Add Style, Mix Well

Need a little kick in your kitchen? These goodies will up your cool factor.

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(1) Mrs. Jones juicer by Polly George, $39, at MCA store, 220 E. Chicago Ave., 312-280-2660.

(2) Zeug stainless steel place setting from Michael Schneider's Tools series for Mono, $100 for a five-piece place setting, at Stitch, 1723 N. Damen Ave., 773-782-1570.

(3) Asia stainless steel teapot by Blomus, $68, at Willow, 908 N. Damen Ave., 773-772-0140.

(4) Handmade ceramic bowls, $112 each, and tray, $425, by Rina Menardi, at Morlen Sinoway Atelier, 1052 W. Fulton Mkt., 312-432-0100.

(5) Make your own sweet or savory foams with Isi's vacuum-insulated Thermo Whipper, $149.95, at Williams-Sonoma, 900 N. Michigan Ave., 312-587-8080; williams-sonoma.com.

(6) Cookie three-tiered lacquered aluminum tray by Stina Sandwall for Asplund of Sweden, $159, at Stockholm Objects, 26 W. Chicago Ave., Hinsdale, 630-655-0966.

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