Reel Measuring Tape

What a clever idea to hide a measuring tape in the shape of a sizedown fly fishing reel! Designed by a Japanese company originally selling real fishing-related products, this measuring tape is certainly fun and easy to use! Rotate the mini handle on the side of the reel to retrieve the long messy measure. This "Catch and Release Fishing" action can be very addicting!

Also, the tape comes with a key chain and is small enough to be carried around. Both common units of length, inch and centimeter, are presented on each side.

Material	:	Metal
Size	:	W1.2" x 0.9", Tape Length: 40"

A Peaceful Bomb Vase

War is destructive and bombs take away lives. But this peaceful bomb, as part of design team Biaugust's Peace Collection, is designed to do the opposite! Add some flowers/green plants and turn it into a beautiful nurture for life!

Part of proceeds benefits Biaugust's cause A.N.S.W.E.R. (Act Now to Stop War & End Racism).

Material	:	Ceramics
Size	:	W 7.5" x D 5.9" x H 11"

Credit Card Lightbulb

It's mighty dark in your wallet, a perfect haven for wallet grues. These spawn of old text adventures wreak havoc by de-magnetizing your credit card strips and making that $10 bill you're sure was in there... disappear with out a trace. Largely unknown, the wallet grue is responsible for billions of dollars in losses every year from unsuspecting wallet users.

Now you can banish those pesky grues and impress your friends with the Credit Card Lightbulb.

This unusual card looks like a flat incandescent bulb, but push the bulb vertical and it unexpectedly lights up. The rest of the card serves as a stand. Store one in your wallet or purse and ward off those deadly grue attacks.

• Small lightbulb folds flat for storing your wallet
• Flip up for light
• Same size as a credit card, but a bit thicker
• Batteries included

LED Faucet Lights

Tired of that same old monotonous water? Bored with water that doesn't look like futuristic alien mouthwash? Need to make your midnight bathroom appointments more exhilarating? Then you need to get the LED faucet light. You can turn any faucet in your home into a streaming fantasia of techie-bliss in just minutes. How does it work? Just attach to the end of your faucet (universal adapters included), and when the water flows through the magic chamber, it simply turns on the LED array and illuminates the stream with soothingly powerful hues.

But wait, there's more! Not only does your water light up, but the color light changes with the water's temperature. When the water is cold, you see BLUE LED's until the water temperature hits 89 degrees after which the LEDs turn RED (now with a brushed chrome finish)!

The Classic Radiometer

A simple solar engine that spins when light is shone on it. But what makes it spin? Is it pressure photons place on the dark side? Are the blades sublimating imparting spin? Maybe it's the complex dance of warm and cool air? Think you got the science?

• 3" in diameter, 4 3/4" tall
• Included science experiments help give a greater understanding of the principles of energy conversion
• Batteries neither included no required

Sebastiano Pencil Holder

A comedic and fun design which portrays a 'dead' character who holds your pencils and pens. Sebastiano has sacrificed his body to become a pin-cushion to hold your pencils in one place. Very cute and uninhibited approach that is becoming more of the fashion in design for the new century.

Material(s): Thermoplastic resin

Dimensions: H 1.8" L 5.1" W 4.9"

M2 Monitor Arm

Maximize your workspace with the ingeniously simple M2 Flat Panel Monitor Arm (2009) from Humanscale®. Utilizing a high-performance, durable mechanical spring—instead of a bulky, failure-prone gas cylinder—the M2 offers dynamic one-touch height and depth adjustment so the user can achieve the ideal ergonomic position and viewing angle, or move it out of the way when not needed. In line with Humanscale’s commitment to environmental sustainability, the M2’s ultra-slim, eco-conscious design is made from 52% recycled and 99% recyclable materials, and its light weight requires less energy to ship than traditional monitor arms.

• Supports 95% of monitors in use today (up to 20 lbs. and up to 24 inches diagonal)
• 52% recycled and 99% recyclable materials
• 10" height adjustment range, and 20" arm reach
• Monitor detaches in seconds via quick-release bracket
• Contributes to LEED points
• Earned Interior Design Best of Year Award, Best of NeoCon® Gold, an iF Product Design Award, Mixology09’s Best Ergonomic Solution, and Buildings Magazine’s Product Innovations Grand Prize.

Measurements:

H 18.25" D 20" max

Materials:

Polished aluminum with white accents.

Timor Desk Calendar

Timor, perpetual desk calendar, 1967. Inspired by the childhood memory of train signage, the Timor is an interactive flip calendar that will instantly give your desk a retro modern face-lift. PVC signs of lithographed sans serif font on a plastic base.

Material(s): PVC and ABS plastic

Dimensions: W 6.67" L 3.5" H 6.33"

Teak Coronus Bowl

Interesting and unexpected, the rim of this decorative serving bowl looks like a primitive crown carved out of beautiful teak wood. The organic slats add complexity and creativity to this simple bowl. Handmade in Indonesia, the coronus bowl will look stunning filled with salad, fruit or nothing at all.

Materials: Teak
Size: 9.75" H x 7.75" Dia

Buckyballs®

“Don't fight forces, use them,” said the famed architectural model-maker R. Buckminster Fuller, so it’s no wonder Buckyballs Magnetic Building Spheres (2009) were named after him. Each set contains 216 individual magnetic balls that can be shaped, molded, torn apart and snapped together in unlimited ways. Make sculptures, puzzles, patterns, shapes and jewelry or use them to stick stuff to the fridge—your options are infinite.

