LIFESTYLE️
LIFESTYLE️
LOGITECH CASA POP-UP DESK
This makes so much sense that we’re kinda mad it hasn’t been around longer. Like, where tf you been, Casa Pop-Up Desk? It's a desk that looks like a book until you open it and see all the goodies.
If you’re in the world of graphic design, doodling when you're bored, or you just like the freedom that a touchpad offers, the touchpad feature alone makes a purchase worthwhile. The fact it comes with more and folds up so discreetly makes the Logitech Casa Pop-Up Desk perfect for those travelling or working on-the-go. We'd go as far as to say that you'll have envious eyes on you at the airport if you whipped out this set up while waiting for your next flight.
FROM AU$289.95
KTTIPAY APP
Kttipay is an app designed to conveniently split costs, manage budgets, and keep track of expenses in real time.
It’s bloody ideal for small groups that head off travelling together for weeks or months at a time, or for you and the new bestie you find in a bar at 3am and end up spending the rest of your trip with.
With KttiPay you can keep track of expenses, see who owes who what, split expenses with specific people within a group, set up a group savings (so you have the money before you spend it) and pay for things directly from the pool funds. Everyone in the group can see all the details, so it’s a pretty shrewd way of doing things.
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GIESEN NON-ALCOHOLIC WINE
20 years ago you would have been hard-pressed to find non-alcoholic wine, especially one that tasted like something resembling wine. You had apple cider to be fancy or nothing. Now, we’ve got a new generation embracing low-alcohol life. 80% of alcohol drinkers have tried a non-alcoholic alternative and 56% of millennial men drink non-alcoholic alternatives often.
WATCH NOW: GIESEN BLIND WINE TASTING
New Zealand’s Giesen Group was founded in 1981 by brothers Theo, Alex and Marcel. After decades of making delicious award-winning wine, they embraced a new challenge: crafting a range of no and low alcohol options. Using spinning cone technology that gently removes alcohol, they’ve mastered the art of preserving the flavours wine lovers enjoy. They’ve covered all the bases as well with their Giesen 0% range, which is the world's leading premium range of alcohol-removed wines including New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Gris, Rosé, Riesling, Merlot and Sparkling Brut.
Delicious, organic and gluten-free!
FROM AU$18.99
TWELVE SOUTH BUTTERFLY
Packing light can be hard when you’re dealing with tech. Chargers can often take up most of the weight, so we’re pumped to share this problem solver—the world’s smallest 2-in-1 USB-C MagSafe charger thanks to Twelve South. ButterFly will be your new favourite thing to include in your carry-on. About the same size as an AirPod Pro Case, it punches above its weight with a fast charger in an anodized aluminium shell and a 30W power adapter, as well as four international plug adapters, and carry case—because that’s how much Twelve South love a traveller. They get it. ButterFly folds to 6x6cm and only 2.35cm high, and can do double-duty as a display stand for your iPhone or charging pedestal for your Apple watch.
Perfect for travelling, or just slip into your pocket when you're on the way to work.
TWELVE SOUTH BUTTERFLY AU$219.99
PAIRE SOCKS
Mates Rex and Nathan have changed the sock game. The pair created Paire and over the course of four years they’ve been around, they've crafted 24 products, boasting five patented materials, but it is their socks that have people talking.
Doesn’t matter if you like a mid-calf, ankle or no-show sock, it is time to get rid of your holey socks and replace them with Paire. Here’s a huge selling-point when it comes to travelling; one of their founders Nathan proudly told us that he wore these socks for DAYS while hiking, didn’t wash them and they didn’t stink. What kind of sorcery is this? Anti-bacterial material made from Merino wool and breathable eucalyptus fibres, that’s what. They also blend in recycled polyester.
If you love a hike, get around the active ankle socks that won’t slouch down. They also feel like you’re walking on a cloud. And how thoughtful is this—they’re hand-sewn and seamless! If you’ve ever been annoyed by a sock seam, change your life with these.
FROM AU$24
STM DUX BACKPACK
Who would have thought that a trip to the post office would inspire a backpack design. Ethan Nyholm purchased a padded postal envelope to protect his laptop inside a hiking pack. Total MacGyver move. He took this idea, teamed up with his mate Adina Jacobs and they got cracking designing bags like Dux that protect digital gear but still look sleek.
This backpack is an organisers dream. Forget sorting your pantry, you’re going to want to get all your gadgets out then pack them into this bag, marvelling at your skills and the bags’ design. There’s even internal shelves. SHELVES! The shell is water resistant, has their FoamFortress 360 degree padding, offers 30L capacity and the kicker—SlingTech Laptop section that suspends devices up and away from the impact zone. Fitted with pockets just about everywhere, the Dux Backpack fits up to a 17” laptop.
FROM AU$329.95
HEAT IT MOZZIE DONGLE
Ever do the star-imprint on a mozzie bite back in the day to try stop the itch? What about putting an ice pack over a bunch of them? Run under cold water, make a paste with baking soda, take antihistamines. These are all ways people try to deal with that itch but now, you can use heat it’s mozzie dongle.
About half the size of a USB memory stick, you can keep this dongle on your keys and if you get bitten, just stick one end into the charging point of your phone and then apply the other side to the bite. A completely chemical-free and natural solution, heat it® uses localised low-level heat for a treatment that actually works, heating the affected area to around 51ºC.
From a mozzie bites, to midge (actually the worst, most enduring itch ever), bee and wasp stings, this little beauty of an invention is exactly what you need to get rid of a sting or itch.
FROM AU$59.95
get in the know During the 8th century BC, the Greek poet Hesiod mentioned piloi in his writings, describing them as socks crafted from matted animal hair. Doesn't sound anywhere near as comfy as the Merino wool Paire use.
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