Minimalist automobiles

For over 20 years, the Swedish-designed Playsam line of wooden cars has been a favorite with kids – and their fathers. (No worries: girls can play with them, too!) The classy little auto was named a Swedish Design Classic in 1998 and honored in 2005 on a postage stamp. Zinc Details has a whole fleet of Playsam cars ready for the holidays. Kids – hide them from your fathers!

What a way to celebrate!

Zinc Details already carries many of the unique products available through Charles & Marie, including the inside-out champagne glass. Brings a special perspective to toasting the New Year or a best friend. $69 each glass.

Call it – head or tails?

Ever wonder what happened to the rest of the moose? Here’s one answer in these head-and-behind coat hooks from Charles & Marie. Also available in hippopotamus and giraffe. $59 the pair.

Get trashy…but in style

The Vipp 13m is the ultimate in step-on trash cans. One gallon/4 litre capacity. Made of stainless steel with baked-on finish, it’s unquestionably the last trash can you will ever have to buy. Liners available. Available in white, cream, blac, and stainless. $225.

Geneva Complete Multi-function Sound System

The Geneva Sound system is made for an iPod, but it also plays CDs and has built in FM Radio, as well. Simple and sophisticated in design, and the sound system in just unbelievable! The Geneva Sound System Model M is a complete, multi-function stereo system in a single wood cabinet. It's a tabletop size that is nonetheless capable of room-filling sound. Its four speakers are independently powered by a 100 watt digital amplifier, with sound accuracy unmatched by any product of its size. The sealed, wooden chambers feature ported bass for rich, powerful lows. Available in white, red, and black lacquered finish. 14.2” w x 7.8” h x 10.6” deep. $779.

U-Do-It Lamp

Extraordinary in its form, the Norm 69 holds a special place in the Norman-Copenhagen legacy. As the first product launched in 2002, this stunning lamp comes in 69 pieces that anyone can assemble without the use of any tools or glue. Designed by Simon Karkov, the lamp lends extraordinary light to any space. Available in 4 different sizes: Small: 16.5"dia, Large: 20"dia, X-large: 23.5"dia, XX-large: 30.5"dia

The Eames’s favorite bird

Charles and Ray Eames augmented the interior "collage" of the Eames House with numerous objects brought back from their extensive travels. The figure of a black wooden bird -evidently one of their most prized samples of America folk art - stood in the centre of their living room for over fifty years. Also seen as an accessory in many of the Eames's photographs, the bird figure comes from the Appalachian mountain region of the eastern United States. Based on the original 1910 artifact and in cooperation with the Eames Family, Vitra is now producing the first series of this figure. $209 each.

Put it on a cork!

Three small friends, robustly built, stable, individual in character and lovable in appearance, that's the Cork Family by Vitra, designed in 2004 by Jasper Morrison. Whether as side-tables or stools, the three different brothers benefit from the advantageous properties of such a natural material as cork. Cork is light, enormously tough and has a pleasantly soft feel. 13" h x 12.25" d $407 each