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Flying Toast

Nothing quite says Good Morning like fresh toasting flying towards your face. The Brunch is a series of hyper-precise kitchen equipment from this Dutch designer Ivo Vos that makes a statement about our society’s obsession with perfection, precision, and order.

The Bread Slicer cuts even, uniform slices of bread and the Toaster requires skill and precision to shoot your toast across the kitchen.

A well known theory in psychology states that neurosis are a result of the lack of real dangers that result from the high level of well-being in our western society. This project explores post-functional products that address the desire for skill, struggle, rituals, perfection, preparation and anticipation – qualities lost when we indulge in the comforts of prozac technology.

More images after the jump.


The holy grail of cutlery alignment.

Measure the milk and sugar in your coffee exactly.

The teapot records the height you are able to poor tea from.