If tossing, stashing and piling up used hardware has become a bad habit for you, take a look at this organizer. Cut-out shapes of common parts on the top of the box and a pull-out drawer underneath for each part to drop into.
Crafted by hand, this box can be stylized for many things that you never feel inclined to sort and store, like toys, tools, jewelry or batteries.
Every so often I find a really great website and have to do some catching up to get me up to speed with its past posts. PackagingUQAM is one of those sites. So here is a crash course in some of their best content to date.
(Just a warning for you non-French readers, be prepared to activate Google Translate.)
These spiral paper note pads called Bloc Notes are a real fresh approach to office supply design. The pear and apple shaped notepads make up in detail what they lack in flavor; the seeds, stems and flesh of the fruit make each very appealing to the eye… maybe not as functional as Post-Its, but definitely more fun!
This transparent drain system makes seeing the problem beneath your sink possible. Made of a transparent ABS, you can view the clog, manually churn the debris with a simple twist of the hand and avoid using unneeded, harsh chemicals.
In the case of lost jewelry, you can retrieve a lost ring or earring by visually locating it and then reversing the paddle with the hand crank to keep it from passing down the drain.
After 42 years of using the famous ketchup packet worldwide, Heinz Ketchup has turned a corner. The condiment giant has re-designed what was once seen as a type form, the ketchup packet, by condensing the contents of 3 ketchup packets into one Dip & Squeeze.
Not to say the ketchup packet is gone forever, but the next time I get food to go, I an expecting to get one of these new ketchup containers. Either rip off the top and squeeze out the ketchup the traditional way, or peel away the thin plastic membrane and dip your food into the wide mouth opening — neat, simple… simply great!
This ring is a perfect marriage of function and style. Gear Ring goes for $165 and comes in limited sizes, and wow, is it ever cool! It boasts that it is designed as a highly durable piece of jewelry that is resistant to tarnishing, fading, scratching, and rusting, and backs it up with a lifetime warranty.
Check out this video showing how Perplexus works by twisting, leaning and shaking your way to winning. It’s like an Amish toy meets a pinball machine.
Take another look. That’s not a sandwich, that’s a cake. This cake pan creates a thick, bread shaped form that you can slice in half and dress as your favorite sandwich, PB&J in this case. A great culinary toy for your favorite baker.
Marketed as a vice-free alternative to keeping your projects in place as you work, Bench Cookies are a slip-free, non-marking, high friction support.
You can sand, rout, cut and carve without worrying about marring up the surface of what you are working on. (They look to be a great way to manage furniture on wood floor surfacing too).
