Awesome Living

If you have any question what this whole “steampunk” thing is all about, we bring you this simple informational diagram which should set things straight once and for all.

The Magimix toaster has extra-wide slots, 4 quartz heating elements and a glass viewing window to watch the awesome toasting action, which produces crisp, uniformly browned tastiness every time.

Different elements in each overlapping print are revealed depending on the use of red, green or blue light in this series of wallpapers Carnovsky designed for Italian wallpaper brand Janelli & Volpi.

Combining two of our favorite pastimes, Dream Machines lives up to its name with their Octane 120 Beer Arcade, which offers sit-down arcade racing, a video projector and an in-dash beer tap.

Add a semblance of order to the impromptu reminders you scribble on your hand, wrist or anywhere on your body. Comes with a washable gel pen so you don’t need a laser to remove them.

Alfred Dunhill has created a gorgeous new aluminum luggage collection inspired by the Art Deco days of the jet set. 3 sizes will be offered in limited quantities and priced from $1,165-$1,305.

Spyderco’s Multi Tool may not be as portable as a Swiss army knife, but it’s harp-like structure makes it easier to flip out and use any of its 8 tools, which includes a screwdriver, a saw and a hammer.

Product designer Steve Gates created this concept microwave for cooking up quick meals without ever leaving your cubicle. The mini micro would use special meal trays and RFID tags to set cook time.

While other watchmakers strive to create watches that are increasingly harder to read, Art Lebedev keeps things simple with the Verbarius clock, which tells time using words instead of numbers.

Big Brother is nesting. Dennis Nino Clasen has created the Wolfgang S. birdhouse (referring to German Minister of the Interior Wolfgang Schauble) to look like it’s watching your every move.

(Language NSFW) Who says cross-stitching is for bored old folks? While others are embroidering puppies and kittens, Purple Hippo Stitches crafts straight up rude and funny messages.

Relive the “good old days” of arcade gaming with these wall graphics from the 1983 classic Dragon’s Lair, featuring Dirk the Clumsy Daring, Princess Daphne and of course, Singe the dragon.

According to Oakley’s Blade II web page, the timepiece contains Unobtanium, the MacGuffin from Avatar in it. All we see is a spiky black stainless steel and rubber watch with looks that could kill.

This Hong Kong architect managed to cram 24 different living spaces into his 344 square foot apartment through a clever system of moving walls. There’s even a home theater.

Urbane backpack lovers will probably enjoy the special edition Built to Resist collection of functional pocket padded sofas, collaboratively designed by Quinze and Milan and Eastpak.

Mark Bennett makes blueprints of homes from retro TV shows and movies. With the right architect, you could build Wayne Manor. Ironically, Mike Brady’s blueprints are nowhere to be found.

Hang the shadowy Scary Shower Curtain in your buddy’s bathroom, and wait for the inevitable scream, then curses. Of course, if he gets home too late, this might happen.

Gradient’s $6500 Helsinki 1.5 is specifically made for smaller spaces. The wave guides for the midrange and tweeter and open baffle woofer allow for flat response within 1dB from 200Hz – 20kHz.

These handmade wooden external hard drives are crafted from repurposed materials by 2 furniture makers in Seattle. Each one comes with 500GB of storage and a USB 2.0 connection.

Zombify that bare wall with this most excellent Night of the Living Dead illustration by Florian Bertmer. The limited-edition 24″ x 35″ screen print goes up for sale later today (4/20) at Mondotees.

We like the soft parallel lines of OffSeat, a 3 piece seating collection by Lorenzo Longo and Alessio Romano. The quilted curves cover polyurethane and the legs are made of tubular steel.

Keep all your keys neat and organized with this modern replacement for the keychain. The Keyport Slide replaces up to six keys with “blades” which fit into its modern metal key organizer.

See what happens when the unusual creatures of the Dr. Seuss universe get stuffed and mounted as wall art. Time to replace that moose your dad shot with a Goo-Goo-Eyed Tasmanian Wolghast.