Design Notes

In these stressful times, people are embracing the carpe diem mentality; dusting off their fine bone china and fancy tableware to live everyday as a celebration. Otherwise, what are we waiting for?  Fine bone china is historically embedded with the spirit of celebration and regal poshness.

There’s no one perfect knife but for my money, German knife brand Henckels are as welll engineered as the Porsche. Founded in 1731, Henckels is the oldest kitchen knife manufacturers in the world for domestic and professional use. You can have all the fancy appliances, yet a blunt kitchen knife can dull the joy of cooking.

We've rounded up a collection of some of the best-designed small kitchen and home appliances in the world. Extraordinary designs from decades past and present. Smeg, Champion cold press juicer, Krups, Alessi, Philippe Starck, Black & Decker Dustbuster, NASA and Bialetti