Johnny the Diver Sink Plunger - 水管通 designer: Giovannoni, Stefano design year: 2000
description: A small plunger perfect for stopped up sinks. Johnny is actually a diver who plunges into your stopped drain (with a little pressure from you) and rescues you from clogs! A handy colorful object which will brighten the area under your sink. Available in blue, orange, green, or yellow.
notes: measures 5.25" diameter x 10.25" height
Dozi Paperclip Holder MK01 - 迴紋針收集器 designer: Kim, Mika H. J. design year: 2004
description: Part of Alessi's comprehensive Spring/Summer 2004 Collection recently unveiled in New York, the Dozi Paperclip Holder designed by Mika Kim has a simple zoomorphic shape. Imagine a portly mouse having lost its tail, and you have Dozi. Sure to make a great desk accessory, this whimsical object will bring out your inner child. This piece features plastic construction and is available in fuchsia, green or black. Would make a great gift for child or adult!
Named one of the 25 Best Products of 2004 by Fortune Magazine.
notes: measures 4.25" x 3" x 2" height
Dr. Skud Flyswatter - 蒼蠅拍 designer: Starck, Philippe design year: 1998
description: This seemingly ubiquitous piece has been a hit and top seller since its introduction in 1998. A flyswatter that functions as freestanding sculpture...only Philippe Starck! When light passes through the swatter part of this piece, a face is revealed by the perforations. A fun and unique gift, this piece is available in pale pink, pale orange, light green, dark blue, ivory, and dark gray. The gray and dark blue colors have been retromodern.com's most popular color choices and seemingly blend with most interiors. This piece even includes a gift box for presentation!
notes: measures 17.25" height
Aluminum Juicy Salif Juicer - 壓汁器 designer: Starck, Philippe design year: 1990/91
description: An icon for Alessi, this freestanding juicer by Philippe Starck has become a much beloved enigmatic "countertop sculpture" around the world. Designed in 1990, this tri-legged cast polished aluminum juicer (shown at the right in the photo) is at home at the bar or on the kitchen counter. It is one of retromodern most popular gifts! This Starck design has been included in a number of major decorative arts exhibitions throughout the 1990s and now figures in the permanent collections of several museums around the world.
notes: measures 5.5?diameter x 11.5" height
Eames Hang-It-All - 吊衣架 designer: Eames, Charles and Ray design year: 1953
description: Beginning in the mid 1940's, and continuing throughout their careers, the Eames' designed a variety of whimsical toys and furniture pieces specifically for children. Why children's products? Well, Charles and Ray wanted to give them to their own grandchildren and to the children of friends. The Hang-It-All was reissued in 1994 through an exclusive collaboration between Herman Miller and the Eames' heirs. It is constructed of a steel rod frame with a white powder coat and is capped with painted maple balls in nine colors.
notes: measures 19.75" x 6.5" x 14.5" height
Anna G. Corkscrew - 開瓶器(用於有木塞的葡萄酒瓶) designer: Mendini, Alessandro
design year: 1993
description: One of Alessi's most popular objects since her introduction in 1993, Anna G. has become both an icon for Alessi as well as her designer, Alessandro Mendini. She functions brilliantly as a corkscrew, allowing the user to twist her head to implant the corkscrew which is cleverly concealed under her dress and, using her arms as leverage, to extract the cork from the bottle (which magically appears to go up her dress!) Beloved by all and an absolutely "cannot-go-wrong-with-this-as-a-gift?for anybody or any occasion. Available in a seven wonderful colors.
notes: measures 2.75" diameter x 9.5?height
Blow Up Citrus Basket FC03 - 水果籃 designer: Campana, Fernando and Humberto design year: 2004
description: Part of an exquisite series of objects design by the Campana Brothers, Blow Up manifests the idea of assembling hypothetical offcuts of steel wire and welding them together to form various types of containers.
Featured here is the Blow Up basket which would be stunning as a centerpiece with fruit.
notes: measures approx. 14.25" x 13.75" x 12.5" height
Diabolix Bottle Opener - 開瓶器 designer: Cisotti, Biagio design year: 1994
description: This funny little creature?helps you to gobble up those soda pop and beer tops with ease. This is one of retromodern more popular gift ideas -- everybody loves it (and you'll love the price... just $17). Available in a number of colors including red, gray/black, blue, green, yellow, and a really cool purple/violet and a hit since its introduction in 1993. One of our customers keeps several of these on hand for what she describes as nicer quick gifts in a pinch.?
Pito Tea Kettle - 茶壼 designer: Gehry, Frank design year: 1988 (1992)
description: Simply GORGEOUS! This18/10 polished stainless steel kettle features a sculptural handle and melodic whistle in richly toned mahogany. Created for Alessi by world-famous architect, Frank Gehry, designer of the new Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao as well as several other buildings under construction around the globe at this time. A wonderful way to own a piece of Frank Gehry work with archetypal abstracted fish?motif as expressed on the handle and whistle of Pito. This piece is worth every bit of the $399 price in the immeasurable joy it will bring you over the many decades you will own it and cherish it. Yes, cherish... not typically a word you find used in conjunction with a tea kettle; but absolutely accurate in the context of Pito.
notes: measures 9.25?x 8.5" x 7.25" height; holds 61 ounces
Sculptural Hand-Held Re-Chargeable Vacuum - 吸塵器 designer: Giovannoni, Stefano design year: 2004/2005
description: Start cleaning up those small messes in a super chic way with Stefano Giovanonni's hand-held re-chargeable vacuum in polished stainless and white plastic. Originally released outside the US market in 2004, this stunning piece is now available with an American plug.
notes: measures 15" x 4.5" x 5.5" height
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