What do you think when you see the Web site name thisisauto.com?

Something about cars, probably.

Nay, thisisauto.com is the online version of the trendy design-driven retail hot spot Auto in New York City’s Meatpacking district. Owners Roman Luba and Renata Bokalo, husband and wife, describe Auto as a mini department store.

This place looks like the MOMA of department stores, full of modern and lovely design-driven items of all sorts: clothes, jewelry, baby gear, furniture, bedding, books, art and gifts. It’s the kind of store that makes you feel totally au courant when you set foot in it.

So what can you snatch up in this online iteration of a brick-and-mortar design emporium? A quick cruise through their their “new” items category yields:

• A vintage burlap and leather-trimmed shoulder bag from Dutzi Design, made by crafts-women in the Yucatan $150, above left).
• A quilt from Plover, which is pretty and made of 100 percent organic cotton, block printed and quilted in India using “fair labor” is $360 (above right).

• Some very ’50s fedoras by Tracy Watts, such as a classic hand-blocked straw and French grosgrain. It’s handmade in New York, available in women’s sizes and it’s $154 (above left).
• An assortment of Nathalie Uhl necklaces, both delicate and bold, such as this asymmetrical one of semi-precious stones, $450 (above right).
• A wool throw festooned with floral patterns of pastel hues, by Missoni, $739 (below left).
• A beautiful sculptural chandelier by Floto+Warner. They call it a Pendant Light because it is made of recycled pendant necklaces. It comes in two sizes; the large is $1,700 (below right).

Too expensive? Check out all the sale items, such as:

A royal blue hand-made Matta blouse, made of 100 percent boiled gauze wool, that was $203 and now is $101.50 (below left); a Rachel Nasvik shiny gold metallic purse that was $295 and now is $150 (below right); assorted trendy design books to leave out around the house and some precious Oeuf baby items, such as a striped jumper that was $87, now $43.50.

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