May 09, 2007
April 30, 2007
have you ever wanted your own submarine
well you can from u-boat worx and for a very reasonable $162,000 AUD more at www.uboatworx.com
April 01, 2007
The nose knows...
thanks again to Random Good Stuff, in this case the nose really do, or is that does have it? either way these are amusing cups that make the morning coffee or pick-nic.. just the thing.
24 cups will cost you $7.49 USD
Cool Recycled Stuff
in the global eco aware we live in more care is given to making the most of materials already around and reducing the landfill, well thats the concept anyway. Here are a couple of new finds that will spice up your house and fashion with recycled items... £10.95 for the glass ware and £12.95 for the bags
both from firebox and thanks to FreshTrend for the pickup!
March 29, 2007
Melbourne City of Events
The fun thing about Melbourne is the events never seem to end, since the beginning of this year we have had a plethora of things to cheer about, keep you busy and empty your wallet. In fact I am sure that this brief list is only scratching the surface of the many many activities which keep the melburnians busy right through to the wee small hours.
In early January we had the Australian Open Tennis, big international tennis stars, thousands of tourists and plenty of swedes! Then there was the cricket (it never seemed to end)..
February had the football pre-season, Aussie Rools gets on the road.
March had the Formula 1 Grand Prix, The International Food Festival, The World Swimming Championships, The Airshow, The Motorshow and the Sailboat Show.
April has the international Jazz festival - wow so much on....
February 20, 2007
Haul Bags
Regular readers know that I have a regular obsession with watches and bags, these bags are Melbourne made and another lovely original, they come in a couple of styles the fantastic reuse of billboards and truck innertubes yeah. $150 - $195 each cool.
http://www.haul.com.au made in Melbourne!
February 06, 2007
Beast
It looks amazing, it costs more money than a 5 series BMW and as its made up of titanium and carbon fibre with a 135hp engine, it absolutely flies... but more than that this bike has the most amazing sound and you can check it out by visiting the site here
October 03, 2006
Macgregor 26
my latest obsession, the Macgregor 26 is a sailboat that doubles as a power cruiser, using water ballast it can travel upto 20 mph more than enough to drag a waterskier along!
and only $20,000 usd sadly it equals nearly $60k when it gets to Australia
http://www.macgregorsailboats.com/macgregor-26-powering.html
September 10, 2006
The A4 bag
What is it about Melbourne and funky bags, ok so the Melbourne is the Australian capital of fashion, and cycling (which led to the popularity of crumpler bags) but here is another great set of bags - this one the A4 bag is made of felt and comes in fabulous colours, made by Portfoli-oh! . Yours for $40 AUD from Rushfaster (the online bag store!)
November 27, 2005
Rubberband Gatling Gun - do you believe this?
Oh so very very cool, a rubberband gun that has been hand crafted from poplar pine to fire 540 rounds a minute, that is if it was able to actually hold that many bands of course. In actual fact it will only fire 144 rounds which if you pushed it could be released in around 12 seconds...
The turret spins effortlessly through 360 degrees, and will tilt from 45 degrees up to 22 degrees down, so tracking a fast moving target is a breeze.
Winding the handle spins the barrels and fires off the bands yours for £399.00
November 22, 2005
Survival in a can
neato stuff... this can has over 25 items, all of which have primary and secondary uses. Go fish with the hook and line, find your way home with the compass, boil water in the can for your tea and sugar, use the first aid supplies to survive the wilderness. It even has duct tape, matches, whistle, signal mirror, razor blade, fire starter cube, chewing gum, salt and a safety pin are included.
just the thing for the boat, the hiking pack or wherever outstanding....
$9.99 usd
via www.ohgizmo.com
November 21, 2005
Pool Wizard
 | it was only a matter of time until someone came out with the new improved pool cue.
