Shouldn't exist · No. 01
Plasma Globe
A palm-sized glass sphere of miniature lightning that leans toward your finger when you touch it.
Oddity 
Gift for: scientists, fidgeters, coworkers
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Shouldn't exist · No. 02
Jellyfish Lamp
A tabletop tank of imitation jellyfish that drift on a quiet current, with no animals to feed.
Oddity 
Gift for: partners, designers, desk dwellers
Shouldn't exist · No. 03
Glass Mushroom Lamp
A hand-blown glass toadstool with wavy stripes, dimmable, that glows like something found on a night walk.
Oddity
Gift for: designers, partners, hosts
Has everything · No. 04
Ferrofluid Sculpture
A sealed bottle of black magnetic liquid that spikes into a tiny landscape when a magnet comes near.
Oddity
Gift for: engineers, scientists, fidgeters
Has everything · No. 05
S. (Ship of Theseus)
A novel printed as a library book, stuffed with margin notes, letters, and loose inserts you have to keep in order.
Oddity
Gift for: readers, writers, partners
Has everything · No. 06
Perplexus Original
A clear sphere with a three-dimensional maze inside. You tilt the whole world to move one small ball.
Oddity
Gift for: fidgeters, coworkers, travelers
Surprisingly useful · No. 07
Swiss Peeler
A sideways carbon-steel peeler that takes a long ribbon off a carrot instead of a fussy scrape.
Oddity
Gift for: cooks, hosts, makers
Surprisingly useful · No. 08
Herb Scissors
Five blades that turn a pile of herbs into a neat shower with one snip, plus the comb that gets the leaves back out.
Oddity
Gift for: cooks, hosts, partners
Surprisingly useful · No. 09
Fisher Space Pen
A pressurized brass bullet pen that writes upside down, in the cold, and in the conditions it was actually built for.
Oddity
Gift for: writers, engineers, travelers
Under $25 · No. 10
Bagel Slicer
A small guillotine that holds a bagel still and splits it without the usual drama.
Oddity
Gift for: cooks, hosts, coworkers
Under $25 · No. 11
Fabric Shaver
A palm-sized trimmer that shaves the pills off a sweater and makes an old coat look decided-upon again.
Oddity
Gift for: partners, travelers, hosts
Under $25 · No. 12
Nature Kaleidoscope Kit
A kit for building a kaleidoscope, then filling the end with dried flowers, stones, and whatever small thing you add later.
Oddity
Gift for: makers, designers, fidgeters