As is typical a few weeks after the trade shows, we’ve been seeing a lot of our favorite UPS driver lately. One of the new favorites in the store is the “Blackberry” tray from Red Vanilla. White porcelain, hand painted with a pattern that pairs nicely with the Modern Twist “Tree of Us” coasters (that’s what we call Design That Fits).
The tray measures 8″ x 19.5″, and is only $34. Astute observers will notice in the background a product we haven’t had in the store for a while: the wine butler, which is a Swiss-Army-Knife-like multi-tool perfect for the wine lover.
Another new arrival is this sweet furniture from InModern. Check out the end tables, paired with some sweet ceramics (and a Woolyhoodwink):
and the coffee table (could be a great kids table), stacked with an InModern stool and a several QueenBee bags and wallets:
Again with the background: check out the Bike Parking sign, $36, new from FluffyCo.
• Posted by John on February 26, 2010.
• Filed under: click, in store, on web
• Tags: ceramics, furniture, kids, wine
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A few years ago our friend Becky gave John and I a couple of tiny bowls and several flavored salts. hmm…we’d never thought of that. Now we’re pretty lost in the kitchen without access to the subtle salt flavors and the sight of the lovely little bowls on our counter. We even brought the whole idea to Click! so you can come into the shop or check it all out at the Click! website.
Above are “Spash” bowls by Tampopo $36. These come in a really nice gift box. The salts $12, and spoons $19, are each packaged in sets of 4.
• Posted by Frances on December 7, 2009.
• Filed under: click, holidays, in store, on web
• Tags: chefs, flavored salts, gifts, kitchen, splash bowls
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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.
• Posted by John on November 27, 2009.
• Filed under: click, handmade, holidays, in store, on web
• Tags: candles, felt, gifts, holiday, ornaments
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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:
All items are in-stock at Click!. The pictures link to details.
• Posted by John on June 16, 2009.
• Filed under: click, eco-friendly, holidays, in store, on web, reduce reuse recycle
• Tags: father's day, gifts
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Spring is here in Seattle, and we’ve just received a handful of shipments. It’s always nice to freshen up the store with new product, and somehow when the sun is coming through the window everything looks and feels all shiny new.
The kids at Savannah College of Art and Design came up with these fantastic melamine plates, perfect for eating outside this summer (“I believe that is called al fresco“). This is a great program where students get real world experience by not just designing in a classroom, but by taking a product all the way to market. The veggies on these salad plates remind us that the farmer’s markets will be ramping up soon.
We also received a new order from San Francisco hipsters FluffyCo, who make the awesome bottle openers and key hooks that we love. There are new designs of both in our brick and mortar, and we will be expanding the choices in our web store soon.
And then there are the new spring bags from Highway. These have consistently been our most popular handbags, probably because they are at once sweetly stylish and super practical. They have lots of pockets and zippers and are beautifully designed in nylon and leather, some with designer Jem Filippi’s super-cute embroidery.
• Posted by John on April 25, 2009.
• Filed under: click, in store, on web
• Tags: bottle opener, handbag, melamine, spring
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We’ve added images that can be linked to from the descriptions of the concrete cuff link and bracelet pages showing all of the colors that we currently have in stock for our half price sale. We’ll update as frequently as possible to show what’s currently available.
• Posted by John on April 3, 2009.
• Filed under: click, on web, sale
• Tags: jewelry, sale
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Apologies to anyone who tried to make any online April sale purchases, only to find that when the items were put in your cart they were full price. That has been fixed. But hey, you’re a day early anyway, right?
• Posted by John on March 31, 2009.
• Filed under: click, on web, sale
• Tags: corrections, jewelry, sale
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All month long, in-stock bracelets and concrete cuff links are half price. The concrete cuff links you’ve always wanted to buy as a gift for the man in your life? Half price. That Kate bracelet you’ve dreamt of owning? Half. Price. From now until April 30th.
And, if you want to special order a different color than what we have in-stock, go ahead and take 25% off, just because we like you.
“four square” cuff links $98 $49
“kate” bracelet $430 $215
• Posted by John on March 30, 2009.
• Filed under: in store, on web, sale
• Tags: bracelet, concrete, cuff link, jewelry, sale
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Our 20% off online sale lasts through the end of March. You know, the one where you enter the code MARCH20 and get 20% off your entire order? You probably saw it in our newsletter. If you didn’t get the newsletter, you should.
• Posted by John on March 24, 2009.
• Filed under: click, on web, sale
• Tags: sale
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Valentine’s Day is rapidly approaching, and with it the eternal question: what to get for your sweetie? Boys are notoriously difficult to shop for, so let’s start there…
Malcolm Fontier makes the best boy bags on the planet. Made of polyurethane-coated canvas, they are a modern, PVC-free alternative to leather — and they look awesome. We have new designs scheduled to arrive on the 9th they’re here!
Whether he’s a manly man or a metro-man, he’ll love the industrial look of these stainless steel wallets by Stewart/Stand. Add a set of Smersh Design concrete cufflinks and you’ve got one tough present!
And for the ladies… forget about roses and chocolates. Show her you know her taste with an Orla Kiely handbag.
And of course, you can’t go wrong with Smersh Design Jewelry. Frances’s recent designs in gold with red cork ought to be sufficiently romantic.
Of course, one of the best ideas is to go experiential. How about treating your sweetheart to a home spa day, complete with an organic cotton robe and slippers set, currently half price? Or, you could get a set of Roost cocktail glasses from Click!, then make Frances’s favorite drink, the Damask Rose:
Hendricks gin - enough for a generous martini
cranberry juice - a whisper to a splash (frances prefers a whisper)
rose water – preferably in a spritzing bottle
cucumber round for garnish
Chill a frosted or platinum Roost cocktail glass from Click!
spritz with rose water 5 – 7 times
measure Hendricks gin and a touch of cranberry juice
shake well with ice
strain into prepped cocktail glass from Click!
garnish with cucumber and give it one last rose water spritz.
loverly
• Posted by John on February 5, 2009.
