Hotcup is a porcelain cup and saucer that works together to keep your beverage, well, hot. The saucer is quite literally wrapped around the cup and functions as an insulator. So delicate and pretty.
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A can strainer. It allows you to drain canned goods with one hand while keeping everything in the can instead of going down the drain. And loads better than using the ragged metal lid you’ve just cut off. Simple design that every kitchen needs. Is it wrong that I’m considering using my cocktail shaker strainer in the meantime?
I like the idea of giving the birds a little variety in their menu, as well as using up fruit that’s past it’s due date. This apple bird feeder is too cute. Just skewer an apple and you’re good to go!
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Posted In grand design, outdoorsThe relief prints of Bryan Nash Gill have made their rounds as of late, but I couldn’t not share on the off chance you hadn’t seen them yet. They’re just that good. Bryan uses a relief and rubbing technique to create these stunning cross-sections of trees. This particular print is Hemlock-82 and the actual size is a gargantuan 52 x 38.5″.
I’m intrigued by these awesome round dice. A mini-weight makes sure only one number sits on top when they’re rolled. So pretty.
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Can you imagine having a Table Tap sitting out to serve water at your next dinner party? Inspired by science (natch) and so much fun.
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Posted In grand design, kitchenLove the idea behind this project – it reminds me of my childhood. With a much more aesthetic end result!
A spinning-top, that uses a pen as the spindle, represents many of the core ideas behind my current work. It is recognisable, un-intimidating, and invites people to interact with objects that can lead to unpredictable results, or an emergent property. Simply through indulging in the enjoyable process of spinning the top a bi-product is created. Where the pen marks the surface, a beautiful map of the experience and events that have occurred is produced. I am able to draw, but I am not particularly talented at it and yet found that, through the interaction with these objects, I have created drawings that I am more proud of than any I have done before.
And now you can buy your own Drawing Top at Thomas Forsyth’s etsy shop! Get spinning.
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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.
I love the idea of the Wishing Wall. I think I’d hang it on the wall afterwards as a feel-good work of art!
Tuck tiny colorful wishes for the happy couple, new baby or proud graduate into this cardboard frame for a memorable keepsake. Or give it to yourself and let it be a time capsule of your hopes and dreams. Includes 500 wish sheets.
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Posted In grand design, paper goodsLeave it to the Swedish to design something so simple and genius. Check out Mawok. It’s supposed to replace your baby’s crib and be their first bed. You can put it right next to your bed where you can monitor them or just reach out to rock them to sleep. There’s also a version that hangs over doors. And it’s portable, so you can take it on visits or vacations. So smart.
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