Awesome Living

This elegant wooden bed can be assembled and disassembled in minutes without using tools, thanks to its use of Japanese joinery. The construction also lends to a quiet, nearly creak-free bed. Each bed also comes with a headboard that has a washable cover.

Italian furniture maker Ozzio shows off a the Metrino, a modern wood and metal coffee table which offers a hinged lid that smoothly transforms into a desk, thanks to its hydraulic lift mechanism. As a bonus, it offers storage space beneath its lid.

The upcoming FLPSDE water bottle has a dry storage compartment at the bottom where you can keep snacks, keys and other small objects. Its main chamber is vacuum insulated to keep your drinks hot or cold for hours. The inner chamber can be removed for cleaning.

Maker of shitty robots Simone Giertz is here with a not shitty at all product – a modern wall calendar designed to help her remember to meditate every day, but that can be used as a reminder and tracker for any sort of daily task or habit you want to maintain.

Igloohome’s digital padlock combines the convenience of PIN locks with the versatility of Bluetooth locks. It lets you send PIN codes to users via SMS and other text messaging apps. You can set the duration or timing that the codes will work and monitor access.

Take your Amazon Echo sound system to the next level with this set of three speakers, including two 2nd-gen Echo speakers, and an 100-watt, 6″ Echo subwoofer, for room-filling stereo sound when streaming songs from Amazon Prime or Amazon Music.

LEGO machine maker JK Brickworks follows up last year’s Halloween candy dispenser with an even better one. His latest machine spins round and round, and flings candy bars at the kids. Want one? Buy the LEGO 17101 BOOST Creative Toolbox, and follow the directions here.

This elegant desk lamp wonderfully marries form with function. It uses cast-iron weights in a counter-balance mechanism to make it easy to adjust the lamp’s height and length. It also uses conductive materials on the joints instead of cables to transmit power.

A truly unique alternative to using carabiners to carry small items. The UltraLink is a quick-release belt clip perfect for keyrings and other small EDC gear. It’s made from titanium and aluminum, and holds securely thanks to its smartly designed clip. Also in pure titanium.

Nitecore’s crazy expensive compact flashlight outputs from 400 to 2000 lumens from six CREE XHP35 HD LEDs. But it’s got a blinding 10,000 lumen burst mode if you want to amp things up to 11. Sadly, it only runs for 7 sec. in max mode before exhausting its battery.

The ElevenD multitool has a folding hook that lets you interact with items that you don’t necessarily want to touch, such as public restroom doors. It can also be used to carry heavy loads, as a hex bit driver, a box cutter, and a bottle opener.

Iron & Glory’s upcoming pocket-size multitool has an LED flashlight as one of its heads. It also packs a pair of pliers, a knife, a phillips screwdriver, a flat head screwdriver and a file. It will be available in a black or a silver finish.

While we prefer american or cheddar over swiss cheese on our burgers, at least this set of 160 sticky notes includes two all-beef patties, and a proper sesame seed bun for you to write on. Would you like fries with that?

Being the land of vending machines, it’s no surprise that Japan loves frozen meals and snacks as well. Life Where I’m From shows us some of the frozen noodles, soups, vegetables, fried rice, pasta, and traditional dishes that you can buy in a Japanese grocery store.

British design duo Glithero’s unique desk lamp has a playful method for switching it on. It’s activated only when you knock over a series of copper dominoes which complete the circuit when toppled. Of course, you have to set them all up again each time you turn off the lamp.

Rekonect’s refillable notebook makes it easy to reorganize your notes or take them with you. Its binding is made with rare earth magnets, while each page is edged with unique iron ink, so you can take it off the notebook and slot it to another position, or use on its own.

Modustrial Maker teamed up with Chris Salomone (of LEGO river table fame) to create an impossibly thin modern bench from glass fiber reinforced concrete. It looks like it was a ton of work, and you’ll have to watch the video to see if the finished bench holds weight.

Unlike most safety razors, the elegant and modern Merkur Futur features an adjustable blade gap so you can fine tune the closeness of the shave. The gap can be adjusted by six levels via the dial on the razor’s handle. It’s available in three finishes.

Visual artist and BMXer Ooti Billeaud’s lifelong dream was to have a backyard BMX ramp. When he finally bought his first property, he made that dream come true. 5.5 years of hard work turned into this skinny New Orleans house with a large backyard ramp.

Expand Furniture’s Alzare is a coffee table that can easily be transformed into a dining table. It uses a hydraulic lift mechanism and wheels on its legs to adjust the table’s height and footprint. If you need more space, its surface can be unfolded to twice its size.

Instead of the separate heads of its wooden brethren, these tomahawks have carbon steel all the way through their handles, and glass-filled nylon grips. The Chogan has three cutting edges and a hammer back, while the Kangee is sharp on every edge and has a spiked back.

Like zippered bags, Zip Tops don’t need lids and are perfect for storing leftovers. Unlike zippered bags, Zip Tops are great for storing liquids. Made from silicone, they’re reusable, and can be put in the microwave, dishwasher, freezer, or even the oven up to 425ºF.

If you often use sandpaper, check out Izzy Swan’s guide to making a simple but clever sandpaper holder. On each shelf there’s a second plywood sheet that can be moved up and down, serving as a weight to hold the sandpaper. Get the plan for free here.