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Areaware

4.7 • 33 Reviews

areaware makes functional objects and gifts for home, work, and play while collaborating with independent designers.

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Areaware impresses in reviews as a design-forward brand that delivers playful, functional home goods and puzzles with sturdy, high-quality construction, making standout gifts and conversation pieces. While users praise unique aesthetics, durable materials, and satisfying usability across items like the Doko Lamp, Chen & Kai planters, Goober candles, and puzzles, they note drawbacks such as occasional impracticality (hard-to-clean utensils, coaster sticking), challenging gradient puzzles, and mixed feelings on value.

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  • 4mo ago

    I absolutely love these little guys. They're somehow both super cute and really beautifully designed and they make such a fun decor piece on a shelf or desk. They feel very sturdy and high quality and honestly every time someone comes over they end up asking me about them haha. Definitely one of my favorite small apartment decor purchases.

  • 9mo ago

    Are these practical? Not really. To be honest, they are a little hard to clean. That said, I love them! They are fun to use and fun to display. A little whimsy added to cooking and serving. I really enjoy them and love that they’re wood.

  • 5y ago

    I love the Areaware puzzles. They are adorable, fun puzzles that are high quality. I have tons of the little puzzle thing puzzles which are all under 100 pieces and are great to do in about 20-30 minutes while drinking my morning coffee.

  • 1y ago

    I love Areaware stuff, I think we need more FUN in our lives and Areaware is doing that for us! Sometimes with overpriced stuff but regardless I appreciate the mission. I bought one of the gradient puzzles from a sample sale website as a gift for my Mom and ended up doing it myself before her, because she was literally afraid of it. It was extremely difficult but it turned out beautiful, and also brought us closer in a way, because we could talk about how fucking hard this puzzle was.

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What is Areaware?

areaware makes functional objects and gifts for home, work, and play while collaborating with independent designers.

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Who We Are: We create friendly objects for designy people. We believe the best design evokes good feelings, and think everyday objects should be as fun as they are functional. We make everyday objects for home, work and play that are for keeps. Our products are artful, fun, and have a story just as unique as the designers who created them. How We Work: We collaborate with independent designers to create pieces that bring a touch of delight and charm into your home. Some of our designers are well-known and established in the industry, while others are up-and-coming, bringing diversity and a fresh perspective to the world of design.