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The Most Famous Pen in History Turns 100 This Year
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The Most Famous Pen in History Turns 100 This Year
By Brett Braley
I Moved To Ireland For a 3-Month Brewing Internship. Here’s What It Was Like
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I Moved To Ireland For a 3-Month Brewing Internship. Here’s What It Was Like

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, an internship like this provides invaluable lessons—including lessons that can be applied to being a…

By Dillon McLaughlin
The Reversible ALTI Desk Mat Includes Wireless Charging
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The Reversible ALTI Desk Mat Includes Wireless Charging

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 premium vegan leather surface on one side and plush felt on the other, with a…

By Ben Dahl
Dango Products Pen Tray
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Dango Products Pen Tray

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, they make attractive, durable pens and desk accessories out of machined aluminum. This pen tray…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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Modern Tape Dispenser

The true talent of an artist is found in his ability to look past the ordinary and see something special. Often, this is a hallmark of pop art and it is manifested in this 1991 Tape Dispenser designed by Folmer Christensen. Almost futuristic in design this tape dispenser can add…

By Tim Jacobsen
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Enzo Mari: Formosa Wall Calendar

If there was anything most people take for granted it would be a calendar. After all, what is exciting about a calendar? Well, if it is the Enzo Mari Formosa Wall Calendar then it would be the unique artistic design of the calendar that makes it so special. This would…

By Tim Jacobsen
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Maritime Table Clock

Originally designed back in 1956, this clock brings art and time together in one timepiece. The porcelain base pulls off a sleek look. Designer Angelo Mangiarotti keeps it simple, leaving no guesswork in his desire to display the time. The large clock face and the white on black theme make…

By Tim Jacobsen
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Tengu Cyber Friend

Meet your new USB-powered pal, Tengu. Never work those long, dull nights by yourself again. Tengu makes faces that coincide with whichever noise he picks up on. Whether he is lip synching to your internet radio stream, or is linked to your own voice, he is sure to take some…

By Tim Jacobsen
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Modern Staplers

Arm the office with an arsenal of these non-traditional staplers. The transparent, clear casing shows you exactly what is going on inside. With a 200 staple capacity, you will have more than enough ammo to take on that stack of papers on your desk. When you run out, easily reload…

By Tim Jacobsen
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