Bent Basket - A bent plywood minimalist basket paired with nylon and aluminum, designed in San Francisco, tested in Paris, refined in NYC. By Faris Elmasu.

Bent basket by Faris Elmasu, the bent wood basket that will strap down almost anything you throw on it. Nylon straps stretch over your stuff and are beautifully integrated into one cool looking basket. No more ugly bungee cords!

The Artek + Heath Collection is so lovely, especially the Tea Trolleys! Form-bent solid birch lamella frame, MDF wheels, rattan basket, and ceramic tile. Only 6 of each made.

The Saski (basket in basque) can be interpreted as a small chunk of history. In this case, it has its origin in manual work by making a gesture to basketry work. This chair features strips of wood that are bent and then joined together.

Isokon T46 Coffee Table (1946) by Hein Stolle. Happy bent ply goodness.

IKEA VATTENKAR Laptop/monitor stand in bent ply birch is a clever, versatile stand that can transform between nested shelves, two stands, and more, offering 3 heights.

Moon Picnic's A Dozen Bird Eggs in a box and Forest Mushrooms in a box are adorably packaged and so lovely in their minimalist painted solid beech wood... also cute in basket form! Created in a collaboration between Moon Picnic & Erzi, made in Germany.

Anne Linde now makes a Desk! Wall mounted bent metal desk that's great for small spaces.

Charlie Crane makes beautiful bent-ply baby rockers, cribs, changing tables, and high chairs that can grow with your child... and the details of some of their fabrics are so fun too.

Tom Raffield Green Range - lovely bent plywood planters

RW Guild Woven Leather Baskets by Teha'Amana. Handmade in Japan.

Lumi from Finland has lovely, unique packaging for their scent + skincare with each product in a pärekori (woven splint basket)

Banwood Laufrad Rot - adorable retro kids bike, wicker basket and all!

Anne Linde Shelves are so clean and versatile! Ledge:able, Big:ledge, Showcase, and more. Made of bent, powder-coated steel (so it's all magnetic too!)

Built By Family Shelf Brackets - Made of 1x3/8" bent steel in blackened finish, with magnetic screw hole cover. Ready for a 1x12" or 2x12" board. (Also love their 3 dog logo!)

School House Electric Bent Metal Desk Organizer - powder coated laser cut steel with a dash of cork.

Fermob Planter Baskets at Horne. Available in long and tall and a rainbow of colors. Feet and trays separable. Protected with anti-UV powder coating.

Tom Will Make - 200 ft. of reclaimed climbing rope is hand woven to make these durable, whimsical baskets.

Verso Design Lastu Bike Basket - a lovely modern take on a Finnish classic woven birch basket. These have felt handles in either dark grey, white, or red.

Davide Conti "Silent Letter" - a minimal clothes valet, each shaped like a letter of the alphabet. Made of powder coated bent steel rods and produced by Irooon in Taranto, Italy.

VIDEO"The Future of Parenting" from Fisher Price. A beautiful look into a possible future (and the thinking behind it all) - lots of holograms, everything becoming a screen, soft 3D printing, felt and bent plywood.

A woven chestnut wood basket was the starting point for Alki's Zumitz Collection.This range for both the home and hospitality industry has been developed by Iratzoki&Lizaso from a typically rural object firmly rooted in the world of work.

Priceonomics "How a Basket on Wheels Revolutionized Grocery Shopping" - fascinating look at the origin, design, and evolution of the supermarket cart!

A new indoor basketball temple open in Paris: THE HOOPS FACTORY.

RAD Furniture's new skateboard - constructed of heat-bent perforated steel, it's as much fun to ride as it is to make.

Hobowood makes bent wood carabiners. Lovely packaging details. 17 layers of pressed wood veneers, molded and shaped by hand by Xabier Ferro.

DLX Trunk by UM Project is a steamer trunk for the modern traveler in bent aluminum and hardwood.