• Filed under: click, holidays, in store, on web, sale
• Tags: gifts, handbags, holidays, jewelry, recipe, tabletop
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… already in progress! Here is a partial list of the discounts you will find at Click! right now, through January 25th:
- everything at least 10% off
- handbags 25% off
- decorative glass 20% off
- tampopo “chrysanthemum” plates 50% off
- vases by Kenneth Wingard 50% off
- sake sets 20% off
- decorative ceramics 20% off
- plushie monsters 20% off
- Bowls by Lollipop pottery 30% off
- candles 20% off
- clocks 20% off
- organic cotton robe and slippers set 50% off
- Smersh Design jewelry 15% off
- and a handful of items here on our website
• Posted by John on December 30, 2008.
• Filed under: click, holidays, in store, on web, sale
• Tags: sale
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Along with most retailers, we’re heading into sale season, or as they say in Italy, “Saldi”. Sadly we won’t be walking the streets of Rome and Milan for the January sales this year, but you can walk the streets of West Seattle and find some pretty good bargains.
Speaking of Italy, the Italian leather handbags are 25% off, as are the Orla Kiely and Highway bags. Ceramics by Kenneth Wingard are half price, along with all holiday decorations and cards. All of our candles, clocks, and sake sets are 20% off. And everything else in the store is 10% off. Several other items will be getting bigger discounts as the sale goes on, so come in to see what is still available.
We are now returning to our regular hours, already in progress:
- Tues — Fri, noon — 7pm
- Sat/Sun, 11am — 5pm
- closed Mondays
We will also close early (3pm) New Year’s Eve and be closed New Year’s Day.
• Posted by John on December 27, 2008.
• Filed under: click, holidays, in store, on web, sale
• Tags: hours, sale
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If are a graphic designer, or if you know anyone who is, you need to know about these mugs. Inspired by the color reference chart that every designer lives by, each mug is a swatch of color with the corresponding Pantone® reference number printed below.
Mugs are $16 each or $125 for a set of ten assorted, and are available in store and on our e-commerce site, under tabletop.
• Posted by John on November 14, 2008.
• Filed under: click, in store, on web
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…went out yesterday. If you didn’t see it, you might not know about our sale and party Saturday night. You can view the newsletter here. And you can sign up over here.
• Posted by John on September 25, 2008.
• Filed under: click, on web
• Tags: newsletter, party, sale
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It’s no secret that we love coffee here in the Emerald City. It takes a lot to impress the average Seattleite with a cup o’ joe, so when we tried the coffee from the French presses by Forlife it was a pleasant (and delicious) surprise. Apparently the editors at Imbibe magazine were just as inspired as we were to give due accolades to these stylish little presses. In a recent article, Imbibe names the Coffee For One press as the best singe-serving coffee press, touting it’s attractive design, functionality, simple construction, and clean, sediment-free coffee. The only con they list? The enclosed brewing instructions don’t yield a strong enough cup of coffee — a problem easily remedied by more grounds or more sleep. We have the single-serving press and a larger 34 oz. press in an array of fun colors at Click, so snap one up before they’re gone!
• Posted by Frances on July 18, 2008.
• Filed under: click, in store, on web
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Well, if not, it’s right here. And you can sign up over here.
For what it’s worth, that top image is Seattle jewelry artist Jennifer Bauser. There ought to be a post about her right around here any day now. Or, you can just come to our party Thursday night and meet her yourself.
• Posted by John on May 5, 2008.
• Filed under: click, on web
• Tags: events, jewelry
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They’re back! After the Seattle Times featured them in their Valentine’s Day gift guide, demand has been pretty high. Sure Calla Lilies are nice, but these will last well beyond Easter.
$3.50 each, set of 18 $56
• Posted by John on March 21, 2008.
• Filed under: click, in store, on web
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With our new Click! Design That Fits Blog, Frances and I hope to introduce our latest findings to the world more quickly than previously possible. So many of the fabulous designs we select for Click! are limited edition or one of a kind, or we simply don’t buy in the quantity that would justify placing them on our e-commerce site, yet we want our customers and friends to be able to preview them from the comfort of their couch.
As such, we intend to use this space to give a quick “what’s up” regarding our latest finds, as well as miscellaneous musings on the world of design, jewelry, or perhaps our cats (come on, this is a blog; what did you expect?). Expect our posts to include not only our store product updates and notes on upcoming events, but also thoughts on trends we are seeing at trade shows and elsewhere.
We expect this blog to more or less replace the “info” page on our website, which from here on out will primarily be about our hours and location. It is also intended to compliment the product pages of our site by showing the items we have in the store but are not ready for e-commerce. For our customers outside of the Seattle area, feel free to inquire about products listed here; just because you can’t click to buy doesn’t mean we can’t ship them to you. Send us an email, give us a call… we are pretty easy to work with.
More than anything, thank you to everyone who has supported us thus far. Frances started making jewelry about 16 years ago, we’ve worked together full time for about 8 years, and we opened Click! as brick and mortar just over 3 years ago. We’ve enjoyed the support of family, friends, and fans along the way… we love you and thank you for your support and kind advice. Starting a blog may not be exactly revolutionary anymore, but it does set a milestone of sorts for us. Mark this: Click! blog milepost zero, and look for more to come.
• Posted by John on December 1, 2007.
• Filed under: click, in store, on web, our cats
• Tags: click, in store, nostalgia, on web, our cats, smersh
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