Picture this: a hot bath, you, some politicians, and strippers - a dream come true? Perhaps more suitable for a cup of tea. Democratea and Striptea make your morning a bit more interesting.

For some reason these illustrations remind me of the 80s board game Guess Who?

Rubik’s Cube salt and pepper shakers, booya! And you don’t even need to solve the cube to season your eggs - success. The packaging is kinda cool too.

I get it. We, designers, live by the Pantone Matching System. I love it too. PMS 812U, double hit of ink? I can’t resist it. PMS 428U? A classic. And while I try to avoid posting anything Pantone, we all have our soft spot. This is mine. BarberOsgerby takes the collection fo 48 Pantone colors used for architecture and interiors and produced them into stools.

I’m definitely not a morning person so thank you SuckUK for creating this mug to make my morning easier. I like my tea Classic British. Just a bit more milk, ah perfect. Also comes in MyCuppa Coffee.

What is a light blub? “The answer is simple: it is a light bulb that has gone way out of line. Infected by the dreaded Design Virus.” Special edition hand-blown blubs (or bulbs) by Pieke Bergmans.

via Dezeen

Talk about good idea. Currently a product concept by Yamaha, the Keyboard Solo is a sketchbook and keyboard in one. I can’t but be reminded of those play and sing children’s books where the keyboard is also attached to the book. Anyone with me?

These days even your fork, trash bin, and faucet will warn you how much you’re consuming/wasting. Nadeem Haidary’s impressive product design project consists of three normal household objects which are augmented with statistical data. Each prong on the fork represents a different countries caloric intake per capita, the angle of the trash bin changes as more weight is placed inside, and the faucet shows how much water is consumed when it is used.

BTW, he has other cool stuff on his site too.

Yowzers. Woodland creatures in puzzle form by Enormous Champion.

The fine print: yet another example of how seafoam green can exponentially increase design worthiness.

via Seesaw Designs

Hell yes to long weekends. Hell yes to lounging in a swing cocoon with a mexican-inspired print. And a mega hell yes to reinterpreting already awesome plastic fold chairs into something even more amazing. Just looking at this makes me want to put my sunnies on.

via SeeSaw Designs

Now that we have phones that can fit in our pockets, I knew it was only a short time before the portable espresso maker would come to fruition. Please do not be alarmed if you see me walking around, Mypressi Twist in hand going “ahhhhhhhhh,” sucking down espresso shots. Its the beauty of technology, my dear. So is the $129 price tag.