The Top 15 Products Dwell Readers Bought in May
From watering cans and house slippers to a charming rechargeable railroad lantern, here’s what your fellow design devotees loved enough to add to cart.
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Last month saw most of getting into a summer mindset—and that included indulging in a little retail therapy for the warmer season. From Huckberry’s top car camping picks, to the summer essentials our editor Duncan can’t live without, to sculptural watering cans to keep your plants from being parched, these were the most popular products in May.
A beautiful book about a humble subject
A must-have compendium for anyone looking to learn about the fascinating world of over 500 essential tools.
An elegant house shoe solution
City slip-ons handmade in India from all-natural materials. These Mohinders slip-ons are handmade by their partner cooperative in rural India, a standalone nonprofit that comprises 170 families of artisans and craftspeople.
Minimal and cheery storage solutions for all your loose papers
Color Storage is a series of versatile and decorative storage containers. Made of a durable, extra thick recycled cardboard mix with a beautiful glossy finish, the boxes can be used for organizing and storing a wide range of items on desks, shelves, or cupboards.
Virtually indestructible tumblers for indoor-outdoor entertaining, in a fetching shade of rosé
They only look like glass. Don’t fret if these stemless glasses go for a tumble. They’re actually made of Tritan copolyester, so they’re—wait for it—shatterproof and outdoor-friendly.
A soft and dependable staple
The t-shirt, perfected. The 45 RPM record changed music forever. It gave rise to a new class of creators and freethinking rebels, delivering one well-crafted hit at a time.
A lush and sensual floral arrangement
As bright, fresh, and vibrant as Juliet’s love, this arrangement features lush delphinium, striking lisianthus, stunning free spirit roses, and starry asters.
A vintage-looking lantern with an important modern touch
Lighting the way. This old-style lantern? It only looks like you snatched it up at a flea market. Inspired by the lamps once used on railroads, it’s got a whole slew of modern perks to surprise you.
A spare, functional watering can that's too pretty to hide
This charming Watering Can is a must-have tool in your plant care supplies. Available in four beautiful colors, each will hold 1.5 liters of water and is made of 100% recyclable plastic.
A briskly exfoliating towel for turning your shower into a spa
A body polishing, skin cleaning towel made in Japan. There’s a reason our best ideas come at us in the shower. While our thinking brain relaxes into an automatic task, those background thoughts can free-associate all over the place. But that automatic task is still important—getting you clean.
A burly and utilitarian storage solution for all your gear
Heavy duty packing crate built to keep your gear organized. The legend goes that Front Runner Outfitters was conceived around a campfire in Botswana among a group of engineers, manufacturers, designers, and off road racers.
A vacuum cleaner that looks as good as it cleans
The powerful future of clean has arrived. Our high-performance, well-designed and sustainably-crafted vacuum will reinvent your clean and help you love where you live.
A beautiful vessel for starting a desktop avocado farm
Weird to think we usually only see about half of an entire plant above the ground, while the interweaving, ever changing system of roots grows in every direction beneath the surface.
Some fresh new sheets for sweaty summer nights
Our ultra cooling and soft eucalyptus sheet set is like silk, but better. Each of our 100% natural eucalyptus lyocell bed sheet sets are created sustainably and with certified Oeko-Tex eucalyptus fabric.
Something light, non-alcoholic, and refreshing
Ghia is a nonalcoholic apéritif packed with only pure, natural extracts. Potent plants. Heady herbals. Blithe botanicals. Everything inside our bottle was picked because of its completely natural ability to soothe and to stimulate.
The perfect little brush for scrubbing every speck of dirt off your French breakfast radishes
We’re all about farm to table, but could probably do without all the mess that comes with it. Get your organic produce squeaky clean with this little earth-friendly wonder that works on everything from the firmest peppers to the most delicate peaches.
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