Trestle Bar Stool - an upholstered, bent-ply bar stool inspired by trestle structures in the Pacific Northwest. Designed and built by 2point54.

Modernica Case Study Fiberglass/Bent Plywood Demi Table - adorably cute and available in just about every color to match your Eames chairs

The Horn Candle Holder's playfully bent neck provides a handle for carrying it into the night.

Waka, the Maori word for 'boat', hanging bassinet which floats a sleeping baby in mid-air, made of hand-bent plywood, suspended via steel braided cable. Designed by Archidelphia.

Domenic Fiorello Homestead Hook - Made of American Walnut and Brass. Beautiful use of bent ply!

The Couple Birdhouse by Toronto based industrial designer Reece Bennett. Constructed from steam bent hard woods and cord.

Verso Design Lastu with Leather Handles - a twist on the classic Finnish woven birch basket in a variety of shapes. Design: Tuuli Burman, Tuttu Sillanpää

Matthias Pliessnig is an artist and furniture designer specializing in steam bent hardwoods. His process from sketching and modeling to endless clamping is fascinating.

DIY Bent Plywood Chair based on the Barcelona Pavilion Chair by designer Jonathan Odom. See how to make your own.

Lif, table with a bent plywood base, designed by Mete Erdem from Turkey.

Welcome Companions Wagon No. 2 - 20lb canvas basket, leather handle grip, in a steel wagon bed and axles.

Nendo present BASKET LAMP - a new lamp for Kanaami-Tsuji, Kyoto-based wire netting craftsmen...

The Area Table designed by Christopher Stuart of Luur is a coffee table comprised of an equilateral triangle inscribed in a circle. The created sections are divided into parts made from laser cut and bent aluminum.

Made of copper pipes, oiled Tuscan leather, and Scottish oak, the Stasis bike storage suspends a bicycle above a small shelf and basket.

'Gradient’ Shelving Units, each leg formed from a flat piece of phenolic plywood, and bent during the assembly of the components. By Kutarq Studio.

Basket Chair! The new chairs family designed by Alessandro Busana for Gaber.

The Wokerman Sküp, gorgeous bent maple and cherry handmade coffee scoop.

The Plumen 002 is their newest design and is a 7W bulb that is created from one bent tube. It generates a similar amount of light as a conventional 30W bulb.

Illuminated bent glass Christmas ornaments by Pernilla Ohrstedt at London's Edition Hotel.

Log Loop Wood Basket by TOM RAFFIELD

Japanese architect Kengo Kuma bent bamboo into walkways and seating areas at this year's Gwangju Design Biennale in South Korea, which opens today.

The Hex Desk Lamp has a spot welded shade constructed of bent sheet metal that spins and rotates to bring you light where you need it.

Gotham Cargo Basket for bike, handmade in Greece from local Pinewood. Design and workmanship from traditional Greece shipbuilders

Linus Bikes' Rear Wire Basket - inspired by vintage New England clam baskets!

The Alpha stool, simple, elegant, handcrafted from start to finish. Bent plywood with red detail to store a magazine.

Charlie Styrbjörn's Ladder ~ made of bent ash wood

Pirelli Tower, historic symbol of Milan for the first time ever has been the stage of a projection mapping.
At the launch of Adidas Boost in Italy, the building was shaken by vibrations of energy, bent, broken, torn, and even brought down.

Saji Chair by Laura Kishimoto takes its inspiration from geometry, creating near impossible bends through bent-laminated wood.

Pick, a suspended fruit basket from Kåre Frandsen.

ORE Urban Country Large Pet Bowl ~ "ceramic construction with a clever wooden handle reminiscent of a country egg basket" love how easy this would make moving/refilling.

RIDGID 15 Amp Work Light Basket Guard with 1-Outlet - love the simplicity of this light you can plug in just about anywhere, has on off switch, and use it like an extension cord with the outlet.

123 is a led lamp, it is composed by three parts made by two metal bent legs and an oak main body. Designed by Federico Floriani.

