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Heightening awareness of design-driven objects.

Utilo lemon squeezer.

October 8th, 2008 by PRand | No Comments

Utilo lemon squeezer.

Here is an innovative, quirkly little product that may make a big (lemon) splash. The UTILO, Lemon Squeezer designed by Nicole Schaffert. Just insert spout into your lemon and squeeze for quick and easy seed-free juice. Made of stainless steel.
Producer: Blomus was established in 2001 to innovatively manufacture stainless steel items utilizing modern design. Blomus [...]

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Gamila teastick(s).

October 8th, 2008 by PRand | 2 Comments

Gamila teastick(s).

With cold weather just around the corner, tea anyone?
Gems Teastick
The Teastick GEMS bring new light to your cup of tea. Now with two brilliant colors so sparkling clear you can see the steeping tea bloom. With classic “scoop it, slide it, steep it” functionality The Teastick GEMS are as useful as they are beautiful in [...]

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Coffee for One.

October 8th, 2008 by PRand | 3 Comments

Coffee for One.

This cool coffee maker offers up a smart industrial design which cleanly integrates a ceramic mug in place of a carafe.
The WMF1 Coffee Pad takes a single portioned coffee filter and can brew up a fresh cup of Java in about 1 minute. The compact coffee maker features a clean white design, with a [...]

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Hardcore Finnish design.

June 23rd, 2008 by PRand | 1 Comment

Hardcore Finnish design.

It’s summer in our hemisphere. Long days. Warm weather. Spending more time outdoors. Here is a innovative product that you make yourself at the beach or on a picnic — the cutlery! What fun!
The cutlery (Do!) and an extension cord (Thrush-In) that stores nicely in its own felt container is designed by Arihiro Miyake. The [...]

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m-ch. Micro-Compact home.

May 27th, 2008 by PRand | 8 Comments

m-ch. Micro-Compact home.

A home that makes the Smart car, standing side-by-side, look like a SUV. No, an 18-wheeler. “Micro-Compact Home” [m-ch] was inspired by Japanese tea houses, yes, the Smart car and first class air travel. They are lightweight, modular, mobile and very minimal 2.65m (roughly 77 sq ft). That equates into a 266 x 266 [...]

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Home. Maintenance. Safety.

April 7th, 2008 by PRand | No Comments

Home. Maintenance. Safety.

Worried about space? The Dyson DP24 is for you. This version of the top-shelf Ball, measures only 29.6 inches tall and weighs 11.6 pounds. And its sucks the color off the carpet. Visit Dyson DP24
Home Depot was surprised by the fire-safety statistics. Their new design lab creates Home Hero. The goal was to create a [...]

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Sorapot. Glass teacup.

March 20th, 2008 by PRand | 1 Comment

Sorapot. Glass teacup.

When does form and function equal art? Here is an example. A recent reviewer said “If Apple did housewares, this might be the iPot.

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Product of the week. 3/3/08.

March 3rd, 2008 by PRand | No Comments

Product of the week. 3/3/08.

Simplehuman’s handsome new Steel Frame Dishrack makes years of mildew-prone materials and leaky drip trays a thing of the past: It features a bamboo knife block, an under-the-drip-tray spout that pivots to drain excess water into the sink, and a fingerprint-proof coating that will keep the thing as pristine as the stainless-steel appliances it’s meant [...]

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