The AppleSac

I'm generally pretty good about taking care of my belongings. I've gone to several lengths to protect my laptop. The top is covered with a protective sticker displaying Starry Night. Besides keeping the outside scratch and smudge free, it's attractive. However, when it comes to a laptop case I haven't done so well. Mine is currently calling a hideous tan laptop sleeve home. I haven't seen many better options out there until I saw the AppleSac. The sleek sleeve is made from 100% burlap and I absolutely love it!

(Found via PicoCool)

Delicious Jewelry: VentoNaPraia

It doesn't get more summery than Etsy designer VentoNaPraia's delicious fruit slice jewelry. Choose between an orange, kiwi, or pineapple. The items are made of rubber and look incredible realistic, not to mention yummy.

(Found via PicoCool)

Banner Canvas Bag: Demano Marbella

I'm typically a fan of anything made from recycled materials. The Demano Marbella bag is no exception. Made from recycled (PVC) canvas from banners, it's a creative grocery, beach, or shopping bag.

(Found via PicoCool)

Metal Artist: Steve Cambronne

I love the work of metal artist Steve Cambronne who has been perfecting his craft for the past 20 years. While he started in women's jewerly design, years on the road traveling from one art show to the next has found him designing retro inspired clocks, shelves, and novelty art to name a few. I love the throw back to 1950's and 60's shapes and color.

(Found via Furniture Fashion)

Porcelain Paper Plates: Virginia Sin

There seems to be a current design trend of making disposable products out of non-disposable materials. First I saw the I Am Not A Paper Cup followed by the Fast Cup. Now there's the Porcelain Paper Plates by designer Virginia Sin. The plates are made from porcelain paper clay which comes from actual shredded paper plates. Maybe it's the result of everything going green, maybe it's just creative.

(Found via Inspire Me, Now)

Mic Check - One Two

The SOLO pendant light by Re-Surface Design is a new take on the classic mic. The light emitted from the mesh top gives off a disco-like glow. I liked their suggestion for DJs to use it over their turntables to see disc and record labels better.

(Found via Subcontinental.giant)

Lamp Lamp: Hironao Tsuboi

Lamp Lamp by Tokyo designer Hironao Tsuboi can turn a very dull light fitting into quite the conversation piece. I'm not sure I even realized what I was looking at when I first saw this. But once I did I really loved it.

(Found via Sheynk Dot Com)

Loaf Toaster

The Loaf Toaster is the "best toaster since sliced bread" according to the designer. What a creative concept! I imagine this would be great for big families.

(Found via Idealist)

American Burger Coasters

How fun are these coasters by UK company Drinkstuff? Inspired by the american burger, each layer separates as its own coaster. If I ever open a burger joint, these are going on every table.

(Found via Neatorama)

Swimming Around in Circles Fish Tank

The Swimming Around in Circles Fish Tank is an impressive alternative to the typical cube or sphere fish tank. If you look closely you can see that the tank makes an abstract loop allowing fish to 'swim around in circles' as the title suggests. Imagine what cleaning this tank would be like...yikes!

(Found via Kanye West Blog)

Scrabble Charm Necklace on Etsy

As Laura from Quirkology and I are currently engaged in a head to head Scrabulous battle (by head to head I mean she's completely kicking my butt) I couldn't help but love this Scrabble inspired charm on Etsy. The Scrabble Piece Initial Charm is by Heist Jewerly and hand cut in sterling silver.

(Found via I Like Totally Love It)

HotMan Trivet

A creative approach to the standard hot plate. Hot Man will protect your surface space while potentially soliciting a laugh.

(Found via TrendsNow)

Fast Cup

I'm loving the Fast Cup by Czech designer Maxim Velokovsky. It's along the same lines as James Burgess' I Am Not A Paper Cup, which I've seen on several blogs. Oddly clever.

(Found via Kanye West Blog)

The New Organic: Stanley Ruiz

Stanley Ruiz has designed a new collection of items called The New Organic. They celebrate the "handmade aspect in modern design" and are set to launch at the upcoming International Contemporary Furniture Fair mid-month. These two items would go fabulously with the Inside Out hooks I posted back in April.

(Found via Design Milk)

Ramen Spoon Fork

Looking for a practical gift for that recent high-school graduate in your life? I present to you the Ramen Spoon Fork. Anyone who has been to college knows that Ramen Noodles are a staple food. It would be hard to pass through a college dormitory and not find the sodium-saturated soup and noodle combo in at least a few rooms. The spork, if you will, was originally designed for the popular Sugakiya ramen noodle restaurant chain in Japan.

(Found via BB-Blog)

Whitelines: Olof Hansson

Swedish designer Olof Hansson is the mastermind behind Whitelines, a paper product series that is completely backwards, and I love it! The company produces carbon-neutral writing paper that puts white lines against a grey background, instead dark lines against a white background.

"Traditional dark-lined paper not only depends on the use of bleach for a contrasting background, it also can conflict with lines and letters drawn or written on its surface. Dark lines show up on photocopies too, often making for muddy, difficult-to-view copies."

Seriously, what a great idea? Not to mention how much cleaner and crisper your written pages would appear!

(Found via Springwise)

Food Packaging vs. Food: A Comparative Study

If you've yet to learn that what you see is not always what you get when it comes to food packaging images, the photographs at PUNDO3000 will certainly teach you a thing or two. They've taken 100 comparative photographs of food packaging versus the real product. Interesting, but by no means surprising.

(Found via Quipsologies)

USB Drive: Studio Leung

Studio Leung's prototype for a series of USB flash drives that use a ruler-like resemblance to communicate their disk size. Simple and effective, I like it.

(Found via Pan Dan)

Chalk Chess

There is little SUCK UK produces that I don't love. Their Chalk Chess Pieces are no exception. The set comes with both black and white chalk pieces of regulation size. Adorable idea but I imagine after several games it'd be time for a new set.

(Found via Bem Legaus!)

Twist-and-Release Vitamin Water

Based on the notion that vitamins deteriorate in water over time, Activate Drinks are a line of vitamin water to prevent just that. The vitamins are stored in a dry compartment in the bottle's cap, which is not released into the water until it's unscrewed to drink. What a refreshing idea!

(Found via Springwise)