<img src="http://www.remain-silent.com/cm/kewlstuff/Picnicset01.jpg" alt="Picnic set" />

..I stumbled across this on <a href="http://www.huset-shop.com/picnic-set-by-carina-ahlburg-p-810.html">huset</a> this morning. What the heck is in the strapped up container I wondered..and then I saw, and I melted - behold!

<img src="http://www.remain-silent.com/cm/kewlstuff/picnicset.jpg" alt="Picnic set details" />

A picnic set! My palate watered, my palms went clammy and my heart raced. Satisfies my obsession with putting things in containers? CHECK, appeals to my ongoing want/need/desire to go picnicing? CHECK. Aesthetically delicious? CH-CH-CHECK! Readers, we have a trifecta.

Designed by Swede <a href="http://www.carinaahlburg.com/">Carina Ahlburg</a>, the melamine set comprises of  plates, cups and tableware for four persons, housed in a  bowl for serving and storage - with stainless steel cutlery it appeals to my hatred of using plastic 'cutlery' in public settings. It's practical, as well as 'kewl looking'. Carina's philosophy of <em>combining aesthetic values with usefulness and contextual meaning to create products that meet market needs </em>is clearly exhibited with this piece. I believe it is one for my {ever growing} wishlist!

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