Ice Spoon Mold.

What an great idea for summertime beverages – Ice Spoon Molds! I love that they eliminate yet another utensil to clean. Of course they’d last about .5 seconds in this mad Oklahoma heat, but that’s besides the point.

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Cozy Quarters.

To me this loft looks like the perfect space to spend an evening gossiping and playing board games with friends. With maybe a few cocktails tossed in there for good measure, of course!

I love the way the space is divided with that bookshelf and the mismatched dining chairs (always a secret dream of mine). I don’t think I even need to talk about those stunning wood floors or the exposed brick and beams, do I? Didn’t think so. And that light and modern three-blade fan mixed in among all those dark and heavy woods is such a breath of fresh air. I’m sold.

:: via design is mine

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Kitchen Canvas.


I love so much about this kitchen. The white cabinets with glass fronts and the bin pulls on the drawers. The pops of color where you least expect it, like in the row of uppermost cabinets and the light fixture. And what I can only suspect are four mismatched chairs lined up around the simple wood-topped table.

:: via Sunset Magazine

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Straw Straw.


The MUJI Award 03 gold prize winner is Straw straw by Yuki Iida of Japan and I couldn’t love it’s sheer brilliance any more. It almost can’t be described as design so much as ingenuity. Iida took something that already exists in nature an simply gave it a renewed purpose. Lovely.


The original meaning of the term “straw” was “wheat straw”. Wall art depicting people using straws of wheat to drink from have been discovered from ancient Mesopotamian ruins. Straws of wheat are forms created by nature; they are materials that return to the soil. There’s no waste in either the shape itself, or in its actual existence.

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Tea Bag Coffin.

Out of sight, out of mind. Brilliant design from Jonas Trampedach.

Where Do tea bags go to die?. Usually squashed on the side of the saucer next to the cup, or if you have a little less decorum the table will probably be just fine. Jonas Trampedach has been observing the behaviour of tea drinkers and has evidently been learning a lot. Consequently he has developed a solution to the bag dilemma that is as simple as it is ingenious. With the ‘Tea bag Coffin’, the drinker can tidily bury the bag under the cup and out of the way. RIP.

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Half Pint.

Half Pint would be fabulous when used to serve someone breakfast in bed, having coffee with your guests, or maybe just as a reminder of kindergarten days gone by. So whimsical and fun!

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