating with a trackpad or keyboard, you use a wheel (designed to simulate an old TV dial) or a remote to browse through content. All of litl’s data is stored in the cloud — there’s no hard drive (pa... Read Full Story

Next time this week, we’ll be sleeping in our comfy platform bed at The Standard Hotel in West Hollywood, enjoying the first leg of our honeymoon, and I cannot wait! We booked our trip ages ago, and now that’s it fast approaching I’ve got a one-track mind for relaxation and sunshine. Our first stop? The Standard Hotel It’s a hip place to stay, while not breaking the bank, The Standard is an Andre Balazs property and boasts 24/7 room service, a heated pool, Andy Warhol-... Read Full Story

My preferred aesthetic is to interpret the traditional in a fresh and modern way, which is why this Delft porcelain set by lovegroove & repucci probably caught my eye. Using centuries-old, iconic blue and white Dutch pottery, the designers swapped the customary motifs with an atypical choice — graffiti. So what do you think? Clever or crass? Posted in design, food, Graffiti, home goods, Street Culture Tagged: delftware, design, dining, Dutch pottery, Graffiti, kitchen, lovegroove &... Read Full Story

This year instead of dressing up ourselves, we opted to dress up the dog — it’s more fun anyway. And so, on Saturday, Dollar attended his first dachshund meet-up — Happy Hallowiener — on the Boston Common dressed as a skunk. There were more than 100 wiener dogs signed up for the costumed event, and what a sight it was!! Here are some great pictures that Ryan took at the meet-up. Enjoy! Pepe Le Pew? This dude was my favorite — flap, flap, flap . . . The anarchist/... Read Full Story

We haven’t posted a Darcelism in quite sometime, but his sentiments on Halloween are eerily similar to mine . . . 10.29.2009 A Snuggie, a Croc, an Ed Hardy, an Ugg and a Kanye is the scariest Halloween costume I could ever dream of.                         Darcel, are we secretly related??? Posted in art, artists, design, holidays, Street Culture Tagged: art, artists, darcel, darcel disappoints, design, halloween, holidays, h... Read Full Story

Photo from The Boston Globe. A few weeks ago as I was rushing through Harvard Square, a glint of Marimekko fabric caught my eye. Could it be!? A huge Marimekko flagship store in Harvard Square!? Too good to be true, although there is a Marimekko concept store in Cambridge. I had forgotten about it completely, until I read an article in the Globe about the Design Research installation at the Design Research building in Harvard Square. D/R in 1972 (photo found on Flickr.) I was unfamiliar with ... Read Full Story

A few weeks ago as the leaves started turning, and we were hit with a sudden cold snap, it occurred to me that I haven’t actually owned a black wool coat for several years and that it was problem time to get with it. A quick search on ShopStyle (great site btw) returned a slew of choices, but unfortunately my taste outdoes my bank account and nothing tickled my fancy for less than $400. Woe is me . . . Determined to find something fashion-forward and wallet friendly, I trudged on, final... Read Full Story

There are a couple of fashion shows I look forward to each season, and JCDC is one of those shows. Mostly because you never know what Jean-Charles de Castelbajac will turn out, but you can be assured that it’ll always be playfully humorous with bits of gawdy commercialism and pop culture carefully mixed in. If nothing else, appreciate it for his creativity, perfect execution, and ability to entertain. Enjoy! View the entire Spring 2010 collection at WWD. Posted in design, fashio... Read Full Story

While I’m not totally sold on food-flavored dental floss — it’s all kinds of wrong — the illustrations on each of these floss packs are pretty darn cute. Would they influence me to purchase the breakfast floss set? Eh, probably not, but maybe you will! Available at Fred Flare. Posted in food, sundry goods Tagged: accoutrements design, breakfast dental floss set, food-flavored dental floss, fred flare Read Full Story

I didn’t even know Authentics made candles! But now that I do (thank you Distillate), I must admit, I’d love to sprinkle these lovelies all about our apartment. Don’t worry! Although they’re made entirely of wax, once the candle burns down to the top of the holder, the fame is extinguished by an invisible metal plate. Posted in design, home goods, sundry goods Tagged: authentics candles, authentics design, cool candles, design, high-end candles, interesting candles, r... Read Full Story