Get a Grip
I’ll admit, I’m not a chopstick sensei, and when it comes to salad I still haven’t mastered the traditional fork and spoon method. Now, if…
Tableware
Get Eggcited!
Similar in form to the iconic 1960s Ovalia Egg Chairs, this egg cup design of the same name by Anima Dinamica is both playful and…
Turkish Coffee Set
The 40 Years coffee set concept is a play off the Turkish proverb “a cup of coffee commits one to forty years of friendship.” The…
Portion Control with Meat
The original intent of PerfectPlate is to promote vegetarianism, however I want to look at in a different light. With the unique shape and design…
Utensils That Just Hang Around
Muuto’s new cooking set and salad servers combine form, function and craftsmanship. The elegant wooden tools are precisely designed and crafted for a sleek modern…
Dining Table Puppetry
I love to play with my left overs. I figure, someone is just going to throw away all the scraps so why not prepare it…
More Than a Cyber Café
I’m embarrassed to admit it but I was one of the first people to criticize the concept of cyber cafés and even bet they wouldn’t…
Lemme See You Percolate
If your caffeine addiction is anything like mine, you too will appreciate this hybrid coffee maker by VeneriDesign. While I like the idea of single…
An Angle on the Fruit Bowl
In its history, the fruit bowl has always been a central object of table culture. This “bowl” by Thomas Feichtner is a step beyond the…
Go Tea
Combining the ancient game of Go along with ritualistic tea can lead to disastrous results but Arthur Xin carefully masters that fine line in this…
Chopstick Training Wheels
Using chopsticks requires a kind of dexterous finesse that can take months to master so if your hands are about as coordinated as two left…
Concrete Plates
Two of my favorite materials: concrete and wood. What’s not to love about these concrete plates by Nir Meiri. Albeit, they have got to be…