The 8kg teapot – #114

We already liked Bluey before we went to Australia and New Zealand last year. And still: By the time we came home, half our suitcase was full of Bingo (Bluey’s little sister) merch.

It's a good show, better than Peppa Pig, Fireman Sam or the others (trust me, I’ve seen them all).

The writing holds up, and every so often it gets emotional in a way the others never even attempt. (‘Curry Quest’ is one of my favorites.)

What I keep coming back to is the dad, and how often he says yes.

The kids want him down on the floor being a horse, or the confused customer in a game with rules only they understand, and he mostly just does it, even when you can see he'd rather sit down with a coffee.

He's my role model.

I try to say yes as often as possible. One day the requests will stop, and I want to have accepted as many as I could while they were still coming. (Sometimes I really do have to say no.)

Last week, the kids wanted to turn the terrace into a campsite. I said yes – and ended up sleeping out there with them. I woke at 4:30 with a small foot against my ear and the Ifinger peak going pink at dawn, a view I'd have paid a hotel for.

I know I won't miss the bad sleep. But one day, I'll miss being asked to sleep out there.

If you’re new around here: Every week, I share 5 of the nicest products from Europe I’ve discovered in the past 7 days.

I scout, you explore.

With love 🌞
Jakob

P.S.: Missed the last edition? The portemonnaie (wallet) from Lola Chambaud was the most-clicked product.

KPM Berlin and Sucuk & Bratwurst turned an 8kg kettlebell into a porcelain teapot, complete with the weight embossed on its side. Each one is hand-sprayed blue or orange in Berlin and finished with a platinum-painted handle. Tea for people who count pouring as a workout.

Akua Objects designed this gently waving jug in Copenhagen and has each one mouth-blown in Murano. It somehow looks in motion even when the table is not.

Our first product from Georgia comes from Roman Kuzmin’s Tbilisi studio, RuhKoz. He gave this speckled ceramic soap dish four small feet, putting it somewhere between bathroom object and tiny household creature.

Ben Hoek’s original Nexus (from 1996) suspended folded aluminum shelves from thin steel cables anchored to the wall. The newer Nexus 2.0 stands on the floor while keeping the shelves visually afloat. In my opinion this is one of the quieter, more grown-up cousins of Niels Gammelgaard’s colorful shelving.

Aaron Dunkerton’s star-shaped drying rack provides more than 16 meters of hanging space, then folds flat for storage. It is made from solid ash and stainless steel, which is considerably more dignity than wet socks usually receive.