Materials: Skala Tray

Description: I liked the design of the tray, but I thought it was a little boring and I didn’t think the finish was very durable. I often eat at the coffee table especially when Glenn is gone so I thought a tray would be useful for carrying my dinner and glass of wine.

We have an entire drawer full of travel brochures, maps, tickets stubs and all sorts of Japanese memorabilia since we’ve lived here for 18 months. I thought it would be fun to use all of this to dress up the plain tray.

I used Modge Podge to glue down the paper scraps and then 5 coats of the Podge on top. Waiting for it to dry between each layer. I had high gloss Modge Podge so it has a glossy finish. I hope we have it for a long time and it reminds us of our time here.

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~ Kelly, NAF Atsugi, Japan

Next time you get stuck at the airport, at least it will be a little more comfortable.  The Suited Case consists of four travel bags that link together to form a couch. I’m guessing it’s probably not as comfortable as my sofa at home, but more comfortable than airport seating – most definitely.

Suited Case comes from Nieuwe Heren, a design collaboration made up of Erik de Nijs and Tim Smit.  Both just graduated the school of art in Utrecht in 2009 and their site features a plethora of cool and innovative products and ideas.  Check out more here.

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