The weekend (and onset of summer) has put us in the mind for simple pleasures, like packing a light lunch and dining in the park. And these very modern bento boxes (shown here in both meal and appetizer sizes) would be a pretty good reas...

We’ve been putting together a sweet and loving Mother’s Day Pinterest board with things (both grand and modest) that express what comes to mind when we think of our mothers, or mothers, in general. There are flowers and books...

Just why Eero Aarnio decided to make his electronic kitchen timer for Alessi in the shape of a duck is anyone’s guess, but who are we to question the inventor of the fun and forever Ball and Bubble chairs (and our particular favori...

It’s hard not to be awed and sobered by a work of beauty created from discarded materials—it’s both a reminder of our wastefulness and our failure to assess value accurately. And it’s impossible not to be wowed by the r...

Any hotel with a “do not disturb” sign this original deserves a mention. Es Marès Hotel & Spa, a boutique hotel on the Spanish island of Formentera, which takes its name from the local Marès sandstone used in its construction...

This cute cactus-shaped toothpick container is by Danish company Essey, which espouses something called Symbolic Functionalism, or the concept of using metaphors to suggest an object’s function. “It is about giving objects a ...

We’re really enjoying this little series on the history of color over at Design Sponge, and the truly lovely info-graphics they’re using to illustrate each narrative. They’ve committed to a simple template in which all ...

Shanghai designer Carl Liu and his product design company Newtive have created this fanciful and ingenious prototype for an environmentally-sensitive watering can. Flower Watering Pot, made from PVC plastic, has been designed to catch ra...

We’re all for making personal artistic statements, and thanks to Wallpapered, we’ve discovered a way to make a really big one! The UK-based wallpaper company offers a novel way to create bespoke wallpaper that can do double d...

Calling letter writing an “analog” endeavor, and seeking to inject pleasure into the mundane act of letter opening, Japanese designer Yohei Oki conceived of this bird-shaped letter opener in which the long tail acts as a knife. The seaml...