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8. Graft by Qiyun Deng : “…and setting my table (hopefully!) with this must-have cutlery from Chinese designer Qiyun Deng for spring.” The bioplastic disposable tableware is inspired by the textures and forms of vegetables. Just don’t try eat it! -
3. TaskOne iPhone case by Tasklab : “I love the dual functionality. Anything that reduces the amount of stuff in my handbag, but still lets me have a MacGyver moment on occasion is a winner in my books,” grins Cecilia Boughen, brand manager. Wonder if you can take it on planes? -
4. Paper City by Maciek Janicki : Managing editor Lise Avis found a cool animation that, she says: “Just made me smile.” It captures the charming rise and fold of a fragile metropolis by an unseen helicopter. -
2. Cosmotron Car by Paul Bacon : “It's a car built in a shed, but with the looks of a car built on another planet,” explains art director Anton Pietersen. It is mostly from fiberglass and junk, including S&P shakers and moisturiser bottlecaps. Boys and their toys! -
6. Pleiadian by Bill Gekas : “This delightful little portrait was taken of Athena by her photographer father, Bill Gekas. It won gold at the international Loupe awards in 2012,” Debbie Loots, our features writer, explains her choice. “Gorgeous.” -
5. Collage Drawings by Pearpicker : Bene Rohlmann AKA Pearpicker is a Berlin-based illustrator who caught the eye of Cat Anderson, our account director. “Pretty cool,” is all she could utter. -
1. Withmilk teaset by DOIY Design : “I have to see this for real!” exclaims deputy editor Annemarie Meintjes when she found this ingenious tea set that stacks into a milk bottle. Time to invite all the dolls for tea, we think! -
9. Neko Sushi by Tange & Nakimushi Peanuts : Features and online editor Nadine Botha’s find this week is frankly inexplicable. Cat sushi? It boggles. “I would love to meet the creative mind that dreamt this up and pulled all the stops in executing the concept flawlessly!” she laughs. -
7. Ombre coat by Hillette Stapelberg.Photo: Micky Hoyle : Despite the freezing weather, content director Sumien Brink is optimistic and has two picks this week: "I'll soon be packing away my winter ombre coat (I found the felted fabric at Fabric City and Hillette Stapelberg made it)…”
From the sublime Paper City to the ridiculous cat sushi, and everything in between, including Sumien moonlighting as a fashion designer, the team’s finds this week has something for everyone. A future car built in a shed, a tea set shaped like a milk bottle, cutlery in the shape of vegetables, a child photographed to look like a Flemish painting, an ombre coat, a MacGyver iPhone case and a Berlin illustrator… Tell us which your favourite is.
1. www.doiydesign.com
2. www.cycloneworks.co.uk
3. thetasklab.com
4. www.maciekjanicki.com
5. www.pearpicker.de
6. www.billgekas.com
7. 021 461 1390
8. cargocollective.com/qiyun
9. nekozushi.tumblr.com
