Awesome Design

A bracelet made to look like a wristwatch, Levi Maestro’s Infinity Piece is meant to be a reminder for the wearer to not be a slave to his schedule and take time to appreciate the present.

Barcelona design group In-Tenta’s eco-friendly concept hotel provides guests with individual “pods” which can be set directly onto the ground so as not to disturb natural surroundings.

If you’ve never seen laser cutting up close and personal, here’s a nifty little video that shows off a map of Atlanta, Georgia being precision-cut with a computer-guided laser cutter. Buy the maps here.

Designed by MollaSpace and Balance Wu, this deck has one-way see-through face cards which let you envision your friends as King, Queen, Jack, or even the Joker. Made from sturdy PVC.

LEGO Certified Professional Sean Kenney has created a unique series of sculptural modern lamps built out of LEGO bricks – mimicking the shape of lathed wood. Available in 5 styles and 10 colors.

Regan Appleton preserves the handlebars of bicycles that are no longer usable by creating taxidermy style mounts for them. You can buy finished creations a mount for your own bike.

A limited edition chess set by Hat Trick Design for typography enthusiasts. The chess pieces take the form of the first letter(s) of their names. Made from laser cut acrylic. Video here.

Artist Trevor Carter of Broken Board crafts these beautiful bike grips from Brazilian walnut and other hardwoods, turning each one by hand, and coating them with durable marine-grade polyurethane.

Handcrafted cards designed by Simon Frouws, elegantly boxed with gold foil details and sealed with a dated tax stamp. The collectors edition comes with four decks in a laser-etched wood box.

Store your bike in style with these handmade architectural wall racks, crafted from durable hardwoods such as black oak, chestnut burl and birch by the artisans at Latvia’s Woodstick Ltd.

Lisa Grossman made these awesome knitted shark-themed socks. The left sock is devouring its way up to the ankle, while the other has eaten all but the right toes. Sadly, they’re not yet for sale.

onefortythree’s handmade chair has a curvy seat and back molded from walnut-veneered ply, mounted to a welded steel frame with solid walnut rockers. Choose from leather or tweed cushions.

Enter to win one of three Evernote Smart Notebooks by Moleskine. Sketch on paper and store drawings on your mobile device in Evernote. Its “Smart” stickers even help categorize notes. (Ends 12/3.)

Designed by Ben Warhlich for An/Aesthetic, the Jack Speaker is made using a unique molding process that makes it appear that its concrete body is seamless. The wooden crossbar reduces vibration.

A research group at Keio University is using optical camouflage technology to make a car’s backseat appear transparent from the driver’s perspective, so they can see everything behind the car.

Not to be confused with this product, Chiasso’s Urban Shelf evokes the atmosphere of city dwellings by mimicking the appearance of fire escape ladders. Tiny vandalized walls not included.

Designed by Evan Roth for the Cooper-Hewitt Museum, this deck of playing cards is a recreation of the deck used in the Windows 98 version of Solitaire. Unfortunately the deck is now sold out.

Thanks to designers Lin Min Wei and Liu Li-Hsiang, we may soon be able to go on the defensive against downpours and sidewalk splashes with their Red Dot Award winning concept, the Rain Shield.

This jellyfish-inspired light is built out of silicone and uses suction to hold onto windows so its built-in solar panels can gather up enough energy to provide you with illumination throughout the night.

i3 Lab’s astronomical watch features floating hands that are representative of the zero gravity of space and a face modeled from actual photos of the lunar surface that looks even better when glowing.

Point out the proper place for your belongings with Marks, vinyl stickers for obsessive compulsives and neat freaks. From designer Iván Exposito’s Funktional Stickers line. Comes in black and white.

Behold, the most brutal frying pan ever made. It’s a teflon pan with a badass sword hilt made from aluminum and silicone. You can also just get the handle to weaponize your existing pans.

The Conceal is a small wall-mounted bookshelf that practically disappears when it’s stacked with books. It can hold up to 15lbs. of small to medium books. Also available in a double version.