Designer Laurent Corio has come up with a vessel – En terrasee / To Go – contrasting the different ways people in Paris and New York drink their coffee. The saucer has the capability of becoming the lip of the cup and vice versa. So clever and much more attractive than your usual to-go cup.
Destination: Japan is a MoMA-exclusive product collection highlighting lifestyle products from Japan. More than 100 products from established and emerging Japanese designers have been selected across many categories including home accessories, jewelry and personal accessories, and children’s products.
There are so many fantastic pieces, but these are the ones that really stood out to my design style. Apparently I have a thing for soy sauce dispensers – who knew.
Clockwise from upper left: duckbill soy sauce dispenser, ceramic grater, tea canister, soy sauce dispenser
As I sit at my desk this morning enjoying a lovely cup of gas station joe, the Coffee Spoon by product designer Hye-Yeon Choi is begging to be talked about. Intended to be a simple solution for diner-type restaurants, this all in one straw-like design holds both the instant coffee and the sugar/creamer in one neat package. When the contents are poured out, you use the package itself as a spoon to stir your brew. Fascinating concept at the least, don’t you think?
:: via laissezfaire
I’m really into retro-style kitchenwares lately, so this Cafe Style Coffee for One is right up my alley. The top half is a french press that is capable of brewing both coffee or tea one cup at a time. It’s available in ten different colors, but I’m really digging this aqua version.
:: via Bluelines
Posted In grand design, kitchenLoving the Moroso chair by designer Tokujin Yoshioka. What a beautiful way to put scraps of fabric to good use. And can you say “patience”?
:: via Designers’ Block
Ever swirl wine around a glass? That’s the idea behind Ceramic For Mix, a revolutionary drinking vessel. Gently swirl the mug to set the ceramic ball at the bottom into motion and stir the contents. The ball is kept in place by a slightly protruding base when stirring and drinking. Goodbye, spoon. It was nice knowin’ ya.
I fired up the grill for the first time of the season last night, in the midst of a thunderstorm no less. Nothing fancy – just some honey dijon chicken for salads – but that time of year has definitely arrived. I’d love to own a set of these folding grill tools. They’re completely collapsable with folding pakkawood handles.
:: via Josh Spear
Posted In grand design, outdoors
Some people are just born with that certain knack for guessing how much pasta to make. I am not one of the blessed and time after time end up with either too much or too little. I’ve seen those nifty little kitchen gadgets geared towards helping you measure portion sizes, but the SL16 Nooodle is so much better! And after you’re done cooking your pasta it doubles as a trivet. Love that it looks like a big wet noodle itself, too.
:: via Cool Hunting
Posted In grand design, kitchen
A few weeks ago I was out for Saturday dinner with my mom. She had a cold and wanted some hot tea to soothe her scratchy throat. After ordering, the waitress brought out the tea caddy for my mom to make her selection. Upon opening the packet we were both surprised (and a little confused) to see this little drawstring tea bag! The drawstring allows you to get every drop out of the bag in an unintentionally fun way. Completely functional, awesome design which works really, really well.
Designer Marten Baptiste really took wine glass aesthetics in a new and interesting direction with the Louise Tripod wine glass. The typical triangular Dutch lines of the base are oddly stabilizing to the balance of the glass in a paralyzing to the mind sort of way.