English tea and the frills attached to it are long forgotten in the modern fast paced world. Attune to the current trends, modernized kettles that let you catch your cuppa on the go are more practical and advisable. The Polaris Futurka fits the bill as a stylish and mod kettle. The one and a half liter jug uses open heating element to boil the water. Both Andrey Vostrikov and Nikolay Vorotnikov have used their talents on designing this piece. I like in black though.

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It's the season of indulgence and hopefully all your binging won't affect your hips (or stomach). Add another sinful delight to your list this Christmas as I present to you the Jakob Wagner Personalized Chocolate Fondue Dish. The cup is divided into two parts, in the lower part place a tea-light and on the upper part pour in some delicious liquid chocolate. The tea-light keeps the chocolate warm without burning it, allowing you to enjoy some guilty pleasure of chocolate dipped strawberry and kiwi! Mmmmm, yummy!

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You may not be able to fit in a burger or a steak onto this dish, but if you're experimenting with oriental cooking and wish to go the whole nine yards, then this A Meal dish will help. Designed by Joanhyun Kim and Minjao Kwan, the dish is structured with proportion-sized cups and plates to place the assorted food in an appealing fashion. By the look of it, a wholesome nutritious course can be planned and executed with precision. Paying attention to detail, the chopstick nook compliments the array and rounds off complete meal package.

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Dice, a gambler's favored weapon and a loser's biggest enemy! From a simple game of Snakes and Ladder to the complicated table games in Las Vegas, the all-important dice can make or break the game for you. How about a breakfast game using this pockmark cube? Designer Younil Lee's Sunshine toaster pops out randomly spot-marked toasted bread, inspired from the dice. Maybe it will pop out your lucky number and give you a head start for the day!

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Nintendo gamers are going to love this simple dish because it's a take on their favorite console the DS. Designed by Jason Lui, it's a Sushi DiSh that reflects your love for the game. The designer also has paper plates compressed and made into the same design featured in his portfolio and I think that's awesome. I somehow am more loyal and biased towards Nintendo anyways. Maybe because my first console was the wonderful NES and not a PS and a PSP would make an awkward plate! Here's an idea, use the ceramic wonder for a formal, quirky Christmas dinner party and the disposable ones for a wild New Year's!

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Competition always brings out the best in you and the Electrolux Kitchen Design Competition brought out the best in three designers, naturally they won the top spot. The ever-pervasive space-crunch probably inspired the winner Marcello Zuffo to come up with the rotating kitchen that pivots on a central column. All the components of this kitchen can be reconfigured to suit the users need. Zuffo used the Electrolux ICON appliances throughout the kitchen; he used this as a base for his layout and coordinated the elements to the users interaction with them. The jury applauded the 'knuckle,' which swivels, and allows the kitchen to serve utilitarian and sculptural purposes concurrently.

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Broto is Spanish for sprouts and this little device has been rightly so called for the plants it nurtures to grow. It's the perfect kitchen garden where you can fuss over your spices or teas and herbs. Why would you opt for Broto over a potted plant? Well, the answer is simple, with pots comes in dirt and mud, but Broto eliminates the need of mud or earth altogether. According to the designers, the technology used is one of the hydroponic systems, the aeroponic. In this system, the roots are not immersed in the water but are suspended in the air and receive jets of water with liquid nutritional solution. Artificial lightning via LED facilitate in healthy growth and the well being of the plant. Broto uses an autonomous system, which provides measurement of pH, temperature, nutrients and humidity. This info is displayed on the interface located on the side of the device.

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Hectic lifestyles and nuclear families gave birth to modular kitchens. Taking the idea to another level is the modular refrigerator. An alluring concept because its advocates space-saving techniques and technologies. Maximizing on the utility-quotient, the Arçelik Divide&Cool uses four differently sized modules that can be arranged in multiple ways. This not only promotes customization, it also takes into account the aesthetic appeal of the kitchen and individual preferences. For example, a vegetarian family may not require an ample deep freezer for meats. The modules can be customized for storage of particular foods at the ideal temperature and humidity of those foods, extending freshness and good taste.

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Pleasant Sunday afternoons always make me nostalgic about the barbeque grills and open tandoor that my family used to indulge in when I was a kid. Things have changed drastically since then; we all have outgrown the need to indulge basically because no one has the time. Working up a fire and setting out the elaborate ingredients, not to forget the umpteen heaps of cheese and butter (totally wasted on the hips), all seem futile and time-consuming now…It's easier to order take-away! Designer Nathan Kwak seems to have something in common with me. He too likes grills and barbeque, although his is more of a traditional Korean stone grill fare. Pebbles is his take on the art of grilling food on stones, which is a typical Korean way of cooking. The device is a convenient portable grill that accommodates and adapts to the type of food it is cooking. Flexible in design, you can use it to wrap your fish and meats so that it cooks evenly.

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Electrolux seems to understand the needs of today's modern and fast paced generation and Nathan Kwak essays their ideology in the conceptual Electrolux Bloom. The biggest requirement today has to be that of preserving the essential nutrients of the food. Usually because of work pressure and a hectic schedule the food gets spoilt or becomes cold due to various delays. Thus, the experience of eating a healthy and happy meal is diminished. But now thanks to the all-new Bloom, that maintains your foods required temperature, you can start looking forward to delicious and healthy meals again. Inspired by Koreas method of preserving food (netted covers for covering food and stone plates to keep food hot), the Electrolux Bloom is the best alternative to the refrigerator. Not only does it keep your food hot, its trendy design ties in very naturally with your table settings.

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Nord is a domestic appliance company in Ukraine that had organized an industrial design competition recently. The results are out and they are outstanding. Since there were only two categories in the competition, we have an array of Refrigerators and Cooking range to feast on. The winner takes home a Mac Pro workstation and Cinema HD Display. The first prize went to first prize was given to Andrey Bondarenko for his Nord fridge. Second prize went to Roman Kovbasyuk and Il'ya Melekhov for the same category. In the Stove category the first place went to Oleg Stepanov; the second place went to Denis Belma and Andrey Vostrikov.

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The biggest asset in a functional kitchen is the weighing scale that measures out ingredients precisely. There is little room for error, when you are following a particular recipe and you scales and measures are reliable. Serdar Sisman's Philips Kitchen scale is something that will do any chef proud. It not only weighs the ingredients accurately, it hooks on remotely to the accompanying computer screen to display recipes that would include that particular ingredient being measured.

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This is really an awesome concept for a kitchen. The Eco-Intelligent Kitchen is probably any geek's delight but will be the cleaning lady's nightmare. Since I can't make much of the Chinese script, let me describe this concept to you from the visuals. The kitchen area seems to consist of two parts, the shelf and the platform. The shelf area consists of the wine rack and the refrigerator. The fridge is further divided according to the meats, fruits and veggies, beverages and ice chilling. The wine rack looks to be this amazing array of slots that will house your wines at the perfect temperature. The kitchen is intelligent enough to switch off the lights and minimize the expenditure of power when not required.

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I have never been to Morocco, but I have heard a lot about their unique cooking style in the Tajine. Those familiar with the cooking shows on Discovery would have probably come across this delightful pot in one of the shows. Tommaso Colia's Tajine 2015 is a mixture between the Tajine and the wok. His iteration ensures that the steam moving inside the ceramic pot cooks the food. The steam goes up, and it is able to warm and cook the food, which is situated on the steel cap at the top. According to the designer, "The purpose of this design is to allow people to take care of their health and avoid adulteration; this is the first and meaningful step toward a good diet."

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Browning you bread is no longer a mundane task; you can add fun elements like faces and impression to it. However adding funk to the design of the toaster has never been ventured before. Move over Philips and Braun, designer Craig Strangward's concept Triplo toaster is here to challenge your rectangular facets. Besides the unique design, the toaster apparently hosts some upgraded heating and mechanical elements, which let you simultaneous bake and roast the bread. Another good point is that the toaster is made from organic plastic. Putting all the design fuss aside, this is a neat concept that could set the ball rolling for challenging toaster designs. For all you know, next we could have a rooster-quad-toaster!

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