Pride of place takes on a new meaning with these city-themed products. From tabletop items to adornment for your walls to artful textiles, show a little local love or keep a reminder of your old stomping grounds around the house. (If you live in a town that isn’t as high profile as San Francisco or Oakland, no need to feel left out: Custom work is often an option, too.)
Hapticlab
Emily Fischer’s heirloom-worthy
quilts provide a warm narrative of place. Each Haptic Lab quilt is handmade, using geographic information systemdata, and Fischer traces every quilting template to give the data an appropriate scale. While the large...
Iluxo
Mariko Carandang was in an airport in Tokyo, looking at the display for international times — generic round clocks with plaques with city names beneath them — when design inspiration struck. She thought about how different and distinctive a skyline can...
Koide Studio
In her Oakland studio, Kiyomi Koide creates ceramic cups, dessert plates and
bowls that channel San Francisco and Oakland. “I draw as simple as possible,” she says of her process, “and also give some character to the buildings.” $28. www.koide...
Trays4Us
Trays4Us’ birch
veneer trays are embellished with aviation, nautical and vintage charts. The trays are handcrafted in Sweden and the rest of the work is done by Niklas Lyback, who is based on the Peninsula. “San Francisco is definitely our most...
Moontree
Rebecca Kutys’ company, Moontree Letterpress, offers a set of coasters that features five San Francisco districts: the Sunset, Mission, SoMa, North Beach and Chinatown. Kutys came up with the concept when she was living in New York City, and started...