LAST MINUTE SHOPPERS REJOICE

Phew! This has been a crazy, whirlwind week and it's still going! We are in the midst of a major exhibition installation at the museum and I have been putting in my fair share of late nights at the office. That said, I am starting to realize that there are a handful of people on my gift list that may have fallen through the cracks given my hectic holiday schedule. So what's a busy girl to do? Clearly, turn to Amazon and its amazing two day shipping!*

If you have an Amazon Prime membership like me, you revel in two day free shipping. It means that you can still get some amazing holiday gifts delivered to your door in time for Christmas. And even if you don't have Amazon Prime at your disposal, you can still get some these goodies with just a few quick clicks! So here are the things on my to gift and to get list that will get there in a hurry.

one
Mark Bittman's Quick & Easy Recipes, $13.57

two
Umbra Casa Tissue Box Cover, $4.99

three
Fred and Friends Pickle Bottle Stopper, $7.50

four
Jawbone Jambox, $129.99

five
Sticks Wall-Mount Rack with Five Hooks, $25

six
Moleskine 2013 Planner, $13.45

seven
Joseph & Joseph Elevate Carousel Set, $46.56

eight
Amazon Gift Card, variable amounts


*Though it may be hard to believe, this is not a sponsored post! I just really love Amazon and buy things there all the time. 

THE WEDDING FILES: REGISTRY REDUX, MOMA STORE

Today's post is a continuation of my week-long series on wedding registries. See my first post here and the second one here.

If you weren't MoMA Store obsessed like I am, you might not know that they have actually allow you to create registries (wedding, birthday, baby, etc.) on their website. Since MoMA Store has an amazing selection of quality design at all price points and for every part of your life, I think it is the perfect compliment to standard registries as places like Target, Crate & Barrel or Bed, Bath and Beyond. You can register for everything from office supplies to furniture, making for gift options to appeal to everyone's budget, from your college buddy to spoil-you-rotten grandmas.

So, without further ado, here are my favorite picks from the MoMA Store . . . 




Dress up that white-walled rental apartment with this beautiful pendant lamp shade. $100




Durable and timelessly chic, this Eames chair comes in several colors to suit every and any room in the house. $499




Can you sense a theme here? This Eames coatrack has been on my wall for years now and it never fails to be both useful and unique (trust me,  you'll get tons compliments!). $199




A small gift, but a sweet one. After all, you are starting a future together and what better way to represent that than a joint piggy bank? Feeling extra generous? Stuff the bank with some cash! $29.95




Another chair option for the eternally sophisticated and the minimalist minded, the Victoria Side Chair would look perfect in a bedroom or beside a desk. $330




Part functional object, part sculpture, this stool would make a whimsical addition to any home and would fit perfectly into a kid's room in the future (no pressure! says your mom). $225





On the low end in terms of price but on the high end in terms of functionality, this rotating power strip could be a cute gift if paired with some sort of electronic (say a nice lamp, or an Apple product). $30




I am a sucker for wall clocks, particularly those that make a statement (more just telling the time). This one has a magnetically attached ball that rotates with each passing minute. Beautiful, mystifying and sure to be a conversation starter. $60




Everyone can use a beautiful vase and this Alvar Aalto version is absolutely lovely. Cute gift idea: give them the vase before the wedding and then after they return from their honeymoon have a bouquet of flowers delivered—a sort of welcome home gift—to make sure they put it to good use! $95

PANTONE WALLPAPER

If you are like me it's hard to pick a wallpaper for your computer or phone. There are just too many choices (and too few minimalist examples!). But Pantone has stepped in to save the day: they are now offering free wallpapers in tons of sizes so you can put Rococco Red on your laptop, Turquoise on your phone . . . basically make your electronics bold and bright. I am totally enamored with the stacked box design too!


Get your own here.

URBANEARS

Do you guys know about Urbanears headphones? I was admiring my friend Elisabeth's pair yesterday and knew I had to do a post about them. Turns out Urbanears is a Swedish company that is big on quality, style and color. My kinda place, right?

Well, after reading up on the amazing Medis headphones that actually clip comfortably into your ear, I am about this close to hitting the 'purchase' button. Because I listen to music everywhere I go and it would be great to have something functional and fabulous to make my day even better!

Check out all of the Urbanears awesome headphones at their website here.

PRACTICAL PRODUCTS

Here are a couple amazingly useful products I have come across lately and will be quickly stocking my supply cabinet with.

TOP TO BOTTOM:

Sugru, a miraculous flexible compound designed to stick to many different materials—forms a strong bond to aluminum, steel, ceramics and glass. Sugru is easily molded to any shape before it begins to firm up to a hard rubber-like texture. It is completely waterproof (even in seawater), it shrugs off extreme temperature (-60º to +180ºC) and is also dishwasher proof.

Cyber Clean Home & Office Standard Cup ($8) is a patented high tech cleaning compound. It is non-toxic and biodegradable. This amazing Swiss formula is a cleaning compound designed to get deep into all the cracks and crevices on any item or device. Cyber Clean is effective at removing 99.99% of harmful particles that live on everyday surfaces and it is fun and easy to use. Cyber Clean is a viscous, elastic compound designed to mold itself to fit the nooks and crevices that harbor harmful dirt. Cyber Clean will not migrate to other surfaces. Simply fold over the compound after each use and the debris is microencapsulated into the cleaning compound. Cyber Clean may be used over and over again. Each Cyber Clean package has a color strength reference guide so you see when Cyber Clean has reached its maximum absorption capabilities. This Cyber Clean comes in an air-tight, resalable standard cup for safe and convenient storing.

Bheestie Bag ($20). Dropped your cell phone in a puddle? Your ipod in your drink? Your digital camera in a sink? Just drop it in the Bheestie Bag, leave it to sit overnight, and voila! It's as good as new! And you can do this over and over again. Brilliant.

SMRTCASE

There is a lot of buzz about the iPhone coming to Verizon in September which is only fueling my love of all things Apple. With the iPad coming to stores tomorrow I feel like today is a good day to allow myself to get excited about the possibility of making a switch to the iPhone in the fall and having nearly every major electronic I own be designed and produced by Apple! That said, I wanted to share this super cool iPhone case, designed by SmrtCase, that allows you to hold up to three cards in a slot in the back of the case. This would be perfect for me since I tend to stash my monthly subway pass in the back of my iPod Touch case for easy access (which means I have to bend back the flexible case to take it out twice a day, not a great system). I particularly love the fact that this case isn't bulky, is reasonably priced, and simply designed. Completely wishlist worthy.

Check it out here in black, white and pink. It's also available for some Blackberry phones too!

BUILT CASES

Last week I shared my birthday wishlist with you all, a list which included a Built lunch bag. Well, I have spent some time perusing the rest of the Built website and have found some other awesome products I thought I would post about. I love their neoprene cases! Particularly since they stretch to accommodate everything from your file folders to your digital camera. All of these are a bit on the pricey side, but I am pretty sure the quality makes the purchase totally worth it.

From top to bottom, left to right:

• Cargo Camera Bag Medium, $70
• Laptop Porter 15.4" Wide, $70
• Cargo Travel Organizer, $25
• Peanut USB Flash Drive Holder, $7

Enjoy!