One thing that has always amazed me is the amount of mass-produced useless crap lining the shelves of home decorating stores that exist for the sole purpose of filling empty space that you don’t have enough interesting or useful stuff to fill. (Maybe that’s just because I am a guy, I don’t know.) There is just something about seeing a piece of kitsch fresh off an assembly line in China sitting on someones coffee table or bookshelf that makes me die a little inside. If you’re like me and have an interest in UFOs (or know someone who does) then these UFO boxes made by 24 Carati are just the cure. Crafted from iron (which, coincidentally, is said to be useful in repelling paranormal entities – an added bonus if that is a type of “visitation” that you are trying to avoid), the boxes are available in three sizes ranging in price from $60 to $250. Functional, easy on the eyes and a little quirky, these UFO boxes are a “home accent” that is a step above anything that you’d find in your local big box stores.

24 Carati @ The Makers Market [via Boing Boing]