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Win this Vers iPod Sound System from Design Public!
Holiday Giveaway 2008

11-19-holiday4.jpgName: Vers iPod Sound System
Shop: Design Public
Value: $179

Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Vers iPod Sound System from Design Public. If you had to choose one word to describe Vers, it would have to be natural -- the quality of sound and the use of real wood; the craft and and the final hand-finishing; the selection of sustainable materials and efficient components. It's beautiful, stylish and simple. To enter this Giveaway, please click here. To see all our Giveaways, click here.

Win this Orbis Light from Rejuvenation!
Holiday Giveaway 2008

11-19-holiday4.jpgName: Orbis Light
Shop: Rejuvenation and Satellite
Value: $125

Today in our Holiday Giveaway we're pleased to present this Orbis Light from Rejuvenation (also featured on their sister site Satellite). The Orbis is a Mid-Century Modern pendant light that features a dramatically flared shade of satin white-cased "Swedish-style" glass suspended by three chrome pins on a white vinyl cord. It's the perfect light to hang almost anywhere in your home. To enter this Giveaway, please click below. To see all our Giveaways, click here.

AT wants to fund these classrooms! LAST DAY!

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This is it. We're in the home stretch of AT's Donors Choose Challenge. AT is currently in 2nd place in our division with $4,140 total raised! We still want to raise $2,060 to fully fund these projects. Please help us!

Kid-sized couch for kindergartners in Tennessee ($586 needed)

Art projector for middle-schoolers in New York ($685 needed)

Mural paint supplies for students in Chicago ($789 needed)

Click through to our Giving Page to donate!

Chameleon Consignment

cconsignmentfront.gifTired of posting your own furniture ads on Craigslist? Looking for a great local resource for gently used furniture? Chameleon Consignment is a husband/wife team operating a 6,000 square-feet consignment warehouse in Lafayette, and they provide a hassle-free way to show and sell your furniture.

The Sliding Door Company

_4.gif_1.gifDoors are no longer just doors with The Sliding Door Company, an innovative design company specializing in clean and contemporary clear, frosted, laminated or linen glass.

GreetQ

cards.gifgreetqlogo.gifGreetQ is a Seattle-based greeting card company that enables customers to pick and personalize paper greeting cards and then put them in a "queue" to be mailed out on the designated day. It's a practical yet personal way to celebrate your family and friends.

Big Pagoda

downtown_top.jpgAfter 13 years of operating two brick-and-mortar store locations, Big Pagoda is now an online-only destination. The designs strive to stay true to the essence of traditional Chinese furniture: "the sense of proportion, the integrity of the materials, and the joy expressed in the artisan's work." It riffs modern on a traditional Asian vernacular by simplifying and streamlining its classic forms and adornments.

Bae

bae2.gifbaelogo.gifWe admire the way Bae's co-owner, David Caler, describes himself: "a weird guy who likes weird things." One's own quirky taste is the most important guiding light you can have when taking on an aesthetic project like the creation of a store...

Klassik By Lynne

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Vintage Danish furniture is alive and well in Emeryville. Founded in 2002 by Danish-born Lynne Jensen, Klassik by Lynne specializes in vintage Danish (and Swedish) furniture sourced and imported directly from Denmark. On any weekend you might find items from designers such as Arne Jacobsen, Hans J. Wegner, Kai Christiansen, Arne Vodder, and Peter Hvidt spread out across their 5,000 square-foot showroom.

Rare Device

-1.jpgrarelogo.gifRare Device is one of our favorite stores. We were so excited when they opened last October. Rare Device carries beautiful and unique products, and the store is a wellspring of creative and inspirational designs from a wide variety of designers, artists and artisans.

Stumasa

splash-home.jpgA husband-and-wife-owned neighborhood furniture store with a DIY spin, Stumasa custom builds reasonably priced bookcases, cabinets, desks, and tables, and stocks environmentally-friendly paints and stains to make them your own.

Egg & the Urban Mercantile

urbanfront.gifAs egg & the Urban Mercantile say on their website, they are "one of San Francisco’s most unique purveyors of sublime and refined household goods." We couldn't have said it better ourselves. Everything in this small neighborhood store feels special and personal.

Pop Cling

Floaty Thing 1_Lrg_02.jpg2006_09_27_poplogo.jpgPop Cling is a fine art and pop art reproduction company specializing in wall decals and graphics. A little different than the average wall decal, Pop Cling's selection consists of limited edition art prints from established and emerging artists.

Maison d'Etre

maisonfront.gif12-4-maisonlogo.jpgMaison d'Etre is one of our very favorite stores. We were trying to pinpoint what makes shopping there (or merely browsing) such a satisfying experience: it's a domestic sensualist's delight.

Lost Art Salon

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Lost Art Salon owners Gaetan Caron and Rob Delamater

4-25-lostartlogo.jpgBuying artwork, whether purely for aesthetics or as an investment, can be an intimidating process. Thankfully, those of us in the Bay Area who are just starting out have a great local resource. Nearly everything at Lost Art Salon is under $1000. And it is indeed set up like an early 20th century European salon, so you'll instantly feel at ease when you walk in.