while keyless home entry is not new, the August Smart Lock by Yves Behar is one new kid on the block that stands out aesthetically. touted as a “secure, simple, and social way to manage your home’s lock”, the August is developed by the famed designer Yves Behar, whose portfolio includes anything from
if you are an avid camper, we are sure at some point in time you have this experience: getting out of puff from inflating an air pad. it is an age-old problem that’s being “overcome” with the use of manual or electrical pump. it was the perfect solution until now. meet the Windcatcher Air Pad, a revolutionary new technology that’s going to change how we
we hate to lift your hopes high and to subsequently burst the balloons of hope that this appropriately named survival kit, the Life Is Precious Survival Kit, is not available for purchase. regardless, it would be criminal if we don’t feature this “survival desirable.” even a non-avid camper like myself fancy this for one simple reason: i believe i got to look my best
despite having a do-it-all smartphone, sometime we do feel the need to handle a real-deal calculator. you know, for convenience sake and yes, you are damn right that we do find turning on the phone and launching the app a hassle as compared to pulling the drawer and grabbing the calculator.
if the act of BBQ often means a battle for you, then you might actually need to consider equipping yourself with the Tactical BBQ Apron from ThinkGeek. this is the BBQ (or kitchen) equivalent of the tactical vest that SWAT wears, except that it won’t protect you from projectiles of any form. against splatter of oils and occasional spills, yes, but bullets and stuff, no.
another age-old problem being addressed and this time round by New York-based Best Made Company. Best Made wants to change how we access our toolbox forever. a typical toolbox requires the user to remove the top tray and set it somewhere before being able to access the bottom hold, but the Best Made
no. what you see above is not a miniature chair, but a giant lamp. to be more precise, it is the Anglepoise lamp designed by George Carwardine (1887-1948), recreated in an enormous proportion and dubbed as the Anglepoise Giant 1227 Floor Lamp. this design was also the design influence behind another lighting icon, the
toaster, coffee maker and kettle are kitchen appliances that most of us wouldn’t pay much attention to. however, in case you do, you might want to get to know the Panasonic Breakfast Collection Kitchen Appliances – a series of small appliances bearing what the Japanese electronics maker described as “bold and ambitious
take a look at the Vintage Industrial Brass Table Lamps. do you think a LED or energy saving bulb will go with its aesthetic? no, it won’t and therefore, for a complete vintage industrial look, a super non-energy efficient filament has to be used, and not just any filament bulb, it has to be the Edison bulbs if you dig the look as
some things when gone, are gone for good, but lucky for us, there are some that managed to get a reboot by its original designer. the Vitsœ 620 Chair by Dieter Rams, an elegant modular chair (or sofa, if you prefer) that first debut in the 1960s, is one such example. the design of the 620 Chair may be half a century old
instead of displaying your collection of alcohol beverage ‘trophies’ (read: emptied bourbon and/or whiskey bottles) on the shelves, why not light them up by turning them into cool, one-of-the-kind lamps? with the Satechi Touch USB LED Lamp, you can totally do that. the Satechi Touch USB LED Lamp is basically a frosted white