I am a sucker for standout packaging, although I know that packaging often costs more than the product itself.  Examples of standout packaging are:

• Kirsten Kjaer Weis‘s refillable metal compacts that swing open and close
• Gabriela Hernandez’s retro packaging for Bésame
• Ellis Faas‘s bullet pens and Ellis Holder
• Jouer‘s interlocking compacts

This pod is actually a cosmetic pencil sharpener. Designed by famed product designer Michael Graves, it features dual German stainless steel blades – you know that the Germans always make good stuff! 🙂

For stylish kitchen, beauty, home and office, and safety and industrial implements, visit Slice™. Besides Michael Graves, featured designers are the pink-suited Karim Rashid, Yves Behar, Scot Herbst, and Alfredo Muccino.