Cupcakes

Sometime over the past five years or so cupcakes became all the rage.  Try getting a cupcake at Magnolia Bakery in New York City, oh, any time of day.  There are lines down around the corner.  Every New Yorker has their favorite cupcake shop (mine was Sugar Sweet …

My Pet Fish

While nowhere near as creepy as the doll hands soap, the My Pet Fish soap is still odd.  It looks like a bag of water with a little fish inside but the fish is actually encased in unscented glycerin soap.  Pretty cute.  The soap retails for $6.95 per bar/bag and …

Christian Lacroix for La Redoute

The designer collaborations with lower-end retailers continue unabated.  One of the most recent is Christian Lacroix's collection for French catalogue/online retailer La Redoute.  Most of the collection is unremarkable, but the trenchcoat, which is available in both …

Banana Bunker

Genius, I tell you!  This thing might look a little silly, but it's really cool.  I had an awesome mom who always made me and my brother lunches to take to school.  We always had sandwiches, a snack, a drink, and a fruit, often a banana.  Sadly, by the time …

Guest Blogger: It's 2 O'Clock Somewhere

Today's post is by slightlypale (Kaboodler since August 2006) as part of our Guest Blogger series.

Two o'clock is one of my favorite times of day. It's right after lunch, but just before the mid-afternoon restlessness that settles in when …

Pleo

He's finally (almost) here.  After a delay of a year or so, Pleo, the very cool and incredibly adorable dinosaur robot from Ugobe, is now available for pre-order from Amazon, Best Buy, Target and Wal-Mart.

The premise is that Pleo is a one-week old dinosaur, a …

Philippe Starck for Fossil Watches

I love this Philippe Starck-designed Fossil watch.  In fact, I ordered it last week and our UPS courier should be delivering it to my cube in an hour or so.  The crystal of the watch is electroplated to mimic the design of the metal bracelet.  The clasp is hidden …

Bands That Don't Exist Tee

I'm sure we all have one of those friends.  You know, the guy who was really into Nirvana...until Nevermind came out.  So, for all our hipper-than-thou friends, I present this tee shirt from Threadless.  Let the world know that your musical taste is so cool, so …

Guest Blogger: Isabella d'Orsay Heels

Today's post is by katystardust (Kaboodler since August 2006) as part of our Guest Blogger series.

I have to give it up to JCrew for this past spring and current summer seasons. Between the gorgeous printed maxi dresses and now these …

Beer-Pouring Robot

Last year Japanese beer company Asahi sponsored a contest where 5,000 lucky winners would receive what might well be the world's greatest invention - a beer-pouring robot.  The robot can hold and chill a six-pack of beer and two mugs.  With the push of a button …

On the Edge Pots

How cool are these? Designer Michael Hilgers has created an updated version of a window box planter. The On the Edge Pots can straddle a railing up to 60mm thick and offers two separate sides for planting. Perfect for those with just a balcony and no yard. …

Hand Soap

This might well be the strangest thing I've ever seen on Kaboodle. It's not just a creepy plate of severed doll hands, it's soap shaped like doll hands. A plate of these in your guest bathroom is likely to freak out your houseguests. The goat's milk glycerin soaps …

Garland Light by Tord Boontje

Dutch-born designer Tord Boontje's Garland Light is one of those things that looks like it would cost an arm and a leg at a modern furniture design center. The original is part of the NY Museum of Modern Art's permanent collection. All that makes its $70 price tag …

Richard Lawson 9-Volt Lights

No need to stock up on the giant pack of tealights at IKEA any more now that we'll have these. How cool are they?! Designed by Richard Lawson and manufactured by Mathmos, these little 9-volt battery-powered LED lights are pretty snazzy and sure to be a …

Clocks

I'm sort of a freak when it comes to the time. I'm miserable all day if I leave the house without my watch, even though I could conceivably tell the time on my cell phone, iPod, laptop or the alarm clock I've brought in to my cube. I also have four clocks within …

The Abduction Lamp

Sometimes you stumble across an item on Kaboodle that just makes you say, "Wow!" Such is the Abduction Lamp. The design is by Lasse Klein and is still currently in the development stages, though I suspect we'll see it for sale in the not-too-distant future. …

Christian Louboutin for Roland Mouret Booties

I am madly in love with these shoes. In case the red soles didn't tip you off, they are Christian Louboutin's, designed for Roland Mouret's new Autumn/Winter '08 collection (his first under the "RM" label since his old business partnership and label dissolved nearly …

Emotibud Earbud Clips

Ventless Fireplace

Alexander McQueen for Samsonite Black Label

It's finally here! The Alexander McQueen for Samsonite Black Label luggage collection, which was previewed back in November, is finally available for sale through the Samsonite Black Label website. The McQueen collection consists of eleven pieces (nearly all in …