Wednesday, October 29, 2014

23 Beautiful Products to Make Waking Up Suck a Little Less

Chipper Chirper A peaceful awakening makes for a calm day—at least until you hit the office. Artist Martin Smith made this minimalist wind-up clock to mimic early-morning birdsong. A rubber accordion emits a pleasant, nonabrasive chirp while the feather flutters. Tweet Clock | $70

Chipper Chirper A peaceful awakening makes for a calm day—at least until you hit the office. Artist Martin Smith made this minimalist wind-up clock to mimic early-morning birdsong. A rubber accordion emits a pleasant, nonabrasive chirp while the feather flutters. Tweet Clock | $70 Slumber Jack This sleep tracker seeks to rebuild your slumber from the bottom up. A pad beneath your sheet tracks your heart rate, breathing, and body movements. The bedside unit detects environmental changes and uses its LED and sound system to gently wake you. Withings Aura | $299

Slumber Jack This sleep tracker seeks to rebuild your slumber from the bottom up. A pad beneath your sheet tracks your heart rate, breathing, and body movements. The bedside unit detects environmental changes and uses its LED and sound system to gently wake you. Withings Aura | $299 Great O'Clock Before you climb out of bed to wrestle with your digital devices, enjoy a dash of analog beauty. The defining characteristic of Lexon's tiny clock is its striking bare-bones design. But it's not so minimal: There's an alarm, of course, and a tiny light so you can see the time at night. Lexon Beside Clock | $38

Great O'Clock Before you climb out of bed to wrestle with your digital devices, enjoy a dash of analog beauty. The defining characteristic of Lexon's tiny clock is its striking bare-bones design. But it's not so minimal: There's an alarm, of course, and a tiny light so you can see the time at night. Lexon Beside Clock | $38 Ship Shape Your toiletries will want to sail across the universe—or at least the sink—in this yellow submarine. Four magnetically attached compartments hold the essentials. Made of hefty porcelain, it's finished with a pop of yellow rubberized paint, so it's both vibrant and easy to clean. Yellow Submarino Organizer | $70

Ship Shape Your toiletries will want to sail across the universe—or at least the sink—in this yellow submarine. Four magnetically attached compartments hold the essentials. Made of hefty porcelain, it's finished with a pop of yellow rubberized paint, so it's both vibrant and easy to clean. Yellow Submarino Organizer | $70 Bee Keeper Sure, the bee is cute, but this toothbrush holder gets everything else right too. It suction-cups to your mirror, freeing up valuable real estate and keeping toothpaste gunk from accumulating. Plus, the bristles are encased, keeping them protected from, uh, foreign particles. Bumble Bee Toothbrush Holder | $4

Bee Keeper Sure, the bee is cute, but this toothbrush holder gets everything else right too. It suction-cups to your mirror, freeing up valuable real estate and keeping toothpaste gunk from accumulating. Plus, the bristles are encased, keeping them protected from, uh, foreign particles. Bumble Bee Toothbrush Holder | $4 Grow Up Your bathroom is basically a tropical rain forest already, what with the steam and the various growing fungi. Beautify the experience with a vertical plant stand. Attach the 9.8-foot central rod to your ceiling and floor and your potted green things are free to circle up it like native vines. Ikea Plant Stand | $35

Grow Up Your bathroom is basically a tropical rain forest already, what with the steam and the various growing fungi. Beautify the experience with a vertical plant stand. Attach the 9.8-foot central rod to your ceiling and floor and your potted green things are free to circle up it like native vines. Ikea Plant Stand | $35 Look Sharp It's too pricey for your travel kit, but this straight razor makes a precious home groomer. The carbon steel blade will last decades, and the carbon fiber handle won't give out before the blade does. It's a choice heirloom, just make sure your kid doesn't turn into Sweeney Todd. Bison + Max Sprecher Straight Razor | $895

Look Sharp It's too pricey for your travel kit, but this straight razor makes a precious home groomer. The carbon steel blade will last decades, and the carbon fiber handle won't give out before the blade does. It's a choice heirloom, just make sure your kid doesn't turn into Sweeney Todd. Bison + Max Sprecher Straight Razor | $895 Reflect Yourself Full-length mirrors add a touch of class to your bedroom, but this one also adds functionality. Its rubber frame is propped up by a ladder-like stand with three rungs for hanging towels, clothes, or whatever helps you prepare for the day. Umbra Hub Floor Mirror | $300

