SEEBIKESAW by Ben Wilson Design
Created by Ben Wilson Design for Brooks England, the world’s oldest bicycle component manufacturer (seats and leather bar tape are by Brooks).
Playthings
Red Animal Crayons
Japanese Artist Masahiro Minami created these crayons to raise awareness about the numerous animal species facing extinction in Japan. While the shapes of the...
Natural Japanese Wooden Toys
We're in love with these wooden toys from Japan!
Etsy Finds: Lovely Wooden Toys from Little Alouette
The lovely Ohio Maple Safari Set by Little Alouette, made from locally sourced timber and finished with organic flax seed oil (teething encouraged).
I’m drooling!
I’ve been mourning my 2001 Eurovan Westfalia ever since it finally gave out. Sure, it had its share of problems and quirks, but it...
Etsy Finds: Little Love Blue Wild Life Series
This beautiful little lion, hand sewn from felted wool, is one of the first animals in the new “Wild Life” series from Little Love...
Forest of Woods by Pen Pencil Stencil
Different types of scrap wood turned into a forest by Pen Pencil Stencil, the one-man design studio of Mark Giglio.
Instant Rich Blends with RichColorCRAYON
Your burgeoning little artist will be coloring like a pro with these crayons! They utilize a clever coloring implement that blends several different shades...
Art + Community = Franconia Sculpture Park
Franconia Sculpture Park in Minnesota (45 minutes northeast from the Twin Cities) is a “seedbed for big audacious unfettered creation.” It supports emerging and...
Beautiful Vintage Bicycles
Spernicelli Biciclette has a fantastic collection of vintage Italian city bikes, like this 1930 Bianchi. Absolutely beautiful!
Etsy Finds: Felt + Wool Landscapes
Artist Esty Gertzman doesn’t currently have any of these magical felt sculptures available on her Etsy shop (pipapiep), but there are other fun pieces...
Life-Size Candy Land on the World’s Crookedest Street
Yesterday, to celebrate Candland’s 60th anniversary, Lombard Street in San Francisco was transformed into a life-size version of Candy Land! Kids from UC San...
Disturbing Yet Cozy Mushroom Cloud Playhouse
Covered in swaths of cotton, Dietrich Wegner’s Playhouse II actually manages to make something as horrible as a mushroom cloud appear to be soft...
Striking Jean Prouvé Bicycle
Bent steel and aluminum bicycle by Jean Prouvé, circa 1941. Designed during the war, in a time of great economic turmoil, with the hope...
The Imagination Outfitters
826 National, co-founded by author Dave Eggers, is a fantastic nonprofit dedicated to helping students, ages 6 to 18, with expository and creative writing....