Daily Poetics

... We imprint intimacy in the songs, give them a narrative separate from and parallel to what the author's intent was. In that way, we make the songs symbolic of our own relationships.

Link: Dezeen » Blog Archive » Tableware by Kathryn Hinton.

"I am creating diverse collections of flatware which translate the different aspects of my concept. The pieces have an individual aesthetic and change into new forms when they playfully interact with each other.

The pieces come together through the lettering shown on the tines of the fork and where it has been, leaving a mark. Another concept can be seen through the exhausted cutlery which flops over a plate or surface to interact with the tableware.

In the Exhausted range, the utensils take the form of the tableware they fall on. The pieces are exhausted by constant treatment and use.

The non sharing bowl is a double bowl with two forks that have ‘MINE’ in different fonts on the end of the tines. The bowls have ‘MINE’ in the two fonts etched randomly around to encourage competitive behavior.

The forked bowl incorporates the same idea but different lettering to show the forks function and where it has been leaving its mark.

The personal fork has my initials on as an example of a personal fork for hallmarking your food. I have done this with the intention that people can commission their own initials"

Title Quote: Howard Kramer

 

The chemist of love / Will this perishing mould / Were it made out of mire, / Transmuted into Gold.

Link: cursive design.

"These glass votives are hand painted and gold leafed. The votives take on different characteristics in the daylight and night. The color changes at night while they are lit and the gold flickers in the candle light. I wanted to reference the endangered landscape of glaciers. They're beautiful rocky texture influenced the intricate painted pattern and when lit with a candle it reminds us how fragile they are becoming."

Title Quote: Hafiz

Morning is when I am awake and there is a dawn in me.

Link: Charles & Marie: Tea Code.

"Whether your morning call goes out to a cuppa joe or you prefer the subtle scent of a floral Oolong tea, you'll need a cup to go along with it....

Designed by...Gazin Create this is smart, smart and very good looking. Why twice smart? Well, for one it's a pretty smart idea to add a silicone button - coming with three colors - to the china that allows you to attach your tea bag – if you fancy the broken leaf that is. Secondly, it's also pretty smart that the cup has two layers, it allows the heat to dissipate a lot better than on a single walled cup, eliminating the need for a handle." -Charles and Marie

Title Quote: H.D. Thoreau

The bud of the apple is desire ...

Eva Solo Apple Corer

The bud of the apple is desire, the down-falling gold, / The catbird’s gobble in the morning half-awake / These are real only if I make them so. Whistle / For me, grow green for me and, as you whistle and grow green, / Intangible arrows quiver and stick in the skin / And I taste at the root of the tongue the unreal of what is real. — Wallace Stevens

I can't go back to yesterday - because I was a different person then

Link: dezeen » Blog Archive » Tea Sets by Christine Misiak.

"New Designers 07: Northumbria University design graduate Christine Misiak takes old tea sets she finds at car boot sales and brings them back to life." -Dezeen

Quote: Lewis Carroll

The purpose of good design is to ornament existence, not to substitute for it. -George Nelson

Link: Rockett St George UK Design Junkies: Chandeliers by Madeleine Boulesteix.

"These chandeliers at first glance look stunning. When you look closer you will see that they are are made from everyday re found objects. Tea cups, cake tins, cutlery.... Madeleine has found the art of making something opulent - a chandelier - but out of humble objects."

forPlay

Link: FlavaUK - About Flava.

" emotional food...Flava UK has a signatory narrative that comments on eating etiquette encouraging people to interact with their food. We believe that the beauty of food is not only abundant within itself (its history, associated idioms and innuendos) but importantly; in how it makes us feel (we have coined the term 'emotional food') and therefore a rather instinctive and raw approach is reflected in our designs forPlay Collection ‘Leaving Your Mark….’

Eating etiquette has been given the elbow as Flava UK launches its new signatory range of suggestive dinner services. The forPlay Collection evokes the equally childlike and sensual pleasures of eating through a series of indulgent designs featuring stylised lick marks, wipe smear marks and drip marks, encouraging us to unleash our carnal instinct and make physical contact with our food. French fries or French Haut cuisine are presented equally attractively on a series of instinctive designs that are brought to life through playful Interaction, appealing to both sexes and multi-cultures."

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Link: CulinHome Cutlery: Splash! Collection.

"Design by Rama Chorpash for CulinHome™ The Splash Collection is cutlery with an artistic edge. Using the knife as a canvas, overlapping circles are playfully traced across the knife blade. This surgical grade stainless steel, remains sharp even with constant use. The contours of the CulinHome knife handle allow a perfect grip for comfort and control."

The greatest stories are those that resonate our beginnings and intuit our endings, our mysterious origins and our numinous destinies, and dissolve them both into one. -ben okri

Link: :: Blanc&Reed ::.  

"our design philosophy at Blanc&Reed is to navigate the relationship between the past and present through the unique interpretation of the objects in our lives.  In each of our objects we strive to create a sense of connection with the user.  We are inspired by stories from the past, which in turn help us create objects with a narrative in the present moment..." -b&r

twig light, curve, cl music machine, flow, curious table

Things that have a common quality ever quickly seek their kind. -Marcus Aurelius

Link: Sally McCubbin - Newton's Law of Grinding.

"This adaptation of the mortar and pestle highlights the Laws of Motion and of Contact Forces. Its design maximizes applied forces, like friction and torque, making grinding easier and more efficient. Nuances in their shape and texture make them delightful to use."

  

 

 

 "An homage to the chip and  dip sets before it.  This ongoing party favourite has been reduced to a bag and a peel-back tin.  The brilliance of this concept can be restored with the right approach."

"The innovation of two functions captured in one object.  Improving food service with a hint of beauty, or adding appeal to beauty with snacks.  Vases are permanent fixtures on the plate."