MORE THAN 15 MINUTES OF FAME:
Photowow.com is the latest company to take your
favorite digital person or pet picture and transfer it to an Andy Warhol-inspired pop-art portrait. Celebrity fans of the service reportedly include the likes of Reese Witherspoon, Jamie Foxx, Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellweger. Another reason Photowow.com is growing in popularity is that shoppers can customize their order by choosing their own style, color combinations, size, texture and frame.
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SIPPING IN STYLE:
Just in time for spring, sought-after designer Karim Rashid has teamed up with the Veuve Clicquot champagne company to create a luxurious loveseat for two. “Pink means an extravaganza of energy, beauty and a positive love of life,” Rashid said about this limited-edition pink piece that’s about six feet long and four feet high, made from high-quality fiberglass. It costs $10,000 at The Conran Shop in New York at 407 East 59th St., or online at E-Clicquot.com.
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HASTE MAKES WASTE: “Push, pull
or drag it” is more than a familiar car-selling slogan. It also describes the painstaking tango most people do with their trash and recycling bins just before garbage day. This Ecopod offers an alternative.
Crafted by BMW DesignworksUSA, the Ecopod is the first compact home recycler for both
aluminum cans and plastic bottles. The sleek machine comes in black or white, and can crush and store up to 50 containers for easy transfer to a curbside. The Ecopod sells for $328 (plus shipping) exclusively at williams-sonoma.com.
