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Balance, Products February 20, 2012

Six Ways with Presidential Design

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Celebrate Presidents’ Day with these POTUS-inspired finds.

1. Abe Lincoln Flared Mug Serve your morning joe with a little Honest Abe. Get it: urbanoutfitters.com

2. President Bag – 1829 Impress clients with this sleek, smart briefcase that can accommodate your papers plus a 17-inch laptop. Get it: delvaux-eshop.com

3. Hand-Bordered Correspondence Cards Say “thank you” with flat cards like those used by Mrs. John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Get it: cranes.com

4. Official Ballot Wall Art Decorate your workspace with art made from official ballots made for pull-lever voting machines for the November 4, 2008 presidential election. Get it: uncommongoods.com

5. Eames Molded Plastic Armchair Seating like this played a part in the bowling alley of the Old Executive Office Building that Richard Nixon was known to frequent. Get it: hermanmiller.com

6. Richard Nixon Rug More inspiration courtesy of President Nixon, this time in the form of a hand-loomed llama’s wool rug created by artisans in Peru. Get it: jonathanadler.com

Photos: Linked to sources within text.

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