Here's what we looked at this week:

Restel, by industrial designer Monica Graffeo, is a furniture piece inspired by traditional hay rakes.

Hi-tech, designey food storage: B!POD's food vacuum system.

Unito's over-the-top modular storage box.

HomeDec Furniture's unusual take on a space-saving table.

Throwback object: Telephone memo pad holders.

The birth of OLFA: Snap-off blades were inspired by chocolate bars and broken glass.

Clever use of materials: Making a child-safe axe-throwing set-up.

An unusual architectural detail from Scandinavia: Open downspouts.

Industrial designer Sebastian Bergne pays homage to everyday holes.

Industrial Design student project turned commercial furniture: Kim André Lange's kinetic, interactive SurfBench.

In this Transylvanian city, the buildings have eyes.

Autoprogettazione, Japanese-style: Drill Design's wall hanger channels Enzo Mari.

Industrial Design Student work: A repairable washing machine, from the "Design for Disassembly" class at the Institute of Industrial Design.

Konstantin Grcic's THING_04 turns scaffolding into seating.