Archive for July, 2008
It kind of looks like a laptop if you ask me, but the V-Line toaster concept from designer Thibault Masclet is actually a toaster and an induction cooker all-in-one. It incorporates glass like other toaster concepts, but the induction cooker on the flipside is a new one on me. To be honest, I would prefer a griddle, but if you have something in a pot that needs heating or you simply want to keep your toast warm—it could come in quite handy. Whether it will ever become a real world product remains to be seen.
Water is resource that needs to be conserved and recycled. Thus far, dish drying racks have been wasteful devices since perfectly good water drains into the sink. However, this Herb & Spice Dish Drying Rack, inspired by the design of traditional channel irrigation systems, directs the run-off water to a section in which herbs or spices, such as mint, lemon verbena or thyme, can be grown. Oh and the dish dividers kinda look like trees too. Just thought I’d throw that tidbit in.
DROPPA is a carafe designed to bridge the gap between form, function, and space. It expands the feeling of liquidity out of an object that looks like a water droplet frozen just at the moment of impact. It’s organic and extremely architectural. The top of the drop is actually the cup by where you invert the stem to pour water into.
For whatever reason, toasters are redesigned entirely more often than most any other kitchen gadget, but the Trapdoor Toaster may actually be an alternative worth checking out. First off, the item you see above is no concept — as a matter of fact, it’s available for purchase right now at Hammacher Schlemmer. Essentially, this thing inhales bread, bagels and frozen waffles, toasts ‘em to your preferred level of brown / black and then shoots them out below onto a serving tray. Sadly, this removes that iconic eject function that makes traditional toasters so fun to watch, but it does prevent you from scalding your fingertips as you try to dig out slices from the fiery slots. Novel? You bet. Worth the $79.95 asking price? Not on your life.
For spreading olive oil evenly on bruschetta, focaccia, and grilled or roasted vegetables, and for spraying muffin and cake pans with vegetable oil, this dispenser is a nifty tool. A plastic cap underneath the sprayer’s top twists off so the sprayer can be half-filled (1/3 cup) with oil. Inside the top is a plastic tube that fits over the spray nozzle. Push the top up and down to pump air pressure into the canister. Then spray for 10 seconds and pump up again. It’s simple, ingenious, and practical. With its cap on, the sprayer stands just 7-5/8 inches high, so it tucks away easily on any countertop. Made of satin-finish aluminum with a black-band accent, it’s sleek as well as utilitarian.
Features
- Pumps up to spray any vegetable oil
- Spread olive oil on focaccia or spray muffin pans
- Satin-finish aluminum
- 7-5/8 inches high by 1-7/8 inches in diameter
- To clean, fill with hot water and a drop of mild detergent, and spray
An important discovery has now been made, proof of extraterrestrial life - and they come in the form of the Egg Robot!
Although a disturbing discovery, fear not, they come in peace, and with a convenient matching spoon. These Egg Men form the planet Walrus, 2 million light years away, offer us a nutricious gift. When they remove their protective helmet they expose themselves to our atmosphere and suffocate instantly! There is nothing left to do but eat them. What a generous gift! Great for making food fun for kids at breakfast time, or as a novelty gift or funky addition to your kitchen!
Dimensions:
H 100mm W 80mm Spoon H: 115mm
Weight:
0.08kg
Product Features:
• Great for getting kids to eat well at breakfast time!
• Spoon included
• Great novelty gift
Pack Contains:
• Plastic spoon
• Egg Robot
• Egg not included!
An important discovery has now been made, proof of extraterrestrial life - and they come in the form of the Egg Robot!
Although a disturbing discovery, fear not, they come in peace, and with a convenient matching spoon. These Egg Men form the planet Walrus, 2 million light years away, offer us a nutricious gift. When they remove their protective helmet they expose themselves to our atmosphere and suffocate instantly! There is nothing left to do but eat them. What a generous gift! Great for making food fun for kids at breakfast time, or as a novelty gift or funky addition to your kitchen!
Dimensions:
H 100mm W 80mm Spoon H: 115mm
Weight:
0.08kg
Product Features:
• Great for getting kids to eat well at breakfast time!
• Spoon included
• Great novelty gift
Pack Contains:
• Plastic spoon
• Egg Robot
• Egg not included!
Features
- Quickly Weight Out Meals with this Digital Kitchen Scale
- Perfect for Dieting or Gourmet Cooking
- Glass, Stainless Steel Base
- Features 1-g. Accuracy
- LCD Display Display
- Shows Liquid Volume
- Easy to Clean
- 9.0 Lb. -lb. Maximum Weight Capacity
- Dimensions: 7 X 7 X 1 "
If your sci-fi nerdery is of such a type you would extend it to kitchen appliances (rather than keep it to the confines of just DVD box-sets and novelty boxer shorts) then you might well like this $65 toaster that burns an image of a Cylon into your breakfast bread.
The Nahamer T450 is the first environmentally sustainable toaster. It is 20% faster and uses half the energy of a standard 900W toaster by having close-proximity low-temperature heating elements. If only one slice of bread it inserted then only one side of the toaster is turned on. It is also designed to be repaired if broken and disassembled at the end of its useful life. The window allows you to monitor the brownness of your toast and the Toast Drop system slides your toast straight onto a plate, ready to be eaten. It also features intuitive browning controls and turns on automatically when the front is closed.
Designer: Rob Penny
Designed by Tadahito Ishibashi for Japanese retailer deviceSTYLE, the pod-espresso machine Brunopasso PD-1 is rather lovely looking.
1960s sports cars have obviously influenced the design, which includes a gearshift-like the handle crafted in beech wood, and the two gauges.
It is available now for SEK 4995 (nearly $850).