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Christian Lacroix Maison’s New Stationery Collection by Libretto Group

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Notebook endpaper.

Launched in 2010, the Christian Lacroix “Papier” range of stationary included notebooks, sketch pads, correspondence, and greeting and birthday cards. The newest collection, which applies fresh new graphics and techniques that are truly Lacroix, includes desk boxes, a butterfly paperweight (with its own colorful box), notebooks with stunning endpapers, notecards, and even an animal jigsaw puzzle.

Bijoux notebook endpaper.

The Paseo Emboss notebook in Scarlett.

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The elegant Paseo Emboss Gold Album has 128 blank ivory pages with silver gilded edges.

Bijoux boxed note cards come in a set of eight. They are printed on laid paper with intricate embossing, gold hot stamp, spot varnish, and flourescent colors. They come with eight silver die-cut envelopes with fuchsia tone-on-tone interiors.

Bijoux note cards.

The Bijoux journal has an embossed and bejeweled cover.

The Love Who You Want notebook has 120 gilded and ruled ivory pages. Eleven characters are split into four horizontal panels that you can flip back and forth to create new characters. Comes with 22 stickers and a striped ribbon marker.

This reversable, 36 pieces jigsaw puzzle has shimmering jewels on one side and jungle animals in disguise on the other.

Paperweight box open.

Paperweight box closed.

Notebook endpaper.

Desk box.

Stack of desk boxes.

Reading + Computer Glasses by Nendo

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The latest news from the Japanese design firm Nendo is a line of reading and computer glasses made of light, pliable polycarbonate resin. The folded “temples” of the glasses snap directly onto the nose piece, and they can then be easily removed so that users can play around with different color combinations. The glasses’ cloth case is cylindrical so that they can be inserted from either end, and the glasses and case are then locked into place by snapping on the temples. These items are sold exclusively at Seibu department stores in Japan.

Photos by Akihiro Yoshida

Contest: Win Blueprint Nail Polish from KnollTextiles

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Blueprint polish shown with the TowerGrid fabric from KnollTextiles. Image courtesy KnollTextiles.

It’s finally summer (I will never talk bad about you again dear, warm summer), and KnollTextiles has released their latest nail polish color just in time for beach season. Blueprint, a bright summer blue that will look sharp at the beach or the studio, was inspired by the KnollTextiles Tower Grid upholstery in the color Blueprint and by Dazzling Blue, a Pantone Color Trend for 2014.

Blueprint joins a family of other textile-inspired polishes including Knoll Red, Tryst (silver), Cato (pink), Groovy (dark pink), Firebird (orange), and Driftwood (a light, natural color). The polishes are used by KnollTextiles sales reps as give aways, but you can win one now with their Instagram contest. Just share a pic of your favorite blue-hued @KnollTextile on Instagram with the hashtag #knolltextilesblue. KnollTextiles will be selecting winners on 6/27. Good luck!

Inception Dish Rack/Desk Organizer by Luca Nichetto

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Launched last month during the Wanted Design exhibition during NYCxDesign, Inception is a dish rack/desk organizer designed by Luca Nichetto for the Italian brand Seletti. Named after the mind-bending 2010 movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and inspired by the folding cities in the movie, Inception’s silicone buildings slightly bend with the weight of the objects. The organizer comes in pink, blue, or gray (shown below).

The Inception organizer uses a silicone mold of a cityscape to organize your notes or dishes. © Rita Catinella Orrell

ClickTape Tape Dispenser by Derk Reilink

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Dutch designer Derk Reilink has a reason to be in a good mood. Having just exceeded his Kickstarter campaign goal by a thousand euros, Reilink will finally see his dream of bringing his ClickTape tape dispenser concept to market — a process that first began back in 2006 — with production starting at the beginning of August.

Retailing for $14 (including the tape) ClickTape has reduced the dispenser to its bare essentials. A flexible plastic ring, made of 12 grams of plastic, allows a role of tape to be easily clicked into the dispenser, eliminating the need of a plastic roller used in traditional tape dispensers. A durable stainless steel blade matches the curvature of the ring shape of the dispenser and a special indent above the blade makes it easy to grab the end of the tape (something that is tricky for young kids and those with disabilities to do). ClickTape will come in black, blue, turquoise, and green and is sleek enough to earn a coveted space on even the most minimal of desks.

Derk Reilink and his ClickTape dispenser.

All images courtesy Derk Reilink.

TERA Interactive Fitness Mat from Lunar Europe

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Sometimes when I see a new product design I think to myself, “damn, that’s exactly what I imagined the future would be like.” Well, the future of exercise equipment is closer than you think, and it looks like something Sandra Bullock would use in her next sci-fi movie. The TERA fitness mat by LUNAR Europe is the latest concept from the design firm to join a family of interactive objects including the VELA cycle trainer and the NOVA climbing wall.

Made of eco-friendly shear wool by Kvadrat, TERA is a carpet with an intelligent surface that recognizes movement patterns and activates a specially developed TERA app. The circular shape of the mat is designed to accommodate the natural radius of human motion during exercise, and the app guides users through training units of different disciplines like Yoga, Pilates, or Thai Bo, all with varying degrees of difficulty. Sensors register any pressure exerted on the mat, enabling accurate detection of the user’s body and weight shifts.

An innovative LED lighting system shows how to perform the exercises correctly on the mat, while sensors record the training units, which are then analyzed with the app. The training data can then be shared with a personal trainer via social media. I have been wearing a FitBit fitness monitor since the beginning of the year, and I have to say that sharing my excercise results with friends is a great motivator. There is no info on how to clean the mat (I imagine as it’s Kvadrat wool, just spot-cleaning) so perhaps not best for busy areas or homes with kids or pets.