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2010 Holiday Gift Guide
It’s the most wonderful time of the year and this time we’ve put together a gift guide for all you design-heads. The most precious gift is time and love but if you have the money, splurge a little and remember don’t hesitate to treat yourself too. Thanks for another year of bliss and support. You guys are awesome. If you don’t like what’s in the guide, try our store. Might be something in there for ya. Now hit the jump for YD’s 2010 Holiday Gift Guide.
Monsieur Dress Up can wear your jacket, scarf, umbrella, and mail. Undress and redress at the door, by the bed, or in the change room. Monsieur DressUp is a new idea for hanging that special article of clothing. Maintaining the delicacy, integrity, and shape of a shirt or scarf.
Designed by Anna Thomas" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
Modern, playful and a great way to serve up morning toast and eggs. This is whimsical for grown ups.
Designed by Takae" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
Meet Seymour the lovely big eyed woodland creature. He measures 36" x 22" and is made of 100% soft acrylic yarn. 100% handmade.
Designed by Daniel Sigvardsson" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
In this adorable wooden studio "apartment" you can keep everything from alarm clocks, notebooks, a glass of water - you name it, the one bedroom apartment can hold it! The studio apartment can even serve as a book mark by placing your favorite book on the top of the roof. You can hand this sweet little wooden piece on the wall or just place them on the floor - it's your room, your rules!
Designed by Huset" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
This collection of twenty one different woods, each with their typical grain and colouring is exquisite. They range from pale, almost grainless linden wood to intensively grained pinewoods, and to the beautiful brown tone of walnut. If the printed side is turned over, it becomes even more interesting – what is this, sweet chestnut or pear wood? Lovers of wood become wood experts.
Designed by Jürg Näf and Lignum" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
The Quick brings the industrial design of recent concept bikes to the street, it includes performance-oriented System Integration like BB30, boasts comfort features like S.A.V.E. and has the utility features of Urban bikes. Oh and yes it's made of carbon fiber.
Designed by Cannondale" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
The AViiQ laptop stand was created to solve a common and recurring problem. Laptop stands were too bulky for people always on-the-go. The AViiQ stand compresses down to a 1/4 inch thin plate, making it easy to stash and dash. Laptop problem solved.
Designed by AViiQ" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
The seamless wall mounting and hard case system made specially for the iPad.
Designed by Wallee" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
This revolutionary, compact design offers more intense vibrations than any other product of its size. Each flexible ear is internally powered for dynamic stimulation. Think of it as Sensation in Stereo. Waterproof and rechargeable.
Designed by Jimmyjane" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
Your headphones should be as unique as your style and music - they are the most visible product you wear and listen to every day. When you put these headphones on, you feel like you just hit the dance floor.
Designed by V-MODA" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
The Leaf light lets you choose warm or cool light and the level of illumination you want. With just a touch or slide of your finger. Then it remembers your settings.
Maximum flexibility, maximum simplicity. Position the blade for task lighting, fold it for subtle ambient light, or straighten the blades to create dramatic wall lighting. It sheds full light for a minimum of 60,000 hours, about eight times longer than conventional light sources.
Designed by Yves Béhar" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
Compact, great optics, super easy to use and a built-in projector that actually works well. By far our favorite point-and-shoot of 2010.
Designed by Nikon" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
Small modifications to an otherwise simple object make a striking difference. The pebble eraser is designed in irregular shapes to emulate the long journey the stones endured down from a river to the ocean shore. Feel the eternal journey of nature as you continue to use these pebble-shaped erasers.
Designed by Megawing" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
Each bag in the ØW Collection starts as a simple rectangular strip, cut from the full width of a roll of fabric. Without any further trimming, this rectangle is cleverly folded and sewn to shape. It's our editor's favorite daily bag.
Designed by Mauro Bianucci" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
War is destructive and bombs take away lives. But this peaceful bomb, as part of design team Biaugust's Peace Collection, is designed to do the opposite! Add some flowers or green plants and turn it into a beautiful nurture for life!
Designed by Blaugust" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
MR.B is a new approach on a treasure box; it's a bear to collect all your possessions or objects of your memories. No matter if they are as trivial as tickets from journeys, postcards from best friends, used post-it-notes or mere receipts of grocery stores, you can feed them all to MR.B.
