Extraordinique

I come from a long line of women who are passionate about art and the artist's vision to create something that never existed before - an interpretation of shapes, designs, textures and color. As a child of the 70s, I think pop art is just in my blood. I have saved every album cover I ever owned...

Last weekend, I got the bug to tackle the closets with Spring cleaning in mind. In doing so, I was disheartened to see how many wire hangers and dry cleaning plastic wrappers I had lying on the floor...

With Spring in the air and babies on the way, I thought these were the cutest Baby Shower gifts ever for the mom-to-be...

Get a load of these eco-fabulous little numbers. Dell Computers has a line of  energy efficient PCs, called Studio Hybrid. Special thanks to FlipGloss for featuring a collection of Haute Eco, a showcase of very innovative eco products and designers. Extraordinique!Website

Extraordinique means featuring people, products and ideas around the world that look at life and creations in innovative and a new light. In today's economy, there's even more opportunities and challenges with brilliant and creative solutions...

You know when your bottle of hot sauce says, "Pain is Good" you're about to punish, yet tantalize your taste buds...

We love our readers who continue to send us fantastic ideas and recommendations for features on Extraordinique. This week, we received an email that says it all about a company and a product she uses and loves...

Excitement. Hope. Gratitude.These are the three sentiments we share at this time for the holidays. We are thrilled to have found so many extraordinary and unique finds this year. We are hopeful in the new year that we will continue to delight you...

It's often the question of the day for the "chef" of the house - What's for dinner? It's also the familiar quest to do something fun and unique at the next dinner party...

Not too long ago, my nose led me to a very aromatic booth where coffee beans were being canned at our local Farmer's Market. There was a substantial line to find out more and I was intrigued by some shoppers who actually were handing back their coffee tins for more...

Couldn't pass up the Vote soap for our U.S. readers. "Take a shower with this soap -- it's good for you -- so is your vote -- so do both!"Website | Where to Buy

Baby Wit has a great "get it" factor when it comes to moms who want to dress their kids in everything and anything other than cute, fuzzy teddy bears or "equally uninteresting creatures." Baby Wit has a great collection of quirky, eclectic, urban-to-suburban chic, including the largest collection...

Last year, I was using several services to track my physical activity throughout the day for weight loss. I had to enter in my workouts and my caloric intake...

As a result of the pet food scare and recall earlier this year, we have been on a quest to find pet foods that eliminates much of the elements unnatural to our cat and dog's diet. This summer, we came across Merrick Pet Foods new line of pet food for dogs and cats called B.G. - Before Grain...

Gelato has to be one of those desserts that makes everyone "melt" year-round. As founders of Capogiro Gelato Artisans, John and Stephanie Reitano understand this. Capogiro offers flavors of the season, which reflect local harvests from nearby farms around the great city of Philadelphia...

We are popping the cork here at Extraordinique in celebration of our first review published on September 21, 2007. With close to 150 reviews since that day, we have enjoyed sharing our favorite finds with you. Taking a look back in the Archives, we revisited some of our top favorites...

Pardon the play on words here, but "iWood totally get this" for my iPhone 3G. We were just at an Apple store this weekend looking for iPhone cases and I have to admit I was disappointed with most of the designs. The iPhone is really an aesthetically gorgeous device in my opinion...

I have to admit, I've often liked the Crocs concept - colorful, fun, creative shoes and certainly their back story on how these fun(ctional) and funky shoes were conceived, but I've never actually bought a pair...

Innovation seems to be woven into the corporate culture at ASUS...

This is probably inspired from my trip to the dentist yesterday, but I love going to the dentist for a good teeth cleaning. My teeth always look so bright and sparkly afterward...

I had a Big Wheels as a kid. Now, kids today get this super cute and stylish Plasma Car by Bel Bambini. It comes in a rainbow of juicy colors, including pink, red, purple, blue, green and yellow...

As a kid, the best part about going back to school was the shopping trip for school uniforms and a new lunch box. The lunch box always seemed to define my connection to what was popular at the time...

The ice cold beverage isle always seems to draw me in during the summertime at our local market and what I've recently noticed is that the beverage isle is kinda a "cool" place to be!Our local Nugget Market carries a wide selection of really great drinks, including my favorite GT's Kombucha, and...

I must confess... I am addicted to tea. I drink tea hot, cold, fermented or sparkling. I love rich, strong teas. Green tea, white tea, flavored tea and herbal tea. I drink it as a pick me up and also to relax...

Extraordinique was founded upon the idea of sharing stories about "ideapreneurs" - people who ideate, design and develop the most extraordinary and unique things for modern day life...

This weekend we enjoyed a new creation from TCHO chocolate fondly labeled "Fruity." Pairing our sampling with a nice cabernet, some summer fruit, cheeses and nuts, TCHO's Fruity is a very smooth dark chocolate that has a bittersweet "fruity" undertone, like berries and a hint of cherry...