Super Shopper: our monthly roundup of the city’s best stuff

: 59121; (Image: Christopher Stevenson); The Jawbone Jambox—a wireless accessory for your iPod, iPad, smart phone, whatever—looks like a big, badass Lego block and sounds like a five-speaker stereo. Great for streaming music on the subway. On second thought: don’t do that. $200. Apple Store, Eaton Centre, 220 Yonge St., 647-258-0801.; BLOCK PARTY; https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ss-apr2011-1.jpg; https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ss-apr2011-1.jpg; https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ss-apr2011-1.jpg; 600; 434; []; https://torontolife.com/shopping/super-shopper-the-citys-best-stuff/slide/ss-apr2011-1/; ss-apr2011-1; 0; 0

The Jawbone Jambox—a wireless accessory for your iPod, iPad, smart phone, whatever—looks like a big, badass Lego block and sounds like a five-speaker stereo. Great for streaming music on the subway. On second thought: don’t do that. $200. Apple Store, Eaton Centre, 220 Yonge St., 647-258-0801.

: 59122; (Image: Christopher Stevenson); Gold is back with a vengeance this spring, and this talon cuff, by New York–based jewellery designer Pamela Love, is a fun—if slightly menacing—nod to the arrival of the season. $975. Jonathan and Olivia, 49 Ossington Ave., 416-849-5956.; GOLD DIGGER; https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ss-apr2011-2.jpg; https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ss-apr2011-2.jpg; https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ss-apr2011-2.jpg; 600; 523; []; https://torontolife.com/shopping/super-shopper-the-citys-best-stuff/slide/ss-apr2011-2/; ss-apr2011-2; 0; 0

Gold is back with a vengeance this spring, and this talon cuff, by New York–based jewellery designer Pamela Love, is a fun—if slightly menacing—nod to the arrival of the season. $975. Jonathan and Olivia, 49 Ossington Ave., 416-849-5956.

: 59123; (Image: Christopher Stevenson); German design powerhouse Jil Sander offers a minimalist approach to spring fashion. Her two-tone silk ties have solid navy fronts with a shimmering punch of colour behind—enough to stand out a little (not too much) in the boardroom. $175. Sydney’s, 682 Queen St. W.,416-603-3369.; SAVE YOUR NECK; https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ss-apr2011-3.jpg; https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ss-apr2011-3.jpg; https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ss-apr2011-3.jpg; 562; 650; []; https://torontolife.com/shopping/super-shopper-the-citys-best-stuff/slide/ss-apr2011-3/; ss-apr2011-3; 0; 0

German design powerhouse Jil Sander offers a minimalist approach to spring fashion. Her two-tone silk ties have solid navy fronts with a shimmering punch of colour behind—enough to stand out a little (not too much) in the boardroom. $175. Sydney’s, 682 Queen St. W.,416-603-3369.

: 59124; (Image: Christopher Stevenson); The Gig chair, by Davide Tonizzo, has his signature industrial-cool functionality (he also designs cars and trucks). It morphs into four different arrangements, including a bed. $2,100. Design D, designd-online.com, 416-652-1939.; FOURSQUARE; https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ss-apr2011-4.jpg; https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ss-apr2011-4.jpg; https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ss-apr2011-4.jpg; 600; 520; []; https://torontolife.com/shopping/super-shopper-the-citys-best-stuff/slide/ss-apr2011-4/; ss-apr2011-4; 0; 0

The Gig chair, by Davide Tonizzo, has his signature industrial-cool functionality (he also designs cars and trucks). It morphs into four different arrangements, including a bed. $2,100. Design D, designd-online.com, 416-652-1939.

: 59125; (Image: Christopher Stevenson); National Design Collective’s “I Kinda Like It Here” coasters are intricately detailed city maps cut from birch plywood— a cool way to show your half-drunk dinner party guests the closest bus stop. Toronto four-pack, $40. Russet and Empire, 390 Keele St., 416-649-0042.; STREET SMART; https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ss-apr2011-5.jpg; https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ss-apr2011-5.jpg; https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ss-apr2011-5.jpg; 532; 596; []; https://torontolife.com/shopping/super-shopper-the-citys-best-stuff/slide/ss-apr2011-5/; ss-apr2011-5; 0; 0

National Design Collective’s “I Kinda Like It Here” coasters are intricately detailed city maps cut from birch plywood— a cool way to show your half-drunk dinner party guests the closest bus stop. Toronto four-pack, $40. Russet and Empire, 390 Keele St., 416-649-0042.

: 59126; (Image: Christopher Stevenson); This vibrant arrangement from Poppies, the hip Queen West flower shop, will lift you out of the winter doldrums. $65. 1049 Queen St. W., 416-538-2497.; COLOUR THERAPY; https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ss-apr2011-6.jpg; https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ss-apr2011-6.jpg; https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ss-apr2011-6.jpg; 600; 546; []; https://torontolife.com/shopping/super-shopper-the-citys-best-stuff/slide/ss-apr2011-6/; ss-apr2011-6; 0; 0

This vibrant arrangement from Poppies, the hip Queen West flower shop, will lift you out of the winter doldrums. $65. 1049 Queen St. W., 416-538-2497.

: 59127; (Image: Christopher Stevenson); Toronto designer Tahir Mahmood has seized on one of this season’s biggest trends: artisanal wood. His Baylun rolling pins will add glamour to your next sugar cookie fix. $42. Pimlico Design Gallery, 789 Dupont St., 416-538-0909.; THE WAY WE ROLL; https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ss-apr2011-7.jpg; https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ss-apr2011-7.jpg; https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/ss-apr2011-7.jpg; 390; 650; []; https://torontolife.com/shopping/super-shopper-the-citys-best-stuff/slide/ss-apr2011-7/; ss-apr2011-7; 0; 0

Toronto designer Tahir Mahmood has seized on one of this season’s biggest trends: artisanal wood. His Baylun rolling pins will add glamour to your next sugar cookie fix. $42. Pimlico Design Gallery, 789 Dupont St., 416-538-0909.