Designed by 25togo" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
This bookend is simple and yet it’s capable to cheer up any space where you put it. Nice size and weight that can be used to hold up most heavy items to act as a bookend, CD/DVD stand, or even as a door stopper. And with its cute look, it can be placed anywhere you like - on the desk, beside the bed, in the livingroom, office and even your children’s room.
Designed by Zuny" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
The smartest floor cleaning robot we've ever tested. If you have hard surface floors, you need this robot. It'll change your life, we're serious.
Designed by Mint" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
If we had to pick a bean bag, we'd pick this one by Sumo Lounge. The Sway is no ordinary bean bag. It's even contoured to fit the body and the removable shell makes it easy to clean.
Designed by Sumo Lounge" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
Less and More elucidates the design philosophy of Dieter Rams. The book contains images of hundreds of Rams's products as well as his sketches and models from Braun stereo systems and electric shavers to the chairs and shelving systems that he created for Vitsoe and his own company sdr+. In addition to the rich visual presentation of his designs, the book contains new texts by international design experts that explain how the work was created, describe its timeless quality, and put it into current context. A must have for any design nut.
Published by Die Gestalten Verlag" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
To mark its 30th anniversary, Muji is commemorating its history with a monograph titled simply Muji (Rizzoli; $65). 'In a world dominated by domination, this idea is so unique, so unorthodox, that we still have no language for it,' Bruce Mau, the designer, wrote in an introductory essay. 'Muji exists in a category all on its own.' " ~New York Times
Published by Rizzoli" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
Always know when your water has come to a boil with Boil Buoy! Just place Boil Buoy in your pot of water, turn up the heat, and wait for the ringing chime to let you know your water’s ready to go.
Designed by Quirky" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
The Nano Puff Scarf is better than a stout Amish quilt for sealing out persistent cold. It has a smooth, skin-pampering feel along with the technical benefits of wind-and-water resistance, and features a slick all-recycled polyester shell and a highly stuffable layer of 100-g PrimaLoft® One quilted on the inside to warm up a damp evening or a day on the slopes. A pass-through slit creates oodles of fit possibilities; it's reinforced for durability.
Designed by Patagonia" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
The Jawbone isn't the only BT headset with sex appeal. The Oasis is sleek and heavily designed without being obnoxious. It also works better than any headset to date. That's a big statement but it's true. Noise cancellation, dual-mics, voice prompt for incoming calls and you can sync to two phones at the same time, switching between them seamlessly. Particularly iPhone friendly too.
Designed by Motorola" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
The Zirc combines the familiarity of a clock face with Nooka's intuitive concept of time. Reading like an analog watch, the 12 dots represent hours while the horizontal row counts minutes, with a small window counting up the seconds. The Zirc face rests on a 20mm polyurethane band and features an alarm mode as well as a chronograph mode.
Designed by Matthew Waldman" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
Simply put, one key to rule them all.
Designed by "MacGyver"" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
The designed goal of Andrea is to bring together both improvements to one's quality of life and an aesthetically pleasing solution that showcases the natural beauty of plants. Andrea is a living air filter that harnesses the power of nature to purify air for your family.
Designed by Mathieu Lehanneur and David Edwards" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
The complete work of Tokujin Yoshioka, one of the most innovative designers working today. Based in Tokyo, Tokujin Yoshioka has built a career using unconventional materials to create objects and spaces. Often employing paper and glass, as well as unusual elements, such as plastic drinking straws, his studio’s work has achieved a cult following among design enthusiasts.
Published by Rizzoli" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
BOSKKE is evolved gardening design. We improve conventional gardening tools and products for contemporary urban lifestyles.
Designed by Patrick Morris" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
Apple TV has been redesigned to be small in size but big on entertainment. Rent from the largest selection of HD movies — many available the same day they come out on DVD. Watch Netflix titles instantly. Rent TV shows, commercial free in HD. And stream photos and music from your computer to your widescreen TV.
Designed by Jonathan Ive" rel="lightbox[set_69]" style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; ">
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