A Little Bit Of This & A Little Bit Of That

Prolific font foundry, House Industries have created a beautiful range of products and wears that really let their spectacular font mastery shine through.  One of my favorite pieces, as it combines two of my loves kitchenware and fonts, is this super Ampersand Solid Maple Butchers Block!  Approx 18" x 18" in size at a $110 you wouldn't want to be using it to grate your beetroot on but giving it pride of place alongside your Philippe Starck 'Juicy Salif' might be more in order. 

Ekobo Bamboozle!

A great design from Ekobo. The new range of "Multifaceted Organisers" made from bamboo, available in 2 sizes and in a variety of beautiful colours: smoke, tomato, mandarin, lime, white and black. They are the perfect place to store your utensils or anything else for that matter!
Ekobo, based in France, combine their wonderful contemporary designs with a lovely ethical way of working. Bruno Louis and his wife Boo (with the help of other product designers) have developed a range now 250 products strong all made from 100% bamboo + 200% design and available in eye-popping zingy colours! Working alongside over 100 families from bamboo villages in Vietnam, Ekobo work directly with the local craftsmen, cutting out middlemen and resulting in well paid artisans and carefully monitored working conditions. Brilliant.