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Cozy Hand To Hand Combat: Vs. Mittens From Hoopla

What happens when your left hand dons a lion and your right a gazelle? They stay cozy, that's what.

These wool and acrylic blend hand-made knitted mittens from Hoopla pit prey against predator. With six different duos to choose from:

lion vs. gazelle:

owl vs. mouse:

wolf vs. sheep:

whale vs. fish:

dog vs. cat:

and a frog vs fly:

Super cute and fun, the mittens are made from strictly regulated farm australian wool and are one size fits all (adults).

Shop for the Vs. Mittens here.

about hoopla:

hoopla is a fun and unique gift product development company based out of New York, NY. the hoopla team was created by two silly girls (Hannah and Ashley) with a passion for life, and fun. With hannah’s background as a creative director/ graphic designer, and Ashley’s background in business strategy branding, hoopla came to be! we love what we do, and we are our own customers. we hope you enjoy our stuff, and the funner things in life!

Le Buisson, A New Collection Of Whimsical Fine Jewelry Launches At Colette.

Le Buisson is a new jewelry brand founded by Stéphane Arriubergé and Massimiliano Iorio (both of whom run Domestic), Matali Crasset, Francis Fichot and Michele Monory that has launched with a series of whimsical yellow and white gold pendents embellished with diamonds and colored gemstones.

above and below: Yellow and white gold (18K), white diamonds (0,03K) Transporteur pendant by Geneviève Gauckler. Signed and numbered:

The first three series of jewelry are designed by Matali Crasset, Genevieve Gauckler, Petra Mrzyk & Jean-François Moriceau.

The collection, which launched at Colette, includes Genevieve Guckler's adorable little creatures turned into 3D pendants as well as colored gemstone pendants in a variety of designs.

Gold and Diamond Creature pendants by Genevieve Gauckler:

Yellow gold (18K) and white diamonds (0,22K) Signed and numbered:

Yellow gold (18K) and white diamonds (0,01K) Patate pendant by Geneviève Gauckler. Signed and numbered:

Black gold (18K) Une Patate pendant, white diamonds (0,01K) and a White gold (18K) Thermokukus pendant, white diamonds (0,22K) by Geneviève Gauckler. Signed and numbered jewels:

White and yellow gold (18K) Trois Patates pendant, white diamonds (0,03K) by Geneviève Gauckler. Signed and numbered:

Yellow gold and white gold (18K) "Coeur" pendant, white diamonds (0,01K) and pink ruby (0,56ct) by Geneviève Gauckler. Signed and numbered:

See the available Genevieve Gauckler pieces here

Gold peanut with pearls:
Yellow gold (18K) and cultured pearls Peanut pendant by Mrzyk and Moriceau. Signed and numbered jewel:

Gold and Gemstone Torche pendants:

Yellow gold (18K) and pink rubellite stone (5,26K) and a yellow gold (18K) and blue topaz stone (28K) Torche pendant by Matali Crasset. Signed and numbered jewels:

Gold and Gemstone Mobility pendants:
White gold (18K) and green citrine stone (7,60K) yellow enamel Mobilité pendant and White gold (18cts) and citrine stone (6,30K), by Matali Crasset. Signed and numbered.

White gold (18cts) and blue topaz stone (6,50K) Mobilité pendant by Matali Crasset. Signed and numbered:

White gold and Gemstone creatures:

White gold (18K) and pink ruby stone (5,85K) Mr Bijou pendant by Mrzyk and Moriceau. Signed and numbered jewel:

White gold and blue topaz Mr Bijou pendant by Mrzyk and Moriceau. Signed and numbered jewel:

Yellow gold and colored gemstone baguettes pendant:
Yellow gold (18K), quartz, peridot, citrine and garnet (16,66K) Equaliseur pendant by Matali Crasset. Signed and numbered jewel:

White and yellow gold (18K) Sextime pendant by Mrzyk and Moriceau:

Le Buisson

Or shop for them here at Colette.

special thanks to Matali Crasset and Colette for the images.

Pentagram's Daniel Weil Designs A Clock For An Architect

Privately commissioned to create a gift for an architect, Daniel Weil created a one-of-a-kind clock that is both simple and complex. Reducing objects to their component parts has long fascinated Weil. The Radio in a Bag* he created for his degree show at the Royal College of Art three decades ago is an icon of 20th century industrial design. This clock is the latest demonstration of his interest in investigating not just how objects look, but how they work.

Constructed in ash and nickel-plated brass and silver, the clock is built of five separate elements. The numbers, both hours and minutes, are inscribed on the face and interior of a 9 3/4-inches diameter ring.

The mechanism for setting the time connects with the central mechanism with visible rubber belts.

A single AA battery provides power to the clock through visible power strips that are recessed in the assembly’s base. (Note the different screws that support the battery stand, keyed to the positive and negative poles of the power source.)

And, befitting the object’s recipient, the housing for the central mechanism takes the form of, literally, a house.

Daniel's sketches for the clock:

“Objects like clocks are both prosaic and profound,” says Weil. “Prosiac because of their ubiquity in everyday life, profound because of the mysterious nature of time itself. Time can be reduced to hours, minutes and seconds, just as a clock can be reduced to its component parts. This doesn’t explain time, but in a way simply exposes its mysterious essence.”

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