Awesome Living

Gerber’s Center-Drive Plus adds a pair of spring-loaded scissors, a partially serrated blade and a leather sheath that has room for 12 standard-size bits. It retains the Center-Drive’s unique full-size screwdriver, full-size blade and spring-loaded pliers.

The Splid is a combination of a teaspoon and a lid (and a glass container, since every Splid comes with one). It’s a quick way of dispensing salt, coffee and other dry edibles and ingredients without reaching for a fresh teaspoon every time.

UCO’s compact lantern provides a warm, natural source of light anywhere. It collapses to just 4.25″ tall, then expands to make room for a candle, surrounded by a windproof glass chimney. Its refills burn up to 9 hours, and a spring mechanism keeps its flame centered.

Triink’s Pickaxe is a key-sized multitool that specializes in opening drinks. It has a bottle opener, a can tab opener, a stopper remover and a shotgun hole punch. It can also be used as a screwdriver, box cutter and pry bar.

Woodworker Lignum shows off another fantastic build – a sculptural lounge chair crafted from bits and pieces of wood cut into small slats, glued together, then sanded smooth to reveal an eye-catching pixelated pattern.

Spring may be around the corner, but chilly mornings and evenings still abound. Keep yourself toasty on the couch with this cozy 50″ x 70″ sherpa-lined blanket from Rumpl. It has a soft microsuede face, a water-resistant finish, and is machine washable and dryer-safe.

We love the reassuring feel of locking a retractable pen in place with a bolt-action mechanism. Refyne’s design stands out with its copper inner barrel, and looks great in either black PVD stainless steel or titanium. It also comes with a removable pocket clip.

The Flipfork Boss turns the spatula into a 5-in-1 grilling tool. Its large fork, serrated edge, knife edge and bottle opener will make you the grill master, moving from task to task with ease. Its acacia wood handle is moisture-resistant and antibacterial.

Reusable straws are so much better for the environment than disposable straws. But they can be a pain to clean, and that’s not good for you. The Rain Straw solves that by having a design that forms an airtight seal when in use yet can split into two for cleaning.

Society6 lets artists sell their work on apparel, phone cases, mugs and more. The company recently branched out to bigger things, namely furniture. Its customizable coffee table measures 35.75″x 17.75″x 17″ and is made of baltic birch and steel.

LifeStraw is known for its outdoor water filter straws. The company is now bringing its expertise to the home with this elegant but highly effective two-stage filtration system. The Home pitcher also has an easy fill lid and is made of shatter-resistant glass.

Barbuzzo’s miniature replicas of laboratory glassware are the perfect way to serve up the results of your mixology experiments. The set includes all four glasses shown here, each one labeled with volume demarcations for precise measurements.

A super compact EDC knife that folds into a 1.77″ diameter disc. Has a 0.94″ long stainless steel blade, and is handy for opening all those packages you get from Amazon. Comes in a variety of colors, but we’d go for the rainbow finish design.

Pull Start Fire is designed to be stupidly easy to use. All you have to do is pile wood around it and pull its string. It works even in 200+ mph winds, light rain, and with wet wood. It burns for over 30 minutes, more than enough to get a fire going.

Lioe Design’s Stealth Pen V2 has an eye-catching teardrop design. Its wide body also makes the pen easier to grip than others. It’s made of aluminum, has a built-in pocket clip, and uses Parker-style Schmidt G2 refills.

Hedgehog’s premium umbrella is equipped with ribs that pivot and adjust independently. This allows it to withstand winds up to 70 mph, outlasting other umbrellas with ease. It also has a carbon fiber frame, making it extremely durable, and an interchangeable canopy.

Stealtho’s Desk Organizer is a modular companion for the modern desk. It has four pieces that you can rearrange or remove from its magnetic base. The wireless charging module also has two USB-C ports, two USB 3.0 ports, an HDMI port, and a microSD card reader.

OGarden’s Smart indoor garden promises to be a low maintenance and relatively compact system. It holds up to 30 seedlings and up to 60 plants at once, ensuring a continuous harvest every 3 or 4 days. Its automatic watering system also warns you to low water levels.

VSSL’s new kit packs over 70 camping essentials inside 1 lb waterproof and durable cylinder that doubles as an LED flashlight. The items are grouped into eight canisters. The items include a first aid kit, a fishing kit, and waterproof matches and firestarters.

The Workshop Pen is a refillable pen with a long body that looks and feels like a screwdriver handle, and is about the size of a carpenter’s pencil. Its body is made of cellulose acetate for a smooth yet grippy feel. It uses Fisher Space Pen refills.

Leatherman’s new Free collection consists of multitools that have all of their implements on the outside of each tool, allowing for quick and one-handed access. The magnetic system deploys each tool with reduced friction and will never wear out. Drops 4/2019.

After making a machine that can automatically pet his dog, woodworker Matt Thompson decided to make something nice for himself – an Adirondack chair that can scratch his back and massage his scalp automatically

Food Wrap is a washable and reusable alternative to plastic wrap and baking foil. It’s made from BPA-free and FDA-approved silicone. It forms an airtight seal, can withstand temperatures of up to 450ºF and can also be used in the freezer.