Garden Wine Cooler Chilling wine just got prettier. Filled with flowers, fruit or berries, Crate and Barrel’s new ice mold perfectly fits a bottle of wine, keeping it cool for up to six hours. A stainless steel coaster catches melting water. ($39.95, crateandbarrel.com) Colorful Calm From Downward Dog to Cobra to Pigeon, practicing poses on this vibrantly designed yoga mat helps achieve inner calm. The “Othello” mat is phthalate and latex free, made with non-toxic inks and designed, printed and packaged in Oregon. ($68, fab.com) Great BB-8 Fans that fell in love with Star Wars’ latest droid can now have one of their own. The app-enabled robot, called BB-8, has an adaptive personality that responds to its owner’s voice. The cute little droid reacts to changes in its surroundings and April/May 2016 11 Flower Power Should you be looking for a whimsical way to drizzle olive oil, we’ve found one. Italian company Alessi’s flower-shaped Fior d’Olio pourer fits on top of a standard olive oil bottle and daintily limits oil flow when tipped. Available in two sizes. ($40-$60, alessi.com) E x c i t i n g F i n d s makes a great companion for exploring galaxies far, far away. ($149.99, thetech.org) n Multi-Tasking Media Hub Whether you’re heading into the woods or just your back yard, this pop-up media hub provides the light and sound you need. A combination Bluetooth speaker, lantern and speakerphone, the portable little gadget charges in four hours providing eight hours of music, phone call capability and light. ($49, restorationhardware.com)
South Bay Accent - Apr/May 2016
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