I spent the last three months of 2022 working at Kinnegar Brewing, an Irish craft brewery in Letterkenny, County Donegal. For homebrewers who want to learn what it’s actually like to work in a brewery,…

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We’ll always be big fans of desk mats. While our previous favorites were standard cutting mats, those were quickly replaced once we found out about the ALTI Wireless Charging Desk Mat. The ALTI features a…

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Depending on how serious you are about your personal writing instruments, you probably already have at least one or two pens from Dango Products. If you do, you’re familiar with their approach to manufacturing. Namely,…

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The pen is a mighty sword greater than itself. It’s a tool of mass construction. It grants the power to move nations, to touch people’s hearts and souls, and to make something from nothing. It’s…

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When it comes to highly functional and stylish desk accessories that are purpose built to work with the entire range of Apple iDevices, you won’t find better options than what Twelve South has been releasing…

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Portland-based design studio WYN Labs has produced more than a few influential products–like the WYN Bullet Emergency Window Breaker Tool–over the years, but despite the fact all their products have been influential, few hold a candle…

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The pen can certainly be mightier than the sword if you throw it, and it happens to be made out of concrete. This unique pen and stand set is handmade from high-density concrete. It’s big,…

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A great everyday carry pen shouldn’t be too big, too small, or too light. The point is to know you have it in your possession without it being cumbersome, but it must also have some…

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Since many of us are still home, we decided to do some digging to find useful products to help stay productive, occupied, entertained and fit while you’re At Home. If the current times have taught…

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When we first set eyes on the 30° Ruler 2.0, we knew this easy-to-use, incredibly built and far superior option to other rulers on the market would become a tool we used every day. That held…

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Inspired by a certain aquatic summer blockbuster celebrating its 45th anniversary this year, our Jaws notebooks are classic Word. with a cinematic cover with just the right amount of flair. You’re not going to need…

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Despite the fact most of us spend the majority of our work time in front of a screen clickety-clacking our way to productivity, there are a lot of other pieces of desktop hardware that make…

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Only the truly VIP-ish students had the iconic BIC 4-color pen, at least from what we recall. Black, blue, red, and green ink pen cartridges housed in a single body was just nuts back in…

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It doesn’t matter if you’re using it as a pocket dump, watch and jewelry storage or a phone holder, a quality desktop valet is as essential as anything else in your everyday carry. Forget all…

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If you’re anything like us, you use permanent markers almost as much as any other writing tool. They’re great for marking, labeling, drawing, writing and just generally leaving indelible impressions on things. The Marksmith Bolt…

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The Orbitkey key-carrying device is one of our favorite pieces of EDC and remains in our rotation to this day. Unfortunately, the average EDC includes a lot more than just keys, which is where the…

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