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One trivet to fit all sizes of pots and pans? Yes, please.

The trivet consists of a stainless steel frame and four movable nylon triangles. The four triangles can be converted into three different sizes to ensure that the trivet fits all of your pots and platters. A flexible everyday kitchen aid that´s both compact and easy to clean

Material: Stainless steel – heat safe nylon
Size: L 18 cm, W 18 cm.

Also available: £ 26.42

Say goodbye to instant coffee. You can have one cup of freshly ground coffee whenever you want thanks to this Minibrewer.

You CAN get along with making just one cup instead of a pot. Using the Minibrewer, you make your freshly ground coffee directly in the cup. An economic and easy solution for modern daily life, where we rarely enjoy our coffee in the company of others. The Minibrewer is made of steel, rubber, and black mat plastic, and perfectly complements Stelton’s new designer mugs, inspired by Arne Jakobsen’s classic Cylinda-Line design.

Designer: Frederik Gundelach
dimensions : 2.4″w x 4.5″h

Also available: € 29.00

Given the recent popularity of moustaches/mustaches, in particular, moustache mugs, I’m sure you’ll find one of these sets to be just what you and maybe your co-workers need for a pick-me-up.

Enjoy effortlessly masquerading behind a character moustache while drinking your favourite tea or coffee. Every mug has a different design on each side to explore your favourite masculine expression! Choose between feisty Fu-Magnum, ambigues Mustafa-Chaplin and cheeky Maurice-Poirot!

Looks like the price is for a set of 2 mugs.

This wine accessory set is kept inside it’s own wine bottle, making it easy to find and easy to store alongside your other bottles. Seems like the perfect sort of housewarming/host gift.

5 Piece Set Includes: Combo corkscrew / Bottle Opener, Drip Stop Ring, Stopper, Foil Cutter, Combo Pourer / Stopper

L 12.75″ x W 2.85″ x H 2.85″
ABS Plastic with Chromes Metal Tools

With all the dreary weather that fall and winter can sometimes bring, you might as well stockpile some brightness for your tabletop with these colorful chopsticks. Might make a good host/hostess gift as well.

“Traditional Japanese chopsticks get a colorful make-over in this set of 24 Wood Chopsticks (1994). The round, lacquered wood utensils come in an assortment of 12 different hues, offering the freedom to mix or match colors, depending on your mood.”

Materials: Wood, lacquer.

Keep that tea bag in place with this set of two Zipper cups. Might be a good gift (see below) for someone this holiday season too.

A zipper is a unique device used around the world to typically join two sides of fabric, such as in clothing, bags and now…cups…well, not exactly. While the zipper cup does not function like an actual zipper, the zipper design is incorporated into another commonly used household product such as a cup. The intricate design mechanism of a zipper reflects the bonding and friendship of two people, which is why they are sold in pairs. Great for gifts to newly weds, friends, parents, anniversary etc.

Cup: H3.9″ x D2.6″ (opening)
Coaster: 4.3″ x 4.3″
2 cups and 2 coasters included as a set inside original gift box.

This set of three mugs link together to ensure safe transport; no tray needed. Could be a handy thing to have around, either at the office or at home (or ski chalet perhaps?).

Link Mugs are one of those simple but inspired product designs that solves the problem of how to carry several mugs at once without the need for a tray… designer Jonathan Aspinall has developed an inspired solution to this problem – mugs that can link together. Each cup has a plus shaped plug on one side and a corresponding receptacle on the other. Thereby allowing the mugs to be linked together for you to carry in a line to friends, family and work colleagues.

Design: Johnathan Aspinall
Set of three link mugs

As the cold weather approaches, prepare yourself for soup and sandwich meals with this easy combo tray that will simplify the trip to and fro the kitchen.

