Fun as it is to play with your food, the behavior is not considered to be entirely polite. This clever little puzzle-piece cutlery set, however, encourages another kind of table-top entertainment.
Small notches cut in the center of these colorful spoons, forks and knives allow them to clip together and form a small 3D sculpture. Instructions are included, but not really necessary.
It might be a tad tacky for a formal dinner party, but for less-fancy occasions (and smaller dining surfaces) the resulting stable shapes can sit right on top of rounded plates.
Unfortunately, the limit is three – and each one fits uniquely into the next. Perhaps in some subsequent stage of design development, Ding3000 will figure out a way for folks to sculpt larger variants that can be endlessly added onto.