Fruit (Bowl) Loops: 8 Circular Wood, Glass & Metal Designs

Circular forms are a clear choice for storing the rounded forms of fruits – but these creative modern design ideas are anything but obvious. For starters, when someone asks you to pass them this vertical wooden fruit ‘bowl’ just give it a nudge and send it rolling their way – just don’t slip while sliding them the bananas! This nifty set of wood, metal and black-painted plastic half-bowls – also by the artist Helena Schepens – does not have quite the same moves but is still quite dynamic. From tiny grapes to sizable pears and appleas, each piece of fruit added to or subtracted from the mix changes the angle of the centerpiece. To round it out, other designers have developed turn-style systems allowing you to rotate your fruit into place and pop it out of the mix (like the metal one shown on top or the white wall-hanging repositories at the bottom.

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Unique Wineglass Posted on December 28, 2009 by saya Uh…who would ever suppose that the odd item is actually a wineglass? And what is more surprising is that the wine doesn’t spill out at all. Designer: Kyouei Design Innovative Two Way Doors by Venetian Celegon ERGON is an innovative door mounting system that allows the door to be opened in both directions of travel with a simple push. As an added bonus, ERGON doors require 50% less space to open than regular doors and are perfect for small apartments.