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The Gazebo Gets A 21st Century Update

Winter is right around the corner and, for a lot of us, that means BBQs are reserved for only the odd weekend when the weather warms up enough. Rather than get one of those schlocky extendable awnings they sell on late-night TV, shelter your guests in a stylish sphere.


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Recycled Gas Tank Becomes A Lamp

Step outside — the most gorgeous overhead lamp you have ever seen might be sitting in your very own backyard.


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LED Broom Lamp Sweeps Away The Darkness Of Your Home

If you’re into unusual accent lighting, you’re not going to find anything more unique than Pēteris Zilbers and Mārtiņš Straupe’s Mood Broom, which illuminates a room with a strip of colour-changing LEDs running down the handle.


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Slicing, Serving Kitchen Knife Is An Excalibur For Dinner Hosts

It’s hard to choose one item as the perfect kitchen accessory, but the Slice n’ Serve makes a strong case for the crown by incorporating a pizza slicer into a knife that’s wide enough to be used for serving food.


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The Mixtape Will Live Forever Through This Retroriffic Coffee Table

Even though the cassette tape is long gone from music store shelves, there’s still enough nostalgia for the old medium that it may never die. From mixtape websites that let you share a handful of songs, to this utterly fantastic giant wooden cassette coffee table.


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One Strap Turns Your Bike’s Frame Into A Basket

If you’ve ever wished for some more storage space on your bike without resorting to adding a hipster basket on your handlebars, you’ll appreciate this alternative solution from designer Yeongkeun Jeong. It’s a simple strap system that turns the bike’s own frame into extra storage.


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Stay Off Your Boss’s Radar With This Stealth-Inspired Desk

Some days you want your boss to be aware of all the great work you’re doing. But other days you just want to slip beneath the radar, do what you gotta do and get home. And we assume that’s exacly what David Hsu’s angled stealth desk is for.


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Bizarro Lamp Illuminates Rooms With Its Shade

Thanks to the relatively compact nature of LED technology, lighting designers have been able to create some truly unique designs now that they don’t have to accomodate a bulb. Like Peter Stathis’ Symtra lamp that turns the fractured shade into the source of illumination.


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The Private Rocker Is A Perfect Place To Escape The Office

Anyone who works in an open office, one without cubicles or private spaces of any sort, knows that having a place to escape to is invaluable. But bathroom stalls aren’t exactly tranquil, and faking a phone call is more work than it’s worth.


May 24, 2012
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You Probably Don’t Want This Awesome Floating Maglev Bed If You’re Covered In Piercings

If you’ve got $US1000 burning a hole in your pocket, some power tools and a free weekend at your disposal, you too can build this fantastic floating bed. It’s just too bad it’s really only strong enough to support one person.