eBay Find of the Day: Vitra Algue

Created to great acclaim in 2004 by French design duo Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Vitra, these interconnectible plastic algae-like blooms can be used to create an unusual and textural room divider, window hanging, or decorative element.

Twenty-five of them will make up a airy web of about a square yard. Sets of 50 normally retail for $210 from online merchants such as Design Public and Unica Home.

Here's your chance to grab one (or actually two, which is how many sets the eBay seller has available) in green for less than half-price.

Buy It Now for $102, plus worldwide shipping from the U.K.

Double Take: Sunflower and Lotus Clocks

On the left: George Nelson's 1958 Sunflower Clock manufactured by Vitra, $1,015 at HiveModern. On the right: The Lotus Clock made by Dutch design company Karlsson, 85 pounds sterling (about $170) at Contemporary Heaven.

Same design, same size (29.5 inches), different materials (plywood vs. plastic).

It's always time for a good rip-off, I guess. Still, I'd be hard-pressed to shell out more than a thousand bucks for the official, licensed version -- as amazing as it is. What about you?

eBay Find of the Day: Mod Minis

These iconic chairs from eBay seller GreenHime are hip, modern, collectible -- and only a few bucks each. They're also less than 3 inches tall.

But oh, what style! These would be perfect for a mod dollhouse (if you have a youngster you're trying to indoctrinate with your design aesthetic), or look fab lined up on a shelf or shadowboxed and hung on the wall.

Made by Reac Japan, models include 1/12-scale copies of Arne Jacobsen's Ant, Egg, and Swan chairs, Eero Saarinen's Tulip Chair, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe's Barcelona Chair, Verner Panton's Panton Chair, Eero Aarnio's Ball Chair, and other icons of modern seating.

Starting bids on the chairs are less than $10 each, plus $6 shipping ($4 for each additional chair). Compare to the equally cool -- but much pricier -- Vitra miniature chairs.


Check 'em out here.