Cast Iron Bird Door Knocker

Cast Iron Bird Door Knocker
This cast iron Bird Door Knocker, with its rustic bronze finish, provides a friendly introduction to your home. Who needs an electric doorbell when you have this sweet bird to do all the knocking.

Vintage Style Glass Fly Catcher

Vintage Style Glass Fly Catcher
This Vintage Style Glass Fly Catcher takes care of these pests the old-fashioned way--without harmful toxins. This charming and natural fly catcher will have guests buzzing as your garden becomes a fly free zone.

Baja BBQ Firepack

Baja BBQ Firepack
Just in time for Summer, Mike and Maaike have created the handy Baja BBQ Firepack for Lazzari/ Design Annex, a package of eco-friendly instant charcoal that avoids the need for lighter fluid and the resulting chemical residue. Two pounds of natural lump charcoal is packaged in recycled biodegradeable paper pulp with an integrated chimney.

Woven All Weather Furniture from Freeline International

Woven All Weather Furniture from Freeline International

The Plastica Bento Box

The Plastica Bento Box
If you're like me (a tad on the crazy/overly-cautious side about what your child is eating), then you're familiar with packing lunches and healthy snacks so that your kid doesn't get his hands on (gasp!) a little high fructose corn syrup. Of course, this must mean that you're equally frustrated about how not everything works in sandwich form or fits conveniently into most toddler plasticware.

spaghetti bench

spaghetti bench

Transit Mailboxes

Transit Mailboxes
Transit was inspired by the colour schemes and strong graphic appeal of stations on the Toronto subway system, the first phase of which was designed and constructed in the 1950's. The colour choices are taken from particular stations that feature that colour, and each is named accordingly.

The Treepee: it's a den; it's a tent; it's a whole load of stuff

The Treepee: it's a den; it's a tent; it's a whole load of stuff

One does wonder what unbalanced mind created the Treepee. At the same time I must admit that it does look like a lot of fun.

Hard to say precisely what it is: tent, den, trampoline or swing - and the manufacturers are making no definite statements other than that it can be any or all of the above. First, you pitch your tent. Then, you hoist it over a tree so that it hovers a couple of feet from the floor. Then, the trampoline base comes into its own, and you can either choose to bounce, 'surf', or simply sit and swing.

I suspect the core demographic for this product - kids - will not be so concerned with precisely what it is, but, rather, will be racing to try it out. And when we adults see that, perhaps we'll stop worrying, too.

Breakfast on wheels

Breakfast on wheels
Overslept? Sometimes I do. Now you got to be fast. Dressing, brushing teeth, packing your stuff and go. Barking stomach, what about breakfast? Not with me! I've got a ?bikefast?! Jump on your bike and put your breakfast on the tray. Enjoy your meal and don't be afraid, because the cup fits into the tray and the edges provides your food, falling down.

the new umbrella - Nubrella!

the new umbrella - Nubrella!
Has anyone heard of this new design for an umbrella? It’s called a Nubrella. I was reading about it in the Washington Post yesterday and was fascinated. “The Nubrella is worn with a harness, and closes around its user like a clear, private cocoon, guaranteed never to turn inside out.” Will it ever catch on? It could…. but I just don’t think people will want to pay $50 for an umbrella.

bicycle tree parking

bicycle tree parking

ANAFIM

ANAFIM
Outdoor cutlery – Find the branch that is right for you, attach it to the desired tool and voila you have a fork, knife or spoon. Replace the branch whenever you feel like.

Tree branch trellis

Tree branch trellis

Portable Outdoor Fire

Portable Outdoor Fire
This portable fire pit can be easily moved around your deck or patio by simply lifting on the handles and rolling it along. The hard wood construction will gradually weather to a soft grey over time or you can retain the warm honey color by applying a yearly application of our protective oil.

Anti-Fly Sphere Device

Anti-Fly Sphere Device
The use of a plastic bag full of water hanging from the ceilling of several taco kiosks on the streets, is a traditional
way to scare flies away in Mexico. The refraction of the water, amplifies the colors and movements for the sensible
eyes of a fly reflected on this sphere, scaring it away.

Self Standing Umbrella

Yako Design
The Standing Umbrella has a lightweight and robust design and stands up by itself. In order to achieve this, the center of gravity was determined in a complex process by casting aluminum into different clay moulds. Further series of tests were carried out to determine the optimal spread of the three legs. The diameter and center of gravity of the base, made of ABS synthetic resin (plastic), were optimized in such a way that the umbrella is not only steady when standing up but also remains handy. Base, shaft and handle create a uniform line.