This is one of those Kickstarter projects I seriously considered backing. Beam is essentially a mini-projector in the shape of a light bulb. Watch movies, present slides or show off your travel photos to friends. I can think of tons of different ways Beam could be useful (and that doesn't even include commercial applications). It looks like a great product with a well-exectued design and branding.

One of the most trusted and most often used tools in my day-to-day work is Droplr. It lives in my Mac's menu bar and whenever I need to share a file, a piece of code or a screenshot with someone, I simply drag'n drop it on its icon, and voilà, it generates a sharable shortlink in seconds.

One thing I love about the web is that you serendipitously stumble across small shops where people sell their work to a niche audience. The shop of Barcelona-based graphic design studio Hey is one of those. I absolutely adore their illustration style.

What I love most about Simplenote is its simplicty. It's essentially just a list of text files, but with powerful syncing: I jot down notes on the iPhone app and within seconds they appear in my browser. I use it for idea generation, shared packing lists, proof-reading blog posts on the go, and much more.

Here's another project that wants you to cover your walls with maps: Project Jefferson offers beautiful, decorative maps of your city in different styles and sizes. It's a great gift idea, too. (International orders are currently not accepted through their shop, but you can email them directly to figure out a way.)

I had to include this one because... satellite imagery! Beautiful and simple: save these high-resolution satellite images as your new phone wallpaper – provided by NASA and the European Space Agency. Earth is one trippy place.

Sure, coasters aren't at the top of your list when you think of office accessories, but these little beauties have fascinated me ever since I laid eyes on them. There is no way you can serve a drink without having your guests acknowledge your exceptional taste of... coasters.

With Facetime frequently failing on me and Skype turning into a cumbersome piece of software with a Facebook integration nobody wants, this simple web-based video conference tool looks like a great no-installation-required alternative.

Some of you might remember me speaking highly of my beloved Incase backpack that I bought seven or so years ago. I'm still a big Incase fan, but during my last NYC trip I fell in love with this Padagonia bag. It's a bit more spacious which makes it perfect for a hiking trip on the weekend too. It took me two weeks to decide (I hate owning too much stuff), but I don't regret investing in it. Their Corporate Responsibility page made my decision a little easier too.

Yoga Studio is probably the most beautiful and well-executed yoga app around. Instantly jump into one of the courses or create your own out of hundreds of available poses. I use it several times a week.

I really, really want one of those: the Typodarium 2016 is a daily tear-off calendar with a new typeface every day. One site describes it like so: "The curious lifting of the day's page (to reveal information on the font of the day on the back) has become something of a typographical morning greeting, with real connoisseurs having several treasure chests of type specimens tucked away in their desk drawers." There are a few sites out there selling it.

I send quite a bit of money overseas to pay for contractors in Europe and North America. Compared to PayPal, TransferWise is quite slow (as it's bank account to bank account), but it's cheaper and it actually cares about its customers. I now use TransferWise regularly for bigger payments and to send chunks of my own money to Germany to cover Offscreen's printing and shipping costs. 

I've been waiting to be able to include this and their special Xmas edition just reminded me: Who Gives A Crap is one of my favourite Australian brands. The idea is simple: toilet paper made from environmentally friendly materials with 50% of their profits going towards building toilets in the developing world. Every office should have a subscription. As far as I can tell, it's only available in Australia so far, but sign up for their newsletter to find out when they expand internationally – which I'm sure is just a matter of time.

This is one of my most-used iPhone apps. Mail to Self does exactly what the name suggests: it adds a 'mail to self' option to your iOS share sheet so that you can quickly email yourself anything you come across on your phone – in almost any app. It's great, but it's also a work-around. Even after so many years and despite a bazillion new apps, we still need to email ourselves stuff we want to keep/remind ourselves of, because that's the only thing that integrates deeply into iOS. :-/

As I said before, I love my standing desk. My only gripe: it's certainly not the sexiest piece of furntiture in my office. And so when I see beauties like the StudioDesk by Bluelounge I get desk-envy. It's not all about the good looks though. Under the hood this desk features a spacious cable compartment to keep the mess hidden and your devices powered.

Every Monday, I open Noon Pacific while tackling my to-do list and organise the week ahead. Noon Pacific releases a carefully curated playlist of ten songs at the beginning of every week and they are so good. I’ve been listening for weeks and am yet to come across a song that I’ve heard elsewhere before. It’s a great way to discover new music and 100% free to listen. (Presented by guest editor Femke van Schoonhoven)