Monika Strasser makes beautiful jewelry from antique silverware. These rings are gorgeous!

This is a not the best image, but I love the idea of the double ended vase. Very cool. From Modus Design, a ceramic studio in New York City.

This Wappa cup is made from the traditional Japanese technique of bending cedar wood. The cedar wood acts as an insulator, which keeps your drinks cooler or warmer longer. Water enhances the cedar’s smell, and hot water brings out the scent even more.

The Art Dump is the collective of artists responsible for the creative direction of Girl and Chocolate skateboards. There are a few monoprints available on the Foundation Gallery for sale for only $50 ea. A monoprint is a non-reproducible print that is one-of-a-kind. Snap them up while you can.

Such a great puzzle from Naef Toys. It’s six puzzles in one! You can put together an elephant, monkey, lion, owl, hare or bear, or even a hare-bare or a lion-key. It’s an exquisite corpse puzzle.

Via Swissmiss.

Beautiful jewelry from Sigrid Widmoser. I love the rough quality of both the metal and the stones that she uses. The organic rings are pretty nice, too.

Via Hoping for Happy Accidents.

Muji’s New York in a Bag is a wooden toy set of NYC monuments like the Chrysler Building, Statue of Liberty and The Guggenheim. A gift for kids and adults.

One of the companies I was introduced to yesterday at the Biz meetup: Hable Construction is a sister-run business (Katharine & Susan). They make just about everything that uses fabric…I especially like the apron line. Very clean, graphic designs. Besides at their online store, you can check out their work in person at their new york store in the west village.

Check out the beautiful work of my dear friend and artist Betty Bora Kim…Her work is a mix of collage and illustration that is often architecturally influenced. Betty is also a master link finder and she just started a blog, which I’m sure I will be referring to for posts regularly! Check it out!

Many thanks to Grace of Design*Sponge for organizing the Biz Ladies Meetup last night. It was a great evening with over 80 women gathering to discuss design and business. I met lots of lovely ladies and am looking forward to the next meet up!