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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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Artifox Desks and Accessories Are Back in Black

The team at Artifox has been designing and building some of our favorite office furniture and accessories for as long as we can remember. Each of the brand's products combines modern creature comforts—stands for cameras/monitors, cable runs and hangers for digital gear—with style and a build quality that makes you…

By Ben Dahl
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Craft is the Last Keyboard You’ll Ever Buy

Since so many of us work from our computers all day, it's surprising tech companies aren't pumping out keyboards targeted at anyone and everyone who have ever needed to type something. But now they may not get to, because Logitech has released Craft, a wireless keyboard that can be customized…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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These are Not Your Average Pencils

More often than not you'll find us taking notes, jotting down ideas and scribbling with a pen or a marker, but there's something to be said for going truly old school. While the most significant difference between the pencil and other writing implements is it's easily erased, it's also better…

By Ben Dahl
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The Office Building Made of 900 Plastic Chairs

Office buildings are always struggling to define themselves and when they finally achieve it, most of the time it's after a multi-million dollar renovation. But sometimes, with a little creativity and budgeting, you can get a distinctive facade without spending the GDP of a small island nation. CHYBIK+KRISTOF did exactly…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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7 Desk Toys to Make Work a Little More Fun

We aren’t the kind of people to say that being an adult is a bummer. If you’re doing it right, growing up actually kind of kicks ass. You get to eat whatever you want, have guests over late, travel, watch all the Netflix you can handle… Ninety-nine percent of the…

By Maxwell Barna
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