The Iiamo go baby bottle is one of the newest products designed by legendary industrial designer Karim Rashid. While the actual bottle looks a little too much like a feminine hygiene product to me it does have some cool features. The bottle is designed to accept a special cartridge that when activated will heat up the contents to body temperature. Pretty swell idea for a mom/dad on the go.

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CB2’s Parlour chair grows up and moves out (lengthwise) for 2010. The Parlour Sofa rings in the new year in a bright and cheery yellow. I love the lines of this chair/sofa series so much! I’m not sure I could pull off a yellow couch, but if you think you can, go for it! I’m crossing my fingers for a charcoal version.

Parlour Sofa from CB2: $999

This playful light finds inspiration in Nisse Strinnings’ String System, yet manages to hold its own as a sculptural form. I think the Gallery Light would look great in practically any style of home! Available in black or white. Designed by LampGustaf.

Gallery Light available from PID.se: $202

I can’t believe it’s almost time for new stuff to start showing up at Ikea. Here is a sneek peak of some of my favorite new items that will start showing up at your local Ikea starting in February. Some of these things will only be seasonal, but hopefully some will stick around for longer than that.

New versions of the classic POANG will include a Lounge chair ($229) and a swivel base ($89).

I wish there was a better picture of this SJOVIK table ($279) and buffet ($399). I love that the buffet has the same pattern as the Ikea PS rug. Both were designed by Eva Lilja Lowenhielm.

At only $129 the SVALBO solid wood table looks like an absolute steal. The sideboard table that matches will only set you back $79.

There are some great new lamps too from $13 – $59.

I posted a clip of this last year about this same time. Even if you watched it then, it’s worth a replay. Happy New Year!!!

For blowing your nose in understated style. Birch with a white top, made in Japan.

Tissue Box available from OK Store: $60

Concrete is a great material, it’s inexpensive and when done right it can look absolutely amazing. Unfortunately the hard part is the doing it right. Luckily the folks at Obleek Objects know to get it done. They have a special blend of volcanic ash and portland cement that makes their concrete planters 40% lighter than traditional concrete. Not only is it lighter, but it looks absolutely gorgeous. Their modern concrete planters come in sizes from tiny to x-large and cost between $45 to $200+. They also have a lovely assortment of tables and bird feeders.

Obleeek Concrete Planters available from Feel More Human starting at $45.

Price too steep? I double dog dare someone to try this as a DIY and share your results with the group!

Designed by French born designer Guillame Delvigne the dpi series of lamps is a reference to dot’s per inch traditionally used in print and online media. These fantastic lamps come in either 72 dpi (left) 144 dpi (right) or the smooth 300 dpi (center). Available in either white or black these porcelain lamps have a lovely glow to them and the fact that they are currently on sale makes them even more lovely!

About Guillame Delvigne:

French born designer Guillame Delvigne studied Industrial Design at l’Ecole de Design Nantes Atlantique and at the Politecnico di Milano before participating in Industreal’s inaugural show “In dust we trust”. Debuting in Milan in 2004, the show invited young designers to rapidly produce works in porcelain for display. The result was a series of innovative bowls, lights and other decorative objects that benefited from the creative rush, rather than the typical research and development phase. In addition to collaborating with both major and minor designers throughout Europe, Delvigne is a member of Dito, a youthful design collective comprised of individuals all born in 1979.

dpi Lamps available from Rose and Radish starting at $190

The Foodpod is a new kitchen tool from Fusion Brand that is clever, multi-functional, and just plain weird looking. Its sea creature shape would certainly make boiling broccoli more appealing (to me, anyway) – I wish it came in other colors!

About:
The Foodpod is a modern silicone cooking tool designed to save time when boiling, blanching or steaming by conveniently containing, removing and draining foods like eggs, veggies, shellfish and more in one easy-to-use vessel. Saves time and water when preparing a meal, keeps foods together for easy removal and even cooking and acts as a strainer, reserving the cooking liquid. Easily holds up to a dozen large eggs or several heads of broccoli. Made of FDA/EU food-safe silicone and BPA-free nylon.
Foodpod available from A+R Store: $15

4055 Jupiter Drive is in Olympus Cove just a couple blocks from my house, in fact I pass it every day on my way to work. A month or two ago I noticed this wonderful teak rainscreen going up, and just last week I found out the house is now for sale. It turns out one of my friends Geoff Tice has been remodeling this wonderful little 1955 mid-century home, and he has done a great job!

I had a chance to walk through it a couple days before Christmas and I was seriously impressed. Nothing is over the top, but the quality of the work and the attention to detail are bang on. The kitchen has custom cabinetry with Blum hardware, Hanstone countertops, nice Bosch refrigerator and Wolf (I think) Thermador Pro stove.

Both bathrooms are equally decked out with dual flush toilets etc. The thing that really got me the most excited was the $325,000 price. That not much more than what we paid for our house, and 4055 Jupiter Drive is completely done. Geoff did an great job of pulling off a truly affordable modern restoration on a mid century home in a great neighborhood. Did I mention you could be my neighbor if you bought this house?

Check out 4055 Jupiter Drive on Utah Realestate or see a virtual tour on Obeo.

More pics after the jump.

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