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annabuilt roosters and earrings

roosters & earrings made from tin packaging by annabuilt

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Windline cutting boards

cutting boards by Windline made of standing deadfall Hawaiian woods

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John Talbot woodworks

wooden bowls from fallen California trees

http://www.jctwoodwork.com/

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NYT article on slow homes & products

The New York Times
January 31, 2008

The Slow Life Picks Up Speed

By PENELOPE GREEN

While Slow Food is now in its third decade, an established global movement with an official manifesto and about 85,000 members in over 100 countries, Slow Design is still in its infancy. … Other objects for the home are being designed to operate like speed bumps for those who may be living life too fast: … A rattan basket designed by Alastair Fuad-Luke, a British sustainable design facilitator, as he described himself recently, will tip over if filled too quickly, “thus momentarily slowing you down as you rebalance it,” explained Mr. Fuad-Luke. In a world on hyperdrive, science is proving him to be right. A 2005 study sponsored by Hewlett-Packard showed that the I.Q.s of workers who responded quickly to the constant barrage of e-mails they received during the day fell 10 points, more than double the I.Q. drop of someone smoking marijuana. “Fast isn’t turning us into Masters of the Universe,” Mr. Honoré said. “It’s turning us into Cheech and Chong.” …In any case, evangelists for the movement are coming to New York, America’s fastest city, on Feb. 25. On that day, members of the Art of Slow Living, an Italian civic group, will be handing out symbolic speeding tickets to frantic pedestrians…

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Mark IV rocket chandelier

design by artisanmodern.

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Farmers market shopping cart

our own design. contact info@artisanmodern.com 

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Freitag satchels and bookbags

Made of recycled truck tarps, seatbelts, and inner tubes. Each a one-of-a-kind piece of modern art.

Buy from the online store in Davos

www.freitag.ch

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Nooka watches

More intuitive ways of telling time. Retro look.

http://www.nooka.com/

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Shun kitchen knives

Wood handles, a subtly unusual shape, and fabulous weighting.

Buy them from a small company, http://www.chefdepot.net/kershaw.htm

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LED christmas lights

There are lots of LEDs available. One of the major issues is whether or not the white ones are white, blue, or yellowish. This company provides a true white light. They also have lots of helpful guides and LED educational information on their website. LEDs for regular light sockets too!

Note that they have more products than are listed on the website. Worth a call.

A small company, excellent personal service.

http://www.imaginarycolours.com/