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Watch artisans make an intricate porcelain sculpture of Sonic the Hedgehog. The video follows YOYOYO’s “Infinite Blue,” from mold making and casting to meticulous hand-painting, glazing, and firing. Cobalt pigment gives Sonic his signature blue, with a twisting red infinity trail for speed. Limited to 50 pieces, the sculptures cost a wallet-busting $7,000 each.
Up your home bartending game with this deck of cocktail recipe cards. The set includes 100 drinks with ingredient lists, step-by-step instructions, flavor profiles, and the history behind each cocktail. Scan a card’s QR code for a video demo, or use the cards as flash cards to test your mixology knowledge. Includes a storage box
Fancy furniture can cost thousands of dollars. Connor Creates thought it would be a fun challenge to make an artful chair mostly out of popsicle sticks and hot glue. He assembled the chair from more than 3100 sticks, which is surprisingly sturdy thanks to lots of layering. Not bad for about $100 in supplies.
Most 3D printers can only print fairly small objects. Elegoo’s OrangeStorm Giga 3D printer is big enough to output furniture. It has a massive build volume of 80 cm x 80 cm x 100 cm (31.5″ x 31.5″ x 39.4″), and is well-priced at just $2500. It can also print from up to four nozzles
This compact multitool from RAK combines ten useful functions, including flat and needle-nose pliers, a wire cutter, flathead and Phillips screwdrivers, straight and serrated knives, a saw blade, a nail file, and a bottle opener. Made from aluminum and stainless steel, its blades all lock securely in place, and the tool locks closed for safety.
Not every movie made by Pixar’s artists needs to be a billion dollar franchise. Rej Bourdages, Tony Maki, and Paige Johnstone made their silly ’70s style short film Fruit & Nut on a shoestring. It tells the story of a lonely peanut who longs to meet a fruit. But after he meets a strawberry, life
French musical group Les Fo’Plafonds performs songs on unusual musical instruments. In this session, they take on the title music from The Simpsons, performing Danny Elfman’s iconic cartoon theme song on bicycle air pumps, bells, pots, pans, plastic tubes, soup cans, wine bottles, a steam iron, and other unconventional noisemakers.
This all-in-one machine from Cricut makes it easy to make your own full color stickers. The StickerPix Print + Cut works with a mobile app to print photos or graphics on sticker paper and automatically cut outlines to match. It prints on 4″ x 7″ sticker sheets or 4″ x 6″ photo paper, and includes
Each year, Google Japan comes up with a ridiculous redesign concept for keyboards, then they make it real. For 2026, we have a vertically-oriented keyboard that uses four skinny conveyor belts to bring keys right to your fingertips. If you’re feeling ambitious, you can build your own. View all their crazy keyboard concepts here.
Loca Loka’s award winning tequilas blend the vibrant cultures of India and Mexico by combining Mexico’s agave spirit with aromatic spices from Indian cuisine. Blanco is characterized by the fruity and earthy flavors of cooked agaves. The Reposado rests for months, then finishes in French and American Oak barrels. Añejo continues aging for a year.
This ring-shaped tool easily attaches to any keychain and integrates four handy bits. The hardened steel screwdriver has #1 and #2 Phillips bits and 3mm and 6.5mm flat blade bits. In addition to the everyday version, K20 makes a special model for photographers with Allen wrenches. We also dig their Short Stubby Screwdriver.
HECHEER’s portable camp kitchen packs cooking, prep, and storage into a rugged metal case. It unfolds to reveal work surfaces, an electric induction cooking system, and space for a butane stove. The modular setup offers two heights, 50L of storage, and a compartment for wet items. Price shown is for the complete kitchen. A storage-only