Bottled water is out and tap water is in. And you can see that with everyone carrying a SIGG bottle around these days. But you don't want to be just like the masses. Enter the KOR bottle. This BPA free, dishwasher safe bottle is the sleek, ultramodern alternative to the rugged metal SIGG. Its clear case and hinged cap is the kind of stylish hydration you need to remake the world in your image.

This vase concept from Alessandro Beda makes my whale-loving heart feel like I've just taken a deep inhalation of warm bread. It's that satisfying. |via MocoLoco|

Here's another instance of a small thing that amounts to a big thing. I am constantly unplugging things by grasping the cord and yanking it out of the socket. This is bad for the cord and unsafe. Designer Kim Seung Woo has rethought the plug so that you can easily find it, even in the dark, and safely unsocket it. I swear, something as simple and overlooked as unplugging electronics from a surge protector has caused me undue stress. Then the dust gets all in my sinuses and it's the end of easy breathing for me. 2009 will be the year of addressing the small things. That's my resolution.

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These tree branch coat hangers from Max Lipsey make it seem like a tree is morphing through the wall. At $240 per branch that's a lot for some poor man's poltergeist effects. The non-HD DVD can probably be had in the discount bin for $4.99.

Concepted by Le Chanh Nguyen, this bathroom mat is made of real moss, giving your feet the feel of walking barefoot in the park to start your morning. The natural humidity of a bathroom environment keeps the three types of mosses well and alive. Heck, in many parts of the world homes have dirt floors. This is just carpeting for lots of people. |via Yanko|

Bread may be the most satisfying food item of all food items. It's a base for all other things good: pizza, doughnuts, sandwiches, bank accounts. I keep mine in a refrigerator to make it last longer. I never understood the advantages of a bread box. So I did some research and it turns out the keeping bread in a fridge method is actually speeding up the process of making bread go stale because the colder temperature speeds of the retrogradation. The best method is an airtight bread box that keeps the loaf at room temperature. This bread drum incorporates a cutting board into its lid so it saves space as well as your dough -- both the kind you eat and the kind you earn from not having to buy new bread.

An idea concocted by Sakurako Shimizu, this ring is part of a line of jewelry that carves your vocal waveforms into the pieces. Other guys can give their significant others any old ring. You'll personalize yours with the waveform of you saying, "Go make me a sandwich." That's true love. |via Gearfuse|

These are so lovely. The grain. The color. The warm wood. There's no other thing I can think of that I'd rather cup in my hands. Well, a couple but that would get me arrested.

It's pretty safe to say something is hot when you wish the seasons would change just so you have an excuse to buy and wear it. This jacket from Mover is made for the slopes. But it's springtime and I'd be crazy to drop this kind of money on a jacket under any circumstances. But I can't help imagining how dashing I'd look in this. And it's available in white, which is appropriate for spring, right? Now I just have to convince my sensible side from being such a tightwad. |via Cool Hunting|

This is the washbasin we all dreamed about as children after a summer afternoon at the waterpark. Made by Eumar, the marble basin is inspired by the waterfalls of Swedish National Park Abisko. I would waste so much water just watching it run into the drain:) |via Trendir|

You're doing like millions of others these days and you're pounding the pavement looking for work. You're networking and meeting with all your friends of friends. You even offer to buy lunch or drinks. You impress the heck out of a prospect, wearing your suit you dragged out of the back of the closet and your best tie that your mom bought you when you graduated from college. Then it comes time to pay the bill and you drag out your Vietnam Veteran velcro wallet you got at a gas station. These wallets made from recycled ties and wallets are the complement to your career-advancing outfit. Don't let the last impression they have of you be the RRRIIIIP sound of your wallet. That could also be the sound of them tearing up your resume.

This hammock from Erik Nyberg and Gustav Strom for Royal Botania seems to be as close to sailing as you'll get without having to test your sea-legs. This makes me want summer so badly I can already feel the sunburn. |via Contemporist|