We like to take the party outside—to the deck, picnic table, firepit, wherever—and there isn’t always an outlet available. Hence this touch-activated cordless lamp ($40). It takes just three AA batteries and provides up to 120 hours of light. It’ll even turn off automatically after four hours of illumination to … Read More
Let’s get one thing straight, tennis: our favourite game is hockey, and our favourite flip-flops are hockey-themed. That being said: Chesters, you make a fine flip-flop. These tennis flops ($27) are made with tennis ball felt, and they’re treated with a non-toxic protective silicone-based coating that keeps said flip-flops free … Read More
What’s the next best thing to your very own pinball machine? Well, assuming that your condo can’t fit a Big Lebowski pinball machine, you could settle for a set of coasters made from a pinball machine circa 1955-79 ($40). You get a set of four coasters with clean retro graphics, … Read More
Want to capture the communal cooking and noshing experience that is fondue, just without, well . . . the fondue? No worries. Just replace the most pretentious of cooking methods with a sweet grill. Specifically, the Homping grill ($200). It has a lot of cool technology behind it. It’s compact … Read More
Want to glide away on the water in a simpler kayak—one inspired by a time before plastic? Then you’re looking for the O Six Hundred ($2,000), a ready-to-assemble kayak. It comes in thirty pieces of hoop pine plywood and cedar, and it snaps together without any tools. Pull the translucent … Read More
