This Sprinkler concept was designed for residential homes doing triple duty as a smoke detector, emergency light source, and sprinkler. Sometimes the nearest fire extinguisher just isn’t near enough so this bad boy is extra insurance. I’m not sure what it sprays to put out fires. Water would suggest [Read More…]
How much drinking water do you usually buy each week? How would you like to actually be able to purify that tap water and turn it into actual drinking water? Well that’s possible right now thanks to the IDEO Filtrete water filtration system developed together with 3M. Not only will you be saving som [Read More…]
You never see dirty dishes in catalog sinks, but reality is not always so neat and tidy. Instead of leaving food in a filled sink (or worse yet: an empty one), this double-steel-basin design lets you spin one half out of the way (to do the dishes automatically) while you fill up the other.
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. This particular pan stand comes from designer Damian Evans who has done this lovely design for the folks over atHahn Cookwear. This stand, says Evans, was designed as a modern altern [Read More…]
Being a food focused kind of day with Tasteologie launch ~ seemed only appropriate to share some fun food related inspiration! And as far as inspiring kitchen design goes, The Museum of Modern Art’s Counter Space: Design and the Modern Kitchen exhibition ~ is incredible! It “examines the kitchen [Read More…]
So what is your cleaning routine for dishcloths and kitchen cutting boards? Mine is this: for the cutting board, I scrub it clean with an ordinary dish-soap and every now and then I boil the dishcloth in soap + disinfectant water. I follow this routine for the lack of “sterilizing aids” in India, pl [Read More…]
Check out this novel yet totally functional salt, pepper, oil and vinegar set called Earl. Inspired by the iconic Erlenmeyer chemistry flask, Earl brings a scientific element to sophisticated dining. I had a chem teacher in high school that would have flipped over this.
Designers: Kevin Champion [Read More…]
The BrainWave is a desktop microwave that will come in handy for workaholics and bookworms, who can’t seem to tear themselves away from their computer screens. The appliance works with the C8 port connected to the mains and is controlled through a computer application connected via USB. A RFID-tagge [Read More…]
iSi presents flexible silicone mixing bowls and measuring cups! They have undulating rims that allow a pouring spout to be made when you need to pour liquids with precision, which eliminates the need for a funnel. In addition, they’re unbreakable, oven-proof, freezer-proof, food safe, and child f [Read More…]
Designers Victor Massip and Laurent Lebot of Faltazi have designed a conceptual system where water is recycled and waste is broken down by worms inside the kitchen.
Called Ekokook, the project aims to process waste as close as possible to the point where it’s produced.
The desig [Read More…]
Let me channel my best Shamwow Guy impression and convince you these items are worth their salt. The Easy Food Dicer, Lemon Slicer and Robot Penguins have a tiny bit of Alessi in them but there’s something modernly sophisticated to them too.
I’m not one for overly complicated kitchen accessories [Read More…]
