Awesome Living

Camera lens mugs are nothing new, but this one from Claybox has a cool trick up its sleeve. The mug extends or retracts like a real lens when you rotate its zoom ring. If you’re more of a Nikon fan, get this mug instead.

“Add some bling to your drizzank” with Gamago’s Hip Hopsicles. It’s made of flexible rubber and makes up to 8 pieces of ice in 4 different shapes: boombox, microphone, turntable and dollar sign.

Work while working out with the FitDesk X1, an exercise bike with a built-in desk. It also has resistance bands so you can also work on your upper body, arm rests with massage rollers to reduce wrist strain and an odometer.

No actual bears were harmed in the making of this throw by artist Emily White. Made from faux fur, a satin tongue, a faux leather nose, claws and teeth, the only thing this will do is smother you with its warmth.

Inspired by stone age cutting implements, designer Michele Daneluzzo’s primitive knife for Del Ben eliminates the handle in exchange for a tapered handgrip, and a curved, razor-sharp blade edge.

Intelligently designed stackable organizers that have a clear drop down door on their side, making it just as easy to take things out as it is to put them in. Available in three sizes.

Rocking stools that are not just ready to assemble – they’re easy to assemble. The Kickstarter rewards are unorthodox though – you’ll only get a stool if enough people in your city place an order.

Available in aluminum or titanium, the MULTI integrates 11 tools into a minimal wallet. Includes wrenches, twist-off and pop-top bottle openers, a ruler, bit holder, and even a stand for your gadgets.

Designer Amaya Gutierrez drew inspiration from her home in Oaxaca, Mexico for this comfy looking handwoven chair. A team in LA uses Oaxacan knitting techniques to give the chair its unique look.

The manliest shaving brush, cast to look like the .44 caliber revolver cylinder. Choose from silver, black, gold or polished bronze, in matte or shiny finishes. Of course, you must now shave with one of these.

A control center for your home’s locks, lights, shades, security system, thermostats and more using a companion smartphone or tablet app. Compatible with Z-Wave devices. Demo video here.

Keep plenty of drinks chilled with the Brainfreeze Glass Skull Ice Bucket. Its ample cranium hold up to 54 ounces of ice, though we also like the idea of eating raspberry sorbet out of it.

The Covert is a discreet lock that you can attach to the inside of practically any storage with a door or drawer. It comes with a magnetic “key” that moves the Covert’s latch to lock or unlock it.

Store valuable items or emergency supplies in the Ti2 Sentinel. It’s made from titanium and its dual ends have O-ring seals, making it durable and water-tight. Available in 8 sizes.

Spinning Hat’s squared-off ceramic classic guitar amp mug is perfect for rockers, roadies and air guitarists alike – and this one even goes to 11. Rock out with your coffee out!

Designer Natascha Harra-Frischkorn’s clever bookshelves dynamically adjust to the heights of books you place within them by using flexible wood flooring and stainless steel clamps on the ends.

It’s hardly the first of its kind, and it doesn’t have any fancy features either. But that’s exactly the point: these affordable LED bulbs just might make customers ditch incandescent and CFL bulbs.

Foam replicas of one of Andy Warhol’s most famous pieces – one of his batch of hilariously accurate replicas of consumer product packaging. We wonder if Warhol would deem these ironic or appropriate.

Designed by Naoki Hirakoso and Takamitsu Kitahara, the Kai is a lounge table that’s filled with asymmetrical drawers and cupboards. Contact Hirakoso to order. Images by Takumi Ota.

Say goodbye to the Egg McMuffin, and hello to homemade with this contraption from Hamilton Beach, which makes the perfect breakfast sammie using a fresh egg and ingredients of your choice.

This sleek pump dispenser from Crate & Barrel is a hundred times better than the one that comes with liquid soaps. It’s made of ceramic and its body has a non-skid rubber coating.

Taking a more literal approach than just using first letters, these 3D-printed chess pieces use the full name of each piece as an integral part of their design. Be sure to order both black and white sets.

From the maker of the Bottle Grenade comes another sturdy and portable multitool. Available in aluminum and titanium alloy variants, it handles 10 wrench sizes and has a pry-bar/bottle opener.