Searching for that perfect desk for the home office or study is not an easy task. But before you pull out your tool box and head to the hardware store, consider this amazing design by Herman Miller.

The Airia desk is a simple walnut frame with tapered legs and gorgeous cork lined drawers. There is also a media cabinet to match! Study furnished? Check!

Purchase from Herman Miller retailers at around $2,200.

Have you ever doodled on a notepad and felt that it was good enough to share with the world? You wished there was a way to show someone just how great your little picture is? Well, this is your chance to share your little sketches.

The Sketchbook project is finally ready for a world tour in 2012! Having previously only toured around the US, in 2012, the project is extending their tour to London, UK and Melbourne, Australia. To participate, all you need to do is purchase one of the custom designed sketchbooks then draw, doodle, sketch, scribble to your heart’s content. Simply post your sketchbook back where it will go on tour before resting at the Brooklyn Art Library where it will be catalogued and available to be viewed.

It’s $25 to purchase a sketchbook and participate so get your pens and pencils ready!

http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject

The recent Tour De France has certainly inspired us here at Datscool to think about going cycling. And even purchasing a brand new shiny bicycle. But what happens when you live in a tiny apartment and there is no where to store the new bike without it being stolen or tripped over?

Here is a great solution from Knife and Saw – a groovy solid wood shelf! Not only does it hold your bike, but there’s also room to put what you like on the shelf – be it books or flowers.

It has been designed to fit most bikes with the standard slot size of 1.75? and the clearance needed underneath the topbar at 17? apart is 1.5?. The shelf is suspended by a steel square rod mount and attaches to the wall by sliding and screwing into two wall studs. It comes in two colours: walnut and ash.

Price: USD$270 – $300 + shipping

There is always something a little cool about tattoos…but now they are more mainstream and accepted by society – is there a way to still stand out and be a little different?

Well, here’s one way! An animated tattoo! How, I hear you ask? A tattoo artist from Paris named Karl Marc, has basically included a QR code into the design. This means that by using a code reader on your iPhone the tattoo comes to life – an animated show. The code has been cleverly incorporated into the design so it still looks a work of art, whilst not ‘animated’.

Very cool….but no recommendations on where to get one as yet!

We love our little moleskin notebooks at Dats Cool but have found carry it around that little bit more difficult lately. With all our little gadgets that can also take notes, we have been finding that the good ol’ paper and pen are simply becoming another thing to lug around.
So we were thrilled to discover Pad and Quill cases. These cases for your iPhone, iPad, laptop and eReader are designed from leather and birch. They are the perfect disguise for your gadgets and also a great protective cover.
Available in a range of colours, although we do like the idea of our iPhone as a little black book.
Prices starting from USD$29.99.

We know these are nothing new, but we still love them – Gelaskins!

Gelaskins makes protective covers for your phone, laptops and gaming devices. There are some great new designs from various artists to make your device stand out from everyone else’s. After purchasing your cover – you can also download a wallpaper to match.

These funky and great designs can be purchased here.

One of our favourite designers Vera Wang has brought out a new range called White. This range is current available at David’s bridal and is soooo much more affordable than Vera Wang’s other ranges. In fact, the price range for this range is SO good that we didn’t even think that any wedding dresses would be available at this price!

The designs are fantastic and at this price, every bride should take a look!

Dats Cool have been in search of a laptop bag and we came across this one by Fullgive. It is made of leather and lined with felt on the inside. Your laptop fits snugly into the case and is awesomely thin. The case includes a handle and a removable leather strap as well as an accessories pouch for your charger and other bits and pieces.

The Artefact design team has come up with what they envisage to be the future of SLR cameras. The concept is to bring together the capabilities of smart phones with SLR-quality optics.

It is a sleek looking design with a body made from aluminum and magnesium alloy. It also has an in-built antenna which allows GPS, Bluetooth and WirelessHD meaning you can share your images instantly if you wish. Dats Cool particularly likes the fact that the lens mount is compatible with the Nikon F mount, Canon EF mount, Micro Four Thirds and Leica M – excellent!

For more information – click here!

Ever wondered how you could protect your cards if you ever lost your wallet. Well you now can with Dunhill’s Biometric wallet! This biometric fingerprint enabled wallet only opens for the person that payed $825 for it.

The other cool feature is that you could link the wallet to you bluetooth enabled phone, if your wallet drifts more than 5 metres away from your phone then you’ll be alarmed with a sound. Could be handy for those that walk around in sketchy areas or could be damn annoying for the drunk that likes to throw their phone and wallet everywhere.

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