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Gessi Goccia Concept Puts A Kitchen Faucet In Your Dining Table
Need to wash your hands before dinner? Forget about getting up and running to the sink. Just slide your chair over to the end of this concept furniture promoting the Gessi Goccia Kitchen Faucet, which features a dining table with an integrated water faucet and sink.
Designed by Prospero Result, the furniture seeks to save space by adjoining the kitchen sink right into the dining table. While definitely unconventional, it actually makes good sense, especially for combined kitchen/dining areas with very limited room.
We’re not sure if the Gessi Goccia will ever be sold as a dining table/kitchen faucet combo or if the company will leave it as a stylish showcase concept for their faucets and sinks. Either way, this is a very creative idea that has a definite appeal. Imagine this, for instance, as a backyard dining table and outdoor kitchen setup. Pretty sleek, right?
According to the Trendir feature, the faucet [...]
Burglar Blaster Blinds Intruders With Pepper Spray
We love home security systems – the nastier, the better. The Burglar Blaster squarely meets the “nasty” criteria, unloading a blast of pepper spray to blind intruders it detects trespassing on your private space.
Offered by Bed Gun Safe, the burglary deterrent is a self-contained unit that does the monitoring, detecting and attacking all on its own. You don’t even need to wire it to your home’s electrical system – it’s got an integrated “C” cell battery that can power it for up to four years before requiring a replacement. That means it will keep your home protected, even during a power outage.
The Burglar Blaster uses a passive infrared detector that can watch areas of up to 2,000 square feet. Armed with a pepper spray (you can easily replace it with new canisters when needed), it unleashes four ounces of the vision-impairing mixture when it detects intruders within range. To avoid [...]
Aerobed Pakmat, An Inflatable Mattress That Compacts Into A Handy Cylinder
Your air mattress might be handy and functional, but can it fit inside a canister? We’re guessing not, unless you’ve got an Aerobed Pakmat, a cleverly-designed camping mat that can cram inside the included air pump when deflated.
Shown off during this summer’s Outdoor Retailer event, the air bed brings unusual levels of portability that let you haul an inflatable sleeping surface while bringing nothing but a 19 x 4.75 inch (h x d) canister that also doubles as the pump. An integrated handle lets you carry it even without a bag, allowing you to come to work with a discreet sleeping bag in tow. Just make sure to lock the stock room when you inflate it inside for the afternoon siesta.
The Aerobed Pakmat measures 78 inches long and 26 inches wide, making for a comfortable bed that you can unfurl just about anywhere. Made from phthalate-free polyester material (to satiate your [...]
Steelcase Node Updates The Classroom Chair
Modern classrooms need modern chairs. That seems to be the motivation behind the Steelcase Node, which updates the classic school furnishing with a number of very useful additions.
Forget Steelcase’s pitch about multiple modes of learning. The design can, pretty much, speak for itself – a classroom chair with generous desk space, wheels and under-the-seat storage should easily make sitting through sleepy lectures leagues more tolerable.
While compact enough for in-class use, the Steelcase Node doesn’t scrimp on the things that make life easier. It’s got a comfy-looking seat shell that the company says is tailored for “short-sit use,” since you’ll rarely go past a couple of hours inside one classroom anyway. The removable desk can be attached to account for either left- or right-handed students, and can be adjusted to varying distances to account for the student’s size. There’s also enough table area to hold most of the stuff you need [...]
Tapi, A Rubber Fitting That Turns Your Faucet Into A Fountain
Like drinking out of the tap? Stop straining your neck, cupping with your hands or reaching for a glass with the Tapi Tap Squeeze Drink Fountain, a rubber fitting that turns any regular faucet into an upwards-shooting drinking fountain.
Sure, you can put your mouth to the tap like a dog in the yard on a hot summer afternoon perfectly fine. If you like taking your water like a dignified human should, however, this little rubber contraption should easily make it happen, all while letting you use the faucet like normal if you wish.
The Tapi is a 2.48-inch rubber widget that slides snugly onto the faucet’s mouth (provided it does not have a straight spout), instantly doubling its functions. If you open the faucet and leave it to itself, the water pours out just like an unmodified tap. Pinch the bottom of the rubber, however, and the water spins the other [...]
Stowaway Adds Storage Space Under Your Bathtub
Need more storage space in a bathroom that’s already cramped? Install it in otherwise wasted space with Stowaway, a bath panel storage system that takes advantage of the empty area surrounding your bathtub.
