Apartment Therapy: appliances

Time To Wake Up: LED Alarm Clocks

It's always difficult to rise on a Monday like today, especially by the hand of a screeching mobile device. There must be a better way. So, I did some detective work and discovered a few alarm clock...

Colorful Fire Extinguishers by Fire Design

Is it necessary for a fire extinguisher to be cute? No — but an attractive extinguisher does not have to be hidden away out of reach! These brightly colored and patterned extinguishers from Fr...

Super Tiny Vacuum: The Dyson DC26 "Japan"
Japan

Look at this tiny little Dyson canister vacuum! While strolling around Tokyo's largest electronics store, Yodobashi Camera we spotted this mini Dyson created specifically for the Japanese market......

Test Lab: Haan Steam Floor Sanitizer

Product: FS-20 Steam Cleaning Floor Sanitizer Designer: Romi Haan Price: $100 Rating: Recommend** The Haan Steam Cleaning Floor Sanitizer promises to clean and disinfect hard surface floors with a ...

Best Air Purifiers 2009

It's been awhile since I've thought about rounding up air purifiers, but I'm more than ready, since I've become a bit of an air purifier nut over the years and have two in the office and two at home...

Two Good Fans: Westinghouse Industrial & Artemis

It got real hot here on the East Coast for a few days and now it's cool again, but it still got me thinking about ceiling fans. I've seen two in particular in the past few months that I really like....

AT over BKLYN: Cherry Blossoms, Blocks, Bloomingdale's, Toastie & Black Chandeliers

I had an amazing day photographing two homes in Brooklyn for the new book and then had to work till midnight at the office. Needless to say, I'm a bit tired. So, instead of trying to think too hard...

The Ericofon Has Landed Stateside

This makes us (almost) wish we still had our landline. We just learned that Velocity Art and Design will begin carrying the reintroduced Ericofon. This stylish push button phone was originally intr...

HurlyBurly Kitchen Fume Extractor Hood

We're smitten with HurlyBurly! It's a concept for a small, adjustable fume hood for your stove top. HurlyBurly mounts to the wall and plugs in â€” it doesn't require a vent. The design uses a carbon...

Oreck XL Ultra In The Test Lab

Product: Oreck Ultra XL Price: $500 Rating: Recommend* Nutshell Review: While not the most attractive member of the 2008 vacuum club, the Oreck XL Ultra is, nevertheless, a very pleasing standout. ...

AT Email: Best Home Phones, Philips Cordless - 3.28.08

March 28, 2008 We've had many occasions to buy telephones for clients as well as for ourselves and have always been disappointed in the choices. After you spend so much time and money on...

Dyson DC24 All Floors In The Test Lab

Product: Dyson DC24 All Floors Designer: James Dyson Price: $399 Rating: Simply Irresistible* This Dyson is NOT IN STORES YET. We got to pants it right here at AT. And for this Test Lab, we gave...

AT Email: Thursday Giveaway - Rowenta Pressure Iron & Steamer - 1.31.08

January 31, 2008 Today I'm simply cleaning house. We get so much stuff mailed to us to test that we can't keep up with it. Therefore, most Thursdays we have been giving home products awa...

Best Vacuum Roundup: Dyson, Miele, Electrolux, Airider...

We've tested a bunch of vacuums over the past few years (and can't wait to test more), so we thought we'd start to round-up our overview of these pesky machines. In general, we find that you pretty...

AT Email: The Dyson Slim, Hot Vacuum Tip - 1.9.08

January 9, 2008 I find myself, yet again, in the market for a small, powerful vacuum for our apartment. A few years back I purchased the Euro-Pro Shark, which was great until they stopped making...

Good Questions: Best Space Heaters?

Hello AT, Winter is coming! What are the best space heaters? Thanks, Terry Dear Terry, the best answer to this would be "another person," but on the off chance you're single and want something a ...

Animal Scale
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Animal Cruelty? This playful scale from Angry Store is number-free — but it just might call you a hippopotamus. Available for €35 plus postage (€17 to the U.S.). Via: Core77......

Green Fortune's Streamgarden

Home Hydroponics. As the weather cools, those wishing to start an indoor garden may be interested in Green Fortune's Streamgarden. This hydroponic kit speeds up the growth of various plants includin...

George Nelson's Desk Clocks

Time(less) Design. Many of us are familiar with George Nelson's iconic (and much copied) wall clocks (including the Zootimers), but far less know of his desk clocks......

NYT: Candela's Evolution

Mass Market. We were early adopters of Candela — the LED "candles" that hit design shops in 2002. Yesterday's The New York Times Magazine looked at the brief history and evolution of the Candela in...

Lynn Kingelin's Fire Jacks

Hot Stuff. Last week we posted KleinReid's Porcelain Campfire and many readers expressed disappointment that the design was purely decorative and wasn't suited for use within a gas fireplace. This m...

NY Gift Fair: Parkhaus Berlin

Felt! We loved the simplicity and beauty of the felt products from Parkhaus Berlin. Elaborate felt curtains, a wide range of various felt baskets and bins, bags, cushions, and even an ingenious doo...

NY Gift Fair: Dick van Hoff's Work Series

Desk Accessories. The Work series debuted earlier this year at the Milan Furniture Fair. As part of a collaboration between designer Dick van Hoff and Dutch ceramics company Royal Tichelaar Makkum,...

Venti Remote Control Fan

Modern Heat Relief. We ran across this in one of our searches and wish we had it for days like today. Then we realized it was part of a previous Good Question. The Venti fan has three speeds, oscila...

Top 10: Toasters

The toaster is another small thing we all have in our home. An often awkward and messy little piece of machinery, we thought finding the ultimate toaster would be a good problem to solve, so here's ou...

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