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Recently, we came across the greatly talented Boey who is the artist behind these whimsical and witty DIY Styrofoam cups. How many of you have tried to write people’s names on Styrofoam cups at a party and found it a bit bumpy even when using a ballpoint pen? This talented individual has perfected his use of a sharpie marker on this drawing surface. Read the rest of this entry »

Last month while in Seoul, I got the chance to meet designer Jin-woog Koo who is the director of NOTHING dESIGN GROUP. I had the opportunity to see his designs via his site before meeting him and was really impressed with his products. The designs were simple yet witty and quite the attention grabbers. But most importantly, many of their products were practical and each design actually served a purpose. Speaking with him in person, I learned that there was much more to NOTHING dESIGN than just product design. Jin-woog Koo also spearheaded the group’s installations in various exhibitions around the world. Here’s a look at some of their more recent exhibitions.

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Over the last couple of days, I saw this circulating around the web and felt it was too practical of a product to pass up on talking about. It seems as though you can bid farewell to the countless number of wires that get tangled when you reach in to charge your phone, mp3 player, and whatever else you own with a cord. Duracell’s recently announced their myGrid charging mat which allows you to place your rechargeable handheld gadget on it and it will revitalize the battery on the device. The only wire needed to be plugged in will be the myGrid obviously, and it can charge up to 4 devices at once. Read the rest of this entry »

I did not mispell misspell, our familiar “piggy banks” actually should be called “pyggy banks”. It all started way back in Medieval England when a type of orange clay called “pygg” became popular. These clay jars were often used to collect coins. Forgetting the origin of the term “pygg”, English potters in the 19th century received orders for pygg banks and made them into the shape of a “piggy”. Then the piggy-shaped containers became popular and stuck as a cultural object. Read the rest of this entry »

In Japanese culture, blood type plays an integral part in determining people’s personalities, similar to the role horoscopes play in Western lifestyles. For example, people with blood type A are believed to be mild tempered and intellectual whereas for the people of blood type B, the opposite holds true. This idea was the basis of inspiration for the Clockman clocks featured by our friends at Gizmodiva. Read the rest of this entry »