This cue features a laser pointer that guides you to produce a perfect shot every time (well that is if you know where you should be hitting the white ball and can master the power ratio, balance etc..). I can just see it revolutionising the way we rock up to the local pub, first unpack your cue, check the batteries and start racking up the balls looking for new competition some one old school, not of the digital revolution. God what has happened to the old days when the only way to improve your game was to use beer goggles? |
November 20, 2005
Christmas Tree O Christmas Tree
Scandinavian style for the modern home, this is the christmas tree I want it features beauty, candles a lovely blonde wood style and it would be perfect beside that stone fireplace with the large flokati rug, now where is my warming mead...?
more from the very stylish charlesandmarie.com or direct at http://www.lindnerimnorden.com/xmas%20tree.htm
November 12, 2005
white white white
| The luminaire is unique each chandelier is
made to clients' individual specifications, ir comes in either bone china or polypropylene, each of its hundreds of components are uniquely and organically shaped as they respond to variable temperatures inside the kiln.
The unglazed finish is surprisingly soft and irrestibly sensuous. 1460mm diameter, 340 spokes, 70Kg, 250W. £3,500 All luminaires are made to order, worldwide delivery is possible. Just the thing i need! |
November 08, 2005
looks like something I might get dirty, however...
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i will admit it, I love watches, I have an addiction to chasing (largely vintage in my case) cool watches and have purchased many recently via eBay. But here is a very white, very cool new watch the vestal Monte Carlo watch does actually come in a multitude of colours yours for $149 USD from shop.com I found this via uncrate and the very cool charlesandmarie.com |
November 06, 2005
Virtual Fish
There have been many 'virtual fish tank' applications over the years, but this is the first one I have seen that lets you pop it on your blog, brought to you from a japanese website that i can not for the life of me understand, there are a range of Tetra's, Angels and Clown fish.
October 30, 2005
The Echo Pack
The echo is a super idea, part sling bag, part camera bag. I am a huge fan of Crumpler brand bags so as soon as I purchased my Nikon D70 I raced over to the St Kilda Crumpler store and purchased the Crumpler Camera bag - but I was disappointed. It is hard to say exactly what was wrong with that bag and just why this one appears to have got it right, but if you focus for a moment on the fact that firstly it does not look like a camera bag, it holds extra stuff in the top compartment, its a comfy sling style and its not too rigid, you probably have the main features. Add to that it has a music (ipod) slod with slot for the headphones - brilliant!
Naneu Pro $69 USD
October 29, 2005
flexi pad
this is very cool, very much the kind of thing you want on your office desk, like the old bouncing balls on executive desks, this note paper is malleable, in that it arrives like a stack of ordinary postit notes but you can shape it into the tower most representative of your mood. Cool!
found on Design Within Reach
$22 usd
August 15, 2005
Henk - the $20,000 suitcase
thanks to our correspondent Rob Cooper in Washington DC for this entry
The worlds best (and most expensive) suitcase. I’d like one, but at $19,000 (USD), I think it will stay on my list and out of my hands for a long, long, long time…
Nice, Very Nice - check out the site to explore more..
http://www.henk.com/henk/index2.html
August 07, 2005
A seriously powerful laser - may the force be with me
ok so you always wanted a home laser to cut garbage bags or burst balloons with well here you go - this is super powered and they go up and up in power from 15mw up to 125mw.
check out the site at http://www.wickedlasers.com/
August 04, 2005
July 22, 2005
Icebreaker - so addictive, you can't just stop at one...
The icebreaker is the best quality marino knit you will every own.
Yes I am an addict.
It has been 12 days now and I have not bought another (but I am browsing constantly..) the quality is superb, and with such a complete range for every outdoor and indoor pursuit, there are so many to buy.
You can check out the range at www.icebreakernz.com but be warned you might not be able to stop at just one...
Vibrating Key Ring
Just what you always needed!
find it at I want one of those
July 20, 2005
The original moleskin
This is the best notebook you can buy, amazing style and the original book that hemmingway used.
July 13, 2005
Lets Go Surfing
Lets Go Surfing
Bondi Beach is a bizarre mix of the poseurs, the tourists, the hard core locals and a good mix of freaks. With a consistent surf break it is a place where so many people learn how to catch a wave, from the rough techniques to the finer points of surfing ettiquette - it all happens "out the back".
So its a great thing to consider that Bondi has its own surf school - "Lets Go Surfing" which caters to all levels