Adam Savage
Host, MythBusters
Geek Cred: Creates replicas of famous movie props in his spare time. Now at work on a “2001” space suit.
Bio: Martha Stewart aside, Savage may be the closest thing we have to maker royalty. He has designed sets and crafted props for everything from Coca-Cola commercials to Star Wars. On MythBusters, now in its ninth season, Savage and costar Jamie Hyneman use their scrappy building skills to test urban legends, like whether you can get sucked in and stuck to an airplane toilet (you can’t) or whether elephants are afraid of mice (they are). When he’s not firing crossbows or peeling out across the tarmac, Savage is sculpting Maltese falcons in his San Francisco home, just five minutes from the MythBusters shop.
Curta Mechanical Calculator
“One of my regular ‘let’s go covet expensive stuff’ eBay searches. It’s a mechanical gear-driven calculator from 1947, with a crank handle like a coffee grinder.”
Les Ateliers Ruby Belvedere
“For TV stunts that require safety and style: This French-made helmet combines a carbon-fiber shell with a lambskin lining.”
$980 | Les Ateliers
LEGO Volkswagen T1 Camper Van
“Revisit a bygone era with toy building bricks. This foot-long 1962 Volkswagen Camper Van replica has 1,332 pieces, so it may take a decade to assemble, but it’ll be a magical ride.”
$120 | LEGO
Portrait Photos: Peter Yang
Product Photos: Timothy Hogan