Designers craft purposefully absurd cutlery to slow down dining
Claw-like forks and spoons with extra bowls are among a collection of nonsensical cutlery commissioned by Amsterdam design studio Steinbeisser (+ slideshow). More
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Maarten Baas and Koichi Futatsumata design "quirky high-end" cutlery collections
Designers Maarten Baas and Koichi Futatsumata have created a range of eating implements as part of a series of cutlery collaborations by Antwerp design label Valerie Objects. More
Inga Sempé designs Collo-alto cutlery set for Alessi
French designer Inga Sempé has created a cutlery range for Italian design brand Alessi, with utensils that feature slender bases and gently tapered stems (+ slideshow). More
Homemade Schizophrenia cutlery designed to increase empathy for "abnormal" behaviour
Graduate shows 2015: Central Saint Martins graduate Firdaws Fourcroy has created a cutlery set that is deliberately difficult to eat with, aiming to help users relate to behaviour caused by schizophrenia (+ slideshow). More
Magnifying spoon designed to detect contaminants in food
Designer Ernesto D Morales has proposed a spoon made out of magnifying glass as part of a series of absurd products for his fictional company Object Solutions (+ movie). More
Thomas Feichtner launches cutlery for Jarosinski & Vaugoin at Vienna Design Week
Vienna Design Week 2014: Austrian designer Thomas Feichtner has collaborated with silverware manufacturers Jarosinski & Vaugoin to produce the company's 192nd cutlery range. More
Very Specific cutlery by Lee Ben David designed for specific foods
Each piece in this "unnecessary" cutlery set by Israeli designer Lee Ben David has been shaped for use with just one specific type of food. More
Stian Korntved Ruud is hand carving a wooden spoon every day for a year
Norwegian designer Stian Korntved Ruud has committed to carving one spoon per day for a year to explore the forms that are possible using different types of wood (+ slideshow). More
Miguel Flores Soeiro twists metal to form Malmö cutlery
Maison&Objet 2014: Portuguese designer Miguel Flores Soeiro has shaped items in this cutlery set by twisting the stainless steel pieces where the handle meets the functional end (+ slideshow). More
Wen Jing Lai mixes knives and forks with chopsticks to create Westiental cutlery
Kingston University graduate Wen Jing Lai has fused western and eastern cutlery to create a series of hybrid eating utensils. More
Double-ended teaspoons by Nicole Wermers stolen from Tate Britain cafe
News: double-ended teaspoons commissioned as part of the recent renovation of Tate Britain's cafe have been so popular with visitors to the London gallery that they've been taking them home. More
Special Spoons by Ineke Hans come like a model kit
These spoons shaped for eating specific snacks by Dutch designer Ineke Hans have to be popped out of a plastic frame before use. More
Sekki cutlery by Nendo
Product news: Japanese design studio Nendo has launched a range of cutlery that looks as though it's been carved from flint like prehistoric tools. More
Heinz Beanz Flavour Experience by Bompas & Parr
Food designers Bompas & Parr have come up with a musical spoon that you listen to through your mouth and a set of handmade bowls to match five new flavours of Heinz baked beans. More
Primitive knife by Michele Daneluzzo for Del Ben
Product news: Italian designer Michele Daneluzzo took inspiration from tools used by early humans when designing this stainless steel knife (+ slideshow). More
MU Cutlery by Toyo Ito for Alessi
Maison&Objet 2013: Japanese architect Toyo Ito will present a set of cutlery with slim handles like chopsticks at Maison&Objet design fair in Paris, which opens tomorrow. More
Ovale cutlery by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec for Alessi
Product News: French brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have designed a collection of cutlery for Italian design brand Alessi. More
Tableware as Sensorial Stimuli by Jinhyun Jeon
Can the shape, texture and colour of cutlery change the way food tastes? Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Jinhyun Jeon created this set of knobbly, bulbous and serrated cutlery to stimulate diners' full range of senses at the table (+ slideshow). More
No Pause by Gio Tirotto
This cutlery by Italian designer Gio Tirotto looks more like a set of workshop tools. More
Stamp Cutlery by Tomás Alonso for Italesse
London based designer Tomás Alonso has designed this collection of stackable steel cutlery, now in production by design brand Italesse. More