Five Ways with Cork

1. Pino Get out your work aggressions (and keep your notes neat) with this small voodoo doll-shaped memoboard. Get info: danielcaramelo.com

2. Float Pendant Light This striking collaboration between designer Benjamin Hubert and Scandinavian lighting manufacturer & Tradition is handcrafted from a large block of recycled agglomerate cork. Get Info: benjaminhubert.co.uk

3. Haute Surface Set, $19.00 Use these houndstooth-inspired cork trivets as a coasters or mousepads, or interlock them to cover and protect the surface of your desk. Get it: Vivavi

4. Cork Peg, $50.00 Make space for extra supplies by hanging them on your office wall using these simple hooks. Get it: Molo

5. Cork Tray, $150.00 Letters and bills will look lovely in this handmade (and handy) piece by San Francisco-based Urbana Design. Get it: Branch

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Five Fabulous: Gifts for Dad’s desk

1. Vitra Nelson Night Desk Clock, $410 Help him count down to closing time in style with this iconic example of mid-century modern design. Get it: Design Public

2. Wood Card Case, $92 Let him make a big impression with this small (and impeccable) handcrafted business card case by Japanese designer Masakage Tanno. Get it: Merchant_4

3. Areaware Magnifying Glass, $24 He can get a better look at important documents—and make like Sherlock Holmes—with this sleuth-y-smart accessory. Get it: Velocity Art & Design

4. Diptych Mapcut, $375 Treat him (and his office walls) to a hand-cut map of his favorite city from artist Karen M. O’Leary. Get it: Studio KMO at Supermarket

5. Juice Box Charging Station, $99 He’ll never again have to ask Mom where his gadgets are when he centralizes them using an electronic charging station. Get it: Hive Modern

Unplggd: Desk Style

“Canadian designer Kitmen Keung sent us his newest design (we also are quite fond of his Long-D Dual Time Desktop Alarm Clock design), the A4 Mouse Pad. Made from siliconethe A4 is one part mouse pad and another part storage surface for a variety of home office supplies, such as clips, erasers and pens. The design offers a slightly inwards corrugated sloping edge surface which also happens to create a handsome minimal detail to any desktop.

Colors announced are platinum gray, charcoal gray and tangerine orange in a matte finish. We’re still awaiting word back about availability and pricing, but we hope to nab one ourselves, since we find ourselves in need of a mousepad ourselves…might as well be something as decor friendly as the A4.

By Gregory Han”

Five Fabulous: Letter Openers

1. Scissor Paper Knife, $36.54 Employing this sleek, black-plated steel opener made of a scissors branch might make you wish you got more mail. Get it: Culture Label

2. Half Moon Letter Opener, $40 This award-winning design of satin polished stainless steel makes slicing open your bills a bit more bearable. Get it: Canoe

3. Paper Knife, $16 Produced in Japan by Hayashi Cutlery, this unfussy opener is available in three basic hues. Get it: Emmo

4. Envelope Opener, $12 Designer Singgih Kartono’s quest to achieve functionality and absolute simplicity shows in this handcrafted piece of mahogany and sonokeling wood. Get it: Areaware

5. Benbecula Paper Knife, $86 Created in 1961 by Enzo Mari, this stainless-steel letter opener is a prime example of the Italian master designer’s skills. Get it: Nova 68

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Mother’s Day is Fast Approaching

1. iPad Sleeve, $49 Keep her new favorite toy safe and secure in this simple sleeve made of soft, thick wool felt. Get it: Byrd & Belle

2. Desk Tidy, $32 Help her clear the clutter with this charmer by Black & Blum. Get it: Charles & Marie

3. Monogrammed Paperweight by Paper & Ink Designs, $35 Give her desk an added dose of personality. Get it: Red Stamp

4. Coupe-Papier Letter Opener, $175 Designed in 1938 by the legendary Jean Prouvé, it’s a classic. Much like her. Get it: Cooper Hewitt Shop

5. Love is Blind Vase by Jessica Marie Lertvilai, $90 Just remember to send the accompanying flowers to fill it up. Get it: Supermarket

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