A very unique hand carved wooden desk organizer from Aaron Linn. This piece was hand carved from a log found in all places, Brooklyn NY.
Built on a swivel base, the organizer has 5 holes for all of your office utensils and a hidden pencil sharpner in the back. Only two exist so get one while you can.
Aaron Linn has hand crafted these very heavy note pad holders from authentic Brooklyn brownstone. For those of us who cannot own our very own Brooklyn brownstone apartment we can now have a chance to own a tiny piece of one.
We have about a dozen of these left and Aaron is debating on making some more. Get them while you can.
Aaron hand-carved the wooden handles of these scissors out of reclaimed wood floorboards from his Brooklyn apartment, as sturdy wood is hard to come by in Brooklyn. The wood is quite possibly over 100 years old.
We asked Alleged to make an exclusive candle for us. They in turn came up with Trashcandle, a dark gray candle made with as many scents as possible housed in a glass votive with our signature trashcan logo on front. A curiously trashy scent.
"Suicide" is the term used when an individual is confronted with a decision to choose from a variety of flavors or scents and instead of deciding on just one, he or she gets them all. "Suicide" is the candle for those individuals who are not satisfied with just one scent.
Includes 7 scents: baby powder, white pepper, whiskey, iced tea, bubble gum, sweet potato, and indian summer all sectioned to burn one after another. Includes a generic "suicide" letter on the front.
The Groetsch family has been creating their combs since 1848. It is a father, mother and daughter operation, which is pretty incredible as they are fairly well represented in Germany. The father's father was the last master combmaker in Germany. Today all of their work is still done in the traditional way by hand.
There is no finish on the wood; as the teeth are so well polished there is no exposed fiber on the comb. It is great to use on wet or dry hair. Their machinery is 150 years old; they have been generating the power they need by water turbine since 1900. What power they do not need they sell back to the state. It's all very idyllic and every time I use the comb I think of me in New York and them working away in their workshop.
I believe objects either harbor their own being and give off an energy or we instill a certain energy within things. These combs provide a daily dose of tranquility, they radiate happiness and satisfaction.
OK, where to begin, this object requires a long explanation,
or does it?
Well, dowsing rods are used primarily to find water. The basic
principle is concentrate on something and the rods will point towards what
you are looking for, the technique used today originated in Germany in
the 15th century to find metals and during the Vietnam War apparently some
Marines used it to find weapons and tunnels, hmmm.
The contractor working
with my father recalls when a dowser was called in to determine the position
of a well. The technique has been around. How many times did you try that
when you were a kid in the woods? I did.
Perhaps this is why I was so drawn
to the dowsing rods when a friend brought them into KIOSK to show me. Perhaps
another reason was because they worked and they FREAKED me out. They freak
everyone out; they freaked Fran out when she tried them. Do nothing with
the rod besides hold it, concentrate on something and watch them move.
Superstitious me?
There is nothing wrong with believing we don't know and
we for certain will never be able to explain everything in this world.
I only hope my ancestors are not watching me at all times from heaven,
weird...
Locking things is never a pleasure; I prefer the concept of keeping things free and flowing, why lock everything down? Unfortunately, there are quite a few thieves out there who would tend to agree with me.
Imagine what would happen if KIOSK left its doors open 24/7, eventually someone would find us and well, KIOSK would be over. This might indeed be a lovely going out note. Locking the door to KIOSK with a padlock is not a possibility, but I do have more to lock then just doors. For instance, my bicycle and my storage space, my locker and my wooden trunk, never mind the gate to the summerhouse I wish I had. Lock-it!
Abloy has been making locks for over 100 years and are one of the worldÕs leaders in security items. Traveling around Finland we saw this lock again and again, it's rather Victorian no? It's got some of the fluff and plenty of the muff, what I mean is it is a pretty lock. One funny thing is the Abloy people in Finland still don't understand why I would need 20 of their locks; I mean, "What kinds of things am I locking around my shop?" Oh boy...security...
A money clip made from actual money. Hide your Benjamins under a Washington to fake out would be thieves and gold-diggers. Brilliant!
All clips are hand made by Scott Amron himself.
A sling shot bottle opener for the removal and slinging of bottle caps.
Secures poetry, recipes, photos, memos and documents to the fridge, message board or metal surface.
Reclaimed 1950's aluminum lawn chair in 24 kt gold leaf.
"Coil Lamp reduces the iconic table lamp to the absolute minimum of defining elements. The entire form is created exclusively from a single 100 foot extension cord that has been wrapped around a laser-cut clear plexiglass form. This simple transformation elevates the status of the humble extension cord to the realm of domestic design."
'Handmade' Coil Lamps are numbered and signed limited editions, that are hand-coiled and come ready to plug in and use. Included are the acrylic frame, the bulb adaptor, 100' orange extension cord, and 1 CFL lightbulb.
‘D.I.Y’ Coil Lamp Kits allow the buyer to participate in the design process by having them wrap their own extension cord to complete the form. The kit includes the laser-cut acrylic frame, bulb adaptor, and illustrated assembly instructions. Buyers will need to purchase one 100 foot extension cord as well as one CFL lightbulb.