Reflect Yourself Full-length mirrors add a touch of class to your bedroom, but this one also adds functionality. Its rubber frame is propped up by a ladder-like stand with three rungs for hanging towels, clothes, or whatever helps you prepare for the day. Umbra Hub Floor Mirror | $300 Station Agent The speaker grille and analog knobs are cutely retro, but this radio's rubberized exterior signals a decidedly modern sense of style. It manages to reference the past without dipping into sappy nostalgia. We can't say the same about the Prairie Home Companion coming out of the speaker. Lexon Mezzo Radio | $77

Station Agent The speaker grille and analog knobs are cutely retro, but this radio's rubberized exterior signals a decidedly modern sense of style. It manages to reference the past without dipping into sappy nostalgia. We can't say the same about the Prairie Home Companion coming out of the speaker. Lexon Mezzo Radio | $77 Power Drip It's easy to grasp why people love Nespresso's capsule-based machines: the convenience of on-demand java is a huge win on busy mornings. But the VertuoLine's appeal runs deeper than just instant gratification. Whatever appliance delivers your morning cup, it'll be difficult to find one more beautiful. Nespresso VertuoLine | $299

Power Drip It's easy to grasp why people love Nespresso's capsule-based machines: the convenience of on-demand java is a huge win on busy mornings. But the VertuoLine's appeal runs deeper than just instant gratification. Whatever appliance delivers your morning cup, it'll be difficult to find one more beautiful. Nespresso VertuoLine | $299 Fruit Puncher On a juice fast? Get your juice, fast. This beast's 850-watt motor extracts every last ounce of liquid from your fruits and greens in just seconds. A micromesh basket filters out pulp, and a special spigot keeps things from getting too frothy. Breville Juice Fountain Plus | $150

Fruit Puncher On a juice fast? Get your juice, fast. This beast's 850-watt motor extracts every last ounce of liquid from your fruits and greens in just seconds. A micromesh basket filters out pulp, and a special spigot keeps things from getting too frothy. Breville Juice Fountain Plus | $150 Tread on Me It's hard to imagine a trash can looking sexy, but this bin pulls it off. The brushed steel lid doesn't just flip down over the top, it tucks discreetly into the vessel, sitting flush with the lip of the cylinder. The lid is also hinged to open inside the bin, not behind it, leaving your walls unmarred. Menu Pedal Bin | $225

Tread on Me It's hard to imagine a trash can looking sexy, but this bin pulls it off. The brushed steel lid doesn't just flip down over the top, it tucks discreetly into the vessel, sitting flush with the lip of the cylinder. The lid is also hinged to open inside the bin, not behind it, leaving your walls unmarred. Menu Pedal Bin | $225 No Baggage Stop using tea bags and discover loose-leaf bliss with this German-designed steeping contraption. Put your leaves into the stainless-steel strainer and dip it into a cup of hot water. When it's done, the silicon sleeve flips inside out, making a little dish that catches excess liquid and prevents spills. Normann Copenhagen Silicone and Steel Tea Strainer | $27

No Baggage Stop using tea bags and discover loose-leaf bliss with this German-designed steeping contraption. Put your leaves into the stainless-steel strainer and dip it into a cup of hot water. When it's done, the silicon sleeve flips inside out, making a little dish that catches excess liquid and prevents spills. Normann Copenhagen Silicone and Steel Tea Strainer | $27 Pear Trap Oxo brings ergonomic design savvy to the toddling set with this ingenious catch-all. A bendy vessel at the end of its bib collects fallen peas and carrots. And when you're aaallll done, it forms a pouch for stashing the spoon and the rolled-up bib. Oxo On-the-Go Bib & Spoon Set | $17

Pear Trap Oxo brings ergonomic design savvy to the toddling set with this ingenious catch-all. A bendy vessel at the end of its bib collects fallen peas and carrots. And when you're aaallll done, it forms a pouch for stashing the spoon and the rolled-up bib. Oxo On-the-Go Bib & Spoon Set | $17 Improves With Age The problem with kids? They just keep growing! Stokke eases this dilemma with its adjustable high chair. The baby bassinet snaps out, the toddler seat snaps in. For later in life, there's a simple wooden seat. The height of the footsteps can even be adjusted as those little legs get longer. Stokke Steps Chair | $279