• Each set contains 216 powerful rare earth magnets that can be stretched, pulled and manipulated (a bit like clay) in many engaging ways.
• Great office desk game.
• Named Toy of the Year by Rolling Stone Magazine (2009).
• Contains small parts. Keep out of reach of children.

Water Walking Ball

Perform your own Wayne Coyne-like stunts or just live out your own messianic daydreams inside the Water Walking Ball. Made from TPU, this ultra-clear ball keeps you in and the water out using a waterproof, air-tight zipper, giving you peace of mind that you’re sure to suffocate and die should you fall asleep inside and drift out to sea.

IF Mode Bicycle

Part transportation, part work of art, the IF Mode Bicycle is a rolling designer’s dream. This high-end foldable features large, monoblade wheel mountings, an enclosed trasmission, patented linkage that guides the wheels when folding, a heel push shifter, a Velo saddle, a disc brake, and supple handlebars. Available in black or a striking cream white, and since it can fit in your office/cubicle, it’s also guaranteed not to get stolen off a street-side bike rack.

Kiss Me Meter Bad Breath Detector

Kiss Me Meter is personal bad breath detector in LED display method to Eliminate Embarrassing Situations! As this product uses MEMS gas sensor and is equipped with re-calibration function, accuracy is very high, its cute and quality looking design gives pride and convenience to carry.

Specification:
Alcohol Breath Test
Auto Calibration by Power on
Low Power Consumption (1 Li Battery-LR2032 > 150 times)
Perfect for accessories & gift
LED for 5 Levels of BAC%
Size: 4.3 x 2.5 x 0.85cm
WT: 10.5g (Include Battery)

Tron Legacy Lightcycle

From the makers of the Custom Batpod comes the latest movie-inspired motorbike: the Tron Legacy Lightcycle. While the movie doesn’t hit theaters until December, anyone who saw the original knows the lightcycle races will be the highlight of the film, making the five Lightcycles instant classics. Unlike the Batpod, these are built to be street-legal, with custom 22-inch hubless wheels, custom Hoosier tires, electric or gasoline motors, two-inch hardened steel frames, carbon fiber/fiberglass bodies, and neon hidden behind frosted plexiglass.

Qlocktwo

Tired of the tyranny of time’s dependable henchmen, numbers? Hang a Qlocktwo on your wall. This unique clock uses common phrases — like “it is a quarter past two” — to notify you of the time, with a lacquered wooden body supporting either a satin stainless steel or a polished synthetic glass front surface via eight magnets. LED lighting technology keeps things readable, and an ambient light sensor keeps the thing from giving your house a neon-lit bar room vibe — which is about the last thing a laptop-priced clock should do.

• replaceable front: QOLOR – different colours available
  
• synthetic glass front with polished edges, Body: Wood, four layers of lack
  
• precision quartz clock, easy manual time setting
  
• european time-signal receiver for to the second accurate time-telling without manual setting
  
• Light sensor for automatic adjustment to ambient light
  
• including wall brackets for mounting
  
• including massive acrylic glass holders for stand version
  
• Dimensions 450 × 450 × 20 mm, Weight approx. 4 kg
  
• Electricity supply 110V-220V, low energy consumption due to LED technology (less than 2 Watts)
  
• Handmade in Germany
  

The Teapot That’s a Work of Art - Sorapot

Sorapot is a unique, modern teapot. Its architectural shape and simple functionality bring tea??s quiet beauty into sharp focus. Made from 304 stainless steel, borosilicate glass, and food-grade silicone, it articulates the ritual of tea making in a thoroughly modern way. Sorapot encompasses two approaches to sustainability: design for patina, and design for impermanence.

Materials: steel, Pyrex, silicone rubber
Note: hand wash recommended; glass tube dishwasher safe when removed.
Size: 8" L x 6" H x 5" W; 11 oz. (two cups of tea)

Gorillatorch Flare

Barbecue at midnight or send up an emergency signal with the hands-free Joby Gorillatorch Flare, a convenient 100 Lumen flashlight with 1 ultra-bright white CREE LED, 3 red LEDs and strobe option.

Cuckoo Clock - Little Black Forest House

This cuckoo clock has an exclusive life-like wooden handpainted cuckoo. With certificate of authenticity from the Black Forest Clock Association (VdS). It has a mechanical REGULA movement from the marketleader SBS-FEINTECHNIK in the Black Forest/Germany. This is a extreme long-life rack strike movement. It allows turning the hands left and right without endangering the mechanics of the movement. The 1 day running time movement need to be wind up every day, that means you pull on the chains until the weights are up.
Wooden dial, wooden hands, wooden bird, and night shut off

Colour: Walnut
Size: 20cm/8inch
Weight net: 1.8 kg
Weight gross: 3.3 kg

Van Der Waals Molded World Time Clock

This patented desk clock features 12 sides, each with the name of two major cities. Together, the 24 cities represent the 24 global time zones. To find the local hour in another time zone, simply roll the clock so that the city representing that time zone is on top. Also offered in stainless steel, cylinder version.

Material(s): Injection molded plastic and glass

Dimensions: Dia 1.75" D 2"

Lilliput Salt and Pepper Set

The Lilliput salt & pepper set is part of Alessi's line of playful objects for the home. A clever design which can be used in a multitude of environments where condiments are needed. Each character has magnetic feet and can be attached to the base in a variety of configurations. A very cute and uninhibited approach that is becoming more of the fashion in design for the new century.

Design Stefano Giovannoni, 1993.
Thermoplastic, stainless steel.
Made by Alessi.

Dimensions: H 5.7" Dia 4.3"