{"id":11688,"date":"2011-12-23T05:15:12","date_gmt":"2011-12-23T10:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.com\/?p=11688"},"modified":"2018-01-04T14:28:42","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T19:28:42","slug":"uncommon-designs-pick-place","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/2011\/uncommon-designs-pick-place\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncommon New Designs: Pick a Place"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Maybe it&#8217;s the recent popularity of the History Channel&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.history.com\/shows\/how-the-states-got-their-shapes\" title=\"How the States Got Their Shapes\" target=\"_blank\">How the States Got Their Shapes<\/a>, or maybe it&#8217;s the thrill that goes along with your city being featured on <a href=\"http:\/\/gawker.com\/5864307\/saddest-cities-in-america-actually-seem-more-fun-than-happiest\" target=\"_blank\">any sort of top cities list<\/a>, but goods depicting geographical locations are definitely in style.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re loving state love, and our buyers were thrilled to find this gorgeous, handmade <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/voting\/product\/53960\/heart-strings-state-love-wall-art\" target=\"_blank\">Heart Strings State Love Wall Art<\/a>, now up in our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/voting\/product\/begin?source=blog\" title=\"voting app\" target=\"_blank\">community voting app<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/voting\/product\/53960\/heart-strings-state-love-wall-art?source=blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/StringThings1.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"StringThings1\" width=\"521\" height=\"524\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11998\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/StringThings1.jpg 521w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/StringThings1-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/StringThings1-300x301.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/StringThings1-45x45.jpg 45w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 521px) 100vw, 521px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For those who would rather wear their state love than hang it on the wall, results on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/voting\/product\/53860\/state-quarter-rings?source=blog\" title=\"state ring\" target=\"_blank\">State Quarter Rings<\/a> are coming soon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/voting\/product\/53860\/state-quarter-rings?source=blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/state-rings-564x564.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"state rings\" width=\"548\" height=\"548\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11893\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/state-rings-564x564.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/state-rings-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/state-rings-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/state-rings-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/state-rings.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>But, the location love isn&#8217;t just home state pride. There&#8217;s a bundle of band new city love at UncommonGoods, too.<\/p>\n<p>From Dave Marcoullier&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/city-skyline-wooden-routing?source=blog\" title=\"skyline\" target=\"_blank\">City Skyline Wooding Routings<\/a> (now available for LA, San Francisco, and New York) to Patrick Chirico&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/the-bridge-pillow-case-set?source=blog\" title=\"Brooklyn Bridge\" target=\"_blank\">Brooklyn Bridge Pillow Cases<\/a>, hometown love is warming our hearts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/product\/city-skyline-wooden-routing?source=blog\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sanfran-564x564.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"sanfran\" width=\"548\" height=\"548\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11995\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sanfran-564x564.jpg 564w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sanfran-125x125.jpg 125w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sanfran-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sanfran-45x45.jpg 45w, https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/sanfran.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 548px) 100vw, 548px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Of course, we don&#8217;t want to exclude those who see home as where they rest their head. 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