Improves With Age The problem with kids? They just keep growing! Stokke eases this dilemma with its adjustable high chair. The baby bassinet snaps out, the toddler seat snaps in. For later in life, there's a simple wooden seat. The height of the footsteps can even be adjusted as those little legs get longer. Stokke Steps Chair | $279 Tea Party Watch fluid dynamics at work as your tea steeps in this transparent kettle. Its attached tea egg has a silicone strap; when the steeping is complete, pull the egg up to its resting place at the top of the kettle and pour away. No drips! Menu Kettle Teapot | $65

Tea Party Watch fluid dynamics at work as your tea steeps in this transparent kettle. Its attached tea egg has a silicone strap; when the steeping is complete, pull the egg up to its resting place at the top of the kettle and pour away. No drips! Menu Kettle Teapot | $65 Johnny's Bench We don't know where the 2028 Olympic Games will be held, but your kid should start training now if they're going to win gold. This balance bench is the perfect perch for your budding gymnast. Lazy kids can just sit on it while they pull on their rain boots. Ikea Balance Bench | $50

Johnny's Bench We don't know where the 2028 Olympic Games will be held, but your kid should start training now if they're going to win gold. This balance bench is the perfect perch for your budding gymnast. Lazy kids can just sit on it while they pull on their rain boots. Ikea Balance Bench | $50 Rear View Even the hottest new to-do list app can't beat a simple grocery list stuck to the fridge. Especially if it's held there with a giraffe's hindquarters. This set of six wild animal butts will keep those essential notes, like your recipe for Nutella pancakes, front and center. Animal Butt Magnets | $13

Rear View Even the hottest new to-do list app can't beat a simple grocery list stuck to the fridge. Especially if it's held there with a giraffe's hindquarters. This set of six wild animal butts will keep those essential notes, like your recipe for Nutella pancakes, front and center. Animal Butt Magnets | $13 Under Wraps Give the gift of light with Stephen Johnson's whimsical design. What looks like a big, decorative bow, 20 inches wide, is actually a lamp. Stick it on the wall, stick it to the table, or hang it from the ceiling. Artecnica Surprise Surprise Lamp | $256

Under Wraps Give the gift of light with Stephen Johnson's whimsical design. What looks like a big, decorative bow, 20 inches wide, is actually a lamp. Stick it on the wall, stick it to the table, or hang it from the ceiling. Artecnica Surprise Surprise Lamp | $256 Storm Trooper The word umbrella derives from the Latin umbra, for shadow—and it seems like most rickety umbrellas are made to block sunbeams alone. But Gerwin Hoogendoorn's design is built for storms. Its asymmetrical shape turns into the wind to better guard against rain, and the canopy can withstand gusts over 60 mph. Senz Original Umbrella | $89

Storm Trooper The word umbrella derives from the Latin umbra, for shadow—and it seems like most rickety umbrellas are made to block sunbeams alone. But Gerwin Hoogendoorn's design is built for storms. Its asymmetrical shape turns into the wind to better guard against rain, and the canopy can withstand gusts over 60 mph. Senz Original Umbrella | $89 Lean In Plastic chairs don't have to be flimsy or uncomfortable. The relaxed resting position of this stackable polypropylene gem, designed by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, is augmented by 9-degree forward rock, so you can tackle those tougher problems with improved posture. Vitra Tip Ton Chair | $335

Lean In Plastic chairs don't have to be flimsy or uncomfortable. The relaxed resting position of this stackable polypropylene gem, designed by Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, is augmented by 9-degree forward rock, so you can tackle those tougher problems with improved posture. Vitra Tip Ton Chair | $335 Space Capsule Bedroom storage is a necessity, but it can also be beautiful. These units, designed by architect Anna Castelli Ferrieri, are in the collections of both New York's MoMA and Paris' Pompidou. Pick from different designs to fit your needs and add casters to keep them mobile. Kartell Componibili Modular System | $50–220

Space Capsule Bedroom storage is a necessity, but it can also be beautiful. These units, designed by architect Anna Castelli Ferrieri, are in the collections of both New York's MoMA and Paris' Pompidou. Pick from different designs to fit your needs and add casters to keep them mobile. Kartell Componibili Modular System | $50–220
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