IKEA and LEGO's BYGGLEK Collection

It’s been a very long time that I haven’t updated my blog. Here you go!

Today, I found a very interesting product from IKEA x LEGO. The first LEGO and IKEA collaboration product – The BYGGLEK collection – features four products, three sets of boxes and one set of bricks by Danish toy manufacturer LEGO. The boxes are compatible with all other LEGO bricks. They have LEGO studs on their top and front, and the idea is that they can be used for both storage and for play.

This collaboration is very well-matched, the BYGGLEK collection, which draws from IKEA’s love for storage and LEGO’s fascination with fun to develop playful storage solutions for people.

I still haven’t seen this collection sell in Hong Kong, but I hope I can buy it very soon.

Thanks for Hypebeast for the info.
Photos: IKEA

Heineken Cube Bottle

Do you like beers? Would you like to try a Heineken Cube?

These innovative stackable bottles will easily fit into your refrigerator, no space lost. It's designed for Heineken beer by French industrial designer Petit Romain.

The concept of this packaging will result in cost saving during transportation and storage. More shelf space for stores and less impact on environment.

The Heineken Cube is still just a concept that has no official date  for general release. While the Cube is a new  concept, the idea of a square beer bottle is not a new idea to  Heineken. The beer maker attempted in 1963 to help with recycling, and  so the bottle could be used in construction.

It’s hard to argue with the fact that these cube beer bottles would be  much easier to pack and stack, saving companies money on shipping which  would hopefully translate to a reduction in both carbon emissions and price. 

Anyway, the design looks good and cool. But these little cute babies don't appear to allow for easy drinking straight from the bottle.

Thanks to Toxel for the info and also click here to check out Petit Romain's portfolio.

Prepara Ice Balls

These Prepara Ice Ball molds are fun to use and allow you to be creative with your ice for drinks. You only need one per glass as they are about the size of a golf ball. You can snap them together or tuck them into the unused spaces in your freezer.

Place mint leaves, whole or sliced berries, slices of citrus or larger fruits, or even edible flowers into these ice ball molds, fill with water and freeze them. You can also freeze juices, nectars, or purees in the molds to keep a pitcher or bowl full of cold liquid chilled without diluting it.

Comes in a set of 4, the 2-inch orbs are BPA free, and have a top silicone seal so your ice balls won’t smell or catch flavors from left-over food in your freezer.

Be creative and start making your cool drinks! You can buy it here!

Thanks to HolyCool for the info and photos!

SWISSMISS – A Typographic Dating Game

If you have a hard time making choices when choosing or combining fonts, Type Connection will help you to solve this problem. It is a little typographic dating game designed by Aura Seltzer to help you to learn how to pair typefaces.

Like a conventional dating website, Type Connection presents you with potential "dates" for each main character without the misleading profile photos and commitment-phobes.

I personally didn’t find it too helpful! But it is very interesting and it gives tons of information about fonts.

Thanks to DEXIGER for the info! Click here to check out this funny dating game!

Sustainable Origami Food Box

This is packaging for a quick service mobile eatery in Manila, Philippines called Guactruck, a little food truck.

It is designed by Michealle Lee. It is inspired by origami, the packaging resembles a bud that blooms into a flower when opened. It was created with sustainability in mind, being only one piece of paperboard with no glue or plastic. It focuses on creativity and aesthetics, as well as highlights the environmental aspect commonly associated with packaging.

Thanks to The Dieline for the info and photos!

DSLR Camera Bank

If you're into photography then you know photo-gear doesn't exactly come cheap. If you can't afford your dream DSLR camera, then it's time to start a fund using this very realistic DSLR camera bank! Put money to this cute thing until you've got enough to buy a real one!

Slip your coins in through a hidden slot in the lens for safe keeping or until you need to feed the meter. Aside from the coin slot, this hyper-detailed bank looks just like the real deal. It even has all the buttons and switches of a real camera plus a viewing screen and a detachable lens. 

Check out this DSLR camera bank here and start saving money for a real one! :p

Thanks to Photojojo for the info and photos!

Shot Glass Camera Lens Set

Dear my blog's followers, I'm sorry that I didn't blog too much recently as I'm in a bad mood. But hopefully, things will be settled and I'll be on the track soon! This entry I introduced to you this awesome lens shot glass in a small size. The ceramic shot glass is a replica of a Canon EF 24-105mm lens. It is the same size as a standard bar shot. It's perfect for a shot of espresso or a million other things, like holding your coins, small accessories, office supplies, or even as a planter! Comes in a set of three. You can buy these little cute things in Photojojo!

