A design product has instant street cred when it comes from Charleston, S.C. The Southern enclave has retained nearly all of its antebellum charm through strict preservation efforts and a cooperative artists' community; the residents there just get it. So it's the perfect home for a high-end lighting company where each fixture is rendered into an heirloom-quality work of art. Urban Electric's pieces echo the lighting of centuries gone by, but are also intriguingly modern, and a roster of designers keeps the lineup fresh. Proof of Urban Electric's allure? The stylish lights have traveled far beyond Charleston, and even into the homes of celebs like Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and Kevin Costner.
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Naturally, beauty industry guru Renée Ryan wanted the best beauty regimen for her white boxer, Austin. Periodic grooming sessions could only go so far, she concluded; what she really needed was a product for in-between to take care of smells and shine up Austin's coat. After coming up short in her search, Ryan decided to create her own line of products. Sexy Beast is an ultra-luxurious line of beauty products for pups, including fragrance, spray, powder and gloss. And since no high-end grooming product would be complete without packaging from a world-famous industrial designer, Ryan tapped Karim Rashid to create the sleek bone-inspired fragrance bottle. Fetching, indeed.
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The term willy-nilly officially means "whether one likes it or not; haphazardly." According to Susanne Williams, that's the same way she feels about her creative calling—it was her destiny to follow her dream, no questions asked. So, Williams crafts handbags made from remnant textiles and vintage leathers she culls from antique and fabric stores, in an operation named Willi Nilli. If you find yourself in Fargo, N.D., you can visit her studio and showroom, and she also takes custom orders online. But you'd better hurry before other potential customers beat you to it—Williams' hand-painted canvas purse was featured just a few weeks ago on the HGTV show That's Clever!
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