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Today is Frances’s birthday, so we took a day off from the trade show to go ice skating in Central Park with Stephanie Hargrave. Then we went to MoMA, where we took in the amazing Tim Burton show. Frances found the atrium to be a work of art in and of itself:
Tomorrow it’s back to the show for Accent on Design and Tabletop!
Day one at the New York International Gift Fair had us covering the aisles in Handmade and At Home. What were we excited about? Well for one thing, the most adorable salt and pepper shakers in the world, and their friends, cozy-wearing mugs:
Handmade in Montreal by PMO Designs, these are absolutely adorable, and surprisingly affordable. The cable-knit cozies are made by the artist’s mother. Love it!
The next most exciting news? We’re having a Poppi party. The exact date hasn’t been set, but it sounds like the amazing Dawn Benedetto, creator of the fabulous Poppi rings, will be bringing a full selection of her jewelry for a show at Click! in early May, just in time for mother’s day. I’m just saying. Here Dawn and John are discussing possible dates:
Some more specifics about our current sale:
Unless otherwise mentioned, all discounts are only available for in stock items.
A couple of years ago, we featured the loveable critters from the “Black North Forest”. They’re back!
Woolyhoodwinks are the creation of Albequerque, NM based Jeff Root. At $29.95, they make a great gift for just about anyone.
Another great gift for all ages: placemats by Modern Twist that can be colored with washable markers:
Several styles available, $18.
The holidays are upon us, and it’s time to sass up your home for the impending family gatherings and sugar-fueled gift opening extravaganzas that await. We’re here to help.
Let’s start at the table. There is no easier way to dress up the dinner table than by adding a table runner, and at $21, there may not be a less expensive way either. Top it off with brushed nickel tea light holders by Kenneth Wingard, and you’ll be feeling festive in no time.
If you want to receive good stocking stuffers, you’d better have a good stocking. Read Frances’s post from last week on these sweet, modern stockings from Simplemente Blanco. Handmade in Boston by Argentina-born Fernanda Bourlot, these have a simple beauty. And for hanging by the fire with care, try using our purse hangers as stocking hangers. We have new designs for the season that would work perfectly to hang from the mantle.
Sometimes stockings are small, and hang from the tree. Sometimes they have sweet little mittens to hang with them. I’m just saying.
Speaking of ornaments, we had a great idea from a customer recently who bought several of these wooden ornaments, with the idea of using them as gift tags. You could even do that with our ever-popular wood snowflake ornaments, if we haven’t sold out of them yet.
You’ll undoubtedly be wrapping some gifts, and will appreciate the top quality wrapping paper we’re carrying, by Denise Lynn Studios. Don’t be surprised when the recipient ignores the gift and frames the paper. No really, we know a lamp maker who has made gorgeous shades from this line of paper… but more on that in the new year.
As we mentioned a few days ago, this Saturday, November 21 from 6 to 9 pm, Rachel Austin will be in the shop to talk about her lovely paintings and celebrate with us. You’ll receive all the details in the email newsletter going out later today… which you can sign up for here.
Rachel’s smaller pieces have continued to find new homes quickly. She promises to bring some larger works this weekend, including some based on local maps.
UPDATE: The newsletter can be viewed here. Rachel just emailed images of the paintings she is bringing today, they’ve been posted on the Click! Facebook page. They do in fact include some built on Seattle area maps.
Several months ago, Frances went to one of our local indie craft fairs to look for artists who might be a good fit for the store. She hit the jackpot with Rachel Austin, a full time artist living just a three hour drive south of us in Portland, Oregon. Rachel brought us a nice collection of her paintings for our 5 year anniversary last month, and we’ve sold most of them. She was nice enough to box up a few more pieces that just arrived:
Ralph 5x5 $70
Brenton 8x8 $90
Rachel’s paintings begin with a wood block frame (that she builds herself) and a map. She then layers her paints on top of the map; usually sweet depictions of birds and paper airplanes. Her paintings have a beauty and a simplicity that has been resonating with us and almost everyone who walks in the door.
Saturday, November 21 from 6 to 9 PM, she will be joining us for an artist reception and promises to bring more new work, including some larger pieces and some based on Northwest maps. Mark your calendar! Art makes a great gift, and her work is very accessibly priced.
You know what we love? We love that five years ago we had this crazy idea to lease a storefront and fill it with things we love, and that five years later people are still coming in the door telling us how much they love it too! So what we’re thinking is… let’s have a party!
Friday, October 2nd, 6 — 9 pm We’ll pop a few bottles with bubbles and have a tower of treats from Splendid Cupcake. Share your Click! stories with friends and neighbors and do a little shopping: we are giving away a free Roost botanical glass with every purchase (while supplies last, starting at 6pm) and putting all Smersh Design jewelry on sale: 25% off!! which will last all weekend — through Sunday.
More than anything, we want to thank YOU, our awesome Click! peeps, for getting what it is that we do and loving it. We love you too, and we are thrilled to be doing what we do.
Don’t miss the West Seattle Blog exclusive interview with John and Frances, complete with amusing anecdotes about 10/1/04…
The lovelies at SF-based FluffyCo have provided us with more fantastic designs in home and personal accessories. We’ve got their sweet “mini-wallets” as well as new designs in an old favorite of ours: the wall mount bottle opener. At $38, these make a great gift. Pop a cold one!
