Olle Andersson:

Some 1980's table lamps and furniture designs.

Yrjö Kukkapuro:

Gerrit Rietfeld:

Children's Wheelbarrow (1923)

Palettacom ruler and scissors:

Japan (1985)

Michael Wilson:

 Infant's fork and spoon (1986)

Vietnam era Zippo lighter:

Piero Fornasetti:

Marbellized teapot by Peter Shire:

Flying paper animals by Shigeo Fukuda:

Kawai Kanjiro:

"On reflection, one must conclude that in bringing cheap and useful goods to the average household, industrialism has been a service to mankind -- but at the cost of the heart, of warmth, friendliness and beauty. By contrast, articles well made by hand, though expensive, can be used in homes for generations, and thus considered, they are not expensive after all."

– Yanagi Soetsu 

Örnsbergsauktionen:

Link of the day: Örnsbergsauktionen

Eva Seizel:

Maya Kissoczy:

Egg cup with built in salt shaker. 

Designed by Maya Kissoczy. produced by Bodum.

Ettore Sottsass:

Dazzle Camouflage:

During World War I, the British and Americans faced a serious threat from German U-boats, which were sinking allied shipping at a dangerous rate. All attempts to camouflage ships at sea had failed, as the appearance of the sea and sky are always changing. Any color scheme that was concealing in one situation was conspicuous in others. A British artist and naval officer, Norman Wilkinson, promoted a new camouflage scheme. Instead of trying to conceal the ship, it simply broke up its lines and made it more difficult for the U-boat captain to determine the ship's course. The British called this camouflage scheme "Dazzle Painting." The Americans called it "Razzle Dazzle."

Luigi Colani:

Heller dinnerware by Massimo Vignelli:

Four great Brunos no. 4/4 – Bruno Munari: