Pencil/Spoon

Whether you aspire to write a novel while whipping up some macaroni and cheese, find yourself brimming with design ideas and the need to stir soup, or just take pride in multitasking, you'll want to add the Kitchen Pencil to your arsenal of writing utensils. Created by London-based industrial designer Sebastian Bergne for ENO (Editor of New Objects), the solid beech wood object is half spoon, half pencil, and all part of Bergne's goal to design things that elicit grins. "I like to think that different projects make different people smile for different reasons," said the designer. "The beauty is that there is no smiliest project. If there was, we would all be the same." Just take care while sharpening your dual-function kitchen tool, lest your dish receive an accidental pinch of pencil shavings.