Awesome Living

A curvy wood chair that combines a place to read your books along with shelves to store them in. Kindle, Nook and iPad fans will need to fill those cubbies with some other tchotchkes.

Another Country’s Day Bed One is a multipurpose piece of furniture. Use it as a lounge chair, a single bed or a coffee table. Made in England using European oak and 100% organic mattress.

New website Parkopedia aims to be the Wikipedia of parking spaces. The crowdsourced site currently lists 15 million parking spaces across 14 countries, all searchable for free via a sleek interface.

This concept lets you break off tiny slivers of soap so you can wash your hands without ever defiling a shared block of soap with your germs. You could just use pump soap, but this looks way cooler.

Pump up the style in your room with the huggable ghetto blaster set by Meninos. Made with microfiber fabric and won’t fade when washed. Boombox and speaker pillows also available separately.

Restoration Hardware rounds out their aircraft-inspired interior collection with this media cabinet, made from aluminum-wrapped hardwood with steel screw accents. Measures 59″W x 20″D x 24″H.

You’re looking at the future of vending machines. With a 47-inch touchscreen and a camera, the Acure guesses the gender and age of the customer to help make product recommendations.

Fred’s Obsessive Chef cutting board is terrific for persnickety perfectionists; the beechwood board offers the most precise measurements in detail. You can wash it twenty times after you use it too.

This Kickstarter-funded software will let you design your own chair, share it online, and have it digitally fabricated using a service like Ponoko. A physics engine even tests chairs for stability and comfort.

Next time your boss demands copies of that TPS report ASAP, express your apathy by stampling them all together with the latest in stapler-rubber-stamp technology. Take that, evil boss!

Jack Daniel’s latest adds a hint of honey liquor to take the edge off the potent Tennessee whiskey. Not for serious whiskey drinkers, but nice for a summery cocktail or a lazy afternoon on the porch.

Sick of grilled cheese sandwiches and ramen noodle cups? Shake up your routine and impress your friends with this molecular gastronomy kit with everything you need to play with your food.

More portable and easier to set up than traditional roof racks, Malone’s HandiRack is a pair of inflatable racks that fits most cars. Comes with a hand pump and supports up to 180lbs. of weight.

We never thought we’d ever say it’s ever okay to stick your hand into a shark’s mouth, but we see an exception has been found here in these funny neoprene oven mitts from Fred Flare.

For those times when you put down the e-Reader and pick up a real book, this softly-glowing glass lamp is the perfect place to rest your book between chapters. Just don’t try to set your Kindle on top.

The first whiskey distillery to open in New York City since prohibition, Kings County Distillery makes old fashioned corn whiskey moonshine in Brooklyn. Minimal packaging befits its smooth, potent kick.

C.H. Hanson’s Finish Carpenter Kit includes a real man’s sharpener – it fits in any drill and 1/4″ shank quick-change systems for fast and consistent sharpening. Also comes with 4 pencils.

Fill this Krylon-inspired stainless shaker with your favorite cocktail recipe and some ice cubes, put the cap on, then shake to replicate the sound of a fresh spray can full of paint. Delicious, boozy paint.

Whether you’re a professional chef or still creating burnt abominations, Gama-Go’s oven mitt will surely get you pumped up for cooking time. We’re not exactly sure if it’s practical though.

How can you not love this duo uof East Village apartments, conjoined by a metal slide – so occupants can quickly descend from the office above to the living area below. Up requires stairs.

Seungwoo Kim’s award-winning Universal Plug concept makes it easy to pull out the plug with a single finge without risking damage to the cord. Plus, it’s got a glowing TRON-esque nightlight built in.

Currently up for presale at Quirky, the Portotrash is a  sturdy wire frame trash bag holder that easily clips on to any counter or tabletop, making it easy to clean up or stow away items.

Your colleagues will know how you’re feeling every morning with Thabto’s lighthearted Mood Mugs; the double wall insulated porcelain pieces feature simple facial expressions to reflect the mood.