Mike Newman
Managing Editor at Cool Material
We Put Whiskey in a Keurig to Make Irish Coffee On Demand
A couple of months ago, we had the idea to fill our Keurig with Guinness Extra so it could spit out coffee stout. It was, perhaps, our worst idea of all time. (You can read about it here.) Recently, we thought to ourselves: How can we top that? The answer: Fill…
Beer Ripples Will Print Messages in Beer Foam
Latte art is the stuff Instagram dreams are made of. Why shouldn't beer be allowed in on the fun? That's the idea behind Beer Ripples, a new printer-like device that will craft a message in a beer's frothy head. Designed for bars and restaurants—though passing a beer that says "Fuck…
Olympia Ceramica’s New Sinks are Modeled After Turntables
Inspiration can find you when you least expected it. That's what we imagine happened here. Gianluca Paludi was probably at a club when the designer saw what to model a new set of sinks after. Turntables. Yup, turntables. The new line of bathroom fixtures from Olympia Ceramica is inspired by…
What to Watch This Weekend: Wild Wild Country
With cable, Netflix, and internet options, finding the best thing to watch during your downtime is difficult. Instead of flipping through menus all weekend and settling on nothing, turn to What to Watch This Weekend, a series in which we give you our pick for the best new show or…
10 Irish Movies Every Guy Should See
Your St. Patrick's Day viewing guide should include more than just a parade. After the floats have gone by and you're a couple pints of Guinness deep, toss one of these movies on and ride out the rest of the holiday in front of your TV. Don't forget the platter of…
A Design Studio Came Up With a Clever Way to Redo a Restaurant’s Bathroom Without Changing Its Old Tiles
Gyva Grafika is a design studio in Kaunas, Lithuania, that was tasked with redesigning the bathroom inside Galeria Urbana, a restaurant also in the city of Kaunas. The only stipulation? They needed to keep the old tiles already on the walls of the stall. The studio came up with a…
The Pi Bike
Pi Day may have just passed, but if you own the Pi Bike you can celebrate everyone's mindfuck of a number every day. Designed and created by Martijn Koomen and Tadas Maksimovas, the Pi Bike will provide for countless enjoyable rides that offer time to think about how we've discovered…
One of the Rarest Rolex Watches Is Headed to Auction
In a world of rare and expensive watches, you don't earn the nickname "The Unicorn" without having some next-level scarcity to your name. That's the case with this white gold Rolex Daytona, which is said to be the only of its kind in existence, as such Daytonas were only offered…
Scrambler E-Bike V2.0
Electric bikes face the same major issue that smartwatches do. How do you blend functionality with style? While some smartwatches and a few e-bikes have succeeded in solving this conundrum, many more have failed. The Scrambler E-Bike V2.0 is one of the few electric bicycles that gets it all right,…
The Top 50 Craft Breweries by Sales Volume
As big breweries gobble up one-time craft breweries, the "craft" landscape continues to change. Who are the biggest craft—or "independent"—players? Well, every year the Brewers Association parses through the data to find the breweries with the most impressive sales numbers who also meet the criteria for the list, meaning they…
Woolsey Pool Table
We're big fans of Sean Woolsey's work. From a desk designed for Bond to a wall-mounted bar cart, he makes pieces that are fun yet refined. The latest is no different. The Woolsey Pool Table is the billiards table you'd find in Sean Connery's game room. Made from premium grade…
Kelvin Coffee Roaster
Freshly roasted beans are the secret to great coffee. The trouble is finding freshly roasted beans at the store and coming to terms with the cost and the fact that they won't stay fresh for very long. Kelvin is the at-home solution, a table-top coffee roaster that looks good and…
You Can Win the Jet Ski Jimmy Kimmel Gave Away at the Oscars
This year's Oscars lacked surprises and memorable bits. There was one thing, however, that did stand out about the show: the jet ski give away. In case you missed it, Jimmy Kimmel gave a jet ski away to the winner with the shortest acceptance speech of the evening. The aquatic…
KEEGO Is the World’s First Squeezable Metal Water Bottle
People have turned to metal water bottles to avoid potential health risks associated with cheap plastic versions. Those are great for sitting on your desk, but they aren't ideal for sport. KEEGO is the metal water bottle perfect for biking, running, and other athletic endeavors, as KEEGO is the world's…
J.Crew Is Bringing Back Its Most Iconic Pieces
When we look back on photos of us through the years, it's amazing how many articles of clothing we owned from J.Crew. From the Rollneck Sweater we owned in the '90s to the Rugby Shirt we used to toss on for school, the brand's clothing has played a large role…