07.28.09   |   Posted in: Modern Home
  |   By: Alex Jones
Tags: Breakfast Tray, ByWhiteDesign, Entertaining, Peter White
   

The Melbourne native Peter White designed this wonderful breakfast tray through his recently founded company ByWhiteDesign. Le Petit Dej is a high-gloss acrylic tray with a vase that rises from the base. Injection molded acrylic. Measures 22″ x 15.5″. You can pick one up here.

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12.9.08   |   Posted in: Modern Home
  |   By: Alex Jones
Tags: Drinking, Entertaining, Goody Grams, Shot Glasses
   

Japan based Goody Grams created these amazing shot glasses. Great to look at and fantastic to use. Made of black glass, all the animals are designed to balance on their nose and ears or horns when placed as a bottom. 3.25 inches tall x 2 inches diameter, 2 oz (double shot) capacity. $30 each and available here.
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11.27.08   |   Posted in: Modern Home
  |   By: Alex Jones
Tags: Backgammon, Entertaining, Games
   

Lacquered solid wood backgammon set with vinyl playing surface, two sets of wooden checkers, 2 pairs of dice and one doubling cube. 19″ x 11.25″ x 2.5″. You can find it here.
11.5.08   |   Posted in: Modern Home
  |   By: Alex Jones
Tags: Ceramics, Entertaining, Jonathan Adler, kitchen, Menagerie
   

Butter goes in the whale. Whale goes on the tablecloth. We’re gonna need a bigger gravy boat. Jonathan Adler has expanded his offerings with a whale shaped pitcher and matching whale butter dish. The whale pitcher (left) is 9″ high x 8″ wide and sells for $95. His whale butter dish (right) sells for $68. It measures 8″ long x 3″ wide x 4″ high. Order them online here.
09.30.08   |   Posted in: Modern Home
  |   By: Alex Jones
Tags: dining, Entertaining, Jill Fenichell, plates
   

Melamine salad plate in red, yellow and brown motif. 9″ diameter. Imported. Dishwasher safe. Shown with Tatiana Dinner Plate. On sale here for $4 a plate.
08.15.08   |   Posted in: Modern Home
  |   By: Alex Jones
Tags: dining, Entertaining, plates, Thomas Paul
   
Thomas Paul has designed this melamine plate set around a sealife theme. The images above are not presented to scale. They are all shown large so you can see the detail. The set consists of dinner plates (top row – 11″), side plate (middle row – 9″) , and coaster set (bottom row – 4.5″). Each of the plate types is available in a set of four with prices ranging from $15-$36. Ships late October, which is a shame as this would be nice to use for late summer.
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07.25.08   |   Posted in: Modern Home
  |   By: Alex Jones
Tags: Accessories, Bar, Blomus, Entertaining
   

Stainless Steel with matte finish. A durable accessory for any kitchen, bar, or barbeque. The Blomus Strato bottle opener, with its contemporary, stainless steel design makes the most amateur bartender look like a pro. Available here for about $10.
06.24.08   |   Posted in: Modern Home
  |   By: Alex Jones
Tags: Ceramics, Creamer Set, dining, Entertaining, Sagaform
   

Sometimes it’s the little things that make a difference. This creamer set is a welcome addition to the morning coffee ritual. White porcelain tray, jug and sugar bowl, with a wooden lid. Jug is 6.5″h, the sugar bowl is 4.5″ diameter and the tray is 5″w x 8.75″l. You can pick it up here for a modest $28.
05.21.08   |   Posted in: Modern Home
  |   By: Alex Jones
Tags: Entertaining, Lighting, Sagaform
   

This cleverly designed holder does double duty–providing a secret space for storing your spare tealights, as well as a center holder to burn them in. But wait… there’s more! It can serve as a snack plate when split in two.
You can find it here for $22.
12.14.07   |   Posted in: Art & Design
  |   By: Alex Jones
Tags: Accessories, Entertaining, Travel
   

Never enter the holidays unprepared. This portable mini-bar will smooth out your transition into the new year. Contains 2 folding cups, a corkscrew, 2 flasks and a stirrer, all in a black leather case. 4 X 5.25 X 2.25 inches. Pick it up here for $52.