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Don’t even think about anything else right now. Instead, imagine a full day of sightseeing in Nippon: bowing sagely and feeding crackers to the Nara deers, sampling freshly-caught Japanese mackerel from a world-class sashimi chef, perhaps first-class seats on the bullet train with uninterrupted views of Mt Fuji. Then you end the day with a relaxing private onsen. You step out refreshed and with complete and total ease. Satisfied. The experience is only heightened by wrapping yourself in the softest, most luxurious inner pile towel you have ever known. And in case you can’t quite viscerally picture it in your...

In 2007, Emily Sugihara and her mama, Joan, founded Baggu in San Francisco. The Mother-Daughter duo wanted basic, fashionable, reusable bags to tote their everyday objects. At that time, the world hadn't yet realised the full catastrophic scale of environmental dire that the planet was facing, and there wasn't anything fashionable and on the market: so they created Baggu.  Let’s rifle back through the archives … In 1965 the plastic shopping bag was invented by a Swedish company. The slogan was “The Sack of the Future is Here Today.” Deadpan face emoji. No joke. By 1979, eighty percent of the...

Especially not when you’re playing Word Association: Think Ink.  Yep, we’ve got ink on the brain—specifically, Lousy Ink, which is - if I may say so - an exceptional product. You see, it's ink that’s made out of empty printer cartridges. Ironic because printer cartridges are always running out of the stuff, especially when you have to print out a portrait of your favourite black and white cat.  Lousy has collaborated with Close the Loop to help ‘rescue’ waste ink from cartridges. Mike Eleven and Oli Ruskidd, both practising artists, wanted to make a change and realised that ink was...

Who was he? How did he do it? Why did he do it? OK, everyone, stop tweeting and cool down. Let me ‘Spilsbury’ the beans … (lol) Answers are coming in hot.  Mr Spilsbury was a British cartographer and engraver. He was assistant to the official geographer of King George III in the 1700s. One day he cut up one of his wood-mounted maps into the Kingdoms of Europe. He thought it would be a good way to help school kids remember their geography. It became a little more than a fun lesson. The concept was clearly monetisable, and Johnno...

Actually, you can laugh. It’s ridiculous. But it is also a thing. Besides, Puffer’s are trending.  The Good People at Livework have created some super cute casings for all your important things. With the longest name of all time for a pencil case, the ‘Little Things Padding Handle Pen Pouch’ comes in four fancy colourways:  black, lemon, orange, and my personal favourite: lavender. So damn pretty.  And this whimsical little pouch is just the tip of the iceberg. But this iceberg won’t sink your ship:  unless your ship is a massive cruiseliner of disorganised personal items. If so, consider your...