Wire coatrack

Inspired by the humble paperclip, designer Tom Dixon hand welded stainless steel to create this wonderful Wire Coatrack.

Sold in two-foot sections, the Wire Coatrack is infinitely extendable, and can even be installed around corners. The welding skills demonstrated in the design of this item aren’t the result of art school (Dixon dropped out after six months), but rather the self-taught necessity of a motorcycle enthusiast (Dixon’s bike has landed him in the hospital twice, with one stay around three months, and it was during these recuperations that Dixon began toying with design to occupy his time).

If you look closely in the image, you can also see J-Me’s brilliant shoe rack. The super simple design gives footwear the appearance of floating in air, and by taking shoes off the floor means your hoovering days have been made that little bit easier. Magic! Both items are available from Design Within Reach.

Oluce outdoor lighting stones

Patios are dull. Just deal with it. They have lighting that looks like security spotlights and decking that works better in a sunny climate, as opposed to rainy old Britain.

So what can we do to liven up our backparts? Well, these beautiful Oluce outdoor stone lamps should do the trick. They are made from durable, weather-tested polyethylene, which mean you won’t get electrocuted and they’ll stay looking lovely for years! Available from Y Lighting for $316, they look great singular, but for maximum impact should be bought as a cluster.

Graffiti chocolate bars

Chocolate has never been as cool as this dope graffiti set. Probably not something you’d want to chow down on as these will be instantly collectable as the the wrappers are designed by ten legendary New York City graffiti artists including Blade, Crash, Crachee, Crime 79, Dondi, Dr. Revolt, Iz the Wiz, Lady Pink, Spar One and Voice of the Ghetto (Stay High 149).

Each Graffiti Bar weighs an impressive 2.25 ounces and come in Milk Almond, Milk Cafetto, Caramel, Cookies-n-Cream, Smores, Dark Strawberry, Dark Toffee Crunch, Banana Milk, Dark Rum and Dark Chocolate flavours. Individual bars can be purchased for $4.00 each or a Limited Edition “gallery box” includes the full 10 bars. Price $40. Not so much a snack, but a work of art. Click here to get your mits on ‘em.

Pineapple ice cube tray

Summer is well and truly… well… imminent. This means girls in shorts, sitting in beer gardens and having a barbecue. We can’t help you with any of those except the latter. So what is a great little feature for your BBQ? Well, you could start with some unusually shaped ice for your drinks.

Where most ice trays are geared toward the ladies with hearts and stars, why not go 80s cocktail on everyone by getting some of these ace pineapple cubes? Plonk ‘em in some horrendous mindbending cocktail and fall over a lot. Great stuff!

Available from Urban Outfitters for a reasonable £5.

Twister towel

It’s not often you get to feature a towel on a site like this is it? A towel is a towel is a towel… unless it’s this great Twister Towel (as found on RetroToGo).

The Twister Towel harks back to the halcyon days spent tying yourself in a knot with your pals’ legs and falling over laughing at the ridiculousness of it all. Well, now you can do it on the beach too. How much is this going to set you back? A reasonable £20. Comes complete with two inflatable dice too! Ace!Now, left foot, red…

Nature Calls Deodorizer

When Andre 3000 sang "I know you like to think yaw shit don’t stink…" he obviously was going to follow it up with a tale of how yaw shit does stink.

Well, thankfully, we at Brandish have just the thing for you and your stinky deposits. Just two drops of Ritual’s Nature Calls Toilet Deodorizer in your toilet water, prior to your morning constitutional, obliterates all pongs. The blurb says "this truly revolutionary, plant-extract-derived solution doesn’t just cover up your funky fumes, it eradicates them with extreme prejudice." It’s like having the Terminator instead of a Toilet Duck. Click here for more info and to buy

Amazon.co.uk launch Sports & Leisure store

Amazon.co.uk has launched a new Sports & Leisure Store, which will provide customers with a massive selection of sports, health and fitness products, all under one virtual roof. So you can get fit, as opposed to just getting fat lolling around listening to CDs and playing computer games that you’ve bought off ‘em.

Visitors to Amazon.co.uk will be able to choose from thousands of individual lines, including camping supplies, golf clubs, football kits, dumb-bells and tennis racquets.
"We understand that free time is precious to our customers and for a lot of people it is difficult to find the time to take part in sports and leisure activities, let alone shop for them," comments Amazon.co.uk Managing Director, Brian McBride (no, not the Fulham striker). "Now, there is an easy to use and highly convenient Sports and Leisure store that can be accessed from the home or office – allowing customers to conserve their time and energy for enjoying the sporting activity of their choice."

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