Awesome Living

Warm your cockles this winter with two very special, beautifully smooth Speyside single malt scotch whiskys for very special occasions. The 18yr. has bold flavors of coffee and burnt orange, while the 25yr. is spicy, earthy and chewy.

Mate puts a complete chess set on your wall, and doubles as a playable work of art. The square pieces hold neatly in their wood cubbies, and can be ordered in a variety of colors. Measures 23.5(h) x 18.5″(w) x 2.25″(d).

Not only do Nendo’s cubic rubber bands just look plain cool, they’re easier to find in a drawer, and will never get tangled up with others. Sadly, they’re only available in Japan for now, and cost about 10 bucks for a pack of three.

Chris Gojal Krogsgaard’s Bake On are tea towels screen printed with step-by-step recipes of cakes, cookies, cupcakes, frostings or muffins. They feature both metric and imperial as well as ºC and ºF measurements.

If you don’t want to replace your existing smoke alarms with something smarter, the Leeo could be a good compromise. It listens to your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors and will alert you or your emergency contacts via its iOS app.

Amping up their popular Double Down, KFC Korea has outed this special edition Double Down that sandwiches a hamburger patty, bacon and cheese between two chicken patty “buns.” No word on if we’ll see this heartstopper stateside.

The GaffGun is for gaffers and anyone who often sticks gaffer’s tape and other kinds of tape on floors, whether to secure or hide cables, mark certain spots or decorate. An optional accessory makes it work with different tape widths.

Despite the shortcomings of this clip (vertical video, broken teeth from frozen Starburst), we still find the idea of replacing the ice in our freezers’ ice maker with candies to be truly inspired – especially those mini Reese’s PBCs.

Joining its excellent Stanmore, Woburn and Hanwell, the Acton is the smallest of Marshall’s amplified speakers. Measuring 10.4″ (W) x 6.3″(H), it’s got a 4″ woofer, two 3/4″ dome tweeters, class-D amps and Bluetooth. Out 11/3/14.

Spice up your evening with Patrón’s latest tequila liqueur. XO Cafe Incendio is flavored with chocolate and spicy arbol chile peppers. Makes for the world’s most awesome cup of coffee or hot cocoa, but also tastes great all by itself.

These ultrabright, rechargeable LED bike lights aim to dramatically improve visibility of bike riders at night or in inclimate weather. The waterproof lights provide full 360° illumination, and attach using strong neodymium magnets.

TravisMathew’s made-to-order ping pong table has a 300lb. glass top. The top is polished and has its serving lines printed at the bottom side to ensure a level playing surface. We prefer the sound of ping pong balls on wood though.

A sweet, spicy and smooth concoction made from Kentucky bourbon whiskey, pure honey and spicy ghost pepper. With a flavor reminiscent of a red hot candy, it makes for a great shot, or to compliment apple pie à la mode.

YouTuber bosnianbill shares this unusual lock and key system that involves a flexible key. The lock has a curved keyway, which the key shaft’s linked parts will slither into when it’s injected into the keyway. More here and here.

To celebrate their launch into Target stores, we’ve teamed up with BlueLounge to give away $165+ worth of items for tidying your workspace, including a CableBox Mini, CableDrop clips, Rolio dock, Kii Lightning charger, Cool Feet, and more.

A shelf version of the Floyd Leg. The Floyd Shelf consists of two mountable brackets where you can clamp a board up to 2.25″ thick to create a semi-permanent shelf. The brackets can support up to 50lb. and come in three colors.

Illustrator Emily McDowell’s funny text-heavy prints parody kitsch screen-printed mugs, with self-aware jabs, mantras that are more manic than meditative, and a hilarious mug for non-morning people.

Entertainment and security in one remote-controlled egg. It has a projector with an adjustable lens, a camera, various sensors and a sound system. It maps your home so you can ask it to come to a specific room, or control it directly.

Vintage Industrial’s Hure tables were inspired by and named after a 19th century lathe and milling machine maker. Hure added his signature to his products and made beautiful bases for what would otherwise be utilitarian devices.

Strong Like Bull’s BottleLoft is a magnetic strip that lets you maximize the space in your fridge. Each strip has a 3M adhesive and three neodymium magnets to let you hang bottles, jars and cans in your fridge’s shelves.

Looking like something that belongs on a mantle in BioShock’s lost city of Rapture, these limited-edition handmade wood art deco clocks feature the warm orange glow of high voltage, cold-war era Nixie tubes to tell time.

Fans of Star Wars will immediately recognize this knife stand as the Rebel’s starfighter of choice, the X-Wing fighter. The set comes with five stainless steel knives, perfect for dicing, slicing, and carving up Death Star watermelons.

The perfect knife for boaters, this cork-covered stainless steel knife will float back up to the top of the water should you drop it in the lake. The cork also offers a comfy grip surface for your hand. Holds keys too, so those won’t sink either.