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Classy Kitchen Companions
Green Power For Bedside Stuff
Paper Paper Paper = Notebook
Convenient Scoop Plus Lock

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 02:00 AM PDT

Of the many things that you require to make your kitchen aesthetically functional, the cutting board, colander, and knife block require the most amount of attention due to the work that they do. These components have to be visually appealing as well as competent enough to endure the rigors that they go through daily. A set of sculpted functional blocks called the Workspace Component Group has been specifically designed for the Backplash System of kitchens by Henrybuilt. They are designed to be integrated around the sink and work classy!

This is what Henrybuilt has to say about the set, but I'd much rather you watch the video presented here.

The cutting board and colander attach to the backsplash via small buttons installed on each panel and slide into the countertop drain board for use over the sink. The knife block, which is also attached to the backsplash, holds six to seven knives, ranging from a small paring knife to a large chef knife (up to 8"). The large knives are secured with magnets while the small knives rest in slots.

The cutting board, colander, and knife block are made from high-density plastic (HDPE), a durable material that is easy to clean. The backsplash panels are available in Corian, Paperstone, stainless steel, bamboo, and standard Henrybuilt veneers, and can be ordered with wood or bamboo shelving. Stone counters can also be fabricated to work with the system. Designed with ease of installation in mind, the system's modular backsplash panels hang via a cleat bracket system.

Designer: Henrybuilt

Backplash System, colander, Cutting Board, Henrybuilt, knife block, Workspace Component System

Green Power For Bedside Stuff

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 12:37 AM PDT

Green-freaks here's the Magic Cube that can pep up your bedside manners! A combination of a lamp, alarm clock, radio and charger, this green-gadget sports a solar panel at its bottom, to soak up the goodness of the sun. The top of the cube indicates how much juice is left till you sun-bathe it for recharging. Going the by the current trends of eco-consciousness, the Magic Cube ranks forth for cleverly incorporating many features into one, thereby reducing clutter and footprint.

Designer: Kai Yu

clock, Kai Yu, Lamp, Magic Cube, Power, Radio, Solar

Paper Paper Paper = Notebook

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 12:01 AM PDT

You’ve got all this scrap paper. You’ve got so much of it. What should you do with it? Reuse it. Reuse it until it glows in the dark. With “Paper * Paper” you’ve got not only a thermal binder that makes you some quickly bound books, the package can be completely used up with the machine! No waste! The box makes the product: inexpensively constructed books.

Check out this thing here. It’s a thermal binder. You know what that’s all about? It basically makes quick “perfect bind” books with a slip of paper with glue on it to hold a stack of paper together. With this particular machine you’ve got the green, got the green.

Designer: Sungwoo Park

binding, green, green thinking, paper, printing, Sungwoo Park, thermal binder, thermal binding

Convenient Scoop Plus Lock

Posted: 16 Jun 2009 12:00 AM PDT

Besides having a dedicated "Pets" section on YD, we even have a resident pet Miko, who actually reviews various products for us. I wonder what he will have to say about the portion this Pet Food Scoop dishes out. Anyways this scoop is more for his master's convenience than his, coz it can double up as a fastener for the opened doggy food bag. As for the portion size, if one scoop ain't enough then just measure out another!

Designer: Bradford Waugh