Japanese for “standing ladle,” Tate Otama is just that, a spoon that stands proudly with a shape to be admired. The bottom has been flattened, allowing it to be easily be set on the stove or table between dishing out bowls of your favorite soup.

Bug traps usually run from gross to hideous—fly-covered sticky paper, neon electric zappers, cheap plastic contraptions; none are exactly aesthetically pleasing. That's why we're very excited about this ceramic bug trap bucket from the Spanish design studio, CuldeSac.

This lovely mezzaluna herb chopper by designer Lovisa Wattman is the perfect tool for dicing up basil or parsley, and tucks handily away into the accompanying cutting board. Fitted together, it’s a chic piece and the easiest way to safely store the blade.

Your trash bin may not be your most exciting possession (ours is decidedly hidden under the sink), but for their 70th anniversary, the company Vipp--of the iconic Vipp pedal trash bin—is celebrating with a project called "Can It!" featuring 35 different wastebaskets designed by artist

We love the look of candles but hate the lumps of wax that inevitably end up on our tables and cloths. Enter these dripless, non-toxic cone candles that come in a variety of colors and burn for over 24 hours.

We’ll admit; there are days we’d take wrinkles in our outfit over the hassle of pulling out the ironing board. Designer Aissa Logerot knows how we feel and has crafted a new dual-function design to make one of our least favorite house chores a little easier.

Heritage Square, a property trust made up of the oldest buildings in Cape Town, will be auctioning four artist-decorated, limited-edition magnums of Cape Riesling wine that they’ve produced from the oldest fruit-bearing vine in the Southern Hemisphere (circa 1771).

Eva Zeisel fans rejoice!

Sure, turning on a faucet or hooking up a hose is easy, but with fresh, clean water being a precious commodity in most of the world—Dutch designer Bas van der Veer’s “A Drop of Water” rain barrel prototype is just the thing every backyard needs.

If you’re tired of the clamoring, clunky ring-bound variety of measuring cups, Fred Flare has dreamed up something way more practical and definitely more chic.