Storage With Style - Hollo Printed Customizable Decorative Cabinet Options.

Hollo is a storage unit which simply becomes a ‘blank piece of paper’ for international designers and artists who can have fun in transforming it with their own original graphics.

Electrifying Design. Elegant Power Strips & Surge Protectors That Blend Right In With Hardwood Floors.

Invisiplug are a line of power strips and surge protectors designed to blend right in with hardware floors.


above: Standard (6 outlets, 450 Joules Surge Protection, 3 Foot Cord, 15 AMP/125 VOLTS) shown in light natural,, medium cherry and dark oak.

Created in three wood shades; light natural, medium cherry and dark oak they are available as basic 6-outlet power strips, as 6 Outlets with 450 Joules Surge Protection and as 6 Outlets with 2 USB (2.1) Surge Protected Ports and 900 Joules Surge Protection.

Basic (Master Reset Switch, 3 Foot Cord, 15 AMP/125 Volts):

Standard (6 outlets, 450 Joules Surge Protection, 3 Foot Cord, 15 AMP/125 VOLTS):


Deluxe (6 outlets, USB 2, 900 Joules Surge Protection, 3 Ft. Cord, 15 AMP/125 VOLTS:

UPDATE: After getting support from Shark Tank's Lori Grenier,  Invisiplug, sadly, is no longer in business. I wish I knew why, 

You can buy them online here.

So That's What Diamonds Smell Like. Your Popup Paris Candle May Have A Real One In It.

Popup Paris creates scented candles that are beautifully packaged, but the way they stand apart from hundreds of others is the fact that they place a genuine brilliant cut white diamond in one of every 50 of their candles. The diamonds range in size from .15 to .25 carats and range in clarity from VS - SI. Each is G in color.




Popup is the combined vision of a design lover and a diamond dealer, two childhood friends with one brilliant idea: changing your everyday life by creating luxury items containing hidden diamonds. Making dreams accessible to everyone, creating precious moments such is the aim of Popup, to produce happiness.


above packaging pics from Brooke Kiernan

Even if the candle you purchase doesn't have a diamond, you've got a beautifully packaged nice smelling candle for your home or to give as a gift.







They also sell limited editions created with various designers such as Paulina Leonor and WAD (shown below):



They encourage those who find the sparkling gem to post pics of it on their official Facebook page.



Popup Paris online shop
Click here for points of sale.

Or available at:
Harvey Nichols and at Woodley and Bunny

Glass Balloon Ceiling and Wall Lamps Add A Festive Touch.

This collection of ceiling and wall light fixtures that look just like balloons were designed by Boris Klimek for Brokis.





"Memory" lights are inspired by memories of childhood and are made of opal glass, come in eight different colors, as a ceiling mount or wall mount, and in three sizes.




The hanging cord is used for turning on and off lights. The range of colors create different interior atmospheres suitable for anything from a child's room to a formal dinner party.





For distributors, pricing and purchase information, go here.

Turning Kitsch Into Couture. Teardrop Lighting by Bodo Sperlein.

Bodo Sperlein's work for Lladro and Nymphenberg caught my eye years ago and since then, I've been a fan of his elegant pieces and home decor. His Red Berry and Dibbern Black Forest Dinnerware have long been atop my wishlist. Here's yet another unique collection by Sperlein that preserves an endangered skill and turns it into contemporary pieces for the home.



His unique collection of pendant lighting, Teardrop, highlights Bodo Sperlein’s interest in preserving and celebrating traditional skills. In this case, he has re-imagined and updated hand-made bone china flowers which had fallen out of style and were considered kitsch.

With such a small group of ladies left in Staffordshire dedicated to this craft of handmaking, Sperlein sought to ensure that these skills survived into the 21st century and did so by taking delicate and detailed plain white bone china flowers and fusing them to dramatic hand blown teardrop-shaped borosilicate glass pendants. In addition to looking unusual, they cast flower shaped shadows.




Available in two sizes, you can buy them online here.

See more work by Bodo Sperlein here.

Fornasetti Makes Good Smelling Good Looking. Beautiful Ways To Scent Your Home.

With the latest of these ‘Collaborazioni,’ Barnaba Fornasetti has turned his attention towards the notion of home fragrance in combination with decorative objects. The core collection of Fornasetti Profumi per La Casa, celebrates the Fornasetti ceramic heritage in combination with both well-known and less familiar decorative images. Together they make up a desirable group of iconic objects and decorative pieces that are at once collectable and covetous.



The collection encompasses various home scenting devices from the ubiquitous scented candle and boxed incense sticks through to room sprays and ceramic globe diffusers (also referred to as 'Scent Spheres') for incense, perfumed oil or scented rocks. Each object has a clearly defined purpose and can be re-used, given an alternative use, or added to a Fornasetti collection.




To help realise this dream, Barnaba called upon the artistry of world-renowned master-perfumer Olivier Polge. Olivier is one of the leading stars of International Flavours and Fragrances (IFF) and creator of classic new fragrances such as Flower Bomb by Victor & Rolf, Dior Homme, Balenciaga Paris and many others.



Fornasetti Profumi per La Casa is a constantly evolving range of decorative objects and limited editions and scents. Below are several examples from the collection:

Globe Diffusers/ Scent Spheres:



Room Sprays:


Incense Boxes and Incense:





Large Scented Candles:




Small Scented Candles (with lids):



Scented Rocks:


All ceramic pieces have been hand-crafted in Italy by Ceramiche Dal Prà and all incense products have been created by renowned Japanese manufacturer Nippon Kodo.

Fornasetti Books and Products at Amazon

These collections can also be found at fine department stores such as Barneys, Selfridges, Neiman Marcus and Amara.