This kitchen workbench by Bulthaup is a kitchen in a single element, ergonomically designed for access from all sides. Included is a cooking area, a flat sink for preparing and washing food, and a deeper sink integrated into a utility recesss. Also, the chopping board and slicer can be moved across the entire sink surface to create a highly functional system. See the entire line of innovative products at bulthaup.com.

With so many wine racks available, it’s hard to stand out. This design by MINT does the job. MINT is a a New York based design collective founded by Alberto Mantilla, Anthony Baxter and Scott Henderson. The name MINT is a reference to both freshness as found in the herb and also to a place of manufacture. The wine rack is made of stainless steel and molded plywood in birch and walnut. It can be found here for $83.

Melanie Olle + Ilja Oelschlägel design the “Compact Kitchen” concept while they we’re still students at Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design in Halle, Germany and we can’t wait to see what they do for an encore. This is an entire kitchen, complete with stove, dishwasher, table, chairs, and even a lamp that slides in and out of the wall. If there’s anything the germans are known for it’s efficiency and beer. In this case you can sit back, relax and enjoy both. This project won 3rd place in DesignBoom.com’s international kitchen and design competition, but we would have given it 1st.

We quit smoking (for the last time this time) earlier this year and gained a few pounds in the process. When we decided it was time to drop a few belt sizes we found the key was knowing what we were eating, so we were delighted when we saw this nifty cutting board and integrated scale from Giffin’termeer. This as simple and cool as it looks, just push your chopped carrots into the circle to get a reading.