Knife, fork and scoop combine in one biodegradable utensil

Heart Part

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by Graham Hiemstra

Share food with a loved one with Heart Part, a cleverly designed eating utensil

that opens up into two pieces combining fork, knife and scoop. Recently spotted at the NY International Gift Fairby our

friend Alissia Melka-Teichroew of byAMT design studio, the Heart Part appeals to both food and design nerds with its smart use of form and space.

Brooklyn's Wintercheck Factory

The Utility Shower Curtain

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Brooklyn's Wintercheck Factory has made a name for itself by updating everything from sunglasses to swimsuits with their brand of locally-made and highly-functional chic. The latest to get the Wintercheck treatment is the humble shower curtain. Like all the design studio's products, the simple yet intelligent concept improves on a standard necessity with a few key design features. This clever solution to cluttered shower floors has interior pockets lar ge enough to stow eight shampoo and conditioner bottles in self-draining pockets, as well as a razor and toothbrush.

Spring Break Snowboards

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Bored with the current direction of mainstream snowboarding, artist and professional snowboarder Corey Smith decided to do something about it. The resulting line Spring Break Snowboards brings the sport back to the basics with handmade wooden snowboards meant for making beautiful powder turns and reviving a love for nature.

Not only do these wooden beasts look like a blast to ride, Smith hand shapes and paints each for a one-of-a-kind board worthy of hanging on a wall. The "business model" is unconventional too; rather than buy a board, Smith asks interested parties to donate to Spring Break to replenish materials and otherwise keep the company alive. Five hundred bucks gets you a board of your choice from the "collective" quiver, but existing and future work will sell at to-be-announced Spring Break art shows next fall.

Peter Lindbergh

On Street

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Peter Lindbergh's sixth book On Street has recently been released, following up his C/O Berlin Exhibition by the same name. An archival collection of the famed fashion photographer's most influential work, the book spans the past ten years and includes 120 images, from his fashion photography to his Vogue Berlin series of 2009.

Michael Cina

Michael Cina

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Like many graphic designers, the line between Michael Cina's commercial work and fine art practice is generally pretty clear. His experience in the biz goes back nearly 20 years, and though internationally recognized for his more experimental work at WeWorkForThem—the powerhouse studio he co-founded with designer Michael Young—more recent projects with record label Ghostly International have given the artist the rare opportunity to exercise his more painterly