Awesome Living

A great gift for photography junkies, the Camera Lens Mug looks almost exactly the same as a 24-105mm lens. It has a lens lid, focus grip and zoom rings, and even a moving auto-focus switch.

While the automatic switchblade action of the aluminum and steel Switchkey key holder wasn’t designed as a weapon, it certainly couldn’t hurt against would-be attackers.

Leave it to the Japanese to create an electronic gadget which lets you humanize any object. These Nikodama eyeballs can be stuck on the face of anything to give it more personality.

Next time you head out to a party, bring your private stash of the good stuff in one of these disposable flasks. Made of flexible mylar, sneak in a couple inconspicuously in your pants.

Designed by Cornelius Comanns, the Bufalino is conceptual vehicle which lets you live, work, sleep and drive in a single location. There’s even a sink and a stove. Bathroom not included.

The Steelcase Node school desk, available in 12 colors, takes ye olde high school desk/chair combo and modernizes it with improved ergonomics, integrated mobility and simple, no-tool assembly.

The Speed Dial can be operated one-handed and without looking at the lock. Apply overlays for letters, numbers, colors, shapes, symbols and make your own custom combo moves.

Cheese goes great with lots of things, but we’re not so sure about Tropicana Japan’s “Orange With Rare Cheese” Flavor, which apparently is meant to taste like orange cheesecake. No thanks.

Some clocks have a pendulum. The Swing Clock, on the other hand is a pendulum. Watch this video to see it in action. Perfect if you’re sick of boring timepieces. Bad if you have motion sickness.

While most of you guys are probably too young to need bifocals or reading glasses, you may be able to completely avoid them thanks to these new high-tech glasses with an adjustable focus slider.

These sleek OO!2 Circular lights from Teun Fleskens emit ambient light from the edges of the circles and can be used as hanging or tabletop lamps. Offered in acrylic or wood veneer finish.

5 layers of fried chicken skin, American cheese and bacon, slapped on a bun. The Skinwich appears to be a hoax, but it’s only a matter of time before KFC finds a new way to fatten us up for the kill.

VisitBritain has some unintentionally hilarious tips on being aware of the culture of foreign visitors, such as “Do not be alarmed if South Africans announce that they were held up by robots.”

Boxsals are recyclable picnic boxes with neat designs. Each Boxsal comes with an Eatin’ Tool Set – biodegradable utensils, bowls, cups, etc. All that’s missing are friends and food – and ants.

West Elm challenged 2 teams of ID students at the Pratt Institute to create eco-friendly office furniture using FSC certified materials; the resulting Pratt home office collection oozes responsible chic.

The Float Table from RockPaperRobot has a matrix of steel cables that hold its 64 cube structure in place. Made of PVC, magnets and secrets, it’s fully customizable in size and shape. (Thanks Larry!)

The Haier Dry-Erase Write-on refrigerator is perfect for dorm rooms. Instead of leaving notes, you can write directly on the surface of the 1.7 cu.ft. fridge. Markers and eraser included.

Yves Béhar’s striking LED Leaf light for Herman Miller allows the user to control the intensity and light color (warm or cool) by sliding a finger along a groove in the lamp base. (Thanks Ron!)

Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a neighborhood where an awesome X-Wing fighter mailbox like this one wouldn’t be vandalized or flat out stolen by punks? For us urban dwellers, we’ll admire it from afar.

The smoking gun tool infuses foods and drinks with flavors like applewood, cardamom or earl grey. The heat is contained in the aluminum smoking chamber and releases cool smoke as a result.

The trend of artery-clogging “extreme junk food” continues at your neighborhood Denny’s, with this grilled cheese sammie loaded with fried mozzarella sticks. Why didn’t they deep-fry the whole thing?

David Graham’s Move-it Kit is a recyclable trolley made of self-adhesive cardboard parts. Once assembled, it transforms into a one-off functional cart for parcels of many sizes and shapes.

The V8 Hotel in Stuttgart is a car-lover’s heaven. One of the “most unusual and exciting” hotels in Europe, it’s theme rooms are inspired by all things automotive, from racing to junkyards.