RIP Shari Sakahara

by Josh Rubin

In the most tragic of news we just learned that Shari Sakahara (who we wrote about killed yesterday at a bus stop when she was struck by a car. Lantzilla remembers her in this Flickr set.

Bittersweets Jewelry

by Ami Kealoha

Bittersweets line that includes swords, maggots, and earthworm motifs. One necklace features a tiny sterling silver human heart pierced by a removable mini 14k gold dagger.

They start at $175 from Bittersweets.

Doane Paper

by Josh Rubin

Chad Doane was in a product design meeting and noticed that some people were using graph paper (the designers) and others were using legal pads (the marketers). He decided to design new paper that works for all, thus Doane Paper with a grid and lines. It's not yet available to be ordered, but you can download a pdf or jpg and print your own.

Appellation Wine & Spirits

by Evan Orensten

You have to get a little excited knowing that the organic food marketplace is getting big enough and consumers informed enough that a store like Appellation Wine & Spirits can have a successful business. This wine and spirits shop is unremarkable on first glance—sparse, low key—but walking inside and browsing through their products you soon start to realize that the descriptions of the wines and spirits include words like organic, biodynamic, natural, family grown...then you realize that all of the descriptions include these words. You can pick up some interesting and well-priced selections from around the world and support the farmers/growers/vintners who believe in sustainable, organic and biodynamic viticulture. Cheers to that.

You can also shop Appellation Wine & Spirits online.

156 10th Avenue
New York, NY 10011
+1.212.741.9474