eBay Find of the Day: Donut Phone

'Seventies-era Western Electric Sculptura telephones (aka "Donut" phones) are popping up all over the place lately:

In the new CB2 catalog ...

... in actress Ione Skye's David Netto-designed bedroom, featured in Domino ...

... in the latest "Trendy Objects Drinking Game" on Hatch ...

... and, of course, on eBay. The model pictured at top, in cheery of-the-moment yellow, is in good working order and has a handy touch-tone pad. (Rotary dialing, after all, is just so onerous.)

Current bid: $22. Hurry -- the auction ends Monday night.

Cool Stuff: David Netto Goes Downmarket

What’s not to love about the myriad of mod nursery gear hitting the market these days? The price, for one.

Chic as it is, cutting-edge style for the minis rarely comes cheap, and $500 mobiles, $1,500 rocking chairs, and $4,000 cribs aren’t unheard of. Aside from the ubiquitous IKEA offerings, though, affordable modern nursery furniture has been lamentably hard to come by.


Enter designer David Netto -- who, after launching his own high-style, high-ticket NettoCollection five years ago, is now rolling out the comparatively cut-rate CUB line. Featuring simple, MDF-and-pine construction and pleasingly minimalist lines, the collection includes wall-mounted stacking shelves, a crib-cum-daybed, a changing-station-topped dresser, and a toybox-chair combo. With prices ranging from $299 to $575, these pieces are fresh -- and refreshingly attainable -- building blocks for the modern nursery.

Available at eGiggle.