The Swedish-made Cool Globe is the best looking alternative I've seen to the big, ugly coolers people usually carry to picnics and barbecues. The globe keeps food cold via an "exchangeable cooling device" (I don't know what that is exactly). To keep food hot, you heat up the soapstone hotplate for two minutes in the microwave before inserting in into the Cool Globe - I would imagine this would be good for keeping food hot at home as well. Available in two sizes, it comes in a range of modern colors.

There's no information on the website about where you can buy these. Anyone seen one in the U.S.?

Via bookofjoe.