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GREEN LIVING natural home and gardenWallpaper RenaissanceCITY IN A BAGThere’s been a wallpaper renaissance in the last few years. Design-savvydecorators came through their single-color paint rebellion against thevisual assault of trite, cluttered, antiquated prints. A new line of wallpapersfrom Graham and Brown allows you cover up that disaster you call a wall.Cinderblocks, paneling, really bad cracks? These wallpapers will smooth rightover them. From Rollout Creative, Inc. www.rollout.ca.Even the steadiest ofhands can give a littleshake when the timecomes to take a picture, but it can be a big pain to lugaround a traditional tripod to keep your camera steady. Theneat little durablydesigned Gorillapodcan bend aroundpoles, tree branches,Autohandlebars or stand flaton the ground giving Ionizeryour images acrisp look withoutthe blurs. $21.95.www. joby.com.Gorillapod Flexible TripodARCO FLOOR LAMPIt’s never too early for kids to experiencethe monuments that dot theworld’s great cities. Muji has turnedLondon’'s landmarks—like Big Ben, theBT Tower, double decker buses and blacktaxi cabs—into simple shapes suitable fora child to explore from the comfort of theliving room. The sets are also available forNew York, Paris, and Tokyo. $14.00. Fromwww.muji.usResearch shows that car interiors trap pollution andoften contain more contaminants than outside air. TheAuto Ionizer plugs into your car’s lighter socket andreleases healthy negative ions that bond to and remove odorsand pollutants in the air. With an output of 30,000 ionsper cubic cm., this car air ionizer is the most compactand quiet model available. $29.00. www.dwell.comCork Drop StoolsWhena full-size chair is unneccesary andyou just need a small place to sit, go for asimple, sexy stool. The high-density corkof this drop-shaped seat from Skram has a lowdensitydetail stripe, and the North Carolina-basedcompany has introduced a series of other styles (aswell as a set of bowls) in this incredibly durablematerial. $364.00. skramfurniture.com.Created in 1962 by Italian brothersAchille and Pier Giacomo Castiglionifor Flos, this iconic steel-and-marblelamp’s design was based on the shape of astreetlight. A sturdy base anchors the form,while the graceful arch of the stainless-steelshade extends eight feet. $2,696.www.dwell.com.www.earthstarmag.comOCTOBER / NOVEMBER 2009 EARTH STAR 47