Small Spikey Mammals Serve As Design Muse: It's A Hedgehog Heydey.

Hedgehogs have appeared in tons of products lately. Sure, they've always been a favorite amongst the serious gardening crowd, but these little critters have become the new hip design muse for many a product.

I'm not talking about those little crafty hedgehogs made of pine cones or cuddly stuffed animals, but instead hedgehog inspired designs and functional modern iconographic versions of the little animal. From 18k rose gold jewelry by Boucheron, wall art, doormats, desk accessories and chocolates to candles, bath rugs and letter pressed coasters-- even hood ornaments!-- all 24 shown below are available for purchase. Just click on the images below for purchase information.

Clockwise from upper left:

• diamond and mink hedgehog brooch by Marchak
• chocolate hedgehogs
• hedgehog picture frame
• felt hedgehog
• metal and coir hedgehog doormat
• organic cotton hedgehog pillow
• Flensted hedgehog mobile
• Ceramic hedgehog bank by Big Tomato
• 24" diameter hedgehog rug
• Boucheron's 18k rose gold and ruby hedgehog necklace
• Alessi's Dozi hedgehog paperclip holder
• Stelabirds Hedgehog pouch
• Mini bronze cast hedgehog
• 18k rose gold boucheron hedgehog rin
• Hedgehog sprint print
• letter-pressed hedgehog coasters
• hedgehog candle
• hedgehog hood ornament
• handcrafted wood hedgehog puzzle
• hedgehog patterned messenger bag
• hedgehog art on canvas
• hedgehog t-shirt for The Shins
• hedgehog pencil holder
• hedgehog mini glow nitelite

Just click on the images above for more info and links to purchase.

Hedgehog links from Wikipedia:

• Hedgehogs (Species) at the Open Directory Project
• Hedgehog reference at the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
• UK Mammal Society fact sheet - European Hedgehog
• WildlifeOnline - Natural History of European Hedgehog
• Hedgehog Facts

Guitars That Will Stir Your Soul, Prior To Being Played: Moollon

Moollon of Seoul, Korea designs and crafts some of the most beautiful looking guitars, basses, pickups and effects accessories I have ever seen. In addition to several custom creations for various artists, they have an impressive collection of private stock and retail products. Etchings of dragons, carp, wings and lotus flowers adorn some of the guitars and exotic woods are crafted for several of the stunning basses. The pick ups and effectors have the same attention to detail.



I can only attest to the design and aesthetics of these instruments and effectors. To learn more about them and how they are reviewed as technical instruments, please consult guitar blogs, stores, magazines, specialists, etc.

Here are a few examples of Moollon's work:











































GEO WOO Musical Instrument
Address : 210-20(B1)Goosan-dong, Eunpyung-gu, Seoul, Korea
E-mail : support@moollon.com
Tel : 822-351-4201
Fax : 822-387-9456

To locate dealers of Moollon products worldwide, go here.

Karl Lagerfeld's Sexy Photo Essays To Promote Dom Perignon

In the spirit of upcoming New Year's Eve, as thoughts turn to champagne, I wanted to share these two very sexy campaigns for Dom Pérignon with you since they have rarely been seen.