Israel’s Design Answer to the Fruit Bowl: The Fruiton by Tom Pol

By Ziva Haller Rubenstein of Designist Dream



Yes, that's right. A fruiton. What a name!? I was so excited to see this in a Tel Aviv design store last week. Loved the design, the name made me smile and then there's the concept. This isn't your beat-up old post-college futon. The Fruiton is made by Israeli Design studio Tom Pol because "every fruit deserves its individual space." So not only do your apples get to recline in regal style atop an Israeli design home accessory, they also get some r&r. Which, when you think about it, kind of makes sense, after all, why should all your fruit have to duke it out for prime positioning in your typical conical-shaped fruit bowl? Why not grant each fruit - or vegetable just to be PC - get its own chance to showcase its natural beauty or seduce you with its tasty intimations...



So, I may be reading way too much into this but the Fruiton is for fun fruit and voyeuristic veggie loving design fans who like their centerpieces as conversation starters. For Tom Pol, their design is about, "the pleasure of a shape, the confidence that emerges from quality and the comfort of something functional." And it doesn't get more functional than a futon.

{Crossposted from Designist Dream}

Epicurious - Shows off ModernTribe.com

Epicurious, the recipe/food lover site, has put up a Passover Guide with seven special seder plates. Three of the plates are from ModernTribe.com: Our Moon Crater Seder Plate, the Scroll Seder Plate, and the Song of the Red Sea Seder Plate. See the slideshow here.

Also in the Passover Guide is a menu for a Sephardic Seder. I may try this one myself:

• Dried Fruit and Almond Haroseth
• Smoked Fish with Fennel and Arugula Salad
• Spinach and Mint Soup
• For appetizers: Sauvignon Blanc
• Pot Roast with Orange and Dates
• Spiced Carrot and Zucchini Quinoa
• For entrées: Syrah or Cabernet Sauvignon
• Walnut and Almond Cake with Orange-Pomegranate Compote

Pink Stinks Even in Israel: Skinboard Stickers

Designistdream.com has been covering office space Israeli style. Ziva pointed us to the Israeli design firm Dean's Presents and their Skinboards: designer stickers for keyboards. The site says Skinboards fit 95% of PC keyboards. I'm hoping Mac keyboards fit into their definition 'cause I like the idea.

I'm wondering about how all our Hebrew schools and bi-linguals here in the USA would enjoy having both the English and Hebrew letters share the keys. And in such stylishly funky ways! I'd add this item to the bar and bat mitzvah gift lists. I'm checking to see if Skinboards have made their way to the USA yet. The skin pictured here is one of my favorites. They call this Urban Graffity (that's how they spell it, with a "y"). The design reminds me of one of my little girl's t-shirts that has a cute-ed up skull and the declaration "Pink Stinks."