Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Black Ink - Unexpected Necessities

While on the subject of Japanese products, there is a small store in Harvard Square called "Black Ink". This store has a fascinating range of beautifully designed products ranging from stylish tea pots to drinking straw kits (where you can connect drinking straws with bright-orange connectors) to fragrant color pencils (these pencils are the real deal - cinnamon does smell like cinnamon and not a toxic). Needless to say, most of these products are Japanese and make for excellent gift ideas. I mean which kid doesn't want to scribble with watermelon flavored pencils? (On the other hand, I'm not sure I want to encourage my baby to eat all her stationery).

The tiny store is also very dog-friendly, and there seems to be a resident beagle for all you dog-lovers out there. No points for guessing that there are quite a few innovative pet products as well. If you happen to be in the area, do check out the store. You won't leave empty-handed!

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