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i-block pepper grinder fits right into this salt shaker [tetris]

Pepper grinders are, by their very nature, kind of cool. Gives you an active role in the spicing of your food, at least. But this particular pepper grinder is in a whole different realm of cool, being that it’s shaped like a tetromino.

Shown here are Flickr user thinkchildthink’s Tetris-inspired pepper grinder, salt shaker, and……

July 29th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: design geek art + craft just plain fun retro video games

saltside out salt shaker puts the salt on the wrong side of the shaker

I know, I know, what the hell does a salt shaker have to do with technabob? Nothing, really. I normally wouldn’t write about such a dull, utilitarian thing, but this one deserves a mention for its sheer design and wit.

Fred & Friend’s wonderful Saltside Out salt shaker does the seemingly impossible by placing the…

June 26th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design just plain fun

antrepo’s d battery salt and pepper shakers generate zero-point-zero volts of power

These whimsical salt and pepper shakers get their inspiration from a couple of good old D-cell batteries.

The guys over at Antrepo Design Industry created these prototype battery-sized Salt & Pepper Cells out of stainless steel and glass. You can even tell how much salt and pepper you have remaining thanks to a see through…

May 23rd, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: design just plain fun