FEATUREDFour-Eyed Mercedes-Benz 2014 E-Class lights are quite the design detail... also, there's a magical pop up basket in the trunk...

FEATUREDNOTCOT Holiday Giveaway #21: Kaufmann Mercantile! Chance to win a Wine-Scented Candle, EDC Kit, Chemex Handblown Coffee Maker, Buttermilk & Honey Pancake Mix, Black Walnut Board, and a Handmade Picking Basket.

Hwoarang Hanger, an accessories hanger made from bent plywood by Dan Hoolahan

Früute - "gift unordinary" - a new gift basket company out of Los Angeles where each one "features high-quality gifts, tasty treats, and a story in every basket - a message in a bottle that puts a personalized spin on each of the gifts."

As part of the exhibition Playgrounds of Travel at Nantes, the architectural firm LTA created this 'Tree basketball' installation for Lieu Unique.

FEATUREDSkittles Easter Eggs ~ announced via Easter Basket! These easter eggs are digital surprises hidden in some of their Skittles Touch YouTube videos... like the Goodnight Werebaby book...

A bent-laminate chair, crafted by Kyle Chambers, a student studying Industrial Design at RISD.

Honeycomb chair is a high chair made of bamboo. The bamboo is bent to form a strong honeycomb structure. By Ching Chi Huang.

Picnic, a picnic basket inspired storage unit by GamFratesi for Ligne Roset.

'Fold Links' - Cufflinks made from laser-cut aluminum, which are bent, matte-finished and anodized. In two designs and six colors. Design by Lukas Bast.

Zoe Garred's Fleet Ribbon Ornaments, made from delicately bent plywood.

Bentwood Anniversary Rings from Bojt Studio.
Exceptional rings of bent wood... wearable art created exclusively for you.

Sideshow Press's picnic basket invitation for a private dinner gathering of the finest chefs in Charelston, South Carolina.

Baker D Chirico, a bakery that is designed to look like a bread basket in Melbourne.

BULL, a piece of children's furniture by Andrew Lizaso that is a chair with the backrest like a giant spinning wheel that can be used as a basket or a trolley.

A work of craft art by Rafael Fagulha. Bent paper clips, staples handworked to form a true family of characters with their own style and identity.

Another bent plywood bicycle stand from ClankWorks. This time they go vertical with Perch.

Mischer Traxler's 'Collective works' weaves a basket. The object it creates is based on the crowd that is watching. Commissioned by Design Miami & W Hotels.

The famed Pop-Art Designer with a bent towards Rock-N-Roll, Kii Arens, has created a limited edition of Pop styled silk pillows!

Your eyes do not deceive you: the elegant 'Bonobo' bicycle uses a bent-plywood frame. A clever blend of technology and nature from Polish designer Stanisław Płoski.

Spanish sculptor Jacinto Moros has a bent and twisted way with wood.

Seattle-based Plydea has created the Rinaldo Chair, a stunning manifestation of form follows function, combining the principle of bent-ply strength with flat-pack, fastener-free ease.

Kori is a nice basket made by a pvc hosepipe and a lot of colored cable ties. By the Italian Zpstudio.

Visp is a funny coathanger made of bent steel tube. Designed by Staffan Holm for Bla Station.

'Sliced' chair designed by Sami Callio. An easy chair made of bent wood and solid ash, inspired by a classic Windsor Chair.

The fireside companion set Souffleur Ramón comprises a bellows and a firewood basket, both of wood (wenge) and leather.

FEATUREDReiko Kaneko's Boat ~ bread basket, fruit basket, up to you! Natural fiber handle and bone china base!

Bathtub panels including towel rail and laundry basket by Roca.

Magis' Cappucino bent ply breakfast in bed tray/low desk is back!

'Branch' modular floor lamp by Rich Brilliant Willing uses bent plywood arms and warm light filters through perforated brass shades. A variety of configurations are achievable.

