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Eco-Chic: Wasara

March 9, 2011 – 1:27 pm | No Comment

It’s a common dilemma. You’re having a party and you either don’t have enough dishes for your crowd, or you can’t bear the thought of washing up at the end. Still, shabby plastic plates just …

Stories of the Street: Take Away

February 9, 2011 – 8:04 am | One Comment

The smoky fragrance of lamb roasting on the spit; the waif of fresh corn tortillas sizzling; the spiced scent of falafels frying. The aromas of quintessential street foods slither through urban boulevards, seducing the senses, …

A Table Made of Curry: Eat Love

November 18, 2010 – 5:13 pm | 3 Comments

Tablecloths made out of pastry dough, marshmallow installations, meals where diners take small bites as dictated by a drum: these are just but some of Dutch-designer Marije Vogelzang’s fabulously quirky and over-the-top creative projects, executed …

Couture Cut

August 9, 2010 – 4:02 pm | No Comment

If you’re a vegetarian but still crave a good piece of meat every once in a while, Creme’s Cuts of Meat dress may be just your thing. Made of lightweight jersey, it has adorable cap …

Waiter, There’s a Fly On My Plate

July 13, 2010 – 5:43 pm | No Comment

To be the Vivienne Westwood of the tableware world is one of Paul Bishop’s many ambitions for his budding dinnerware company, The New English. To reinvent tabletop ceramics with a radically different, exceedingly more contemporary …

Go On, Make Those Frat Boys Jealous

February 14, 2010 – 11:11 pm | One Comment

What to make of this? It is, after all, a chandelier made of old beer bottles. Still, there’s something so kitsch that it’s cool. Maybe? If nothing else, it’s certainly one clever way to get …

Send Me A Letter: Pancake & Franks

February 9, 2010 – 3:13 pm | No Comment

In the age of email, there is something uniquely special about a hand written note sent in the post. There’s a certain romanticism in opening the envelope, uncovering its contents, reading someone’s personal script. One …

Tutti Frutti: Cocomero

December 31, 2009 – 4:28 pm | No Comment

What better place to put your breadfruit then a breadfruit-shaped bowl? Thanks to the newly launched design and production company, Cocomero, you can now sleekly store your fruit and eat it too. Sydney-based founder and …

Pastry Gone Wrong: Cake Wrecks

December 30, 2009 – 11:53 am | No Comment

Cake Wrecks is a seriously addictive, mostly hysterical blog that is perfect for those hours of procrastination. From sad to silly to creepy, the site is all about cakes gone wrong and ‘finding the funny …

The Big Fat Masterpiece: Big Fat Duck Cookbook

December 11, 2009 – 3:15 am | No Comment

You do not buy the Big Fat Duck Cookbook for inspiration for weekday suppers. This is a cookbook you pore over, gazing at the tantalizing photos and stunning imagery, while your stomach rumbles. It is …