Novel and New

Purveyors of inventive gifts, novelties, household items and other goodies packed into the Javits Center and Pier for the annual August Gift Show. We walked up and down the aisles and here are some of the items that caught our eyes.

OFFICE ITEMS

Top: MoMA‘s Elastic Band memo sorter. Bottom Left: Post-it Pull Outs from Mark’s Tokyo Edge. Bottom Right: And Notebooks with jigsaw puzzles as covers and you can design your own! From Mark’s Tokyo Edge

TAKE ALONGS

left: Paper tote bags from Essen-tial. Right: Foldable baskets from Gallery 91.

KITCHEN

left: Build with Straws by Jix. RIght: Handsome clay pottery from Hasami.

ENTERTAINING

left: Message Food Picks from Design Ideas. right: Rope Wine Rack from Luckies of London.

CLOTHING

top left: Lace-less Sneaker Closures from Sarut. top right: Overhead Toppers from Alashan. bottom left: Cowl Neck Snugs from MOases. bottom middle: Flow-y Metal Garments from SQ Liquid Metal. bottom right: Plastic Shoes from OKA

QUIRKY

top left: Scarf Hangar from InterDesign. top middle: Heart that breaks into a Knife and Fork from AMDC. top right: Dog Chair from Mollaspace. bottom left: Chicken Purse from Sarut. bottom right: Hot Water Bottle from NPW