TOKYOMANGO

Spatula that looks like a smiling fish

How cute is this spatula that looks like a smiling fish?

via Spoon and Tamago

Hiragana in 3D

Designer Hideo Kanbara thought it would be fun to make hiragana in 3D. Here is あ (the "a" sound). Beautiful!

Link via Spoon and Tamago

Bamboo dining set teaches kids table manners

I love this dining set for kids made by Funfam. Everything's made of bamboo and is reusable (huge amounts of wooden chopsticks are used and thrown away every day in Japan), but not only that, the embedded cutlery design automatically teaches your kids how to set a table! It's one less thing you have to teach them &mdash not to mention that it's just an extremely cute design. The only caveat: it costs $200.

Product page via Designboom

Ashtray made out of coffee grinds

What a great idea &mdash an ashtray made out of coffee grinds, created by Ryohei Yoshiyuki. So you don't have to have that stinky stale smell sitting in your living room all day.

via Moco Loco

Gabled house in Mitaka by architect Hidetaka Shirako

Check out this cool new house in Mitaka, suburb of Tokyo, designed by architect Hidetaka Shirako.

via Dezeen, photos by Hiroshi Ueda.