Hotello

Hotello is a portable space, containing all the necessary elements for a minimal room: a desk, a lamp, a stool, a shelf, a locker. Hotello consists of a metal structure that supports double curtains (translucent and sound absorbant) as well as all the furniture needed to work and rest. Designed by Roberto De Luca and Antonio Scarponi.

Laser Cut Seaweed Sushi!

Laser Cut Seaweed Sushi. Stunning, right? 

Magnetic hammer

This magnetic hammer design by Jung Soo Park is brilliant. Watch a video here.

Chameleon Bandage

This Chameleon Bandage takes the concept of band-aid protection a notch higher by becoming literally invisible. It’s a 2012 IF Design Talents Entry by Xue Xing Wu, Zi Yu Li, Yue Hua Zhu and Zhi Qiang Wang.

Love when human products imitate nature and hope these will be available for purchase soon.

Portable Rowboat

I finally found what was missing from my life: A bright yellow Portable 

Rowboat! A project by Swiss ECAL students.

Help Remedies by Pearlfisher

If pharmacy packaging leaves you feeling perplexed about what you’re taking, then these medicine packets named after symptoms rather than ingredients will be right up your street.

Graphic designers Pearlfisher refreshed the minimalist packaging for pharmaceutical brand Help Remedies, adding colour-coded graphics that illustrate the sizes and shapes of pills or plasters inside.

Sugru Hacking Putty

I don’t know about your iPhone cables but mine break, right where the cable attaches to the connector. The guys over at  Holstee found a perfect hack: SUGRU PUTTY.

Team SUGRU (gaelic for play) was tired of not being able to fix broken gadgets, so they developed SUGRU, a moldable silicone that is sticky like Super-Glue and fun to use like Play-Doh:

1) Roll it to warm it up
2) Mold it the way you want it
3) Let it cure for 24 hours

GRID-IT BY COCOON

Cocoon has launched two products that feature an organizational system called GRID-IT that fits nicely into your laptop bag, briefcase, and luggage.

The GRID-IT Wrap is made of neoprene and is available in 7” tablet, iPad, and MacBook Air, and can hold power cables, sunglasses, gum, pens, and all kinds of doo-dads. It comes in black, red or gray.

The Sleeve² is made of Deflexion, which is a more heavy-duty material than neoprene, although still lightweight enough for you to easily tote around. Inside, it fits a 13” MacBook and an iPad 2 and has a removable GRID-IT. It is is available in black and red.

Recycled Materials Cottage by Juan Luis Martínez Nahuel

Located in Chile, this cottage by Juan Luis Martínez Nahuel used materials from other homes to create a new home for a client.

The reused materials included glazed doors from a 1960s Horacio Borgheresi house, eucalyptus and native rauli parquet floors of a house of the 70s by Larraín, Swinburn and Covarrubias, and commercial laminated beams and steel pieces used for a temporary exhibition. A great result and a cozy-looking residence.

Honeycomb necklace

Blend Creations has created this Honeycomb necklace, which looks unsuspecting, but you might never know it doubles as a tool. The hexagons can fit a standard sized bit (not included) and 8, 10, 12 and 14mm bolts, you know, just in case…

Green Berry Tea

This tea packaging and origami bird tea bag by Green Berry Tea are so clever. I love it when designers make something ordinary (like a tea bag) look extraordinary. 

Book Cup

Designed by Rie Akutsu & Koji Shimizu for +d this book cover is shaped like a mug of tea, with the teabag being your bookmark. 

Financial Padding

No, these aren’t real bills, but they sure do look real from afar. the. has created this “Financial Padding” as a green — literally — alternative to traditional packing materials.

They say, “Give your next shipment extra security and your recipient a pleasant yet disappointing surprise with Financial Padding, a package cushioning alternative to foam peanuts. These crumpled up paper banknote lookalikes are reusable, recyclable, and biodegradable.”

Mixed Messages Mug

The Mixed Messages Mug sports its own do-it-yourself ransom note. Hijack a mug and make it say whatever you want!

Twist & Brush

A clever idea from Kawamura-Ganjavian: Twist & Brush, a convenient traveling toothbrush. You decide how much toothpaste you need, fill up the toothbrush, and twist to push the toothpaste up into the bristles.

WikiLeaks Confetti – Spread the Truth

A tongue in cheek reference to the criminalisation of WikiLeaks: The CONFETTI YOUR LIFE® special edition “WikiLeaks Confetti – Spread the Truth” allows you to uncover the malicious malpractices of the heinous industrial nations. The hacked and shredded king size top-secret confetti files can be chucked in the air, collected or presented as a gift. What’s hot: By buying this WikiLeaks Confetti Box you support the WikiLeaks organisation with one Euro of your purchase price!

Designer: Tim Klinger, Fabio Christ (Germany) 
Manufacturer: CONFETTI YOUR LIFE

Pepsi new bottle

PepsiCo unveiled a breakthrough in bottle technology earlier this week: It announced the world’s first petroleum-free plastic bottle. Read more over on PSFK: Pepsi Reveals World’s First 100% Plant-Based Bottle

Upside Down Apron with Cooking Guide

Fed up of frantically thumbing through cookbooks or coating your keyboard in baked mac and cheese while looking up cooking times and measurements on Google? Fear not! There’s the Upside Down Apron that puts all of that useful info right at your fingertips.

Pixel Oven Mitt

Pixel Oven Mitts! Really Cute!!

Word Puzzle universal wrapping paper

Word Puzzle universal wrapping paper — design and art direction by Fabio Milito and Francesca Guidotti. Simply locate the holiday you need, circle it, and you’re good to go.