Despite the current emphasis on living and buying green, when it comes down to it, we live in a throw-away society. Most massed produced items are manufactured to have intentionally short life spa...
Every day we’re bombarded with advertisements for sleek, shiny new electronics. Despite their allure, it’s tiresome for the soul to be surrounded by so many complicated gadgets that are made fro...
We're smitten with HurlyBurly! It's a concept for a small, adjustable fume hood for your stove top. HurlyBurly mounts to the wall and plugs in — it doesn't require a vent. The design uses a carbon...
Product: Oreck Ultra XL Price: $500 Rating: Recommend* Nutshell Review: While not the most attractive member of the 2008 vacuum club, the Oreck XL Ultra is, nevertheless, a very pleasing standout. ...
March 28, 2008 We've had many occasions to buy telephones for clients as well as for ourselves and have always been disappointed in the choices. After you spend so much time and money on...
Product: Dyson DC24 All Floors Designer: James Dyson Price: $399 Rating: Simply Irresistible* This Dyson is NOT IN STORES YET. We got to pants it right here at AT. And for this Test Lab, we gave...
January 31, 2008 Today I'm simply cleaning house. We get so much stuff mailed to us to test that we can't keep up with it. Therefore, most Thursdays we have been giving home products awa...
We've tested a bunch of vacuums over the past few years (and can't wait to test more), so we thought we'd start to round-up our overview of these pesky machines. In general, we find that you pretty...
January 9, 2008 I find myself, yet again, in the market for a small, powerful vacuum for our apartment. A few years back I purchased the Euro-Pro Shark, which was great until they stopped making...
Hello AT, Winter is coming! What are the best space heaters? Thanks, Terry Dear Terry, the best answer to this would be "another person," but on the off chance you're single and want something a ...
Animal Cruelty? This playful scale from Angry Store is number-free but it just might call you a hippopotamus. Available for 35 plus postage (17 to the U.S.). Via: Core77......
Home Hydroponics. As the weather cools, those wishing to start an indoor garden may be interested in Green Fortune's Streamgarden. This hydroponic kit speeds up the growth of various plants includin...
Time(less) Design. Many of us are familiar with George Nelson's iconic (and much copied) wall clocks (including the Zootimers), but far less know of his desk clocks......
Mass Market. We were early adopters of Candela the LED "candles" that hit design shops in 2002. Yesterday's The New York Times Magazine looked at the brief history and evolution of the Candela in...
Hot Stuff. Last week we posted KleinReid's Porcelain Campfire and many readers expressed disappointment that the design was purely decorative and wasn't suited for use within a gas fireplace. This m...
Felt! We loved the simplicity and beauty of the felt products from Parkhaus Berlin. Elaborate felt curtains, a wide range of various felt baskets and bins, bags, cushions, and even an ingenious doo...
Desk Accessories. The Work series debuted earlier this year at the Milan Furniture Fair. As part of a collaboration between designer Dick van Hoff and Dutch ceramics company Royal Tichelaar Makkum,...
Modern Heat Relief. We ran across this in one of our searches and wish we had it for days like today. Then we realized it was part of a previous Good Question. The Venti fan has three speeds, oscila...
The toaster is another small thing we all have in our home. An often awkward and messy little piece of machinery, we thought finding the ultimate toaster would be a good problem to solve, so here's ou...
Brighten Up. We have a rather dark apartment and are always on the lookout for bright, simple lamps that will stand out against our dark paint color. This week we've ran across two VERY similar lamp...
Tall, skinny and energy efficient. Refrigerators often use the most kilowatts in homes, so having a fridge that attacks this vampire energy loss is a great idea. We heard of the Conserv through Jill, ...
With computers outdating themselves every two years, where do all of the old computer guts go? These clocks, spotted over at Great Green Goods are doing a small part in making use of old circuit board...
LED Progress. We're fond of the modern Loop Lamp prototype by Petter Knudsen of Norwegian design group, T16. Using LEDs, the lamp needs only 5 watts to produce good light. Loop was the winner of th...
Rescued in Style. Mooi uit de brand Dutch for "rescued in style" was a recent design competition requesting student designers to make fire safety more attractive. (Apparently few Dutch homes hav...
Rescued in Style. Mooi uit de brand Dutch for "rescued in style" was a recent design competition requesting student designers to make fire safety more attractive. (Apparently few Dutch homes hav...
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