Behind this basket weave facade Richard Kroeker Design used 7000 phone books to build the walls and roof.

FABRICATED HARVEST is an installation by John Adams and Ricki Dwyer who combined digital fabrication and traditional basket weaving.

Bent metal house numbers by object creative with custom finish: powdercoat, anodized aluminum, rust, and brushed or polished stainless steel.

Ellipse Shelf, study of a shelf lasting on bent plywood sheets only.

Nice steam bent ash lamp called 'Snowdrop' by British designer Jonathan Tibbs.

Oxo Mini Dishwasher Basket! With stretchy silicon sides ~ you can put all the random small objects going in the wash in it! (Sure its for baby accessories, etc ~ but so versatile!)

The Bent Hands Clock from Giha Woo and Shingoeun uses a single spiraling arm to indicate the time in different countries around the world. Part of the Wrong Objects series presented at DMY Berlin.

These CROKKIS vase by Filipino designer Kenneth Cobonpue is made entirely by metal wires that bent and welded to resemble freehand sketches.

Matthias Ries' Plus One is a storage container for any kind of regular shelf. Its sophisticatedly bent plywood in a simple U-shaped tube which can be attached to a shelf.

Portuguese architects Grau.Zero have completed a stunning house in Santo Tirso, near Porto, where one end peels up from the ground. House SGLight consists of two rectangular volumes that have been ‘bent' horizontally and skyward.

Tomas Alonso designed limited edition V&A chairs are made from a single bent, powder coated metal tube around which a solid ash structure is made to support the seating surface made from reclaimed Victorian ceiling boards.

Polyp by Helene Steiner is a laundry-basket and an ornament on the wall. Just put the laundry through the hole in front of the basket. If it wells forth, the basket is full - the quantity just fits to load the washing machine.

FEATUREDMIO “Design On The Go” Collection ~ “featuring products that move with their owners and become part of their every day lives.” Including flat packed bike basket, basket, tyvek jackets, custom hats and more!

The Bike Porter – an integrated handlebar and an Old-school basket by x818 for Copenhagen Parts.

This "basket tree" was created by arbor-sculptor Axel Erlandson more than half a century ago. It's part of "Tree Circus " opened in 1947 in California. Read the amazing story and see the rest of the "circus trees"

Akanbe is a felt folding basket designed by Takashi Houjo. It turns into a totally flat sheet. The name means to stick one's tongue out as this is how the basket stays together!

FEATUREDNika Zupanc's Modesty Sofa! A beautiful mix of bent wood, high heeled aluminum legs, silk seat and back... and super lovely sateen ribbon bow woven into the back!

A wood basket must be easy to carry. Easy to clean underneath and have a peculiar idiom. with these thoughts Thomas Bernstrand designed the wood basket Log.

Moa is the so called new three-part basket-series of the German designer-duet Besau-Marguerre, which is molded from a unique textile network.

Marco Merendi's aluminum pieces for your bathroom, coated in yellow, orange or blue. The series includes a mirror, soap holder, tumbler, and laundry basket.

The Hanoi Lamp has the simple form of proper reading lights and the complexity of harmonious shapes bent downward. Designed by Argentine designer Federico Churba.

After presenting its snowboards and tennis rackets, Chanel presents its whole sport collection for Spring 2010, including horse riding helmet, Basket-Ball, Rugby and even Petanque. Amazing Design work

While most manufacturers are packing new cars with as much as they can find, the Daihatsu Basket is extremely minimalist.

‘Perelin’ by Markus Becker consists of four different self-supporting objects made from an artfully bent glossy electroluminescent glow sheet.

Adorable animated "I Exist" Diet Dr. Pepper advert - "Bent Image Labs' Ken Lidster recently directed another brilliantly hilarious stop-motion spot, this time in conjunction with Deutsch/LA to promote the Diet Dr Pepper brand."

