Designer and architect Reinier de Jong has just released the versatile REK coffee table. The table grows and adapts to your needs. For example, when you’re not entertaining, perhaps you’d like to close it up, but when guests come over, you might want to move the sliding parts outwards to accommodate extra drinks and plates. Or, you can keep the sliding sections and store magazines and other things underneath.

It’s that time of the year again: Nerd Valentine! YES!

Tumi’s newest hardshell luggage option, the Tegra-Lite ($595-$795) takes advantage of a thermoplastic exclusive to Tumi called Tegris, a durable and lightweight material found in race cars and protective gear for NFL players. The Tegra-Lite also features the brand’s X-Brace 45 handle system that adds rigidity to the suitcase and aircraft-grade aluminum keeps the handle lightweight and strong. Link

The problem with most light fittings is that they’re only about style: they’re the preserve of hipsters and interior designers. If you want something a little more geeky, why not make your own test tube chandelier?

This was actually dreamt up by Polish designer Pani Jurek and is called the Maria S.C. chandelier. In fact, it’s named after Maria Sklodowska-Curie, the the deservedly world-famous female scientist. But as they suggest over at MAKE, it would be fairly easy to put together yourself. You just need a ring or two of wood, an appropriately sized drill bit and a bunch of test tubes. Every home can cope with more test tubes, right?