For the Curious Coffee Lover
The idea behind the Brothers in Arms espresso set was to express a sense of unity between objects within in the series. Using embedded magnets…
Dishes
Don’t Mess With This Tea Set
This tea set has got a nasty attitude in all the right ways. Designer José Paulo Alves Corceiro was inspired to design a set of china…
Dancing Cups
Ballare (Italian for dance) is a series of ceramic drinking cups by designer Yury Dovganyuk with a twist… literally. Inspired by a dancer’s movement, the elegant…
Seriously Simple Mixing Bowl
I’m all about some wood bowls, and this particular set has an especially timeless look that I’m loving. The hard, dense ash wood of the…
Helping Form Balanced Diets
More about highlighting an issue than developing an end-all solution, the Completing Absence collection of conceptual dinnerware is the result of an examination into the…
The Apple Arrow
The Feccia Mela wall-suspended dish by designers Andrea Maffezzoni and Nicola Loi makes for a great decorative way to put your fruit on display. Made…
Mass Production Gets Personal
Mass manufacturing doesn’t mean that products must sacrifice variation & individuality. Focusing on this concept, designer Thomas Hunt developed Mea, a line of ceramic tableware…
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…
WTF is that?
A coffee mug… duh. Sip your favorite cup o’ joe in one of these ceramic sculptures by Jerome Olivet, appropriately named Speed, Flight, Skin, Attraction,…
Modularity in the Kitchen
Behold, Faucet Modular tiles by designer Daniela Bekerman. In your kitchen you’ll have faucet and it’s environment, soap diash, dish rack, everything you’ve dreamed of…
A New Way to Stand Your Pans
I’m always thinking of new ways to stand my pans. That’s why I love it whenever I get to write about a new pan stand….
Table For Foodies
I love this “plated” table top from Elad Kashi. Although the legs mimic a very well known designer, it’s all about what’s on top. The…
Dish Paws
Do you have dish paws? Paws that do dishes or any sorts of cleaning in a jiffy. So efficient that you want to have them…
Lap Eating Is The 21st Century Way
Lapware exists in the realm between traditional tableware and cheap plastic/paper plates. There’s a contemporary approach to this eating style. It’s suggestive of a more…
Divide and Conquer Your Food
I am starting to lose sight of what is more important as we all try to move forward in the green movement. As global warming…
Chocolate Is Sexy
Chocolate – it’s sensual, sexual, and delicious; known the world over for its mood altering properties and palette pleasuring sensibilities. We’re not supposed to play…