elBulli 2005-2011

Between the years 2005 and 2011, Spain’s elBulli became the world’s most important restaurant, with chef Ferran Adria becoming renown in the culinary world as a genius and legend. Now, this seven-volume book catalogue the inner workings of the restaurant, featuring 2,700 pages, 1,400 colour photographs, and 700 recipes. It’s … Read More

Nax 2.0

Let’s say you want a kukri, a machete, a hatchet, and an all-round survival knife, but don’t want to look like a crazy guy carrying a whole bunch of weapons around? Well, you can pick up a Nax 2.0 ($150), which is designed to stand in for all those things. … Read More

The Rolling Bedside iPad Holder

If there’s one thing we hate about lying in bed and screwing around the iPad, it’s that it’s just too damn hard. Our leisure time isn’t easy enough, dammit, so that’s why we’re into The Rolling Bedside iPad Holder ($200). It’s height adjustable, has a swing arm, and ensures that … Read More

ClearView Clio Speaker

What happens when you mix cool design with innovative technology? You get a ClearView Clio Speaker ($350). The clear portion is an acrylic glass stereo transducer. It emits sound from its edges, rather from the rear centre, like a normal speaker cone, which allows it to fill a space with … Read More

HF Triple Dopp Kit

Don’t want something put together by a kid and a machine in a third world country? That’s okay—this HF Triple Dopp Kit ($165) was cut and assembled in America by designer Matt Swaggart. It’s made of Kodiak oil-tanned cowhide and a rope handle that you can grip from three sides—hence … Read More

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