A Designer Just Made a Water Purifier That Skips the Technician Call
Water purifiers are practically mandatory in modern Indian homes, but for a category that handles something as critical as drinking water, they’ve never been particularly…
Appliances
Austria’s Clay Cooler Is the AC Killer Nobody Saw Coming
Every summer, the conversation around air conditioning goes roughly the same way. It’s hot, we turn on the AC, the electricity bill spikes, and we…
The $429 Microwave With a Drop-Down Door and No Spinning Turntable
The microwave has been one of the most stubbornly unchanged appliances in the modern kitchen. After decades of the same basic box design, with a…
The Thermostat That Finally Looks Like It Was Designed
At some point, every well-designed room has a thermostat on the wall. And at some point, nearly every well-designed room has been slightly let down…
SharkNinja’s $499 Vacuum Now Comes in Colors Your Designer Would Pick
Most home appliances are designed to be forgiven, not admired. You buy them, you use them, and when company comes over, you hope nobody notices…
5 Reasons Your Kitchen’s Range Hood Is Already Obsolete
Steam rises at roughly one metre per second. A range hood, mounted anywhere from 60 to 90 centimetres above the cooktop, is waiting near the…
A Designer Just Gave the Sandwich Maker the Concept It Deserved
Small appliances are the forgotten middle children of industrial design. We obsess over espresso machines and standing mixers, but the humble sandwich maker? It usually…
Eufy Just Built a Robot Vacuum With a Built-In Fragrance Air Freshener, and it’s Absolute Genius
The champagne-bronze cylindrical base station in Eufy’s product photos does something most robot vacuum marketing images fail to do: it makes the thing look like…
Xiaomi’s $80 Air Fryer Can Steam, Sous Vide, and Air Fry, Giving You A Crisp Outside and Juicy Inside
There is a reason professional bakers spray water into their ovens right before a loaf goes in. Steam in the early stages of baking keeps…
10 Best Kitchen Tools and Appliances Designed to Live on Your Counter, Not in Your Cupboard
The kitchen counter is prime real estate. Most appliances waste it, sitting there looking generic and visually forgettable until they get pushed to the back…
This AC Does 5 Jobs at Once and Looks Like Furniture on Your Wall
The split air conditioner is one of the least loved objects in any home, which is a strange thing to say about something most people…
Fellow Just Designed the Espresso Machine Beginners Always Wanted
While I really do love coffee, I do not have the tools at home to experiment with different espresso pulls and make my own espresso-based…