Nestling cozily on its sandwich tray, this soup bowl helps you indulge your comfort food cravings. Perfectly sized to serve up tomato soup and a grilled cheese sandwich, this ceramic combo lets you end the precarious balancing act of enjoying your favorite quick and comfy meal. Safe for use in the oven, microwave and dishwasher, the simple white serving pieces are always ready for those relaxed rainy day meals.

plate: 12.5″ L x 6.5″ W, bowl: 5.25″ dia, 22 oz.
Sold as a set of two trays and two bowls. Spoon not included.

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Oh, the fun to be had with these Rorschach coasters. They actually look sort of beautiful in a way…don’t you think? Or are they slightly disturbing for you, and if so, what does that say about each of our mental states…hmm.

Set of 10 coasters

I can think of one word for this: creepy. Since it’s October, creepy is kind of okay, and despite my initial reservations on the inconvenience of your tea/coffee seeping between the teeth and onto your hand or desk, not to mention how strange it would be to have your own teeth bump against the cup’s teeth (uck)… yeah, so despite all that, maybe you’ll get a kick out of it, or know someone who will.

Each one is individually hand carved by skilled Taiwanese ceramic artists.
Material: Ceramic
H3.8″ x D3.3″, 11.8oz

If you’re still enjoying warm weather, take note of this carafe: it keeps extra ice cubes and such in the carafe with a ‘Smartlid’, which will save you from that awkward ice avalanche when serving your guests.

Jakob Wagner reinterprets the typical bottle into a simple water carafe.
The discreet lid opens automatically when pouring, ensuring that ice cubes and lemon slices remain in carafe.
Lid made of silicone and stainless steel. Great for colored liquids as well as water.

Measures approx. 11″ x 3.5″ x 3.5″
Available with a white or black lid.
$45.00, Buy it here.

Using textiles as inspiration, this collection of dinnerware by Gry Fager was influenced by “the atmosphere and the character of the kitchen, particularly older kitchens from [her] grandmother’s time.”(-normann-copenhagen)

“The Mormor series is made for the modern kitchen and dining table using ceramics as its point of departure, and it definitely applies to the traditional kitchen. Not only that, structures and patterns along with familiar kitchen items such as cloths and dishcloths are contained in the visual expression of this series.”

Designer: Gry Fager

For something you use everday, the details do make a difference. A well designed glass can add a tiny bit of happiness to your table, if not your drinking habits.

Ideal for everyday use as well as special occasions, these glasses have rippled hollow bases and are suitable for serving a variety of beverages. Made of non-lead clear glass. Dishwasher-safe.

Designer: Georg J. Riedel, 2009

“O” Pitcher, $50.00 ($45.00 Members), Buy it here.
“O” Red and White Glasses, $35.00 ($31.50 Members), Buy it here.

Hopefully you’ll be enjoying your Labor Day* outside in the sunshine, maybe with some of the usual refreshments, and, if so, perhaps you’ll consider how this picnic set would be ever so much nicer to use than ordinary throw away plates.

Save the planet from one more throway picnic plate! Part of the Urbana series of thoughtfully designed to-go products by Simplicitas in Stockholm, this uber-compact, five-setting picnic set by Wolf Udo Wagner is made of durable, dishwasher-safe ABS. Yet it’s lightweight and ready to move. Each sectioned plate features a cup for hot or cold bevies and an all-purpose flatware triangle–fork, knife and spoon all in one. When not in use, the plates stack and cover the cups and cutlery, which stays locked in place by the screw.

Size: 11″ dia x 3″ thick

$28.00, Buy it here.

*Seeing as it is Labor Day, there’s just one post today. Posts resume tomorrow as usual.

Now you can transport your breakfast cereal (or other fruits or foods) separately from your milk (or drink) and mix them whenever you want. I’d say it’d be perfect for milk and cookies, but I guess it’s not often that you want to take those with you…or maybe it is, what do I know.

Designer: Arian Brekveld
Material: Stainless steel, high-grade plastic.
Size: H 18.5 cm, Dia 9.3 cm, Vol. 420 ml.

£29.00, Buy it here.