Storage

$30.00

Our new storage tile – perfect for little things that you want to hide away. The half-jar appears to merge into your wall, making for a completely surreal effect. Tile several together to create a beautiful storage system.

Sold individually, 4 screws included
6″ x 6″ x 3″ deep
Ceramic

Storage

$30.00

Our original storage tile – also known as the Teacup Tile. We merged half a teacup with a flat tile, creating wall-mounted storage for small things. Perfect for keys and change, or hot-dish holders and spoons. It has a different use in every room! Tile several together for an even more dramatic effect.

Sold individually, 4 screws included
6″ x 6″ x 3″ deep
Ceramic

Greeting Card

$15.00

Sold as a set of 5 cards, with envelopes. Finally, a greeting card to get you through your most uncomfortable situations. This simple design helps you start the awkward conversations you want to avoid, but really shouldn’t. It has a million uses. Get them for apologizing, for asking a favor, or for breaking the ice.

3″ x 5″ greeting card.
Letterpress front, blank inside.

Brooch

$50.00

$36.00

Pin the whole world anywhere you like! All of the continents are connected by links of chain – a symbol for unity if there ever was one.

4.75″ x 1.5″
Plated brass

News

Image via cartoonchurch.com __________ Fall 2010 Internship at Design Glut. We’re a giftware company with a strong emphasis on community and events. As part of our commitment to getting out there, connecting with people, and sharing the knowledge, we publish interviews with creative entrepreneurs. Who do we interview? The best and the brightest. The passionate and the most [...]

Interviews

After a long hiatus, our interviews with creative entrepreneurs are BACK! We’re super excited to share advice and stories from the best and brightest creatives we can find. This week we sat down with Lauren Stern, a NYC-based interior designer who started her own design firm three years ago. Her work is gorgeous. She walked [...]

News

We’ve gotten some awesome feedback lately from people sharing how they’re using our storage tiles. Miryam told us, “A while back I saw a write-up about you in Surface Magazine and I had to have those mug tiles. At the time I was pregnant and envisioned using them, 3 in a row, over the changing [...]

News

Dear Internet, We’ve been quiet lately, I know. One might even say negligent. But the lack of online activity has been directly proportional to the amount of planning, plotting, and busting-our-asses-in-the-office. And finally, finally things are ready to release! The new website. You’re on it. It’s really very exciting. Our web store is better than ever, and we’ve [...]

Clients

In 2009 we were invited to participate in a design show called InDisposed, which was about exploring the intersection between disposability and sustainability. Can a product be both disposable and sustainable, or are those two things mutually exclusive? Since the show was focused on sustainability, we wanted to explore a theme we’d touched on our past [...]

Press

"Oliver Stone isn't the only one resurrecting Wall Street this year. Snap up designers' witty plays on the almighty dollar and classic gentlemen's gear."

Corporate Gifts

Memorialize your stock portfolio. We can embroider any graph and your company logo - contact us to discuss your individualized hankerchief.

16" x 16"
100% Linen

Events

May 15-18, 2010 803 Washington St. Meatpacking District, New York www.uncomfortabledesign.com “A person’s success in life can usually be measured by the number of uncomfortable conversations he or she is willing to have.” – Timothy Ferriss We believe it’s the role of creatives to start the uncomfortable conversations that cause people to grow. Inspired by the quote above, we challenged a [...]

Necklace

$60.00

$36.00

Wear the whole world around your neck! All of the continents are connected by links of chain – a symbol for unity if there ever was one.

4.75″ x 1.5″
Plated brass

Handkerchief

$28.00

$16.40

Think you might have swine flu? One thing’s for sure – you’ll need somewhere to blow your nose. Complete with H1N1 embroidered monogram, this hanky makes a perfect gift for the hypochondriacs in your life.

16″ x 16″
100% Cotton

$40.00

$24.00

Does it really make sense to hang a dollar sign around your neck anymore? The Currency Collection allows you to flaunt the symbols of all the world’s major currencies. Welcome to the global economy.

7.5″ long
Laser-cut acrylic

$50.00

$30.00

Does it really make sense to hang a dollar sign around your neck anymore? The Currency Collection allows you to flaunt the symbols of all the world’s major currencies. Welcome to the global economy.

22″ long chain
Laser-cut acrylic