Cool Stuff: Third Drawer Down

Last week, when I was researching my post on Sarajo Frieden, I followed a link on Frieden's site that led me to Third Drawer Down, an Australian company selling limited-edition textiles screenprinted with images from noteworthy contemporary artists from around the world.

Abigail Crompton, the woman behind Third Drawer Down, believes that "placing art into domestic environments ... creates an accessibility, affordability, and functionality that does not exist within the traditional art world." Hey, I'm all for that.

Some of the TDD designs going on my wish list:

Crumbs in Beard Tea Towel by Katherine Brickman, $40 Australian (about $28 American)

Hairy Lady Tea Towel by Camilla Engman, $40 AUD ($28 USD)

Tuart Cottage Tea Towel by Holly Story, $40 AUD ($28 USD)

Attention Tea Towel by Allyson Mellberg Taylor, $40 AUD ($28 USD)

Untitled (Hair) Pillowcase by Irana Douer, $30 AUD ($21 USD)

Here I Am Still Waiting Pillowcase by Camilla Engman, $35 AUD ($24 USD)

Sweet Dreams and Good Night Pillowcases by Kat Macleod, $45 AUD ($31 USD) each

Some Demons "Artpron" by Andrew Nicholls, $75 AUD ($52 USD)

(By the way, ask me how much it kills me that these two gorgeous Lost in the Woods towels by Sarajo Frieden are out of print, and thus forever unattainable. Answer: Completely dead.)

Check out all of Third Drawer Down's artful textiles right here. International shipping starts at $10 AUD ($6.90 USD) for a single item.

Cool Stuff: Poketo

I blogged Marco Cibola's new Middletons Plate Set at Poketo the other day, and have since spent a little more time clicking around the site founded by Ted Vadakan and Angie Myung (above).

Poketo bills itself as an international artists' network producing limited-edition lifestyle goods. Some of my top picks there:

Clockwise: Irana Douer Untitled giclee print, Pietari Posti Giant Deer giclee print, Little Friends of Printmaking Cosmic Drawer letterpress print, and Lisa Congdon's Where I End and You Begin giclee print, $40 each

Oksana Badrak Birds of a Feather Plate Set, $40

Betsy Walton Wallet 1, Camilla Engman Wallet 3, $20, Hannah Stouffer Wallet 5, $20 each

Leah Chun Forest Roller Gang Notebook, $7

Check out all of Poketo's offerings right here.

And if you're in the L.A. area, don't miss the first-ever Poketo Warehouse Sale on Saturday, May 10. Wallets, t-shirts, plates, stationery, prints, and more will be on sale for just $5 to $10 each. (Plus: Cupcakes!)

The sale runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 510 S. Hewitt St. #506. The first 50 folks to arrive will get a gift bag and 10 percent off their entire purchase. More info here.

Cool Stuff: Camilla Engman for Converse

Camilla Engman-designed Lil' Red Riding Hood Chuck Taylors, $52 at Converse.

Ten percent of the sale price will be donated to the Global Fund as part of Bono's (RED) project, aimed at helping women and children in Africa affected by AIDS/HIV, tuberculosis, and malaria.

Get yours before they're gone.