kitchen

This table only makes sense if you see the before and after pictures. Fusion tables designed a table that looks awesome as a dinner table but is also, if you take off the top, a pool table. A typical AllCoolAndNew product: hidden appear-when-you-need-it-functionality in a stylish design. Because of the dimensions of the pool table it does make a pretty large dinner table. But how cool is that pool table?! And I don't even play (...)  read more

Simple ideas are often the best. Why not combine a clock with a note board? This Eco-Artware clock is made of blackboard material and has a little chalk holder along the bottom. Might be useful in the kitchen (like the image proposes) but I can imagine making more use out of the clock/chalkboard combination by putting certain time related notes on certain parts of the day. For example "write blog post" on the place where the hour hand hits 4 (...)  read more

Information is everything! So whatever use you may find for it, it's always nice to get an indication on how hot the water in your kettle is. The Kenwood response kettle shows you the temperature in colors. Assuming the kettles in this picture are organised from cold to boiling it will transform from light blue to red. It also has an extra  switch to maintain an 80 degrees celsius (apparently the ideal temperature to make tea). The kettle is part of Kenwood's 21 century breakfast (...)  read more

The popular Philips Senseo coffee machine showed up in many different designs. For the introduction of a brand new design for the upcoming holidays Philips gives its customers the change to design their own custom edition Senseo. The design competition started of on the Woonbeurs; the consumer home & living show in Amsterdam. Even though (at the moment) it's impossible to find a link to the competition website, the URL for the online design tool used at the Philips booth (...)  read more

This home gadget's use is pretty obvious: get a memo noticed. The pins have a self-adhesive backing to stick it on a surface (a door or fridge) and when you push the pin down to clip a message on it the LED inside the pin will flash a bright light to grab attention. No more "I didn't get that memo". The Flashing Pushpin Memo Holders sell at $1,99.Via: Shiny (...)  read more