Inspiration is one of the key ingredients in innovation and from time immemorial; we have turned to nature for that. I remember bringing home Pine Cones from the forest and making DIY jewelry like this, and flaunting it like a princess. Perhaps guys can try their hand at this beautiful wreath for the holidays. Anyway, back to the topic on hand, the Pine Cone Collection designed by Isaac Budmen transforms nature into everyday objects that are inspiring and useful.

Synonymous with innovation for more than seven decades, the Danish design house Bodum owes much of its success to their visionary founder Peter Bodum. In his very own words – Good design doesn’t have to be expensive – let us add to that – Nothing should stop Good Design from looking and feeling expensive. For example this conceptual Bodum Coffee & Tea Maker by designer Sunny Ting Wai Wong. It’s elegant and innovative and makes us want to dabble in a life full of luxuries.

It reached deep, past the wharf, wrapping around bottle and bracken extending ever deeper into the Fog Gardens of Lern. More tendrils extended off of it as it passed, and more from those. They detached and began to play violin, harpsichord and washboard, setting the stage for a a light show no one yet has…