Herz leather bags

Uniquely handcrafted bags by Herz. Spotted them while browsing Style Store. The Herz leather shop is located in Shibuya, Tokyo. [Map]

Ruled paper – pouch

This personalised index card pouch available at Christina’s is just the sweetest! Simply enter your text in the “message to seller” field and the pouch will be uniquely yours. This is certainly one of the nicest personalisables I’ve ever come across (another being the postcard pillow)!

Ruled paper etc

More:
Think, an advertising campaign that encourages brainstorming at any time by providing the place to jot down notes and ideas on — lined toilet paper, tray liners, sugar packages and napkins.

Hacoa

Techy-woody accessories by Hacoa will look very charming on my desk, but they will burn a hole in my pocket. Sniff sniff.

Clockwise:
Keyboard ($320)
Mouse pad ($47)
Thumb drive ($80)
Optical mouse ($90)
Cord winder ($15)

(all approx. prices in USD)

Site seeing: reasons to ditch non-stick cookware

Hazardous cookware

Teflon suit slides off DuPont

Suspected carcinogens from Teflon found in breast milk

Teflon found in newborn babies

Bird’s nest etc

I passed by these elegant homes today and thought that they would form a chic neighbourhood here.

Green pin

When I saw the picture of these pushpins (aka Green Pin) earlier this month, I thought they were cute, but didn’t think much about it.

Later when I saw them again in this zakka store, the *wow* factor shot up!

This massive invasion (aka arrangement) is too impressive. Click the image or store link for a larger view. The sprout design is the creation of a Korean designer Joonhyun Kim, who won a prize in the 2008 Muji International Design Competition, and the 2009 International Design Excellence Awards. That’s also very impressive for a 26-year-old.

Hand-stitched card

Am loving everything about this Garden Bird card by Ethel and Iris — recycled paper, mirror image on the back, ribbon wings and sequin eyes.