Urbanears Headphones in “Ocean” ($54.50)
I’ve been looking for headphones off and on for a while. All I’d been using were earbuds, which are terrible for your ears. (I already have tinnitus, and don’t need it to get any worse.)
Priority one: they look good. Priority two: they cost under $60. Priority three: they sound good.
This order makes sense when you consider that I’m just a chick with a few hundred MP3s, and an MP3 is an MP3. It’s never going to sound great. So sound quality, not so much of a priority; looks, yes. If I’m going to wear something on my head for hours while commuting or coworking, it needs to be cute.
I found these at Dijital [sic] Fix in Brooklyn. They come in gorgeous colors, and sound better than others in their price range. They’re pretty comfy, too.
Mr. Phantom X iPhone Skin ($15)
I bought this adorable sticker from FriendsWithYou both to give my iPhone a little personality and to be able to differentiate it from others at geeky get-togethers. It cheers me up when I see the little guy hiding out in my wallet, which looks like this…
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I’m somewhat of a digital pack rat, collecting shiny objects that come through my reader, Twitter stream, and elsewhere. So it’s no surprise that when I set out to compile a collection of gift recommendations, I ended up with about 60 items. I’ll spare you the full list, but will post at least one more edition this month. There’s just too much good stuff out there.
Everything is under $75. Most are $20-40. Some are $10 or less. In this edition, almost all are from small businesses or independent sellers.
1. A4 t-shirt, from Little Factory ($30).
2. Cubic Switchplate, from Design Glut ($8).
3. Blue Mountain pillow by lepetitoiseau, from Envelop ($34.49).
4. My Documents laptop bag, from Yanko Design ($30).
5. WESC Bongo headphones, from Revolve Clothing ($47).
6. Grid-It Grey, from Flight 001 ($22).
1. Suzette necklace by honey&stone, from Supermarket ($65).
2. The White Wolf by Sarah McNeil, from Print Society ($22).
3. Let’s Go For a Walk pillow by mrs eliot books, from Envelop ($34.49).
4. Feather ornament by roost, from Rare Device ($10).
5. Cats Let Nothing Darken Their Roar 2010 calendar ($32).
6. Serif tote bag, from Little Factory ($24).
