Oven mitts shouldn't just be utilitarian—they can also be pretty! Check out Design*Sponge's oven mitt roundup for ideas on where to get your next mitt.... More

AZE Design's "Messy Tablecloth" celebrates the fun of a haphazard meal by featuring stitched outlines of plates and utensils along with a surprise spill. [via swissmiss]... More

Show off your favorite election '08 candidate while you're cooking with these patriotic aprons over at CafePress, whether you're a Hillary, Obama, McCain or Romney supporter. [Via The Kitchn]... More

Kitchen double-duty: decorate and save room with these Chain-Link Cups, which conserve space conveniently by way of magnets. Check 'em out over at IN/ALT, which includes more fun and innovative tableware. [Via Fun and Food]... More

Time to retire those tired old plates: spruce up the dining table with some of these servingware suggestions from Design*Sponge, which are a surefire way to get compliments on both your cooking and your presentation.... More

From General Tso’s on the go to Colonel Sanders at your office desk, forward-thinking designers are devising novel ideas to ensure that you’ll never miss a bite. Roll n Roll is an unfortunately named but nonetheless stylish set of portable chopsticks. Winning a bronze medal in the 2007 International Design Excellence Awards (IDEA), the set of hollow chopsticks can be rolled open and then rolled up to make an attractive metal cuff-like bracelet. Din-Ink cutlery caps transform everyday ballpoint pens into implements of consumption. The three-piece set, a first-prize winner in Design Boom’s Dining in 2015 competition, includes a fork-, knife- and spoon-cap made out of biodegradable materials for environmentally conscious desktop dining. While neither of these designs appear to... More

What if pills were wrapped in clear cellophane like candy instead of packaged in a boring plastic bottle? Broadhong presents a possibility with Candy Pills. Besides wrapping pills like candy, the designer also tries packaging candy like pills. [via notcot.org]... More

Preserve your creative grease stains and ketchup stick figures with Arty Party, rectangular 8 1/2” x 10” plates with "gold frame" rims made of thick, coated paperstock. [via swissmiss]... More

Way back in September, I wrote about my future kitchen renovation, and at long last, we’re moving forward. Our architects are working on drawings with the intention of going to the Department of Buildings for permits and soliciting contractors for bids within the next month. If all goes well, construction will begin in March, and we’ll be enjoying our fabulous new kitchen some time in the early summer. That leaves us with, well, not a lot of time (especially considering lead times of several weeks between ordering and receiving appliances and custom cabinetry) to make all the decisions that we’d been putting off in a neat little pile to deal with at some nebulous point in the future. And,... More

The redesign of dairy trade magazine Dairy Today now features a "portrait" style photo of a cow on the cover of every issue to show their individual personalities. But how do you art direct cows who "don't have much personality"? Waving around and making noises kinda helps. [via notcot.org]... More