Palace Porcelain Stacking Tableware by Seletti's Selab + Alessandro Zambelli.

Fun and functional, this porcelain tableware is a collaboration between Seletti's Selab and Allessandro Zambelli.

When not in use the modular dinner plates, salad plates, soup bowls and smaller bowls stack up to create buildings, complete with roofs. Take them apart and they are six table settings of square dishes perfectly suited for eating upon.








* Size (individual dishes--all dishes are square):
* Dinner Plate: 8.6" dia x 1" t
* Small Plate: 6" dia x .8" t
* Soup Bowl: 7" dia x 1.6" t
* Small Bowl: 4.3" dia x 2" t
* Salt+Pepper 5" dia x 2.5" t

Buy them here

Bieber Fever Spreads To Fingertips. A First Look At His Nicole by Opi Nail Polishes.

above: the collection is said to include a total of 14 colors, with the above six launching first.

Bieber Fever spreads to fingertips. That's right, tween heartthrob Justin Bieber has collaborated with Opi's new Nicole line to design a collection of nail polish which hits Wal-Mart stores this December after which it will appear in Target, Sears and several other stores.

The collection will debut with six shades in this December; One Less Lonely Glitter (a metallic lavendar), Prized Possession Purple (grape), Give Me The First Dance (silver), Me + Blue (metallic blue), OMB! (metallic red), and Step 2 the Beat of my Heart (heart shaped specks). Come February, the collection will be made available at other stores, including Target and Sears.

Here's a first look at some of the colors:

above: Justin Bieber's One Less Lonely Girl (metallic lavender) polish For Nicole by Opi


above: Justin Bieber's Blue +Me (metallic blue) polish For Nicole by Opi


above: Justin Bieber's Give Me The First Dance polish For Nicole by Opi

Laugh if you must, but this little man with the popular haircut knows what he's doing or his managers do. Aside from his likeness splayed all over T-shirts, calendars and jewelry, he made a recent appearance on television's CSI, his 3D concert is soon to be released in theaters and he's soon launching "First Step 2 Forever: My Story", his first memoir.


above: One Less Lonely Glitter, Give Me The First Dance ad Step 2 the Beat of my Heart

He will be joining the likes of Katy Perry and Serena Williams who will both be launching collections with Nicole by OPI.


images and info courtesy of Nicole by Opi.

Never Heard Of Donkey Products? You Have Now.

Donkey Products is an international design label based in Hamburg, Germany. They develop independent products and/or collections for industrial clients from a variety of branches from novelty gifts to homewares.


They are the name behind many of the hip and trendy products you see at chic boutiques. If you read the design blogs, you'll probably recognize a few of them.

Their products are really clever and some are available for purchase online. Or if you have an idea for a product, pitch it to them!

Here are a few of my favorites, in addition to the crucifixion cookie cutter, soaps and notepad at the top of this post.

witty glassware:

Big Brother Birdhouse:

porcelain products:

Father Christmas candles:

Piggy and Hippo Banks or Money Boxes:

cellulose sponges:

candles to go:

Baby utensils:

StripTeas, RoyalTeas amd DemocraTeas (teabags):



and clever packing tapes:


Depending on the product or idea, they can also provide you with a communications strategy. Together with their partner agency, www.donkey.de, they develop the necessary communications tools, an interplay of classic advertising strategy, packaging, POS presentation and PR activities.


Contact: f.berger@donkey-products.com

There's a lot more to see over on their site, check it:
Donkey Products