Xu Yan Xiang’s Smile Cooking Toaster

Designer Xu Yan Xiang’s ‘Smile Cooking Toaster’ is a guaranteed way to brighten up your work week mornings.  Not only is the toaster’s glass housing visually appealing, the fact that toasts come out smiling should help raise one’s serotonin levels as well.  I personally like the simplicity and comparison to…

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‘Play’ MP3 Player

Designers Jun Pyo Kim, Keun Sol Kim, Sung Mi Kang and Joo Hee Park are the individuals responsible for this origami themed mp3 player.  By folding or sliding the player to form the ‘play’, ‘rewind’ or ‘stop’ button, the mp3 player itself performs the appropriate function.  What I’m curious about…

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Soon Mo Kang’s ‘Hanger Dog’

For those of us avid collectors of vinyl art, theres probably been a point where we’re looking for another functionality other than different ways to poses.  Designer, Soon Mo Kang, on the other hand, created the ‘Hanger Dog’ for the sole purpose of hanging items over the figure’s neck.  Take…

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Yujin Kim’s 5 Gallon Stackable Water Bottle

Designer, Yujin Kim, has come up with the perfect idea for saving space starting with 5 gallon water bottles.  Whether in an office setting or home, its definitely a good look to stack up water bottles.  Not only is lateral space rationed, but I’d imagine swapping out empty bottles means…

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Studioooij’s ‘Slim Book Case’

Designers are always looking for a way to maximize space and display their work in the best possible.  Take for example Marianne van Ooij‘s line of ‘Slim Book Cases’.  Utilizing clear acrylic, her book cases instantly transform your top 4 or top 10 books into works of art as well…

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Dmitry Boyko’s Disposable Handles

Here is a rather interesting concept.  Designer, Dmitry Boyko must’ve had a lightbulb moment when drinking a cup of coffee and handling a biscuit at the same time.  The Clean Cup holder shown above is a disposable handle with a neck converting cup into mug status.  In addition, the neck…

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Jung Jae Yup’s Zen1080 Evolving Furniture

Inspired by the Milton Bradley‘s building block game, Jenga, designer Jung Jae Yup designed the above evolving furniture piece.  With the philosophy that as you grow, so should your furniture, Zen1080 was created.  It all starts off with a toddler’s chair.  Adjust the single piece chair by 90 degrees and…

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