Household
Hug Lamp
A warm 'n' fuzzy embrace makes for warm 'n' fuzzy table lighting in the Hug Lamp by Mark Mitchell. Mitchell designed the lamp in response to the pandemic, and his personal experience of being separated from his girlfriend...
Malicious Bar Stool
If you think the Malicious Bar Stool is, er, malicious, check out what designer Merve Kahraman based her design on: ancient times' "Chair of Nails Torture," seating dotted with impalement-ready spikes, and used by inquisitors...
Adhesive Magnet Tape
Haha, Mama, no excuse not to hang every one of my photos and pieces of artwork on the fridge anymore, now that I'm giving you this neverending* roll of Adhesive Magnet Tape! It's even specially formulated for thin, low-profile...
Grids & Guides: A Notebook for Visual Thinkers
Right-brainers, step right up. Left-brainers, Grids & Guides hasn't left you out either. The Notebook for Visual Thinkers from Princeton Architectural Press contains 144 pages of "varied and unusual graph paper" intended...
Keystone Lounge Chair
The Keystone Lounge Chair is a whimsical piece of furniture brand Please Wait to Be Seated describes as both a "deconstructed take on a Roman arch's elements," and, more accurately, I think, "a magnet for kids of all...
Viking Oil Lamp
Take a ceramic Viking Oil Lamp, and light your way in the New Year, dudes. This one is handmade, with each piece being "unique and inimitable," and covered in futhark runes that hopefully ward off bad spirits and additional...
Wire Bonsai Trees
On this last day of 2021, here's a bonsai tree to bring you dudes good luck and harmony in 2022. Look, it's even made of wire, so there's no chance you will kill it and work up a Sensate's worth of anxiety over a sign...
Concrete Island Modern Planter
I've heard of concrete jungles, but these modern planters are the first concrete islands I've seen. And unlike the cold, soulless jungles, Bella Vista Canyon's Concrete Islands are brimming with life - succulent life!...
Collapsible Colander & Cutting Board
Aaarrrggghhh! I don't have anything to say about a collapsible colander and cutting board combo! I'm only running it at all because my mama swears it is a handy thing to have for a New Year's Eve get together, or any...
Double Succulent Planter Swing
Damn you, Double Succulent Planter Swing! I woke up this morning to my cat playing bongos on my forehead, followed by my mama calling me at 6:45 a.m. saying I need to come fix her internet because it's "broken." And I...
Things That Can Kill You Wall Calendar
The Things That Can Kill You Wall Calendar doesn't want to ruin the surprise. Aside from the coconut on its front cover - a well-known death-dealer to many of us - the 2022 date tracker doesn't provide a single reveal...
Clapping Monkey with Cymbals Tape Dispenser
Are you clapping monkey with cymbals happy about your Christmas presents this year? Or did you actually receive a Clapping Monkey with Cymbals...on a tape dispenser as a Christmas present this year?...
Snout Soother Dog Nose Balm
While I am not a dog owner, seeing a dog with a dry, cracked nose hurts my heart. Bad. Like, almost as much as seeing one with only 3 legs. So I can only imagine the distress you must feel if you are a dog owner, and...
adorTable Concrete Coffee Tables
What would you call Stephan Schmitz's adorTable concrete coffee tables? Deteriorated beauty? Post-apocalyptic design? Earthquake chic? This hyper-industrial, busted-up look isn't normally the type of furniture I'd go...
Pac-Man Ghost Planter
While a Pac-Man Ghost will definitely eat you up the first chance it gets, the little villain appears to be very protective, and equipped to take exceptional care of your houseplants...
Cassette Tape Dispenser & Desk Organizer
It's a nod to the 80s and the Before & After category on Wheel of Fortune with this Cassette Tape Dispenser. The retro desk organizer dispenses a Scotch tape roll on one side, plus holds pencils, pens, scissors, erasers...
DeVine Champagne Bottle Opener
A partier with a Champagne bottle is basically the equivalent of Ralphie Parker with a BB gun: if they get one, there's a decent chance they'll shoot their eye out. And while the DeVine Champagne Bottle Opener can't do...
Juicepair - Salad Servers & Lemon Juicer
I'm covering the Juicepair, a set of salad servers that lock together to double as a lemon juicer, because I think it's a clever design. But in terms of its literal usage, as a means of squeezing a lemon directly over...
GreenPan Mini Single-Serving Skillet
At just 5" square, I'm sure the GreenPan Mini is a staunch believer that size doesn't matter, it's what you do with what you've got. And when it comes to sizzling up breakfast, lunch, or dinner for one, this nonstick...
Waterproof Cork Apron
This Waterproof Cork Apron is handmade in Portugal and sold as an eco-friendly gift idea for your favorite chef or pitmaster. The sustainably-source cork comprising the apron makes for both a vegan alternative to leather...
Real Cracked Log Lamp
Now this is some crack that is not wack. Duncan Meerding builds his Cracked Log Lamps from real salvaged logs headed to the burn pile. He fits each OOAK creation with warm yellow lights, for an illuminating effect intended...
Stuffed Pancake Maker
Stuffed pancakes? Stuffed pancakes?! Holy eyegasm, Batman! Jelly donuts and Pop-Tarts better watch out. There's a new carby breakfast food with hidden surprises inside on the block. I guess that goes for breakfast burritos...
Custom Live-Edge Olive Wood Chandelier
Paul Miller is the new light in my life. No, wait. Let me rephrase: Paul Miller makes the new light in my life. His custom-built live-edge olive wood chandeliers are some of the coolest lighting installations I've seen...well...
Map of the Internet 2021
How much has the world...wide web changed since 2014? Martin Vargic maps it out in stunning detail in his latest Map of the Internet update, appropriately titled Map of the Internet 2021...