Awesome Home

It wasn’t enough for Duncan Jackson to plan on building a Fortress House. He actually converted an old British defense tower into a home. The views make up for the constant threat of French invaders.

It may look like a plain toothbrush, but the bristles on Misoka toothbrushes have been coated by a nanomineral. The coating makes teeth hydrophilic, making it difficult for detritus to stick to them.

Lex, Seth & Carrie, the evil tea, sugar and coffee storage jars from Thabto, are designed with an evil glint in their eyes to tell you what’s inside; their heads have room to fit the handle of a spoon.

Peter Bristol’s clever Cut Chair has a metal plate (concealed by carpet) with a cantilevered seat and 3 well placed leg “stumps” to make the chair look like it has just been magically sliced apart.

Conceptualized by 5.5 Designers for Saazs, the Matières à Chaud radiator is a pane of glass with “Quantum Glass”, a thin metal coating that emits infrared light when the radiator is plugged in.

Add a splash of color to your kitchen while keeping it tidy with Niels Romer’s silicone Dropp bowl – its unconventional shape was inspired by a single splash of paint, frozen in time. Offered in 6 colors.

Opaque ice cubes are so passé: check out Jacky TC Wu’s Polar Ice Tray; the water freezes from top to bottom, removing impurities and allowing the ice to remain clear. Bonus: sculpture mold included.

Like many people, the first thing Andy Lee touches as soon as he enters his place is the light switch. So he came up with a light switch plate with hooks for keys and other important items.

We know what you’re thinking: you wouldn’t be caught dead with pictures of sewer and manhole covers on anything. But these pillows by intheseam manage to look rugged without being disgusting.

Keep alert for household leaks with no setup, no programming, no external power source, not even a button to push. Just set it and forget it. Alarm reaches 100dB and goes on up to 24 hours.

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.

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.

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.

Stop using napkins or those wimpy plastic things you call a coaster. This is a man’s coaster. Tough, durable and can bear even the heaviest mugs. Actually we’re not sure about that last bit.

Gabrijela Tumbas’ compact dwelling concept measures in at just 22 m² (appx. 236 sq. ft.) It sleeps 4, has a lofted bedroom, kitchen, dining and living quarters, a convertible sofa, and a bathroom.

Anchor Hocking takes the familiar form of the lowly disposable plastic cup and turns it into a glass tumbler. The Sigma tumbler can carry 18-ounces of fluid. Please don’t crush cup after use.

We like this ceramic Death Star cookie jar simply as sculpture in the kitchen – but we’d be stoked if it was filled with something delicious inside (like sugary, bite-sized Stormtroopers). (Thanks Jon!)

There are decorating possibilities galore in this blackboard storage cabinet by Peter Jakubik. The only limits are your imagination, or running out of chalk. Kids: absolutely no fingernail scraping.

Made from an 18 gauge steel coffin, Autum’s Heretic features 4 cast iron legs that support 800+ pounds, a handbuilt and sewn Italian leather seating area and a laser engraved ID plaque.

Available in France, L’Art de la Dégustation by Kacper Hamilton for Ballantine’s is a whisky glass with an interior hole allowing for more air and aroma; a frozen metal base adds a delicate chill.

Etsy seller Bottlehood upcycles used bottles from various drinks – softdrinks, wine, beer, vodka – cutting off their necks and smoothing the rims to create these neat tumblers.

A teeny 90 sf private hideaway for a partner in the Snarkitecture firm, Box/Box was completed in 2 months at a cost of less than $100/sf and features 25,000 ping pong balls as wallpaper. (Thanks Jon!)