(Image source from: Wow! Self cleaning crockery is here)

Find washing-up a chore? Now bid adieu to the most hated daily chore with this new range of plates that can clean themselves. Yes, you heard that right! Your prayers have been finally answered, thanks to a bunch of Swedish designers.

The designers have invented a range of tableware, which comes coated with a self cleaning material (and resembles the surface of a lotus leaf) that is resistant to dirt and water. Meaning food, no matter how greasy, won't stick to your plate and all it will take is a quick rinse to wash the leftovers away.

Made from a new cellulose-based material that is lightweight, but feels as 'hard as ceramic' and is superstrong, the range is developed by Swedish design studio Tomorrow Machine and research company Innventia.

‘The product not only saves resources during the manufacturing process, but also over its full life-cycle, not requiring water and chemicals to be kept clean,’ the designers told Dezeen.

AW: Suchorita Dutta Choudhury