The smoke detectors most of us have in our homes are probably nothing to write home about. The Chick-A-Dee smoke detector, on the other hand, is both clever and cute and brings a unique twist to this boring, old household staple.
This is one of those things that should be filed under ‘why didn’t I think of that’. Well, as it turns out Dutch designer Louise van der Veld did and she won an award in her country for it! What I love even more about her design decisions is that there was thought put into the kind of bird that was used: the chickadee–a bird that warned miners back in the day of dangerous gasses.
At only $75 through A & R, this little fella is pretty reasonably priced for what you gain aesthetically over your current smoke detector.