What may you need to cut a cake? Of course a knife is needed, and then? The Petals Cake Slicer from a Taiwan-based company! Each set consists of a single plastic flower, but actually featuring two different ways to cut the cake—using either the pedals or the leaves. Check them out after the jump. [Read the rest of this entry...]
The Rotary Kettle fits in perfect to the handicapped, and those who are really too lazy to pick up the kettle…Featuring a user-centered design, it allows you to pour water in quite an easy way: simply grip the handle, rotate its body and then pour…Due to the spring system, the kettle will return to an upright resting position once the user release it. Its hourglass body and vivid color contract makes the kettle aesthetic enough for modern spaces. Finished in stainless steel and heat-resistant, flame-retardant polymers, the revolutionary kettle ensures a completely safe using. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Originated from Asia, drinking tea is believed as a wonderful way to strengthen the social ties, because people would also have a relaxing chat while enjoying the tea. And the Emotive Teapot is all aimed at intensifying that social and cultural function of drinking tea. It comes with two spouts, enabling the users to pour the tea from both sides. But perhaps the most interesting point is the rocking motion design, simulating several gestural movements of people like nodding and bowing. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Dishware in the same shapes of the nations? What a brilliant concept. Each standing for a certain country, these plates are quite ideal for the kids to learn geography while enjoying the nice food. But what if you’re using a plate that is shaped like the world’s smallest country “Vatican”? Oh, boy, you’ll still feel hungry… [Read the rest of this entry...]
A condiment with a spoon on the top? What a simple but great idea! Featuring a small spoon instead of usual caps, these gadgets let you know clearly and pour out exactly the amount of condiment you need. But also due to the spoon’s half-open design, these pots seem not suitable to keep oil, vinegar and other liquids, as the liquid is much easier to be covered with dirt. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Here’s one of the products that makes me feel excited all day long…It is the Twist Espresso Maker, an innovative device that features both an easy transportation and a convenient usage. Powered by the standard recyclable N2O cartridges built in, the smart design allows the users to easily make coffee anywhere— simply put the coffee grounds and hot water in, switch the device on, and then you can enjoy a cup of tasty coffee. The only drawback that I noticed is the time taken to make enough coffee for more than three people because the device only offers limited quantity every time. [Read the rest of this entry...]
When I was pouring wine into the goblet, the weirdest thing happened: some water is leaking from the bottom…Sounds like astonishing tricks by magicians? Then everyone could become a professional magician only if he/she owns the Leaky Goblet. It looks really attractive and interesting with the base shaped like a puddle. But do keep certain distance from your audience when performing because the puddle is not real. Note my warning.
You’re visiting one of your intimates and she’s prepared your favorite coffee. So you take up the coffee cup with great pleasure and then find many ants climbing from the tray up to your cup…OMG, that’s h—horrible! But also Terrific! I love the trick done by the cup and saucer. [Read the rest of this entry...]
This tea set fits lovers quite well. It features several ‘couple’: the ‘couple’ spouts of the tea pot could offer tea to a couple of cups at one time; and the tea tray is also designed to hold the two matching cups. In other words, everything you see from the elegant tea set always indicates the same number ‘two’, wishing you and your girlfriend/boyfriend a sweet life. [Read the rest of this entry...]
This is so weird an item that everyone would take it as a robot at the first glance! But actually, it is an innovative soup serving dish by the name of ‘Sphere Tureen’. It is as powerful as other soup dishes, so keeping the soup warm shouldn’t be too much of a problem for ‘Sphere Tureen’. Its cap is integrated with a rail mechanism, and the user could easily slide it open to enjoy the delicious soup. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Mini Mix- just as the name implies- is an electric hand mixer especially designed for kids. “By watching kids use a hand mixer”, the designer Carly Hagins said, “I realized that they always use two hands, while the mixer is actually designed to be one-handed.”And therefore the Mini Mix is a handy little tool, allowing children to operate with both their hands. Also featuring two buttons on both handles to activate the device, Mini Mix will protect your kids from hurting their fingers by working beaters. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Citrus juicers, salad bowls, can openers, and potato ricers, all these conventional kitchen gadgets have been redesigned by Jonah Griffith and finally come with a new look and a more powerful function. For example, the ‘Fresh Force Citrus Juicer’ employs a gear and lever system to make juicing fruit more easily, and the ‘Arta Salad Bowl and Serveware’ also comes with two handles on both sides to hold the spoons. [Read the rest of this entry...]
Excellent functions are not always the thing we’re searching for nowadays. On the contrary, it is the attitude behind each design that affects us to evaluate the products. Though the concept about the Stickpecker is simple, the innovative chopsticks are quite successful in calling on us to respect and protect the nature. Shaped like a woodpecker and wood, the chopsticks are secured together by a magnet. [Read the rest of this entry...]
The concept is all about allowing you a closer touch with the food, and protecting your hands from burns of course. You need to flip the food with fingers and the ‘Finger Tongs’ takes the very name rightly from that act. No matter you’re right-handed or left-handed, the silicon tong could always ensure you to control the food conveniently. [Read the rest of this entry...]
This is a creative set of painted porcelain vases and tablewares which have blurred the line between decoration and function. Obviously, Ruth Gurvich has drawn an inspiration from the Chinese Landscape Paintings, revealing the tablewares’ functions from a decorative perspective. Besides, the designer also endows these daily necessities with creases, folds and tautness characteristics of paper, giving them a distinctive appearance. [Read the rest of this entry...]
