If you’re in need of a low-cost home makeover, just add a touch of color or whimsy with one of our unique throw pillows from Ferm Living. Made with organic cotton or 100% silk, they feature striking patterns and colors that can add a contemporary bit of flair to your living space. See our full collection here.

If there’s one thing in this world that doesn’t need an explanation, it’s our love for hanging coats and hats on odd-shaped hooks placed prominently around the house. With that in mind, here’s a few intriguing wall hooks we have available that are sure to pique visitors’ interest. Pictured from left to right: the Spike Wall Hook (Set of 3), Mr and Mrs Wall Hooks and Harry Allen’s popular C’mere Hand Hook.

Ok, so new Dining Chairs may not be the most exciting of possible additions, but at Pure Modern we’re always adding sleek furniture like this and it might not always be obvious when we do. So among all the juicy additions of late, here are a few interesting designs, starting with the Taft Dining Chair and its multiple finishes pictured below.



We feature something original for every room of the house, and frequently add cool new pieces such as these: the Sydney Stackable Chair, the Arden Occasional Lounge and the Jasper Side Chair (pictured below from left to right).

These ceramic clocks were originally designed in 1953 and developed as far as the production stage, but for “reasons unknown” they never ultimately made it to the market. Now, reproduced by Vitra based on the original plans and prototypes, these evocative sculptures are beautifully crafted of glazed ceramic. Each clock includes a rechargeable battery so it will be ready-to-go out of the box! See them here.

So we get solicited daily to offer products from all over the world.  It’s flattering—but sometimes people just ask us to review the strangest things.  Makes me wonder if they pay attention to who we are before they ask us to sell their product.  HOWEVER, this came across today… and it intrigued me.  So I’m curious ... would YOU use this?  Would you BUY this? 

It’s a flameless lighter that is designed to light your cigarette (or cigar) by a battery operated coil.  Think car lighter.  It’s rechargeable by ... USB!  Suppose to last 250 lightings with a single charge. 

Comes in all sorts of cool colors and designs. 

Help us decide if we should carry this.... and if we do, we’ll give a few away to people that gave us input!

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But as I start looking for new rugs for the living room… this one is at the top of my list—the ROADKILL Rug designed by Dutch design firm OOOMS is now available for a mere 3400 euros (shipping globally for just 7.50.... ) and really who can’t justify a 3407.50 euros to have a simulated flattened fox on the sitting room floor!?!? Click thru for the closeup of this faux carnage.

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It’s a week of exciting new additions here at Pure Modern! We’re pleased to display the newest contemporary designs from the fine people at Malcolm Fontier. They offer a line of sleek modern laptop bags such as the Director and Diplomat (pictured right) as well as discreet carriers like the Entertainer and Entertainer Tech (pictured left) that are ideal for holding a small laptop or tablet computer - but visually appear no larger than your typical carry-all.


And for heavy travelers, you’ll need a luggage tag that’s easy to identify and hard to mistake - look no further than the durable and eye-catching Addatag line. Made with tough polypropylene and steel cables to handle the most rugged of airline travel and more.

Let Mother Nature ( aka gravity ) eliminate the “you got more than me! “ complaint. Using atmospheric press the “One for all, All for one” creates 4 perfect wine pours from a single bottle. 

Designed by Federica Castagno and Sara Petrucci of Acquacalda this stylish home accessory was featured at the Milan Design week as part or their Fisica Applicata collection.

It only took 70 years, but Parker Brothers has finally released a modern revamp of its classic board game titled appropriately, ”Monopoly Revolution.” In addition to the redesigned board, it also features an electronic banking device - which we’ve seen before - but never to this great extent. Now I’m sure this fits into the gameplay somehow, but that same banking gadget also plays sound effects and songs (??) as well - from modern hits such as “Bad Day” and “Crazy in Love” to retro stylings such as “Rocket Man.” I’m really hoping the instruction manual explains all this.

These days the Jordan brand is known for a lot of things, but sophisticated chronograph watches has never really been one of them. Released to celebrate the Air Jordan “XX3” (don’t ask) these were briefly available in the Air Jordan Flight Club (still not positive what that means) and quickly became another rare, probably overpriced piece of MJ merch. Finally we get an answer to that age-old question posed by those classic Bulls teams right before every tipoff: “What time is it??” via Freshness.

Yes, you read that correctly - recently announced by Microsoft it’s called the Instaload™ technology and allows batteries to be inserted into a device facing either direction. It’s something that never really needed to be fixed, but at the same time you wonder “why has this never been fixed?” It’s great news for clumsy people and the farsighted, but my complaint is always with the spring in existing devices that’s frequently misaligned and of poor quality. via Kotaku.

The Hammock Table by Koichi Futatsumata - It’s not everyday you see stylish modern design intersect with pet products in such an elegant and seamless way. And when your cat inevitably gets bored with it, you can hold books or display flowers underneath. But then there’s the cost, how much do you love your cat? I doubt anyone has ever been “forced” onto a hammock, but at $3000.00 I’ll want my money’s worth. GNR8.

Just a little gadget that proves nowadays there really is a device for any use you can think of.  Besides having one of the best names ever, the “Mouse Jiggler” by Wiebetech (from what I can tell NOT founded by Steve Wiebe) stealthily moves your cursor 1 pixel every second. Perfect for users unable to access their computer settings for whatever reason. via.

Get those kids away from the TV with some old-school fun: Here’s a few new pose-able animal replicas from designer David Weeks. Following the popular Hanno the Gorilla, we now offer a series of these fun diversions, each made from sustainable, new-growth natural Beech hardwood. Pictured below: Simus the Rhino, Hattie the Elephant and Hanno Jr.

There’s never really a bad time to get a thoughtful gift for that someone special (or yourself!). With that in mind, we introduced a few new travel pouches from our friends at Areaware. Perfect for travel or everyday use, the Flat Pouch (pictured left) and the Makeup Bag (pictured right) are each available in a variety of fabric styles sure to match any personality. View them here.