Guiltless Pleasure - Breadou Wrist Rests
Mmm.. these colourful glazed donuts look good enough to eat but please don’t! Made from NASA memory foam, they are actually soft and squeezable computer keyboard wrist rests which look (and smell) uncannily like the real thing! From Breadou, these fun items which double as stress reliever also come in other shapes such as bun and french loaf. Yum!
Available at thebreadou.com
Tags: breadou, computer, donuts, doughnuts, fake donuts, fake food, laptop, wrist rest
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Curiouser and Curiouser
Tim Burton’s Alice in Wonderland
To be released in March 2010, Tim Burton’s remake of Alice’s adventure in Wonderland will see Alice revisiting Wonderland 7 years later as a 17 year old. Relative unknown Mia Wasikowska plays Alice and Johnny Depp (predictably) plays the Mad Hatter.
Here’s Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen, complete with oversized head. No wonder she’s obsessed with cutting people’s heads off!
The new White Queen is played by Anne Hathaway but Carol Channing will always be the White Queen for me. I’ve probably watched the 1985 TV movie Alice Through the Looking Glass a couple hundred times (specifically scenes with Carol in it) as a child. My brother and I loved to do impressions of her repeatedly, voice, kooky movements and all, much to our mum’s annoyance!
Tags: alice, alice in wonderland, anne hathaway, carol channing, costumes, helena bonham carter, johnny depp, movie, movies, tim burton
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Groovy, Barbie!
I’m loving the retro style of these Pop Life Barbie Dolls, complete with mod eye makeup.
Oh! And will you just look at this Vera Wang Bride The Romanticist dress? Love the lace details and mermaid cut. Of course, you’ll have to have Barbie’s figure to look this good!
Collector Barbie dolls available for online purchase at barbiecollector.com, pictures by Mattel, Inc.
Tags: adult toys, Barbie, collectibles, collectors, dolls
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A Little Magic - Iittala Taika Espresso Cups
Taika means ‘magic’ in Finnish and I have indeed come under the spell of these lovely owl teacups designed by Klaus Haapaniemi. Especially love the black and white one. From Iittala.com.
Tags: coffee, coffee cups, crockery, cups, drink, espresso, espresso cups, Finland, Home, Klaus Haapaniemi
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White Hot Kit - England Football Kit by Umbro
The last time I got really excited with sporting apparel was when Stella McCartney first collaborated with Adidas a few years back. Remember that? Who knew sportswear could look so pretty apart from being functional?
A few days ago I caught the England vs Spain under-21s football match and I was completely fixated on the English national kit. The team came out in their white-on-white anthem jacket and shorts and looked really, really smart.
White embroidered logos on white, interesting collar for the drill top.
For the game, they had on smart white polo shirts with unfussy detailing — darts at the back, clean colour palette, a beautiful retro-ish three lions crest (love it!) and a super great fit, thanks to the gasp! bespoke tailoring (and in this case, made to measure for each footballer).
I wouldn’t mind getting my hands on one as it looks great on non-footballers too:
To put in so much thought in the design process yet having so much restraint in the execution so that the focus in on the athlete is very a daring move. Which makes a lot of sense. Very impressive, Umbro.
Juninho Paulista, Paolo Di Canio, Peter Schmeichel in the England tees. Looking good, traitors! LOL
Tags: adidas, clothes, England, fashion, functional, retro, soccer, sports, sportswear, tshirts, umbro
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Midweek Sweetness
Loving these sweet dessert-inspired accessories from Key Stone Zakka.
Tags: fake food, japanese, sweet, zakka
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Hunting Style - Hunter for Jimmy Choo
British wellie-maker Hunter is collaborating with Jimmy Choo to produce “the most luxurious Wellington Boots.”
“Inspired by stylish festival goers, this limited edition boot marries the quintessential design elements of Jimmy Choo with the original British tradition of Hunter - the ultimate fusion of fashion and function.”
Embossed with Jimmy Choo’s signature crocodile print, the boots are definitely a notch up the wellie style factor. Would you mind be getting mud all over these, though? Available in June 2009.
Tags: boots, british, designer, footwear, hunter, jimmy choo, shoes
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Corn on a Cup - ByGraziela Mugs
Fancy some corn, onion, radish, bell pepper, cucumber or asparagus with your tea? Maybe if they come in the form of colourful prints on fine bone china. These cute illustration are created by graphic designer and illustrator Graziela Preiser in 1975 but still look every bit fresh and relevant today.
ByGraziela Gemüse mugs available from thorstenvanelten.com
Tags: china, crockery, cups, cute, designer, graziela preiser, illustration, mugs, thorsten van elten
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My Cup of Qoffee - Coffee
These look like an ordinary coffee cup, except they are many times bigger and may be used as a stool. Or a wastepaper basket. Or a flower pot. Even the name makes me smile — Qoffee stool. The cups are stackable and made of polyethylene .
By Rainer Spehl
Tags: coffee, coffee cups, designer, funny, rainer spehl, stools
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Mama Republic
Ah, my fascination with fake food continues. These fabric and wood-based goodies from Mama Republic look good enough to eat! 
From mama-republic.jp
Tags: fake food, japanese, plush toys, toys
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