Apple made the AirPods, Pitaka made them better!
The AirPods are pretty great the way they are, but ask any designer and they’ll say that they could be much more. Ask designer Tang Gan…
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The M-Wall is probably the first wall with a user experience
The M-Wall combines technology, beauty, and a user experience. Taking wall paneling and turning them into products/experiences, the M-Wall actually makes the wall a series of…
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YD JOB ALERT: Industrial Design Internship opportunity at Logitech!
Audio, Office, Gaming, Consumer Electronics, and Enterprise. These are just a few areas where Logitech has made an incredibly indelible mark. With its headquarters in Lausanne,…
Kohler Mode makes showering more intuitive and relaxing
Have you ever been in a situation where you have turned on the cold water instead of the hot water, for your shower? It typically happens…
Featured Designs
Flectr’s Award-winning bike-reflectors are back with color variants!
You may remember the FLECTR 360 OMNI from last year. The German Design Award and Eurobike 2018 Award-winning sticker promised to make bicycling safer without any…
The ZIN18 Reborn Clock brings skilled artisanship to technology
This year is, for all intents and purposes, the year of the retro wave. The Moto Razr is relaunching, Disney is practically remaking all their glorious…
ENSEMBLE mirrors your need for crisp ironed shirts
To be honest, not only shirts, but all your laundry can be ironed with easy on the ENSEMBLE. Given the space crunch in most homes, it’s…
The ProCarSaver is your car’s very own black-box
The Black Box plays a very important role in every aircraft. Given how complex (and incredibly expensive) aircrafts are, even a small malfunction can have large…
YD Talks: Discussing the Award-winning ‘Modu Ecosystem’ with Pedro Gomes Design
The MODU’s official description reads “the future of the television experience”. Designed by Pedro Gomes Design, a non-traditional strategic design consultancy, the MODU Ecosystem was created…
Demystifying QR Codes: What are they and how do they work
You’ve surely seen these codes around either in print or digital format. Chris Sacca may call QR Codes the ‘herpes of technology’, but they’re quite enabling;…
The Loom Chair becomes wall-decor when not in use
Named after and even designed to look like a tray pulled from a hand-looming machine, the Loom Chair comes with a wooden frame and a loom-style…
This USB-C To Lightning Cable Gives Your Apple Device Superpowers
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’d know that the USB-C standard is one of the biggest and best things to happen to consumer gadgets….
The Deux watch uses a camera-style aperture to go from bold to minimal
Watches and cameras both showcase beauty in complexity. In fact, it’s no surprise that there’s usually an overlap when it comes to hobbyists who collect and…
What’s that in your pocket? A coffee machine.
Ah, coffee… what would the world be without it? It is, in fact the world’s fourth popular beverage with more than half a trillion cups being…
Top 5 Job Openings at YD Job Board for this week
As a part of our careers-related columns, these are our top five picks of the best industrial design opportunities on Yanko Design’s recruitment platform YD Job Board. This week…
Is This a Vacuum Cleaner or a Piece of Art?
The humble vacuum cleaner now has a commonplace within our homes, as it is seen as a necessity as opposed to a luxury. However, this doesn’t…
Harness the power of our Solar System from your desk
The DeskSpace, as beautiful as it is, had one crucial element missing. Made from polished precious minerals, the DeskSpace displayed the entire solar system on your…
Grillin’ like a villain
Instead of using firewood as fuel, the Sportes MITI-001 uses firewood as the barbecue itself. Holding quarter wedges of log together in a format used in…
YD JOB ALERT: LEGO is looking to hire a Senior Designer!
Not just a toy company anymore, Lego has expanded way beyond making plug-together blocks. Aside from their flourishing movie business (Guys go see The Lego Movie…
The Delux Designer Keyboard brings every shortcut you dreamed of to your fingertips
A heaven-sent for every creative, the Delux Designer was designed for your spare hand. You know, the one that isn’t wielding the Wacom stylus. With 28…
The Soar kit teaches tech to kids the right way
The future generation won’t look at VR headsets and controllers the same way we do. For us, the generation that used pens, pencils, notebooks, and blackboards,…
Clunky and analog, to minimal and digital
In the spirit of alluringly minimal products that can adapt to not-so-minimal technologies, the Crosley Revolution Vinyl Disc player reminds me a lot of Muji’s exposed…
A Scooter for us Big-Kids!
It’s likely that you will associate the word ‘scooter’ with your childhood, where hours were spent gliding around on the two-wheeled contraptions. But, why should kids…
Lora is not your typical air conditioner
Winter is on its way out soon, but you can keep it coming every day of the summer season, thanks to the atypical Lora. Unlike most…
Flectr’s Award-winning bike-reflectors are back with color variants!
You may remember the FLECTR 360 OMNI from last year. The German Design Award and Eurobike 2018 Award-winning sticker promised to make bicycling safer without any…
The Top Consumer Electronic Products and Concepts of 2018
As the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is upon us, we thought that now would be the best time to review what trended in 2018, as we…
The SiteWasp drone basically replaces the Supervisor at a construction site
The power of flight, and the power of observation. These two qualities make drones incredibly good for reconnaissance, especially in places where it’s difficult to put…
