We only have a small piece of the puzzle: Lore is that these life-sized Koff candles were created exclusively for some famous rock star couple’s wedding. (Feel free to venture a guess, but please, don’t toss and turn all night thinking about it.) All we care about at this point is that they’re finally, hot-off-the-presses available to the public, and they would make a super schweet and unusual gift for someone very special this holiday season. Of course, at $74.25, that person would have to have been really, really good this year, and we’d have to be making a rock star salary. Still, love it. [My Wardrobe] Keep reading »
Sometimes these artsy-fartsy designer collaborations are deceptive: High prices aside, your instincts tell you that the appreciation for the product is more about the concept; and if it’s not something artistic, then it’s something ridiculous meant to rile up excitement.
Then, there are these special edition products that walk a fine line between highbrow design and sheer uselessness. They almost seem to be mock-testing your taste. Like, for example, Colette‘s collaboration with the conspicuously edgy Another Magazine: a scented candle in the aroma of “freshly printed paper” which Colette describes as “much more than just ‘another’ product!”
Is this the kind of design item or conversation piece you’d like to have in your home? Or complete rubbish? [Colette] Keep reading »
Restaurants produce plenty of waste, even the super fancy ones. Luckily, restaurant by-products are being put to good use. While the more typical thing to do with grease is to use it to fuel biodiesel cars, Further Soap uses it to make chic candles and soaps. Further’s products aren’t made from any ol’ restaurant grease though. Only the finest for them! Mario Batali and Nancy Silverton’s restaurant Mozza supplies the company with their oily crap, which gets made into hand soap and candles that smell like bergamot, olive, and exotic grasses. Who would have guessed old grease could be used to make such tasteful items? [Further Soap via Luxist] Keep reading »
Sorry, ladies, we’ve got another thing to add to your ever-growing list of cancer-causing products: scented candles. Burning candles super often in enclosed spaces could lead to asthma, eczema or even cancer. Most candles are made of paraffin wax and — just our luck — are the kind that, when lit, produce dangerous chemicals like toluene and benzene. So if you are going to woo your partner with a candlelit dinner or a sexy striptease in a dim room, opt for beeswax or soy candles, they’re safer. [Daily Mail] Keep reading »
Can you find it in that sick, twisted little heart of yours to burn this set of three Russian matryoshka nesting dolls? Thought so. Just don’t tell your bubbe. [$25, Plasticland.com] Keep reading »
Everyone looks better when the lights are way down low, but candles in the bedroom make us nervous. After all, it’s pretty easy to get, um, distracted and then forget that you left an open flame burning. Sun (and now Moon) Jars capture energy from the sun throughout the day, giving you five hours of warm glowing radiance at night, without the fire hazard. [$40, Elsewares]
We’re giving away thee Sun or Moon Jars, but you have to work if you want to bask in their lovely glow. The three best commenters for this coming week — from today, Friday, Feb. 20 through Thursday, Feb. 26 — will be awarded with one. So, be as clever, smart, and original as you can! Click HERE to read the official rules. Keep reading »
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