If you like photography, please do get a set. I think I'm going to get a set for myself and also a set for my best friend who loves to take photos.

Thanks to Cool Material for the info!

Chocolate Bed Toppings

If you like chocolates, you will love this! You are guarenteed to have sweet dreams with this and I think I need one now! Check it out here for more info.

Thanks to HolyCool.net for the info and photos!

Four Flavoured Butter Knife Packaging

These four flavoured butter knife packagings are designed by Yeongkeun Jeong. The idea is to package butter in a very convenient single-serve way, so it is perfect for traveling or picnics. The wooden knife lid is used to spread the butter without carrying an additional cutlery.

As a fan of butter, I love this idea and I think this kind of all-in-one concept can be extended to yogurt and ice cream packaging designs.

Thanks to Yanko Design for the info and photos!

Creative Toothpaste Packaging

It’s always annoying when you used around 95% of what’s in your tube of toothpaste and no matter how much you squeezed and pressed the darned thing, the toothpaste that you know is still inside just won’t come out.

Here is a creative toothpaste packaging designed by Sang Min Yu and Wong Sang Lee that allows you to squeeze out every last bit of toothpaste. It's called SavePaste, which is a whole new way to package toothpaste without the wastage at the end.

SavePaste has a three-point agenda: To eliminate the hard-to-squeeze dead space, minimizing toothpaste residue left inside the container and also reduce two packaging to one. It means we can reduce waste and manufacturing price plus encourage recycling. And finally, have a user-friendly design so that people easily adopt it.

I really hope this toothpaste packaging will appear in the market very soon!

Thanks to Yanko Design for the info and photos!

Hello Kitty x Krispy Kreme in Seoul, South Korea

Lovers of donuts will adore these Hello Kitty x Krispy Kreme donuts. Sold at a Krispy Kreme in Seoul, South Korea, these donuts feature the iconic face of Hello Kitty complete with whiskers and her signature pink bow. Coming in a box of six, the Hello Kitty Krispy Kreme treats will definitely hit the spot whether you’re a fan of sweets or not.

I'm not a fan of Hello Kitty, but I think it's adorable. Hope can get it in Krispy Kreme, Australia.

Thanks to FoodQuest for the info and photos!

Virtual Grocery Store in South Korea

This virtual grocery store has attracted more than 10,000  new customers and boosted Homeplus’s online sales by 130 percent. The  retailer is now number one online and a very close 2nd in physical  grocery sales in South Korea.

The idea of this virtual gorcery store is brilliant and the strategy makes productive use of commuters' waiting time, while simultaneously saving shoppers time spent going to the supermarket.

Thanks to Toxel for the info and image!

Plushtography Plush Pillow Camera Lenses

If you love photography so much, you must love these products – Plushtoygrphy Plush Pillow Camera Lenses. They were designed to satisfy that need to express your love of photography in a quirky way. You can display your photography passion all over your home in a more concrete manner rather than framing your photos and hanging onto the walls.

The pillows are made out of fleece and felt, and are highly detailed. Available in three versions: Canon 50mm f/1.8 II, Nikon 35mm f/1.8 design and Canon 24-105mm f/4 L. Click here to get these lovely pillows.

Thanks to holycool.net for the info and photos!

iMeshi Japanese Food iPhone Cases

Do you like Japanese food? Do you have an iPhone 4? You can now turn your iPhone 4 into your favorite food. Here are some funny iPhone 4 cases decorated with very realistic looking popular traditional Japanese food. The case itself is made of clear plastic and the food on top of it is made with great details that you will have to look twice to make sure it's not real.

Here’s the link for the Strapya that sells them. Make sure not to mistake it for your favorite Japanese meal!

Thanks to designboom for the info and photos!

Stoyn Ice Cream

A Russian advertising agency, Stoyn, has created a line of experimental ice creams depicting 10 iconic characters in world culture and embodied their images  into ice creams. The ingredients and tastes of each ice cream reflect the personality and talent of each character. Available in a range of flavours: cranberry & vodka (Vladimir Mayakovsky), blueberry & licorice (Darth  Vader), mate & rum (Ernesto Che Guevara), strawberry & cream (Marilyn Monroe), banana & chocolate (Donald Duck), mango (Mickey Mouse) and tequila sunrise (Super Mario), etc.

They look really awesome and cute. It's a brilliant idea and I bet some of them do taste real good. To check out more pictures, please visit Stoyn website.

Thanks to Toxel for the info and images!