When is a book a head scarf? When is a dish towel a souvenir? Not often, granted — but these cute textiles fit all the descriptions above and more. They’re humble but lovely cloths made in Japan, where you might find them worn in street festivals or hanging on the wall. In case their multi-functionality confuses Western shoppers, importers have folded them up and stitched them so the make a kind of book of fabric, each “page” highlighting a different part of the larger illustration. (To use them as originally intended, just snip the two threads that keep the sheet folded up.) While the fabric’s maker, Hamamonyo, offers a huge selection of patterns in Japan (see them at this foreign-language site), the American company Compact Impact is testing the market with only three styles, which it sells in this bundle for $15.50. More varieties featuring illustrations of pets are on their way in October, the retailer says.

Did you make it to Lollapalooza last weekend in Chicago’s Grant Park? Were you in the crowd for Wilco, Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails or Kanye West? No? Sigh. Neither were we. But that’s fixable. Read the Blogapalooza, take crib notes from the 2008 set lists, buy the shirt and say you went. The Lolla Coat of Arms women’s T (pictured) would do the job nicely, with its black and gold eagle stretched above a Lollapalooza banner ($20). You can get that same coat of arms on a Lollapalooza onesie ($15). A little more cash will get you extreme eye candy with the limited-edition custom-made Lollapalooza skateboard by Element ($95). If you’d rather be the center of attention for having not attended the CMA Festival, you can accomplish that with the 2008 official event shirt, which splashes the logo across your chest and lists the musicians down your back ($20), or even the official 2008 CMA shooter glass (and yes, that is its actual name) for $10. Wishing you’d gone to Bonnaroo? The 2008 limited-edition silk-screened event poster will help with that, since it’s got cool funky art and lists all the musicians who performed ($30). You say you’re more of a Coachella kind of girl? Then it’s the “Sound Waves and Heat Waves Unite” Hula Hula T that is calling your name ($35.) And if you’re really holding out for the music itself, you can still get single-day passes to the 2008 Austin City Limits Music Festival Sept. 26-28 ($80 per day) or grounds tickets to the 2008 Monterey Jazz Fest Sept. 19-21 ($35 Friday, $45 Saturday or Sunday). The longest-running jazz festival in the world already has its own official black, electric blue and gold 2008 event shirt online as well ($25), so regardless of whether you go, check it out. It’s as cool as Coltrane. — by Diane Porter

The photography-centric Morrison Hotel Gallery, launched early this decade to deal in high-quality images of (mostly) musical icons, has flourished both online and in a half-dozen locations in New York and California. It may be named for a Doors album, but an exhibition opening this month proves it doesn’t only cater to fans of Sixties rock: “In Session at the Columbia Records 30th Street Studio” culls through Sony BMG archives of one of the most storied recording studios in history, a place where everyone from Johnny Cash to Glenn Gould made classic records. The building is no longer standing, but these candid photos (mostly shot by Columbia Records’ in-house photographer Don Hunstein) give you a feel for what a storied place it was. Beautiful black-and-white images catch Bob Dylan at the piano, Tony Bennett studying a score or jazz greats Billie Holiday (pictured) and Thelonious Monk in the middle of performances. Prints mostly range from $1,500 to $3,000, depending on size, and can be ordered with a frame for a few hundred dollars extra.

It started with the latest e-mail from CB2 with this photo of a bedroom with the words “so boho” to describe it. I liked the room, so I decided to investigate other boho furnishings and home décor to see what the term actually means from a visual standpoint. The original Bohemians were travelers or refugees from central Europe; the French word bohémien means “gypsy.” DMI India describes boho as “a fashion look with fringing, patchwork, homespun and raw-edged fabrics, paisley and floral prints, embroidery, tassels, studding, tooled leather.” The lovely Women of Hope sandstone statue ($78) and tropical bamboo lounge chair ($74), both from Ten Thousand Villages, qualify as boho décor. So does the Tommy Hilfiger Bohemian Luxe bedding collection at Boscovs, which features a symphony of ruffles, paisley and stripes in fanciful designs. To see enough boho items to fill a room, visit Polyvore. I couldn’t find the featured ruby metallic vases at the U.K. Store The Pier, but I’m pretty sure this autumn gold vase ($138) and small bowl ($50) and this amber Sundance mosaic vase ($40) are equally boho in character. Both would look perfect with the Sofagarden’s Moroccan sunburst pillow in maroon and gold brocade ($100). I’m not so sure about this boho iron bed ($1,800 to $2,100) at Sundance, but what do I know? Described as a “bohemian rhapsody that evokes a fortuitous attic find,” the bed might pass with the right items piled up around it.

