Rock & Roll Subway Map

Italian graphic designer Alberto Antoniazzi created this clever subway map that traces some routes through pop, punk, emo and other musical genres. Along with created a great-looking map, the lines depict a musical history and illustrate how and when genres intersect. Cases in point: Nirvana is a major crossroad that connects alternative, grunge and pop.
@ Burger, € 7.50 [via gBlog]

NY Times Crossword Dishes

As an avowed crossword puzzler, I've fallen hard for this line of ceramic dishes and kitchen necessities. I also love the light turquoisey-sage colored word highlighter so much that I might have to edit the colors on my online NYT crossword puzzle gadget.

@ Fishes Eddy, $5-$15

Salt & Pepper Pencil Shakers

Love these. I'm not sure how the salt & pepper actually get dispensed -- and cannot read what seems to be Dutch to suss out further details. So the mystery continues....
@ Trendmind DK [via Design Milk]

[Editor's Note]

A reader was nice enough to shoot us the following email yesterday:

The pencil shakers are salt and pepper mills. You turn the top to grind the spices and they are dispensed through the bottom part.

Thanks, Hugo!

Peel & Stick Chalkboard

Yes, chalkboard paint is available, but vinyl peel & stick decals (sized 9"x16") are affordable, mess-free and take mere seconds to transform a ho-hum wall into an instant writing surface.

@ Blue Ribbon General Store, $17/pack of 4

Anna Wintour's Long Island Home

These pics are from World of Interiors -- and I just spotted them up on The Awl. Honestly, I don't know which was more fun: The glimpse into the summer cottage of the formidable Vogue editrix or reading the comments posted on the Awl.

La Wintour describes her property as "nearly 25 acres of difficult trees in deer-infested woods, and one readers quips: "You don't even WANT to know what she did to the "difficult trees."

Patina Antiques

Patina Antiques in Chicago is a vintage-finds store where I could easily spend hours. They've got timeworn cabinets, industrial carts, a sampling of mid-century goodies, vintage signage and other wonderful things. I'm crazy about the pig parts canvas shown above.

@ Patina Antiques

Toy Dump Truck

Despite my best efforts to put away stray thumb tacks and paper clips, they never quite make it back into their appropriate boxes. This little dump truck could be a perfect -- tho pricey -- desktop catch-all.
@ Fitzu, $64

Infinity Bench

Created by Paris-based architect Carl Fredrik Svenstedt, the Infinity Bench owes its organic shape and concentric design to savvy mathematics. I'd be able to tell you more about exactly how the math applies, but since I barely survived basic algebra, I'll stick to descriptive terms. Like undulating, sinuous and tres chic.

@ Lerival, price n/a

Qubus Cross Cups

I think these have been around for a while, but they've got such a classic design, it hardly matters. Designed by Maxim Velcovsky, they're the perfect cup for when you're desperate for a cuppa joe, but I also think these display-worthy porcelain cups would be ideal to catch keys, coins and other miscellaneous items.

@ Generate, $35

Belted Pillows

Liking these eye-catching belted pillows, which are designed by Angela Finney-Hoffman. The combination of vintage fabrics and leather looks both funky and polished. Personally, I think the buckle adds to the effect.
@ Post 27, $95.

Helvetica Stool

Now, if I had upwards of $1,000 to spend on a stool, this "a" stool would unquestionably be my first choice.

@ Hastell, £799