The Chrysalis lamp debuts this month at the High Point furniture market. It features a chocolate-colored embroidered silk shade, a filigree butterfly finial, as well as one on the post and antique brass and faceted crystal accents.
Tag showed its 2009 Halloween line at the Housewares show last month. The items are a cut above the usual pumpkins, witches, cats and bats (though there are plenty of those, to be sure). I like the 20-inch-long, five-candle tealight holder (above) and the platter and four-plate appetizer set (below). 
Inspiration is where you find it. When Thea Mehl saw puddles of rain on the street outside her Oslo apartment, she was inspired to design this off-kilter circle grouping of coasters, trivets and placements. The "Tarn" collection from Teroforma is made of 100% Merino wool felt by Aetna Felt in the United States. Diameters are 13 inches, 8 inches and 4 inches (placemats, trivets and coasters), and colors are light gray, dark green and deep blue.
Candle-lite's New Leaf collection aims for the green market. Candles are made of a soy wax blend. The glassware is from recycled materials, and the packaging is made with post-consumer content.
Cynthia Scott Design is showing her new topiary designs at the Wesley Hall showroom in High Point, N.C., this month.
Amco Houseworks' new tomato slicer, just introduced at the Home and Housewares Show, is the right kitchen gadget for the upcoming tomato season. (I'm dreaming of a Caprese salad.)