Created by UK-based GW International, the clever assembly looks no more special than a boxy shell for your tub. Pull down the recessed handles on the top edge of each panel, though, and it opens up to a line of chrome baskets that you can use to hide toiletries, bath supplies and other bathroom items.
The Stowaway can fit around most conventional bath tubs, equipping up to three sides with pull-down storage units. Installed basket racks are sized to fit most types of bottles for products like shampoo and bathroom cleaning agents, giving you an out-of-sight area to keep unsightly containers.
Side and end panels are available separately, with the former measuring 1700 mm x 500 mm and the latter [...]
Celebrity Lamp Uses 40 Mirrored Aviators For Its Shade
Celebrities are awesome. They’re showered with riches, adored by millions and flashed by hundreds of cameras everywhere they go. Oh yeah, they wear mirrored sunglasses like it’s an indispensable part of their wardrobe, too. The Celebrity Lamp won’t be hounded by the papparazi any time soon, but it wears its aviators like a badge of perpetual honor the same way your favorite TMZ fodder does.
When powered off, the lighting furniture looks like a fancy modern sculpture with a mass of reflective shades piled together, surrounding the top area. From the distance, it looks entirely clad in silver, using the 80 individual lenses to reflect its surroundings, creating a sight you can’t look away from. Yep, just like those shiny people that regularly grace the cover of entertainment magazines.
Switched on, the Celebrity Lamp lights up, casting a kaleidoscope of oval shadows around the room. If you ever wanted mood lighting that [...]
Cook Large Meals Without A Lot Of Work: The CanCooker
Healthy cooking is usually different from cooking without a lot of work. Probably not so with the CanCooker, which uses steam to ready your meals with a process so simple even the kitchen-challenged can do it.
Designed for outdoor cooking, the device can steam almost any dish for consumption in about an hour. Since it uses a large container, you can throw in a hefty amount of food too, allowing you to feed large groups during picnics and tailgating parties. Just pair it with any heat source (it works with absolutely anything, including portable grills, stoves, bonfires and stove tops) and you’re good to go.
The CanCooker is a 14 x 10 inch (height x diameter) steamer that can cook food for up to twenty people at a time. A clever shouldered one-piece design allows it to effectively circulate the steam for faster cooking than what you’ll normally get with steamed dishes. [...]
Purifan Adds An Air Purifier To Your Ceiling Fan
Got a ceiling fan, want an air purifier? Add one of the latter to the former with the Purifan, an air-cleaning apparatus designed to replace conventional ceiling fan blades and use the fan’s motor for operation.
Clad in a round enclosure, the machine can take the spot of 4- and 5-paddle blades, measuring 48- and 52-inches. It works both as a fan and as an air purifier, getting you two equipment on a single device. Even better, it will add no extra electrical load, so you’ll be paying the same utility bill while adding an effective contraption to clean the air.
The Purifan is a quiet air purifier that draws air to the center of the room and puts it through an advanced 5-stage filtration process. It claims to clean and circulate over 2,000 cubic feet of air per minute. When installed in a 20×20x8-foot room, for instance, it will refresh the [...]
From The Volcano To Your Desk: The Lava Cube Of Fire
Portable fireplaces are nice. The Lava Cube of Fire, however, is more than a tabletop fireplace – it’s a fire-breathing slab of “raw” Icelandic lava (not that there’s a cooked version, mind you).
Created by Secret North, the volcanic rocks have been harvested right out of recent eruptions in Iceland. That means each piece, which has been carefully selected for their aesthetic qualities, will be unique, with their own set of random, distinguishing characteristics.
The Lava Cube of Fire is a portable fireplace fashioned from volcanic rocks, set atop a wooden plinth and adorned with a black fiber wood symbol on one corner. It uses non-toxic bio-gel fuel to create the bright flames, which actually crackle as if you’re burning actual logs. While it makes real fire (keep your hands away), do note that it’s a decorative piece, so don’t expect it to warm up the room.
We’re not sure about the dimensions [...]
Accordion-Style Toilet Roll Holder Lets You Bring The Paper Closer
Tissue too far from the toilet? Not a problem with the Easy Reach Toilet Roll Holder, which mounts your fresh roll of wipes on an extendable arm, allowing you to bring it closer.
Designed to hook over your existing tissue holder, the contraption requires no difficult installation. It uses an accordion-style extender that you can push or pull at will, eliminating the need to reach over uncomfortably, risking slips and back injury (hey, I’ve heard stories), after finishing the deed. I mean, can you really imagine having to go to the ER with a dirty bum?