Fall is here, and like our nephew Enzo, we’re finally off to kindergarten. That is to say, Click! Design That Fits turns five years old in the beginning of October, and we’re having a party to celebrate on Friday, October 2nd. Watch this space for more details, or sign up for our newsletter to make sure you don’t miss out!
Everyone loves Orla Kiely, and her fall lineup of handbags is here, along with new bags from our longtime favorite designer: Jem of Highway.
Orla Kiely
Highway leather
For the home, check out the new curlylamp from Josh at Fuz! “Unusually smart, sustainably produced, and made in the USA.” And at $35 and $45 each, affordable!
Curlylamp by Fuz
…are here!!
If you’re like us, you love a little bubblie on a summer evening, and you also like helping out great organizations. The summer evening of Thursday, August 27th, we will be sipping sparkling wine and raising awareness and funding for the most excellent peeps at Girls on the Run of Puget Sound. From 6 to 9 pm we will be sampling several different effervescent beverages, and donating 10% of all Click! purchases directly to Girls on the Run.
Girls on the Run is an afterschool program for girls in third through fifth grade. It is ostensibly about running, but at its core it is about giving young girls the skills they need to survive their coming teen years. As such it teaches self-esteem, healthy living and positive body image in the context of a running program.
They will be starting two new programs this year in West Seattle. Join us in supporting them, and consider volunteering. Be sure to see our newsletter here, if you’d like you can subscribe here.
(illustration credit: our own Megan Bailey)
We’ve spent the last week in New York City, kicking the pants off of the trade show and wholesale showrooms to find everything that we can’t find locally. This means that Click! is going to have some sweet merchandise coming into the shop for fall and winter, including new home decor from our favorites FluffyCo (bottle openers, wallets), Modern Twist (place mats, coasters), and Three by Three Seattle (yes, we order from them in New York, it’s just easier that way, don’t ask us why, but for crying out loud they’ve got DRY ERASE BAMBOO MAGNET BOARDS which are genius; all we can do is love them). We also found some sweet new items, including table runners, holiday ornaments, cocktail shakers, and much more, that we promise to document for you here just as soon as we can get our hands on some images.
Oh and hey ladies, you should note that we have not only ordered the new fall lines of Orla Kiely and Highway handbags, we’ve finally added Portland’s finest Queen Bee handbags. We’ve always loved their designs, but didn’t like that they were made of PVC. They’ve gone to a much more eco-friendly leather alternative and we LOVE THEM.
New work will be arriving at the store within a week or so; we’ll continue getting fresh new pieces in until holiday madness begins in just a few short months.
Last week we fired off a quick post about the Thomas Paul wool rugs we are now carrying. LOVE THEM – Rugmark certified, and certifiably gorgeous. Right now we’re focusing on three patterns in the store: Souk, Seed, and Parasol, in 3′x5′, 5′x8′, and the 2.5′x7′ runner, but we can order any size and style… and get them in pretty quickly (about 1-2 weeks for our last order). Check out the TP website for the full line, then get in here and feel that 100% New Zealand wool between your toes.
Souk: We love this pattern because it looks like a classic design, but cut and cropped in an unusual manner… which makes it more contemporary. This would fit perfectly in our 1922 house with our grandparents’ furniture, and update it nicely.
Seed: Botanical elements in design are something we just don’t get tired of.
Parasols: No one can be uncheered with one of these bright, beautiful rugs in her or his life.
Pricing:
We has them.
Wool rugs from Thomas Paul, now at Click!
Ever wonder what would happen if they closed California Avenue and put up a bunch of canopies with an odd assortment of artists, businesses and musicians? You can get your answer this weekend, as the West Seattle Junction folks do just that. We’ll be joining them in an effort to spread the good word that is Click! to the unwashed masses. Our booth will be near Cupcake Royale, just north of California and Alaska.
Why go to Summerfest? You can see Mudhoney for free. You can see Omar Torrez at the Elliott Bay Brewery. You can come to the Click! booth and get 20% off Smersh Design Jewelry and Orla Kiely Handbags, and take home a coupon for 15% off your next purchase at Click! Design That Fits. Or, you could just bring us a drink to help us survive our return to the summer swap meet battleground. We’ll probably need it.
Celebrate your independence from big box shopping at your favorite independent design boutique. For one day only, everything in the store is at least 20% off!!!!!! Now that’s celebrating. We’ll be open bright and early at 10am and doors close at 3pm.Take your first look for “must haves” on your way to the 4th of July Kids Parade, then come back for some great deals.
This Sunday is Father’s Day, and you’re probably scrambling to find a decent gift for your dad, or the father of your children. Either way, he is, of course, notoriously difficult to shop for.
Bottle openers: nothing says “you deserve to kick back and pop a cold one” quite like these hand screened bottle openers from FluffyCo. With authentic Starr X hardware, he’ll stay refreshed for years.
But what if he’s more of a wine guy? Two words: Cork Cufflinks. Or is that three? Depends on how you spell cuff link.
Or perhaps he’s more into martinis?
OK, that’s all fine and good… what if he doesn’t drink alchohol? We’re going to stay on a liquid theme and suggest a solid ceramic coffee press.
But if you really loved him, you’d buy him this chair made of reclaimed plywood scraps from Austin, TX based ref-use:
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