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If, like me, you daydream about beautifully crafted objects that evoke another era, then let me introduce you to the Best Made Field Desk, “a ready surface that commands pen to paper” and “an implement worthy of great adventure writing.”

Tyler Cole VP, Community
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Field Desk

$1,998
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The gravity-defying Story Clock must be seen to be believed. This successful 2017 Kickstarter project features a levitating chrome sphere that orbits a wooden base at the time interval—minutes, hours, or years—of your choice.

Story Clock

$799
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The perfect beginner’s telescope, allowing even novices to enjoy bright, high-quality images of the night sky.

Sommer Mathis Editor-in-Chief
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Celestron Computerized Telescope

$638
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With its aluminum face and walnut case, this retro-handsome radio seems a stylish relic of the hi-fi 70's. Inside the analog package, however, stirs a digital soul—inputs include internet radio, Spotify, and a Bluetooth® connection.

Tyler Cole VP, Community
tyler

Revo SuperConnect Radio

$499
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Want to try making your own essential oil? Give it a go with this copper still set. Even if your concoction doesn't quite work, it's a wonderful piece of decoration.

Tao Tao Holmes Director of Special Projects, Experiences
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Traditional Copper Still

$400
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Make beautiful sci-fi music and lots of other weird noises with your very own instrument from the adorable retro-future, a mini theremin.

Eric Grundhauser Senior Producer
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Moog Theremini

$399
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“I'm passionate about books, and love the idea of this movement. I've been thinking getting one set up for over a year, but when the founder of the Free Little Library movement passed away this Fall, I thought I shouldn't wait any longer. I want to have mine painted and...

Little Free Library Double Door Shed

$369
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Little space gems, flecks of Viking axes, and bits of a space station can all be yours with this tiny museum for your mantle.

Eric Grundhauser Senior Producer
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Mini Museum

$299
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A picture frame that uses an optical illusion to make objects—in this case, two feathers—appear to move in graceful slow motion.

Slow Dance Wonder Machine

$299
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Whether you're fascinated by the science of cold cathode display, nostalgic for obsolete technology, or just want a cool conversation piece in your living room, the vacuum tube Nixie Clock has you covered.

Tyler Cole VP, Community
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Nixie Clock

$260
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Everything you need—except the wood sticks—to build your own igloo, fruit cage, or other domed structure of up to five meters in diameter.

Geodesic Dome Kit

$199
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From internet phenomenon to giant plush toy to a spot in your bedroom, this cuddly, stuffed crustacean is twenty-thousand leagues of cuteness.

Giant Isopod Stuffed Toy

$179
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The Rolls-Royce of corkscrews, this handsome tool for the professional sommelier—or well-heeled wine hobbyist—is still handmade in France after 160 years.

Tyler Cole VP, Community
tyler

Laguiole en Aubrac Corkscrew

$160
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Now's a great time to stock up on spices and upgrade your kitchen. This kit contains 24 certified organic and fair trade spices in stylish magnetic jars.

Kit Sudol Director, Audience Development
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Gneiss Spice: Everything Spice Kit

$150
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An inspiring collection of travel posters and other branding elements sure to inspire nostalgia. Highlights include glamorous renderings of the iconic Banff Springs and Lake Louise hotels, both built to service railway passengers as they steamed across Canada.

Tyler Cole VP, Community
tyler

Canadian Pacific: Creating a Brand, Building a Nation

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This stainless steel cocktail set from Cocktail Kingdom contains: one Seamless Mixing Glass, one Hoffman® Barspoon, one Japanese Style Jigger, one set of Koriko® Weighted Shaking Tins, and one Koriko® Hawthorne Strainer.

Cocktail Kingdom Essential Cocktail Set

$130
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Take your love of a place to the next level with these custom-made and beautifully delicate minimalist maps. You can gift a grad a ring of their hometown, a newlywed a necklace featuring a sentimental location, or gift yourself a brooch featuring your favorite travel spot.

Larissa Hayden
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Custom Map Jewelry

$129
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Travel to Uruguay and you'll soon notice a unique habit: many Uruguayans sip mate, a caffeinated drink with a flavor comparable to green tea, as they drive, walk, shop, and otherwise go about their daily lives. The supplies for this frequent sipping—a thermos, cup, and metal straw—are carried in a satchel...

Red Leather Car Matera

$126
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Are sloths cute or disgusting? At least in the case of this clever ring, the answer is definitely cute.

Adjustable Three-Piece Sloth Ring

$119
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Hand-picked from the droppings of Jacu birds and then washed and roasted, these beans make a sweetly delicious—and yes, incredibly expensive—cup of coffee. Learn more on Gastro Obscura.

Wild Jacu Bird Coffee

$114

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