Affect Studio Hangs 13,454 Chopsticks in Newly Completed Izakaya Restaurant
Berlin and Los Angeles-based design firm Affect Studio has decorated this new Japanese restaurant located in the center of Berlin, Germany.
The team composed of Sofia Borges and Bjørn Hoffmann hung 13,454 hand dyed chopsticks, which have been drilled, threaded and attached to a suspended ceiling over the main seating area.
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“D’Espresso” Upside-down Cafe Looks Like a Library Flipped On Its Side, by Nemaworkshop
Designer Anurag Nema and his team at nemaworkshop created the design of the new Manhattan coffeeshop D’Espresso.
The team of designers flipped the library on its side to create the decoration of the walls. It’s a bit disorientating, but that is the idea. The designers took their inspiration from the famous space-station stewardess scene from 2001.
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“Ginkaku-ji Chocolate”, by Yasuhiro Suzuki
Tokyo based young artist Yasuhiro Suzuki created these yummy chocolate temples called “Ginkaku-ji Chocolate” or the “Temple of the Silver Pavilion”.
They come in a silver wrapping and with a sweet filling.
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“Magnet Fridge Skin”, by Kudu Magnet
Kudu Magnet has totally given a second thought while designing refrigerator magnets.
Colorful designs and entire scenes are painted on amazing magnetic panels. You can also propose your own design.
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“Guactruck”, Sustainable Design Mobile Eatery
In Manila, Philippines, the “Guactruck” is an original initiative of Filipino-Mexican mobile eatery full of sustainable initiatives.
We believe we are responsible for everything that comes out of our truck, may it be waste, food or packaging. Our vision is to inspire positive social change by instilling conscious and conscientious consumerism through intelligently designed goods and systems. And our mission is to provide fresh, healthful, and quality food through responsible and sustainable practices while highlighting innovative thinking and good design in the Philippines.
“Map Blankets & Napkins”, by Soft Cities
San Francisco based company Soft Cities sells blankets and napkins featuring maps.
The customer can choose the location, special markers like “I was there”. They are then printed on soft fleece for blankets or on 100% Kona cotton for the napkins.
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“Moment” Table, by Shinobu Koizumi
Tokyo based designer Shinobu Koizumi created the “Moment” table at the 2011 Tokyo Designer Week.
The moment of a coffee, time seems to stop as the drinker escapes form busy work.
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“Divisible Whisk”, by Kwon Hansol
Cleaning a kitchen whisk can be painful. So Red Dot Award winner Kwon Hansol designed Divisible Whisk to solve this issue.
Divisible Whisk has a handle made of two separate halves, closing up with magnets.
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“Seppl”, Porcelain Espresso Machine by Arvid Häusser
German product design student Arvid Häusser came up with this concept for a porcelain espresso machine.
Porcelain presents qualities like high thermal storage, neutrality in taste and an antiseptic surface, that make it the ideal material ideal to contain food.
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“Timelapse of Tortoise Eating”, Video by Matthew Hoyos
From under the shell, this cute tortoise shows to be somewhat gluttonous. Unusual pictures recorded in an fortunate time-lapsed video, so watching isn’t as slow as the pace of the peaceful animal. Nice glimpse from graphic artist Matthew Hoyos.
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“Exploding Food Photography” by Alan Sailer
American artist Alan Sailer shots of food or other object at high speeds are stunning. A PVC or copper cannon launches pellets and marbles at his subjects creating the explosions. Working in his garage, he uses a homebuilt air-gap flash and guided spark flash instead of special cameras. All his work is based on 1974 article from Scientific American and information found online.
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“The Stem”, by Quirky
Quirky is working on a brilliant small object: the Stem. Spray citrus fruits without knife or squeeze, with only one finger. The Stem will sneak in your kitchen and give all your dishes an easy fresh taste.
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Organic Yogurt Recipe
It is a bit unusual, but it is sometimes like that! Because good products are not always easy to find, and because good things are sometimes easier to make yourself… if we know how!
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“Sweet Play” by Elsa Lambinet
French designer Elsa Lambinet defines a new way of degustation chocolate: mix fillings and toppings and create your very own taste around chocolate. A modular design, where each white, milk or dark chocolate shell has a slot in the front for wafers, nougat, biscuit or caramel, and a depression in the top to hold nuts, fruit or liquid.
“Peelpride”, by Rianne Koens
Here is one for fruits lovers. If you are looking to add some natural taste to your cooking, have a look at the ‘Peelpride’ from Dutch designer Rianne Koens.
Blue D1653, by Royal Delft
Blue D1653 is a beautiful expression of the interaction between the present day and history. The unique collection reveals its real soul throughout the cooperation between the traditional Dutch porcelain company Royal Delft and designers such as Arian Brekveld, Damian O’Sullivan and Chris Koen.
Unusual Uses for Olive Oil
Olive oil is a healthy fat and a wonder product. Not only it can help you inside with reducing risks of heart disease and high blood pressure. It also performs miracles where you wouldn’t expect.
“Therm-O and Therm-O Terra”, by Aquaovo
The designer Manuel Desrochers from Aquaovo will now let you enjoy your favorite hot and cold beverages in style, while protecting the environment and your health. Therm-O and Therm-O Terra are two beautiful modern thermal bottles named are made of glass. Companies can even get their own print on them.
Rejuvenating Pomegranate
A recent article reveals that the wonder fruit helps fight heart disease, relieves stress and improves sex life. According to a £2million study, a daily pomegranate juice can even slow the ageing process of DNA.
