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This is no “Tippy Cup”

When I was a little fellow, I had several new-age solutions for my spilling tendencies. One was, as the title suggests, a “tippy cup.” The tippy cup was a regular cup with a screw-on lid that had a little sippy tip on the top and a weighted half-sphere on the bottom. It worked wonders until I learned how to get the top off! What designer Kenyon Yeh’s got for us here is a simpler solution for a slightly less destructive child.

Yes, this cup will not work if your little monkeys kick it across the room, BUT if they’re just a little bit clumsy sometimes, it’s a nice idea! Quite simply its a cup with a wider bottom and little gap to avoid burnt hands on hot liquids. Though why a kid is drinking much less handling liquid so hot it’ll burn their hand is beyond me.

Also I LOVE THE KID IN THE FIRST PICTURE.

Designer: Kenyon Yeh

Baby Bowl and Spoon Creatures

Oh kawaii! Super cute! These are made for any baby that’s on the top of cute, in the head of tableware fashion! It’s the Easy Meal product line from Chicco! Designed by Continuum to be an integral part of a baby’s journey toward independence and youngpersonhood. This project includes a series of plates and cutlery based on fanciful imagery made to work between parent and child during the whole meal ordeal. Whatever works, I am sure you parents are always saying…

Made to support “the spontaneous nature of a baby’s development” – a nice way to put a completely insane time in a child’s life! The plate includes weapons in its arsenal that help in the following ways:

Method(s) for keeping the child’s food warm without danger of burning.

Tops for easy transport of Cheerios to church (or wherever else you plan on bringing them)

Rubber bottom for keeping the food on the table or in the mouth by keep the plate stationary and secure; this also helps the baby use silverware with a bit more ease.

Cuteness.

All of these things are essential.

Designer: Continuum Milan

A New Dimension To Tea Drinking

I never really understood the elaborate ritual of brewing the perfect cup of tea. Maybe I’m uncivilized and vulgar to assume that you simply need to boil the leaves in hot water, add milk and sugar, and you’re done. Ok you snooty people stop cringing… do it your way with the Dione Tea Set. Described as a set of teacups with two hemispheres and a thin net preventing the tea leaves from entering the cup and involving some 180 degrees of rotation, the fuss is about keeping the aroma of the tea leaves alive.

Here’s how it works:

The teacup is made up of two hemispheres. Between the hemispheres is a thin net which prevents the tea leaves from entering the cup. While the aroma from the tea leaves is mixed with hot water, the cup is covered with the top hemisphere, preventing the aroma from evaporating into the air. After 3 minutes, when the tea leaves have released their flavor, the tea cup is ready to be flipped 180 degrees and the leaves will be separated from the tea. All that is needed is one hand movement in order for the leaves to be separated from the liquid, in other words, for the tea to enter into one hemisphere from the other without spilling.

Designer: Vuk Dragovic

Foodle Is Oodles Of Fun

The innovative factor about the Foodle is that it brings oodles of fun to doodling on the dinner table. The set consists of fork, knife and spoon heads that fit snugly over color pencils, and a pad of paper placemats that double up as a doodle board. I’ve seen placemats as puzzle games in family restaurants, but the Foodle goes a step ahead to include a creative cutlery design to make a complete package deal. Good enough for the home and the next door diner as well.

Designer: Peter Dalton

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