From a handsome alarm clock you can buy in the East Village to delightfully Brutalist fruit bowls
Brooklyn-based Virginia Sin makes ceramic candlestick holders and fruit bowls . Photo: Retailer One way to shop more consciously, as we’ve written before, is to patronize businesses owned by members of underrepresented communities. Those who’ve read our guide to AAPI-owned businesses or contributor SuChin Pak’s lists of products and gifts she loves from AAPI-owned brands have probably noticed a good chunk of the companies mentioned focus on décor for the home.
$18 at Hudson Wilder Buy Poketo Bamboo Dinner Plate in Waves $48 $48 Husband-and-wife team Ted Vadakan and Angie Myung founded Poketo, a lifestyle brand and boutique, in 2003. Based in Los Angeles, it stocks stationery — including planners that are beloved by teachers and productivity experts alike — and lots of stuff for the home, from stylish organizers to vases and planters to tableware, like this set of four bamboo plates in sunny stripes.
$64 at West Elm Buy Chen Chen & Kai Williams Leg Bowl $156 This cheekier Leg Bowl would be just as head-turning whether empty or filled. It comes from design duo Chen Chen and Kai Williams, who are best known, perhaps, for the popular stacking planter they created for Areaware. The ceramic conversation-starter even comes with tiny Mary Janes.
$75 at The Qi Buy Society Social Hampton Cane Frame in Turquoise $19 $19 Photo: Courtesy of the Vendor Pak is also a fan of the frames from Society Social, a home-goods brand founded by Roxy Te that is inspired by her North Carolina and Filipino roots. “Everyone oohs and aahs over them,” promises Pak.
$25 at Ilha Buy Light + Ladder Vorta Candlestick + Incense Holder $80 $80 If candlesticks or incense are more your speed, you might prefer this two-in-one, concrete-and-brass incense burner and candle holder from Light and Ladder. $45 at Sam Lee Buy Sun at Six Rise Bookstand $290 Brooklyn-based design studio Sun at Six is run by a mother-and-son duo who create furniture using classical Chinese joinery, a technique that allows their pieces to fit together like puzzles. For instance, this floating stand — just waiting to be filled with magazines or books — is handcrafted from solid white oak without nails or screws.
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