Lava Music’s semi-acoustic guitar is made in a single piece from carbon fiber
Carbon Fiber lends a very different set of features to a guitar. Aside from making it practically unbreakable and possibly quadrupling its lifespan, it lends a…
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YD JOB ALERT: Grab an Industrial Design Internship at Electrolux!
Considered one of the biggest names in home appliances, Electrolux has, for long, had an approach that is best described as design-forward. As an organizer of…
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This ATM design safely and beautifully integrates into wall panels
Yoo Eunsook’s idea for an ATM solves both aesthetic and functional problems. The aesthetic problem is that ATMs are usually clunky, bulky machines that sit outside…
A Lamp with a Post Box Motif
Simplicity doesn’t have to mean boring, and the Post Lamp is an excellent example of this. Its simplistic aesthetic references the iconic form of a traditional…
Featured Designs
Imagine if you just needed one bag all your life… the Onli Pack was designed to be it
You probably have a laptop bag, a travel bag, a sports duffle, probably a camera bag too, a check-in suitcase for flights, and a handy carry-on…
The TIMIO is a child-friendly tech-toy that introduces learning without the tech addiction
I heard something extremely interesting the other day. Children in homes with smart speakers had gotten so used to talking to the AI that they would…
A Lead for Style Conscious, First Time Dog Owners
Despite being a fundamental accessory for dog-owners, the extendable lead still carries significant flaws that impede on the safety of both the dog owner and their…
YD Design Storm #26
The YD Design Storm takes a look at products, services, and spaces that are storming the internet. The idea? To turn internet-storming material into brainstorming material! Scroll down…
The Corky gives bicyclers an instant flip-out rear-view-mirror
When it comes to riding a bicycle, it’s important to be aware of ALL your surroundings… even things that aren’t in your peripheral vision. With some…
Aladdin’s Magic (self-rolling) Yoga Carpet
This Yoga mat renders the popular catchphrase “they see me rollin” obsolete. Designed with technology borrowed and refined from a child’s slap-on wrist band, the YoYo…
Here’s a multitool spatula for the multipurpose chef
We usually have a tendency to take things for granted, until someone proves us wrong. I guess I’d never look at a spatula and go, maybe…
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch takes inspiration from Japanese cherry blossoms
The Sakura, or the Cherry Blossom holds an iconic role in Japanese culture, finding its firmly rooted place in Japanese tradition, art, outdoor spaces, music, manga,…
IKEA’s making flat-pack DIY chocolate Easter bunnies!
An unusual play for IKEA, the Vårkänsla is an edible Chocolate Bunny right in time for Easter celebrations… but just like most of IKEA’s products, this…
Bifocals? These glasses are multifocals!
My dad has three pairs of spectacles. One for watching the telly. One for reading. And one for wearing outdoors. I don’t blame him. He’s north…
Braun inspired hub/SSD that channels your designer self
Braun is the name behind some of the most iconic designs created over the last century, and because of this, the famous products are still being…
YD Design Storm #25
The YD Design Storm takes a look at products, services, and spaces that are storming the internet. The idea? To turn internet-storming material into brainstorming material!…
The Hashy bottle deserves to be in a contemporary art museum
If I asked you to imagine a water bottle, you’d probably think of a flimsy, disposable plastic PET bottle with a branding-label around its waist. Even…
MUJI X Sensible 4’s Self-Driving Bus premiered in Finland. We got a chance to sit in it!
It’s only natural that the world’s first fully autonomous self-driving bus would come out of Finland. Finland, believe it or not, is often considered to be…
YD Talks: With ‘Sam Does Design’ about designing The Weight lamp for Gantri
Sam Gwilt started his fledgling YouTube channel to capture his journey as a designer. Over time, that YouTube channel helped build a community that, along with…
Dyson’s latest lamp uses algorithms to exactly reproduce sunlight
Known for creating some of the most technically sound products in the world, Dyson has extended their signature level of engineering to lighting too with the…
The MovinGenius envisions a future where there’s a special world wide web for cars
In Mohammad Ghezel’s vision of the future, vehicles communicate with each other, with the road and all the traffic elements on it, and even with a…
Tiny titanium tactical tool
We might as well christen this week ‘Titanium Week’. We spoke not long ago about Feastform’s ultra resilient titanium utensils that would only need replacing if…
Moleskine’s paper notebook lets you draw in vectors right inside Adobe Illustrator!
Teaming up together to achieve the near impossible, Adobe and Moleskine have debuted the Paper Tablet, a book and pen combo that translates sketches on paper…
Organize your workspace with this 12-in-1 modular desk organizer
Throughout the working day, our desks can become cluttered and deeply unorganized messes that limit our potential through creating distractions and reducing efficiency. This is only…
A Truly Pocket-Sized Projector!
Being able to share memories with friends whilst on-the-go or immerse yourself in films on the big-screen whilst in the comfort of your own home is…
Furniture hidden in a book!
When I say “Furniture in a book”, your mind would probably think that the book in question was about furniture. However, Bookniture is way more literal…
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here
The advent of electronics had ushered in the third Industrial Design revolution but we are slowly moving beyond the realm of tangible, screen-based interactions to discover…
