Love these. What would you serve on yours?

[1-4. Geoffrey Lilge]

For its May issue, Apartamento magazine teamed up with DesignMarketo to create a pop-up art installation/cookery workshop/design store called FoodMarketo featuring the work of over thirty international artists and designers. Contributors designed kitchen tools, gadgets, and food-inspired art; all of which are now available at the online shop for a limited time.

Some of the design objects are quite clever: a cutting board that comes pre-soaked in a beet-like hue, a light fixture seemingly cobbled from clementine cartons, a slanted knife block that flips on its side to double as a cutting board, a beautiful reverse imprint of a cauliflower, and, of course, a clever save-the-world tote bag.

[1-5. FoodMarketo]

A few things that I'm obsessed with at the moment:

vinotagz

Perfect for identifying your glass or beer bottle at a party. I also love that you can store them in a neat little box on the top of a bottle. Buy it here.

tubtrugz: I love my tubtrug. I use it for collecting the recycling under the sink before we carry it off to the bin outside. Buy it here.

glass canisters: Much more appealing than plastic tupperware. Buy them here.

mortar & pestle: every well-equipped kitchen should have one. i'm partial to this version, buy it here.

peanut bird feeder: unmessy (no seed shells on the floor) and with a pleasing shape, this bird feeder will keep them coming back for more. make sure to purchase unsalted, roasted peanuts (or roast them yourself for 20-30 minutes) in order to keep the food safe for all animals that might come around. Buy it here; learn more about feeding wild birds here.

I recently had a sip of my friend’s Turkish coffee, which was served in an antique-looking hammered copper pot called an ibrik or cezve (pronounced “jez-ve” in English). I was instantly charmed by this instrument of preparation.

Here is a set designed by Israel-born Esli Avoli that I wouldn’t mind presenting to my friends with dessert.

を見せて

I love Japanese package design.
via The Dieline

炬燵

The Kotatsu Work Table was designed with collaborative effort in mind. It is modeled after the traditional Japanese kotatsu which is a low family gathering table. In Iranian culture, this is called a korsi.

The table is uniquely repellant against tabletop clutter thanks to shelving built within the table itself. The middle of the table features insets where beverages, pencils, and remote controls can be placed while the table is in use.