Designed by architect Rem D Koolhaas (not to be confused with starchitect Rem L. Koolhaas, D.’s uncle), the Block heel lands at new shoe boutique United Nude on Thursday ($265; 25 Bond St., nr. Lafayette St.; 212-420-6000).
The consistently cool Italian lighting company Flos just opened its first U.S. store, loaded with tabletop statements like this Kelvin LED task lamp ($495; 152 Greene St., at W. Houston St.; 212-941-4760).
Crayola’s genius-in-the-details dry-erase crayons are washable, odorless, and never dry out ($3.49 at Toys ’R’ Us, 1514 Broadway, at 44th St.; 646-366-8800).