Cool Thing We Want #361: Simple Urban Apothecary Herb Kit From Strathcona 1890
November 1, 2012
Urban Apothecary herb growing kit from Strathcona 1890 seen at Marche St George | $26 | Details
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Cool Thing We Want #360: Paine’s Pinon Pine Incense From Cordova’s “Old Faithful”
October 24, 2012
Paine’s All Natural Pinon Pine Incense | 32 Cones + 1 Burner per box | $7.95 | Old Faithful
We’ve never been big fans of incense, but the stuff you can get from Cordova’s Old Faithful is usually two kinds of awesome: Cedar or Balsam Fir. Both smell like mid-summer beach fires on a Gulf Island, which is to say deliriously good. And now there’s a third – Paine’s All Natural Pinon Pine – and it smells of a snowed-in log cabin with a big fireplace and a winter’s supply of wood. It’s holy shit transportative, and you should get some.
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Cool Thing We Want #359: The Wolverine 1000 Mile “Blixen Boot” From Charlie & Lee
October 19, 2012
And just how beautiful are these babies?
Wolverine 1000 Mile Blixen Boot in Dark Tan | Charlie & Lee on Union Street | $375
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Cool Thing We Want #358: A “Mt. Pleasant Athletic Club” Shirt From Lark On Main St.
September 17, 2012
Mt. Pleasant Athletic Club T-Shirt | Available at Lark | 2315 Main Street | $35
Vancouverites Carlo Brito, Wayne Gonzalez and Dennis Cruz are launching the first pieces of their Mt. Pleasant Athletic Club line of clothing this week (the full line should be released in the Spring of 2013). That’s some neighbourhood pride right there on your belly! Wear it with a smile.
Cool Thing We Want #357: Leather iPhone Satchel From Chinatown’s Erin Templeton
September 15, 2012
You know those times when you’re going for a walk on the seawall, but you don’t want to take a purse and you don’t have pockets so you make the call to leave your iPhone at home and then something amazing happens, like a parakeet lands on your head or Lady Gaga and Owen Wilson walk by you holding hands and you’re totally pissed that you don’t have your iPhone for its camera function? Problem solved, and in a fashionable way: Vancouver designer Erin Templeton has just shelved her Fall 2012 iPhone leather carry cases, just in time for the arrival of the 5. Pick yours up for $32 at her eponymous shop at 511 Carrall Street, just east of the Millennium Gate in Chinatown.
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Cool Thing We Want #356: A Wall Of Locally Developed “Stact” Modular Wine Racks
August 21, 2012
STACT is new, modular wine rack system developed right here in Vancouver by Jamie Kasza with help from San Francisco designer Eric Pheiffer. It’s versatile, inexpensive, and straight up ingenious. They’ve already exceeded their Kickstarter fundraising target of $20,000 by over $38,000 to date, and there’s probably a lot more where that came from. Expect it to start showing up in local homes and restaurants this Fall.
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Cool Thing We Want #355: The “Sunflower” Bookcase Chair By He Mu And Zhang Qian
August 9, 2012
We’re digging the hell out of this “Sunflower Chair” designed by Shanghai University students He Mu and Zhang Qian. The sunflower-inspired chair incorporates a bookcase that fans around its cushioned center, providing petals of awesomeness in 360 degrees (via).
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Cool Thing We Want #354: “Triple Distilled Diagram Of Alcohols” By Pop Chart Labs
August 2, 2012
(via) Dig this masterful chart, made in Red Hook, Brooklyn. The size is 18″ x 24″, and the paper is 100 lb. archival recycled stock (certified by The Forest Stewardship Council) that has been imprinted using an offset lithographic press with vegetable-based inks.
A boozy chart of every variety of alcohol, from fermented concoctions such as beer and wine to distilled delights such as a gin and rum, this print features everything from favorites like wine and vodka to less lauded tipples such as caium and arrack, all pressed in copper metal inks.
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Cool Thing We Want #353: French Linen Aprons Made At “The Window” On Hastings
August 1, 2012
We came across these lovely French linen aprons at The Window (just to the east of Save On Meats) on Hastings yesterday. They’re $40 a pop and made right in the back of the shop. The makers are looking for retailers, so if you’re in the trade and dig locally made goods, it’s time to pounce.
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Cool Thing We Want #352: The Big Letter “S” Currently For Sale On South Granville
July 17, 2012
It would suit our office rather nicely, don’t you think? | Scott Landon Antiques | Afraid to ask how much
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Cool Thing We Want #351: Rad 3D Ceramic Rocket Ship Espresso Cup By Craig Kaplan
July 11, 2012
3D ceramic designed by Craig Kaplan’s Mathematical Art | ”printed” and sold by Shapeways | $39.79 per.
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Cool Thing We Want #350: BC T-Shirt From Forsya On Main St. In Time For Canada Day
June 22, 2012
Seen at Forsya on Main | Designed and hand-printed in Vancouver (other provinces available) | $35
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Cool Thing We Want #349: Awesome Song Icon Posters By Swedish Artist Viktor Hertz
June 18, 2012
We’re digging the rock song pictogram posters by Swedish artist Viktor Hertz. He’s also got The Rolling Stones, Johnny Cash, The Beatles and more. He’s funding the project now on Funded By Me. Get on it.
