This is not your average impulse buy at Home Depot BBQ Grill. Made from a repurposed whiskey barrel, the Whiskey Barrel BBQ Pit ($950) features a metal interior and rack to keep the barrel from burning, and, well, not a lot else, except for the satisfaction that comes from grilling something in a whiskey barrel while [...]

If recent decking materials and the overall onslaught of maintenance free outdoor products have taught us anything, it’s that we are spending too much time taking care of our stuff and not enough time enjoying it. The Sawyer Chair ($250) is an eco-friendly adirondack, made from FSC-certified eucalyptus wood, and featuring modern angles, a horizontally [...]

Whether you’re concerned with radiation, want a classier look for your iPhone while at the office, or simply miss the shoulder-hugging contours of yesterday’s rotary handsets, the iRetrofone Base ($200) is quite the iPhone accessory. Sculpted and casted one-at-a-time from great-looking resin, the Base is designed to be compatible with all iPhones, and offers an [...]

For the uninitiated, Breville from Germany has been reinventing the modern kitchen counter top for the past three years. This is clearly designed with the serious tea drinker in mind, but for the rest of us its beauty alone is enough to justify its $250 price tag. Don’t be fooled by its cosmetic [...]

This watch really gets to the point. The industrial construction and exposed mechanisms make this a truly innovative piece. The series of interwoven belts are used to express hours, minutes, and seconds with optical sensor-driven accuracy. The wide-open, super-tough crystal window, stainless steel case, and rechargeable lithium polymer battery round out this dynamic [...]

For those of us who have a lot of ideas, we are always looking for a good way to keep those ideas around. This 21-piece Daily Arsenal Kit boasts every single stationery product from Doane’s grid+lines collection, including large and small writing pads, a flap jotter, two utility notebooks, large and small idea journals, [...]

What we love most about the Puzzleboard by OOOMS is its versatility for entertaining. Each board can be used on its own as a cutting board or serving plate, or link them together to serve baguettes. The serving plate can serve as a handless wine glass holder. . Go see it Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

This shower curtain features the Corcovado Mountain statue in Rio de Janeiro. This is one of several dynamic shower curtains featuring photography from all around the world like Las Vegas, New York, Venice. Go see it Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

This is how they work. The pixel patterns form a plus minus system that when paired with the right color scheme spell out words -  cool, huh? From designer Damjan Stankovic comes the Cipher Drinking Glass. When empty, the glass appears to be decorated with a pattern of random colorful squares, but when filled with [...]

While there are a few really ingenious improvements on modern life, one item long overdue for an upgrade is the wall power socket. We’ve tried putting them in the floor or ceiling; we’ve tried adding power strips and surge protectors, but none of these things have really made substantial improvements. Enter the recoiling [...]

Nothing says conformist better than two D-bags waiting in line for coffee screaming identical conversations into their identical jawbones. However if life without bluetooth is not worth living, you may want the check out this offering from Vertu. It’s touted as “the epitome of excess.” At $730 it’s in a class all [...]

Taking its cues from plotter printers, this conceptual toaster challenges one of the oldest kitchen appliances around. I’m guessing that the actual toaster functionality has taken a backseat to the possibility of creative toast making. Time will tell if the novelty wears off or if this is a successful evolution of toasters. [...]

Does the word mouse pad make you gag? Try not thinking about the smelly, coffee stained mouse pad you’re using right now. Also you may want to look into a mouse pad that doesn’t cost $1.50. If you are looking for something high quality to go on your desk, check out this offering [...]

The engineering for umbrella design is rarely challenged. This offering from Art Lebedev Studio does just that. Yes, it’s a new shape and could serve as a very stylish and visually pleasing accessory but it’s potentially more aerodynamic and therefore functionally superior to traditional umbrellas. I heart Umbrellas! Available in 7 colors ($60) [...]

Celebrating 50 years of its 1959 prestige cuvée champagne, Ruinart commissioned this stunning Ice Bucket melting into a puddle of liquid metal. The piece will be available in a signed and numbered limited edition of 50. Link: ($8,800) Go see it Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

The main idea here is the play on stocking styles and what society is pre-conditioned to assume about those styles. The Dight team is just impressed by the idea of putting socks on inanimate objects; it seems to bring them to life. It’s all for fun. Available in sets of four equal socks. [...]

Open a bottle of wine and end a bar fight in two moves with the Knuckle Duster Corkscrew. A direct contradiction to people who think wine is for sissies. This hardcore barware offering from thinkgeek says you mean business and that you came to party. At thirteen bones ($13) everyone should own one. [...]

The Carbon Dater pen by Sruli Recht is a black diamond-tipped carbon pen for writing and illustrating directly on glass surfaces in amazing detail. It boasts a .30 carat black diamond set in milled brass claw, fixed to a hand tooled laser engraved inanimate carbon rod, and presented in an inked 304piece hinged cardboard box. [...]

“Symbology” or “the use of symbols.”  can be a muse which translates many different cultures and a strong design tool. These bookends by “New York” based Eric Janssen are beautiful, playful and “reasonably priced” to own. Made by MERLO-T in Switzerland. Go see it Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz

just when you think you’ve decided there is nothing cool left to buy for your home Dyson re-invents the vacuum. Well they’ve done it again with your standing room fan. This stunning fan uses an innovative bladeless air producing function that will literally blow you away. Go see it Digg Stumble Upon Del.icio.us Buzz