Israeli design student Schmuel Linkski created this concept Lavazza espresso machine which is encased in concrete and would look perfectly natural sitting in a mechanic’s shop covered with enough oil to lubricate a Peterbilt.
“I had a vision. Concrete in the kitchen, not only as a wall or decorative part, I wanted it to be a desirable consumer product.”
Mission accomplished. now it just needs to be available for purchase at your local NAPA.
Obviously, this toaster is a concept (and an impractical one at that), but that doesn’t mean it isn’t awesome. Basically, the Toaste/E/R from designer Shay Carmon combines bread toasting with a defibrillator to “revive your old bread.”
That might work for dry old bread, but what about mold? It’s like the plague. I guess someone is going to have to come up with a complete first aid kit for bread.
Sadly, this awesome hedgehog cheese grater design is just a concept at the moment, as is my dream of owning a beaver-shaped meat tenderizer with an automatic flapping tail.
(Marija Vidanovic via Likecool)
You know that slime monster from Futurama? Well take that same basic premise and apply it to your refrigerator and you have a semi-finalist in this year’s Electrolux Design Lab competition.
Basically, you would bury your food inside a odorless, non-sticky polymer gel instead of putting it on shelves. Admittedly, the idea is kind of intriguing (and just a little bit gross. I mean, at least put a door on the thing).
(Electrolux via Yanko)
