The last time we heard from designer Dave Hakkens he was making edible pens, but here's a new project from him which we think is equally charming.

Take a look at this video in which Dave explains his concept and process for hand-making electrical plugs and sockets - plus a new sharing plug idea he came up with along the way that cleverly saves space.

"Most of the products around us are made industrially. Although I am a big fan of craftsmanship I believe our world sometimes just needs products to be made industrially. To make the products produceable for machines they need a 3D file which is designed and drawn on the computer." says Dave.

This entirely computer-based process, as Dave noticed, results in products which are starting to look the same and personal details are lost.

"I wanted to make a technical product by hand, but still produceable for the industry. I did this combining old techniques and crafts with new technologies such special software and 3D scanning."

Super useful, but we especially love how these look.