The allure of portable gas grills is hard to deny. Unlike charcoal, they fire up in seconds, are not messy, and allow you to have a great barbecue experience at any place and at any time. They’ll cook a steak just like home when you’re away from home. Portable gas grills are also an excellent fit for people who do not have the space or budget to invest in a standard grill....
Having tinkered with the rocket stove concept in our workshop, we admire what BioLite has accomplished here. Buying a BioLite CampStove helps fund BioLite’s other product, the HomeStove, which is a charitable system that allows people to cook meals safely and sustainably in the third world. Over half of the world cooks over open flames, and the resulting smoke causes an estimated 2,000,000 deaths per year. Both of these products, the HomeStove and the CampStove, could certainly do a lot of good for the world....
Whatever the genesis, it has taken on ever more complicated forms as time has gone on and changed the way art is experienced. Art of the Masses Pavement art is more than just beautiful pieces, though it is that as well. It takes art out of stuffy galleries where the intent is to be exclusionary and brings it back where art belongs: among the people. The pieces made by the artists below have no cover charge, can’t be bought, and are intended to be experienced by every passer-by, rather than hung in a millionaire’s private study for the enjoyment of one....
The Casa Do Lago estate in Aroeira, Portugal, designed by Frederico Valsassina Architects, is a residential construct on a vast golf course. Features of the luxurious home include a large Koi fish pond that sits evenly with the outdoor pool and a massive terrace that creates a smooth transition between the interior and exterior of the home. Tall stone walls separate the living areas of the home, dividing them into daytime social areas and more private evening areas....
If you’re like us, most of the time you’ve spent in Chicago’s West Loop has been stuck in traffic on the Kennedy Expressway. Thanks to a design by Perkins + Will Architects, that West Loop –and the Kennedy itself– are due for a green upgrade. Perkins + Will have designed a green urban park spanning many city blocks in the West Loop, zig zagging over the freeway below it and skirting up to the highrises throughout....
When it comes to Brazilian models, you can take Adriana Lima and Gisele Bundchen, the apple of our eye is none other than the redheaded beauty Cintia Dicker. Never heard of her? You’re not the first to miss this lovely lass. Miss Cintia Dicker is a South American native with a heritage including Germany and Austria, inheriting rare elements of her European background merged with the vibrant spirit of Brazil....
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The mere thought of a wriggling, slithering reptile around is enough to cause jitters and uneasiness to most of us. And when you see snakes in your dreams, it can be pretty spine-chilling! And, it will often lead to thinking of a host of negative meanings to associate the snake dream with. But honestly speaking, snakes in dreams doesn’t always mean something unpleasant or uncanny. While snakes in dreams can symbolize hidden fears, betrayal, and unresolved issues, dreaming about snakes can also mean transformation, creative life force, and wisdom....
This week, Dyson revealed the Dyson 360 Eye Vacuum, simultaneously the most powerful and smartest vacuum cleaner ever designed. Using its 360 degree camera, the Eye keeps constant stock of its surroundings, meaning it knows exactly where it is in the house at any given time (along with whether or not it’s cleaned that particular room); its unique navigation system allows it to easily find its way around any location....
They are off-the-grid, upcycled homes made out of recycled bottles, tires, cans, and dirt – essentially, everything most would consider garbage. From a “that’s nuts!” idea over a century ago, there’s a current wave of interest in self-sustaining homes built on the ground in out of nowhere places. The recent interest is out of concern with climate change, the lockdowns over the past years, or the passionate idea of living in a sustainable, entirely environmentally friendly home....
See the full set of 33 winners of the 2015 Restaurant and Bar Design Awards here, but whet your appetite with our 20 favorites below. If you’ve been following along on TheCoolist, you’ve seen a few of these already. There’s nothing wrong with experiencing a good meal twice, right? The Gallery at Sketch – London – by India Mahdavi The Street Kitchen – Nottingham – by Dalziel and Pow Design Consultants Le Peep Boutique – Mayfair, London – by Nick Leith-Smith Hueso – Mexico – by Cadena and Asociados Toranomon HOP – Japan – by A....
It’s a bit refreshing to see an industrial designer develop a bike concept that doesn’t fold. As cyclists ourselves, we don’t quite like folding bikes. The speed/weight losses are just too great to make up for the fact that they can fold in half. The Furious Sports Bicycle by Nenad Kostadinov appears to be focused on performance, yet adding a bit of futurism in design. The frame of the Furious bike is thin and aerodynamic, with the thickness to support the weight of its rider....
Why Garden with Technology? In many parts of the world, gardening is as easy as tossing a seed in the soil and watching it grow by the nurture of nature. For many of those fair-weather gardeners, using technology is more about fun than function. For others, technology is a necessity for gardening and farming, thanks to limitations in space, climate and resources. In the concrete jungle of New York, space is at an ultimate premium....
Even at a Whole Foods, Greenwise or otherwise, the options for prepared foods are often less than savory. One of the world’s top rated restaurants, the Fat Duck in the UK, has released a series of gourmet prepared meals for the Waitrose supermarkets. Heston from Waitrose Supermarket Gourmet includes prepared pot pies, sauces, salts, dressings and otherwise for the refined British consumer. We love the concept, but adore the packaging even more....
Sound like a pipe dream? Note that these pictures aren’t renderings, the Hoverbike is a very real machine. The Hoverbike is approaching its first untethered test flight, a giant leap forward for individual aviation. It has been a stable test subject when tethered, and Malloy is raising funds to perform the final tweaks before Hoverbike takes to the skies untethered. Once the prototype is complete and the Hoverbike is ready for the market, Malloy hopes to begin by selling 100 Hoverbikes per year....
Under cabinet lighting is the one-two punch of good kitchen design. It is meant to light up drainboards and counters like you would a workbench, to show the space where you will be doing your chefly duties, and to give the room added ambience. To do this requires yin and yang balance of the types of lights you use. Before you ever even think about which lights to buy, you must know how to choose....
If you’ve heard of Murphy’s law, then you may be familiar with the phrase, “Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.” Although pessimistic, there are some days (or weeks or even months) where everything is indeed a disaster. Next thing you know, you’re in a major funk because you care too much. Never Be Afraid to Say I Don’t Need This in My Life Anymore To feel better, you might reach out to a friend, spend time doing a hobby you love, or ground yourself with motivational passages....
Thankfully, many places recognize that not all Americans live up to the reputation for being coarse, obese, narcissistic, foolish, violent, destructive, and stupid. That many are spectacular people who merely want to live somewhere outside of their nation. These places make it easy to transfer over, easy to survive on their shores, and you can even get by without knowing too much about the local color or language. Should escaping the majesty of the purple mountains be on your to-do list, here’s 14 countries that are perfect for ex-pats....
Today, I’d like to bring to your attention one such product that caught my eye: Lifta, a wooden desk organizer designed to both properly position a monitor and organize one’s desk. Available in Ash, Oak, or Baltic Birch Plywood, this accessory is both aesthetically appealing and magnificently simple (it’s essentially a stylized plank). Lifta measures in at 24×9.5×2 inches, with space beneath for a keyboard and mouse. Granted, it’s not a product for everyone – you’re probably better off avoiding it if you’ve already got your monitor positioned properly....
