Archive for the ‘Food + Drink’ Category
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TYPEWRITER WAFFLEMAKER
Another great product courtesy of Designhead that encourages re-purposing and recycling old goods. In this case, a Corona typewriter was converted into a functioning waffle maker, but wait, there’s more! Not only will you be able to bake delicious waffles, but they will be keyboard-shaped waffles – an ironic parody of the type writer tool (that not so ironically looks very similar to a regular waffle).
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SWEET MEAT: SUGAR STEAK APPAREL
Kyle Creek started Sugar Steak Apparel because he wanted to counteract the “affliction” of overly macho, predictable, and all-too-common attire in our society. While attending college he began designing fun, unique, and stylish shirts that he wanted to wear and he had a feeling he was not the only person who felt this way so he decided to start an apparel line. After some trial and ...
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SWEET iPHONE 4 CASE WITH BOTTLE OPENER
The Opena is a protective iPhone4 case with an integrated slide out bottle opener. The folks over at Open Case spent a considerable amount of time designing, prototyping and testing their ideas to create a super smooth, clean crisp product which they’ve called the Opena. The Opena has been designed and engineered using the latest in 3D CAD technology. Open Case had numerous prototypes machined from ...
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AMAZING MINIATURE FOOD
CONGRATS TO @saraprieur WHO FOUND THESE KILLER MINIATURE FOOD PICS AND WON A GRAPHIC SALT AND PEPPER SHAKER FROM DRPD LONDON. Kim strives to make each miniature of the highest quality possible with the most realistic details. Her inspiration largely comes from scouring cook books and local pastry shops for ideas. Desserts and gourmet food are her favorite to create! WANT TO MORE? READ THIS INTERVIEW: ...
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SUBWAY PARODY ZOMBIE MUG
If you don’t know the Subway sandwich restaurant slogan, “Eat Fresh”, you likely live under a rock (or in a country that is deprived of Subway sandwiches), but you likely haven’t heard of this fictitious new chain, Zombie, with the “eat flesh” slogan. A clever play on words, we admit, and likely a winner product amongst the zombie-loving nerds out there. BUY NOW
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SAN FRAN SKYLINE MADE OF POTS AND PANS
Zhan Wang is a Beijing-based artist who is responsible for sculpting this San Francisco cityscape out of pots, pans, graters and other kitchenwares. This piece of work is entitled “On Gold Mountain” and was featured at the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco. It has received a lot of publicity because of the accurate depiction of the city by means of creative methods and materials. The ...
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BAKING ACCORDING TO IKEA
Recipe: Bondkakor Recipe: Fina Kanelbullar Recipe: Hallongrottor Recipe: Lingonpepparkaka Recipe: Mandelmusslor Recipe: Pepparkakor THE BOOK IKEA has become the go-to store for budget furnishings that are super cool on account of their sleek, Scandinavian design aesthetic and unique product names. IKEA is always coming out with fabulous products and this recipe book is no exception. The “Homemade is Best” recipe book was meant to strengthen the ...
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NINTENDO CHARACTER BUTCHERING CHARTS
Artist, Jude Buffum, is the brains behind these hilarious butchering charts for some of Nintendo’s top characters: King Kooper, Ganon, Chocobos and Yoshi. Buffum created these printed works of art for one of Pixel Pusher’s shows that was curated by Giant Robot. His inspiration came from his obsession with meat diagrams and his love for video games. Did you ever think that Yoshi could be broken ...
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MONA LISA PAINTED WITH BURGER GREASE
Artist Phil Hansen has chosen to complete a larger-than-life rendition of a classic painting of the Mona Lisa using nothing other than the grease from numerous hamburgers. And yes, there is a LOT of grease, but Jansen has not identified the fast food chain from which the burgers were purchased. He entitled his creation the “Mona Greasa”, surely a title and homage that Leonardo Da Vinci ...
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GEEKY PIXELATED SALT SHAKER
What you’re looking at is the Salty Pixels salt shaker formed in the style of the classic Windows timer from the past, created by Meninos. A salt shaker for the geekiest of geeks who like a little bit extra sodium. BUY HERE Like Salt and Pepper Shakers? Check out our giveaway!
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DANCING ZOMBIE SQUID BOWL – CONTEST WINNER 2 of 4
CONGRATULATIONS goes out to @rumbaldo for entering this incredible (and totally horrific) video of people eating squid that “dances” once it comes into contact with soy sauce into the WHOA giveaway contest! @rumbaldo has won one of four pairs of artisan salt and pepper shakers from DRPD in London! This particular dish of squid is a delicacy in Japan called Odori-don or “Dancing Squid Bowl. ...
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BANANA PEEL ART
Australian artist Jun Gil Park sees more than just a funny shaped fruit when he looks at a banana – he sees the potential for a masterpiece. Jun Gil Park has been carving drawings into bananas, allowing the natural oxidization process to affect the scraped skin. The result is a change in colour that brings this artist’s carefully drawn image to life.
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MUSICAL NOTE GLASSWARE
Every kid learned how to make a crystal glass “sing” at a dinner party, but now, you can solicit an accurate series of musical notes with this musical glassware from Luna & Curious. If you fill the glass with any liquid to up to the line marked “A” you will hear an accurate “A” note when rubbing the rim of the glass in concentric circles. At ...
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BACON ROSES – ‘NUFF SAID
Stereotypically speaking, men are not overly anxious to receive a fragrant bouquet of roses…that is, unless we’re talking about bacon roses. That’s a different story. Surely this bouquet of delicious pork disguised as beautiful flowers will move most men to tears right after they say “WHOA!”.
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CTRL+ALT+DEL KEY CUPS
For all you PC-loving computer nerds, this cheeky set of CTL+ALT+DEL coffee cups designed by Think Geek is sure to help you reset your energy levels and reboot your mental hard drive just like these three magical keys do for your PC. Each cup is standard mug-sized and holds 8 ounces of fluid. The cups are available in white or black and are sure to be ...
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TOFU THE VEGAN ZOMBIE TOY
Tofu is a friendly zombie, created from a botched laboratory experiment. If Tofu loses his tofu-brain, he turns into a dangerous zombie creature, craving human flesh! This 7” PVC collectible toy with removable tofu brain has 5 points of articulation. Tofu comes on a removable base and will be your best friend until he loses his tofu brain! Tofu is a friendly zombie, created from a ...
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THE EXTREME SCIENCE OF FOOD
A REVOLUTION IS UNDERWAY IN THE ART OF COOKING. Just as French Impressionists upended centuries of tradition, Modernist cuisine has in recent years blown through the boundaries of the culinary arts. Borrowing techniques from the laboratory, pioneering chefs at world-renowned restaurants such as elBulli, The Fat Duck, Alinea, and wd~50 have incorporated a deeper understanding of science and advances in cooking technology into their culinary art. ...
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PEOPLE WEARING ONLY FOOD
Photographer Ted Sabaese‘s “Hunger Pains” collection is made entirely out of real food. Yes, there are people other than Lady Gaga wearing edible items as clothing. “Hunger Pains” is an interesting collection that depicts a model wearing a meal that the model was craving. To be quite honest, these images make us hungry, but our appetites quickly vanishes when we think of how difficult it would ...
