Kathleen Reilly has redesigned the butterknife so that it doesn't slide off plates and jars. Genius.
She calls this knife Oku. It was inspired by Japanese design and the Oku are made there. Back her on Kickstarter or get more information on her site.
I love beautifully-crafted things.
Jon-Paul Wheatley hand-makes soccer balls (aka footballs). Though usually they're just for show, he has made balls for Adidas, FIFA, and Burberry.
He recently made a limited edition of 1000 balls which he called The Original 92. They were USD300 each. I didn't hear about them until they were sold out, but probably would have purchased one even though I do not play football (aka soccer), because I love beautifully-crafted things.
Here are some of the balls from his Lab:
Wonderful stuff.
Check out his site, 12 Pentagons, to see the full gallery of other Lab designs.
He's also got a YouTube channel with some how-to vids and other stuff:
