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Cleverwood offers Heartwood Boxes: called “puzzle boxes” because they have cleverly disguised laser-cut lids, these small boxes are especially valuable to members of the Geezer Gen, who must tote scores of pills and nostrums, but they can contain anything tiny (licit or illicit), and they are in themselves beautiful exotic-wood objects with interesting designs and carvings. In the spirit of puzzlery, we'll leave you to search them out on the web.
Should you want hip guidance through the jungles of American modern vernacular, a small company called Knock Knock produces decks of flash cards that will teach you the languages of the young and strange. Good for communicating with kith and kin or just navigating through the buzz on street and subway. You’ll find Dey da bomb, man! Find these folks at www.knockknock.biz, or contact sales @knockknock.biz.
Need a magic ointment that smells good and seems to cure all sorts of skin stuff, aches, etc.? Who doesn’t? Then you need Cedar Mountain Moisture Lotion! Check out Clear Light as you surf.
In the market for wind-up toys for grownups that double as mobile desktop sculptures for the world-weary business person? If you haven’t seen the large line of midget manic machines by Brazilian artist-designer Chico Bicahlo (his line of products is called Kikkerland), you ain’t seen nothin’ yet!
We were recently enchanted by small wooden spindle ornaments sold at The Copper Shop Gallery across the street from the Roycroft Inn in
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