FEATUREDJohn Green's Embrace ~ a brilliantly versatile multipurpose pair of interlocking bent plywood tables that combine to form a beautiful floating shelf ~ see pictures of it in person from Tent London!

The accordion bag can expands to accommodate more content or can become a paper basket. Justin Lyn design

Paper bag from be-poles (also tape and books in the same concept). Can be used as a paper recycling basket. be-poles is a great graphic agency in Paris, they're behind the visual ID of MERCI and other edgy brands.

Hoxton Wire Basket ~ adorable wide and wood basket for your bike from Brooks Saddles

The Four-to-One table by Leon Fitzpatrick is a dining table with matching chairs. It draws inspiration from both Asian design (its low seating position) and mid-century Scandinavian design (use of bent plywood).

While the design mimic the shape of a picnic basket, this is actually a magazine basket designed by Enzo Berti.

Craftsman Chair. Materials include Belgium linens or a laundered Italian basket weave of a cotton and linen blend. Locally made and is sold exclusively at James Perse Boutiques.

Meatball Grilling Basket.

A table of some bent perspective! Peter Marigold designs an elliptical when closed, wild when open! The leftover wood from the tabletop can be used for leaves to complete the table in it's open, extended state.

Antiqued wire basket, divided into 2 compartments with decorative backing and thick wire border. Could be a fun one for the kitchen with mail and stuff... or bromeliads?

Stool Qoffee a gigantic plastic cup manufactured by Artificial and designed in 1999 by Rainer Spehl. Qoffee can be used a stool but it can also be used as waste paper basket, container or even as a flower pot.

Bent Pictures is a reality distortion photoblog. Images are made by using the rolling shutter effect of iPhone. No photoshopping.

In Gantenbein Winery project, The architects had created designs and patterns of a precision that simply could not be achieved by hand. A wall of an oversized basket filled with grapes when seen from afar.

FEATUREDGoodmorning Technology's Handlebar Basket!

Nathan Mills has a cool concept for a bent plywood picnic table

Check is a sleek and sophisticated chair created by designer James Lear. Utilizing bent laminated bamboo ply with a stainless steel base, it's beautiful and eco friendly.

Designed by Sushir J K, Industrial Design Graduate student at Pratt Institute, Ny. Bent, as the name suggests is a bent tube of light that can be used as a wall unit, central accent light or a floor lamp.

Matt Carr's "Can't Get Enough" art installation made out of tube lights, that are bent into the shape of the words, and hanging lenses. ~ part of Come Up To My Room 09

Josef Blersch and Mander Liefting are the Eindhoven-based design bureau Snodevormgevers, whose bent steel Tree Trunk series was at the Stuffed exhibition during Dutch Design Week.

Branch has these cute Amy Adams Tiny Ceramic Basket Bowls on sale!

VIDEOThe world's largest hanging basket created to launch new boutique hotel Hotel Indigo in London Paddington

The Toeloop Chair, by young Swiss designer, Mario Stadelmann, is made out of two pieces of bent polymer, joined at the ends, to create a continuous and seamless loop, giving the chair a very organic and natural feel…

Put simply, Modern Tots bent birch rocker rocks, designed by sirch.

two strapped pieces of bent plywood make this chair, designed by ricardo garza marcos

Chris Kirby's Spiral Lamp is reminiscent of paper lanterns (and the design was in fact developed in paper). The lamp is made from a single sheet of slit material which is then bent to mesh together with itself.

Loving the bent wire handles of Marita Kohl's porcelain paperclay vessels.

Beautiful and practical 15" x 15" x 15" felt basket from German company Parkhaus.

Very beautiful furniture design from Matthias Pliessnig. Made from steam-bent white oak.

Tom Raffield's gorgeous Ash Pendant lamps feature a delicate steam-bent shade constructed entirely from locally sourced strips of FSC-certified English Ash.

Simon Bent has a great portfolio of design work. This graphic is from his CD artwork for Beat Broker & Dj Perplex.