Smool Kitchen Tools

Magnetic cooking utensils keep your kitchen clutter-free and looking good

Dutch design agency Smool, led by founding designer Robert Bronwasser, presented an exhaustive collection of products for the home this past week in Milan as part of Ventura Lambrate. Among the furniture, television and even transportation designs, we found the simplified kitchen utensils concept to be the most attractive. The six-tool set features magnetic handles for affixing to metallic surfaces when not in use. While …

The Sandwichbike

A flat-packed wooden bicycle delivered to your door for self assembly

First introduced as an imaginative concept by Dutch design agency Bleijh about seven years ago, the Sandwichbike has finally reached maturity. Upon its first introduction by designers Basten Leijh and Pieter Janssen, the mostly wood, flat-packable bicycle generated quite a bit of buzz, with email and phone inquiries going to the agency on a weekly basis ever since—but it was strictly an after-hours side project …

Rib & Hull Heirloom Carryall

The Warsaw studio adds another perfectly minimal bag to the lineup

The Rib & Hull Heirloom Tote strikes a perfect balance of richly handsome leather with a timeless and functional silhouette, but just when we thought that was the only bag we’d ever want or need, its Warsaw-based designers, Alexandra Wrega and Rafal Szamborski, introduced a beautiful new competitor. The slightly larger Heirloom Carryall features a zipper enclosure which the designers added based on fan feedback. …