If your understanding of engineering is limited to what you've learned from Tetris, take a second to pat yourself on the back. Thanks to the modular furniture of Tetran, you can now refer to your Tetris expertise as a "specialized skill set. The company comes to you from Ruke, a child of the 80s who grew up on Transformers and Legos, and Matt, a young attorney who shared Ruke's love of Minecrafting in real life. Their brainchild, Tetran Infinite Living Systems, is like IKEA with tons more hackability. Scroll down to get familiar and inspired. 

If you've been looking to one-up that recycle-crazy, environment-loving, bike-ridin' neighbor of yours, you don't need to change your lifestyle completely. You only need the Cuppow. If you haven't heard of it yet, you're already behind, so catch up. The Cuppow is a spill-free, recyclable lid that fits onto any canning jar and means you don't need to buy that reusable eco-friendly new carry mug after all. The Cuppow simplifies your daily drinking habits, whether you brew tea at home or pop by a Stumptown during work. Designed by Joshua Resnikoff and Aaron Panone and endorsed by Portlandia (probably), the Cuppow is the solution to all the problems you never knew you had.