The Easy Reach Toilet Roll Holder comes with two racks – one extendable and one that stays on the wall to hold your spare rolls. Its outstretched arms can be folded back neatly when not in use, looking no different than a regular, wall-mounted toilet paper rack.
Personally, I’ve long been wondering why we don’t have more [...]
Haier HNSEW02, A Personal Fridge With A Dry-Erase Door
In a perfect universe, all office cubicles will have their own personal fridge in open and not hidden under desk in a cardboard box. And in that utopian world, the Haier HNSEW02 Dry-Erase Write-On Refrigerator will probably end up as your mini-refrigerator of choice.
Why? Because aside from offering enough space to hold your array of cold food and drinks, the personal ref’s front door is covered with dry-erase material, allowing it to double as your cubicle’s white board. As such, you don’t have to waste Post-It notes warning people about touching your food too – just pick up a thick marker, write “WARNING: DEATH TO TRESPASSERS” in large letters and they’ll know what’s going down if they make the mistake.
The Haier HNSEW02 is a 1.7 cubic foot fridge, measuring 17.5 x 19.62 x 18.62 inches and weighing 38.4 lbs. Inside, it houses a half-width freezer, full-width and half-width shelves, space [...]
X-Dream Gyroxus Gaming Chair Lets You Sway While You Play
You’ve spent an inordinate amount of cash on your gaming system, buying not just the console, but loads of games and peripherals. Heck, some of you probably even bought a new TV just for playing. So what are you still doing sitting on the couch while taking down AI opponents and traversing virtual universes? The X-Dream Gyroxus wants to change all that, bringing a gyroscopic gaming chair that moves your body along with your gameplay.
Designed for a more immersive gaming experience, the chair will move along with your natural body reactions while you’re playing, using “no motors or power-assistance of any kind.” You know how you shift posture slightly to one side when banking a tight corner in a game like Need For Speed? With this cleverly-rigged seat, your entire body will go along with you, adding an extra dimension to your usual gaming experience.
The X-Dream Gyroxus measures 26.25 x [...]
Smoking Gun Shoots Smoky Flavor Into Your Cooking
Wood is delicious. Why do you think I ate an entire chair back in grade school (at least, that’s what the doctor said when I had colonic)? If you like the taste of burnt wood, but can’t be bothered with the drawn-out cooking methods that impart it, you need a Smoking Gun.
Designed to give your food and drinks a smoked flavor no matter how you make them, the gun lets you shoot wooden goodness like a weaponized laser pistol. Your dinner guests will never know what hit them: “Why does this fried chicken taste like hickory wood? Is it voodoo magic?”
The Smoking Gun is a flavor infuser, measuring 6 .75 x 2 x 6 inches and weighing 2 lbs. Made from plastic and aluminum, the kitchen weapon can be armed by small pinches of wood, which it burns into a delicious smoke. All the heat is trapped within the anodized [...]
Razor Pit Extends Your Razor’s Life To 150 Shaves
Many guys I know have systems for keeping their shaving razors in stubble-cutting shape. Mine is keeping the blade soaked in ethyl alcohol the whole time it isn’t in use. Then, you drink the ethyl alcohol next morning and recite yourself some voodoo chants. It works like a charm. Those who’d rather not drink antiseptics and dabble in Carribean magic can probably make do with the Razor Pit, a blade enhancement tool that can extend the useful life of your shaving razors.
Why extend the life of disposable blade cartridges? Because they’re awfully expensive. Seriously. It’s like gateway drugs: the razor handle is cheap as crap, but they nail you with expensive refills that you’ll need to buy every week. Unless you’re smart with your blades, of course.
The Razor Pit is a plastic device designed to sit horizontally on a bathroom counter. It’s actually designed as a holder for your razor [...]
Tailgate Wooden Picnic Table Folds Into A Suitcase
Why have your picnic on the grass when you can carry a suitcase that gets you a table and four chairs? No, really, the Tailgate Folding Wooden Picnic Table does just that, providing table and seating space for four, while folding into an easy-to-carry box that’s smaller than a guitar case.
Sure, there are many options for folding tables out there. How many of them come clad in wood, though, complete with borderline classy styling? Not that I’m saying the medium brown wood stain finish is all that elegant, but wood should trump hard plastic any day of the week. Unless it’s a rainy day, that is.
The Tailgate Folding Wooden Picnic Table measures 22.25 x 26 x 53.75 inches when unfolded, providing generous table space for your food and ample seating for four. Frame is made from strong aluminum alloy, allowing the seats to hold individuals up to 240lbs each. When [...]
