Cut & Paste is a series of cutting boards designed for the modern kitchen. Cooking a meal always means ending up with lots of dishes to wash, first there are all the dishes I use to prepare the food – utensils, cutting board, pots, pans and bowls – then there are the dishes I use to serve the food.

Although I am an efficient cook (wash the dishes I use as I go along) at the end of the meal there’s still a dirty pile of dishes to be cleaned. I always keep my eye open for dishes that will save me time and make my cooking experience more efficient, I especially like those that are multi-functional. Klaus Hackl has designed a collection of kitchen-tools for the French company ENO that takes into account all the needs of the modern cook. Continue reading →

Every now and again it seems like it couldn’t possibly get much easier. Well, here’s a newsflash – it actually could. This unique waste bin, by Eva Solo, makes it so much easier. The secret is in the lid, as it opens from all sides. Its sloping sides make it easy to lift the liner out, replace it and fill it again. It features an ingenious liner holder that simply sinks into place in the trash can.

Want to hear some more? It is available in three sizes, making it an ideal accessory for the kitchen, the office and even the bathroom. No more trash talk, cause this waste bin is smart. Continue reading →

Paula Hayes is an artist that combines sculpture and gardening and creates amazing miniature worlds in her terrarium installations. Terrariums are miniature landscapes inside transparent containers. They house small plants that do not adapt well to normal home atmospheres. When properly planted and located, they provide a novel way to grow many plants with minimal care. Continue reading →

Imagine yourself an entire meal cooked in one oven at the same time. Impossible? Think again – With Menu’s Stackable Oven Trays you can do exactly that. Here you have a stackable oven dish set that can be stacked inside and outside the oven. The openings on the sides allow warmth in the oven to circulate freely and heat food in all the dishes at once.

This unique oven-to-table cookware set offers different combinations: two medium sized dishes fit on top of the largest one, and two of the smaller ones fit on top of the mediums, so that each dish or ingredient is heated separately. The dishes are fitted with four heat-resistant silicone legs at each corner, so that you can take them directly out of the oven and set them onto the tabletop without using trivets – How clever is that?! Continue reading →

As humans we need air, we need oxygen, we need to breathe in order to live. As simple as that. Our wine needs to breathe too, and Menu’s Winebreather is the perfect tool for that.

So, how does it work? Simply press the Winebreather carafe onto the top of an opened bottle of wine and flip it over so that the wine pours into the decanter. This will shorten your wine aeration time down to two minutes. You simply pop it onto your favorite red wine, flip it upside down, and you’ve got a properly aerated bottle of wine that can be served in the decanter or in the original bottle. All it needs is a bit of air for it to come to life. Continue reading →

Whether we like it or not, there is something about seeing a world globe that immediately sparkles up our imagination of all the far away places, unknown civilizations, and where would we go to right here and now if we only could. This classic item is a lovely globe with dusty colors and superb detail, that rotates on its own axis on a classic globe foot.

A globe brings with it so much into a room’s design, especially a study or an office. It has a unique elegance and sophistication, and a way to light up mystery and imagination. This globe’s stylish design will have your study be a place of inspiration and productivity. All you have to do is take a good look at it and realize you’ve got the whole world in your hands. Continue reading →

“Commode” – just saying the word brings up images from other periods in time: bourgeois sitting rooms, softly lighted, filled with hand crafted furniture, billowing curtains and gold framed family portraits hanging on the wall. This image, that also brings with it a revival of traditional values and customs, is what stands behind the March Gut Commode.

Cristoph March and Marek Gut are the design duo that decided to revive these feeling in the furniture they design. Traditionally the commode is a small cupboard fitted with a number of drawers and compartments, something between a chest and a cabinet. Standing discretely in a corner of a room, it was used to store personal stuff. Continue reading →

When we’re traveling outdoors, there is one magic rule – we miss the “homey” things, that we can’t have, the most. Coffee, for instance. Well, this portable coffeemaker, from Coleman, is a little surprise treat for our outdoorsy adventure. It delivers the best and easiest cup of coffee while camping, tailgating and beyond.

No cords, stove, or percolator required. It operates on a single standard 16.4 oz propane cylinder and it is easy to use – simply push the InstaStart auto ignition button to get the coffee brewing. Cleanup is so easy, too; the filter basket and carafe are both dishwasher-safe. The Coffeemaker is built to be easily portable and pack-able, so it’s convenient to bring along. Boost yourself with a hot cup-of-joe on the go. Continue reading →

Modern cooking is slowly re-discovering the power of steam. Although the steaming method is well known for centuries, we had to go through fried-roasted-soaked fiasco first. Well, here we are again, and this time we’re equipped with this ever practical Steam Tower.

This is a brilliant cooking tool: A modern version of the traditional Asian steamer. The porcelain bowls can be stacked in the oven, enabling the preparation of several dishes at once. And the result is healthy, moist and fantastic. The Steam Tower maintains vitamins and minerals and adds a wonderful taste to your food. Nutritional power in this steam tower. Continue reading →

FlexibleLove furniture is a flexible cardboard chair that you can expand and shape according to the number of people you want to seat.

How many people can we seat? This is the usual question that arises whenever we plan to have friends over for dinner or lunch. We always seem to have more friends than chairs so we’ve started sending out “bring your own chair” invitations. To date we haven’t had anyone decline our invitation because of this (why say no to good food and fast company?!) but it’s not the best solution.

On one such occasion I got a call from a friend: “cancel the chair request, I have seating for everyone”. With no other information available, I had to trust our friendship and hope we won’t be eating off the floor. She arrived with two FlexiLove chairs and with a triumphant grin expanded them to the exact length of the table. It took all of 5 minutes and I had a perfect seating solution! Continue reading →