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Don’t be surprised anymore if you see dentures in your drinks, they are not from your grandfather or grandmother’s mouth. Frozen Smiles are ice trays that makes denture ice cubes by Fred & friends Design. “Frozen Smiles is made from soft, food-safe synthetic rubber and packaged in clear, peggable, recyclable PET-G boxes.”

E-washer by Levente Szabó, touch screen on the top for easy controlling.

Instead of using detergent, it is a washing machine that uses soap nut.
Soap nuts (Also known as Sapindus mukorossi) requires way less rinse water, they are efficient yet gentle and anti-allergenic.

Hungarian Design student Levente Szabó learnt about Soap nut from a friend and decided to combine this natural material with a washing machine. Became the winner of the “Design Lab Challenge” sponsored by Sweden’s Electrolux brand for using only natural detergent and considerably less water than traditional models, the flat design of this machine also allows units to be stocked and transported together.

People don’t usually think of cutlery as anything more than utilitarian. It is something we use to eat with, and not use for much else, but it seems that there are a lot of designs in cutlery out there that are actually quite interesting. Geometric folds trump function and ergonomics in this silver cutlery designed by Buchegger, Denoth and Feichtner, one of Austria’s most creative design studios. Focusing on the cultural development of European flatware, this innovative line is anything but square.

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We have picked 15 of our favorite pieces from Paris Fashion Week. (2008/09 Fall and Winter RTW)

Hope you will like them.

Italian Designer Alessandra Facchinetti (Valentino)

Italian Designer Alessandra Facchinetti (Valentino)

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Giorgetti is founded in Italy’s Brianza region over one hundred years ago, Giorgetti has maintained the tradition of expert craftsmanship and cabinet-making famous to the area. With collaborations with internationally-acclaimed architects and designers, today Giorgetti continues to make some of the world’s finest furniture and furnishings. The desk above is my favourite design from the recent Giorgetti collections.

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A balanced blend of form and function, Faro is leading the lighting industry with sculptural originality and practicality. The structure is constructed from machined aluminum and holds two split-level panels that emit a downward light through innovative LED lighting engines. The base also contains a soft color shifting light which changes the mood of the living space. Mindspring designs strive towards distinct creations that forward efficient, leading-edge technology, in harmony set the mood for any surrounding.

For those that find they just can’t say no… now you can just wear it, loud and clear.

Viktor & Rolf started their Paris catwalk show with a slightly surreal grey coat, featuring an eye-poppingly enormous ‘NO’ slogan; along with ‘Wow’ and ‘Dream on’, the word was also painted onto models’ faces and emblazoned on belt buckles and T-shirts. The Dutch pair gave a fun, quirky show, filled with sheer blouses and flirty party frocks…

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