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.