To make travel easier
25-10-2011
All suitcases should have two handles, one on the top and another on the side. This makes the carrying of suitcases much easier. Because not all suitcases have enough handles, Quirky designed a special strap. The strap is made for heavy duty work and is adjustable in size.
Creepy pumpkin
25-10-2011
The worlds largest pumpkin of 900 kilo’s, was carved last weekend in to a creepy sculpture. The pumpkin was carved by the professional pumpkin carver Ray Villafane.
Luxury lunch box
20-10-2011
The French company Kaviari’s developed ‘En-K caviar’. This is a chic and trendy aluminium box with 15 grams of caviar and a caviar spoon, available in the colours black, gold, silver, blue, fuchsia and apple green. Buyers can choose either the version ‘Osetra’ or ‘Kristal’ caviar. Easy to take in your purse to enjoy the caviar any moment of the day.
24 carat chocolate champagne truffles
18-10-2011
A true chocolate delicacy of The Choclate; a handcrafted champagne truffle, sprinkled with 24 carat gold flakes, presented in a contemporary chic, Swarovski adorned boutique box. It took 2 years to perfect the truffles and to place them on the market. The truffles are made of the most expensive dark chocolate, and are all handcrafted, which makes each truffle a unique one.
Create your own chocolate
11-10-2011
Elsa Lambinet, a French designer, created these chocolates which can be composed to your own favorite taste. This is possible by combine the three basic elements; a base of white, milk or dark chocolate, a filling, and a topping. See the chocolates here.
Design kitchen
11-10-2011
A few Italian designers of the Dragdesign Studio created a new folding cooking island within a capsule. The cooking island can be opened and closed by pressing a button, and offers several elements which can be folded out, such as a small dining table or an extra cutting platform.
Stain on Starbucks coffee t-shirt
10-10-2011
Starbucks has invited designers to make coffee-inspired t-shirts in celebration of their 40th anniversary. The designs are inspired by coffee and made by Alexander Wang, Billy Reid and Sophie Theallet. So a shirt with a coffee stain might be a top notch design item in the future.
Cartridge Grill
5-10-2011
Barbequing can be as much fun as it can give headaches. When the party is over, the cleaning process and stowing away is always a big problem. To solve this dilema a new concept barbeque is the “Cartridge Grill Concept”designed by Sangwon Jung. Easier to clean, transport, (can) work on a battery and can be connected with other cartridge grills.
Drinking your coffee responsibly
4-10-2011
Drink your Starbucks coffee responsibly with this reusable coffee mug, designed by Jang Jin-hee and Lee Min-jeong. Every time you refill your mug, a green leaf will light up through an integrated LED system, which measures the times you refill your cup. After 365 refills, the leaves form a map of the world to show you how eco-friendly you are by discarding cardboard cups.
Cooking on solar energy
3-10-2011
The Lapin Kulta Solar Kitchen is a temporary restaurant that uses solar energy to cook. Last yea,r the initiative traveled to Helsinki, Stockholm and Milano. The use solar heat creates an unique texture and tast. The cooks claim that it creates a whole new taste experience.