Dec 3
black & white = sharp
While it’s not my personal esthetic (or aesthetic or æsthetic - choose your spelling), I do love the look of these minimalist black and white designs, patterns and graphics. And I think I’ve just discovered two things to put on my Christmas list:
This brilliant mug right here (brought to my attention by Neatorama) is printed with a heat sensitive pigment. It changes color from black to white and vice versa when it’s filled with hot liquid (like coffee or tea… I drink a lot of tea). The designers of the mug decided to be clever. When the mug is empty, it says “OFF”; when filled with hot beverage, it says, “ON.” Ha ha ha. That’s funny. Like when people say they’re not awake until they have their coffee? Yeah. Funny like addiction is funny. I kid. For the devoted coffee or tea drinker in your life, it’s still a fun idea.
It’s $25 - which is just about the limit for most office holiday gift exchanges - and that’s not a horrible price to pay for useful novelty. It’s available for purchase from Charles & Marie.
Then there’s the apron. It grabs my inner Martha by the wrist and yanks her into the kitchen to create a spun sugar nest for placing gingerly around flan or creme brulée. Or asks her to create hand-stenciled wrapping paper using holly leaves and silver paint.
Either way, this apron makes me want to do things like that because it’s a good looking apron. It also makes me feel like I’ve set womankind back at least 50 years, too, because I’m salivating over an apron.
Speaking of setting back, this apron will set you back $34 and it’s available from Violet, which has a nice selection of snazzy gifts (like the matching oven mitt) but also these cool cognac glasses, a scented eye pillow, the fantasy Post-It system, and a super cool acrylic and stainless steel globe.
Tags: domestic goddess, gifts, novelty, online shopping
