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Classic Keys for the Modern Memorandum: Jack Zylkin’s USB Typewriter
May 11, 2012, No Comments

When I was a kid, my mom had a beautiful old typewriter. I remember carefully inserting bright white sheets of paper, pu ...

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The Winner of the Pinterest Mother’s Day Contest
May 7, 2012, 3 Comments

Another Pinterest contest means another chance for our Social Media team to get together to debate a winner. This time, ...

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Gift Lab: Celebration!
May 4, 2012, No Comments

Background: The Himalayan Salt Tequila glasses, $30, are a finely veined, translucent appearance of rose quartz, but the ...

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Made (Green) in the USA
May 3, 2012, 2 Comments

Our friends at Green 3, Jim and Sandy Martin, have helped us add some fantastic uncommon goods to our assortment. From a ...

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Checking In With American Forests
April 30, 2012, 1 Comment

I asked our friends at American Forest last month what they'd been able to do with our Better to Give donations over the ...

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The Judges, the Lunch and the Winner!
April 25, 2012, No Comments

Last week the judges of the Summer Picnic Design Challenge met at Eat in Greenpoint, Brooklyn to discuss the top five vo ...

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Gift Lab: Tell Us A Story
April 23, 2012, No Comments

While I may be a mild-mannered writer for UncommonGoods by day… by night I'm a swashbuckling writer of Broadway musica ...

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How to Make It Video
April 20, 2012, No Comments

So you couldn't make it to our first How To Make It event last month. No more worries.

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Take It with You
April 18, 2012, 4 Comments

My name is Bella and I’m a personal style blogger. But I’m not just about fashion. What I am interested in is expres ...

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Inside the Designer’s Studio with Laura Lobdell
April 16, 2012, No Comments

We want to give you an exclusive look inside the minds of our uncommon artists. For Laura, there is no real division bet ...