What do you get the science fiction fan who has everything, up to and possibly including a $50,000 life-sized Robby the Robot replica? The fine folks at Boing Boing Gadgets, who are fascinated by what the futuristic world looked like to designers in the fifties, spotted a creation right up their alley. Available through the professional glass blower Jeff Burnette’s Joe Blow Glassworks, they’re whimsically beautiful Raygunz — ray guns that are so colorful you’d hate to imagine them being used to make an old black-and-white Buck Rogers movie serial. Each is made of clear blown glass with bits and strands of colored glass attached and silvered highlights to make the whole thing more gun-like; they don’t light up or make sounds or anything, but when they look this cool, who cares? An assortment of the glass creations can be seen here — since each is a one of a kind creation, you’ll have to contact the artist to request a price.

The cool thing about the digital revolution is that we haven’t completely lost sight of what not to change. We still want to hold our favorite photos, stick them on the fridge, arrange and share them in an album. Yep, photo albums are still being made and there’s an appealing selection for sale online. At Safe Collecting Supplies, your photos never come in contact with anything other than archival quality materials that are free of plasticizers (chemical softening agents) and stearates. We love the spiral-bound albums with wood covers and acid-free pages, although the cardboard cover versions (pictured) will do the trick . You do have to use corner mounts to affix the photos to the black photo-cardboard pages but that lets you arrange them any way you like. The company also makes screw-type post-binder photo albums and offers a good selection of leather, vinyl and plastic cover photo albums. Uncommon Goods has albums with handmade copper covers and the designs suggest what goes inside — two hearts, baby carriage, graduation, decade, pet ($55). The downside: Each album holds only 24 four-by six-inch photos. Monogrammed items appear to be back in vogue along with plaid, and Neiman Marcus has paired the two with this plaid photo album ($65) available in kiwi or cherry. As always, Target offers a budget beauty with the acid-free red cloth photo album ($15.50), which holds 200 photos and has a window on the cover for an extra. For more spiral-bound albums with decorative covers, check out Mudlark’s selection at Wrapables. And finally, for that basic, sturdy album that holds 300 photos, you can’t go wrong with Pioneer’s bi-directional photo album ($14).

Room dividers can be so much more decorative, diverse and fun than those chintzy paper screens you sometimes see in strip mall Chinese restaurants. Whether you live in a trendy but space-challenged 900-square foot loft (where your dining area doubles as your work space), or a rambling ranch-style home, room dividers can decoratively divide and define space. This one with a rich honey finish ($150 - $280 depending on size), would work in main living areas with a variety of furnishings, including arts and craft and contemporary. It has independently adjustable wood blinds – which can be used to creatively filter light. More upscale is a three-part screen in dark wood with painted flowers ($469) or one with scalloped edges ($865) in a coffee finish. The Etchings metal leaf screen ($69, pictured left) could hold its own, standing tall in modern interiors with a nature theme. The Mikado room divider ($300) is made from wrought iron with imaginative wire insets. If you want something more whimsical, put this three-panel Paris room divider ($68) in a breakfast nook and enjoy a view of the Eiffel Tower (or café scenes on the reverse) with your morning coffee. The Audrey screen ($75) would no doubt add a touch of class to even the laundry room. Hide that messy computer desk in a bedroom corner with what looks like a dressing screen ($68). This screen ($70 on sale,k pictured right) does double duty in the children’s room: Use it to partition off a messy toy area and to display your little Picasso’s art. The butterfly screen ($70) in white or lime is an exceptional value. This room divider also functions as a bookshelf ($300). This one is ideal for dorm rooms or a shared home office space ($99). The three panels feature spacious pockets for storing magazines, beauty supplies,and anything else you’d want to keep handy.

While architects like Frank Lloyd Wright may have more famous names, it’s unlikely that any can boast a style as distinctive or immediately recognizable as Antoni Gaudí, whose magnificently decorated buildings are surely responsible for a large chunk of Barcelona’s annual tourism income. The Criterion Collection has just released a two-disc DVD devoted to the singular designer. The main film (directed by Japanese filmmaker Hiroshi Teshigahara, whose enigmatic movies are the focus of an earlier boxed set) is not the straightforward biography or art-history lesson some viewers may expect — rather, it’s a moody, explanation-free tour through Gaudí’s haunts. The set does offer bonus films that take a more informational approach. The DVD spends lots of time in the Sagrada Familia (pictured), an almost unbelievably huge cathedral that remains under construction more than eight decades after the genius’s death. That epic project is also the subject of Gaudí Unseen, a new in-depth look at the design process, explaining the fascinating geometric insights underlying it and offers many views of the site that are off limits to tourists. Other books take a more comprehensive view of the architect, with this one from Taschen giving an affordable roundup of all of his famous buildings. For something more extensive, head to the Web site of Triangle Postals, a publisher whose catalog ranges from basic to lavish and contains many titles on not only Gaudí but also the other artists and locales that (along with fantastic food and thriving nightlife) make Barcelona one of the most delightful of Europe’s famous cities.