mark your words
Good news, bookworms! You can
finally throw out the old receipt
you’ve been hoarding from that
one time you bought a packet of
Butter-Menthols at the milk bar
in 2003! We’ve found a better
way to mark your page – it’s
made in Barcelona by an outfit
called Octaevo and shaped like
a pair of rather stylish frames.
Oh, and we have six of the metal
bookmarks (rrp $22.95) to give
away over at frankie.com.au/
win. Pretty cool, hey? milligram.
com/octaevoin your face
On the one hand, we don’t endorse sticking flaming rods in
anyone’s mouth. On the other, we’ve been told this striking
ceramic gent is quite partial to the musky whiff of incense.
So, what are we to do? Deny him this simple scented
pleasure? Seems unfair, if you ask us. If you tend to agree,
head over toawaysaway.studio with around 33 bucks.a collection about nothing
Let’s all just agree that Elaine Benes is by far
the best character in Seinfeld, then get on
with admiring the spring range from Kiwi label
twenty-seven names, inspired by the curly-
haired, Pez-loving lady herself. Yada Yada: the
Collection About Nothing features loose floral
dresses, crisp trousers, and skirts fit for dancing
(or jerking awkwardly, as it were). See more at
twentysevennames.co.nz
justdon’t do it
We’re not massive fans
of following the rules
for no reason, but when
someone insists you boycott
activities involving bats,
balls, clubs and the like,
you’d better shut up
and do what you’re told.
Brisbane illustrator Steven
Rhodesunderstands this
better than most, so he
created a tote to keep us
all on the straight and
narrow. (The public service
announcement is also
available on mugs, t-shirts,
stickers and cushions, for
a more regular reminder.)
$24,stevenrhodes.com.aunice napery
Much like the ‘good room’, the ‘nice napkins’ tend to
be reserved for when special guests pop round for
tea. The rest of their lives are spent holed up in the
third drawer of the kitchen, laying idly between the
fancy tablecloth inherited from your nan and a set
of souvenir oven mitts bought on a long-forgotten
summer holiday. But, friends, it’s time to liberate your
napery from this enforced hibernation – because why
hide such beauty away? If you’d like to kick off your
napkin emancipation with these cotton lovelies from
Norman Copenhagen, head to lightly.com.au – they’ll
set you back $38 for a set of two.
frank bits