World Kitchen “What’s Bubbling? Kitchen Tools!” Design Competition

“Put that emotion in the food, because it’s so much more rewarding down the line”; says Hell’s Kitchen celebrity chef Gordon Ramsey. Cooking has become such a habitual ritual that we rarely put in the extra effort for gourmet meals. Blame it on time constrains or pressures of life, but home-cooking has undergone major transformations, demanding...

The Nail Within!

I see carpenters fumble for the nails in their span or gripping a mouthful quite hazardously. The Nail Hammer is an easy solution, where the handle holds a silicon case full of nails and is easily accessible. I guess this means one less nail swallowed, one finger less hurt and a nail hammered right on its head!Designers: Jinsoo Cho &...

Sphere of Dry Shoes

Of all the footwear dryers in the world, boy oh boy, this seems to me to be the best one I’ve seen all year. I don’t have that much experience with shoe thawers or dryers, but I do remember putting my boots on the heater when I was a kid to dry off all the snow. That I remember. I also remember that when they were put on the heater, they’d...

8 House: Bike to the Top of BIG's Newest Mixed-Use Building

The just completed 8 House, probably named for its bow-tie shape, is the newest and final addition to Bjarke Ingels Group's trilogy of housing projects with developer Hopfner Partners. The building, located in the Orestad neighborhood of Copenhagen, is the largest private development in Denmark. The essential "ingredients of a neighborhood...

Design Academy Students Awarded Unconventional Pig-Head Trophies Instead of Diplomas

Every year, the Design Academy in Eindhoven commissions a designer to create a special trophy for the graduating students. We didn't want you to miss this year's version, simply a 3-D printed pig head that comes apart in slices to become giant amulets, customized for each student and stating their degree.Designed by Ted Noten, and fabricated...