Thin is Out, Odd is In
Mobile phones are getting so thin, they’re almost ignoring every rule of handheld ergonomics. Designer Heikki Juvonen decided to backtrack and redesign a futuristic mobile…
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Hacks on the Radio
How do you feel about participating in the manufacture of your next product purchase? Polish duo Maria Makowska & Piotr Stolarski from Gogo design have…
All of Berlin in a Single Credenza
Presenting the defining moment in Credenzoligy. This credenza is made to read like a novel, telling the story of the history of the structures that…
No Faster Way to Chop a Room Up
Presenting that which is spreading the designer room sea apart. The Nomad shall intensely and in a cute manner allow you to split your rooms…
Digital and Analog, Perfectly in Sync for the Clock Which has Captured My Heart
OK show of hands: who is in the mood for the perfect wall-clock. One…two…ok everybody? Lets get to it: Masayoshi Suzuki of Pinto busts out…
Don’t Call it a Bean Bag, SumoSac Review
Around this time last year we reviewed the Sumo Omni Lounge. It’s still in the office and despite being subjected to people instinctually wanting to…
Tapping Your Way Up The Charts
If there truly is design for the masses, this music creation tool definitely qualifies. Using friction-sensitive sensors on the glove’s fingertips, users tap out a…
Need a Little Charge? Stick Up a Febot!
Rechargeable batteries sure have helped make my life a lot easier, but I sure do hate the bulkiness of the machines that allow me to…
Kappu Lamps Light Up Italian Design
It doesn’t take too sharp an eye to pick out true Italian design. The colors and shapes jump out at you, smacking you with clarity…
So Very Many Shreds on the Shred Head -it’s a Super Shredder!
Sometimes, the shredder is not enough. Sometimes the shredder is not big enough, not mean enough, and not shreddery enough. Shreddery isn’t a real word,…
Attn Sneaker Seekers, Collectors, and Displayers
So, your footwear choice depends on the kind of clouds that are coming in this afternoon, hm? You’ve put down cardboard over puddles to keep…
When I Grow, You Grow
There can be strong emotional connections between plant growers and the plant during the growth cycle. From the moment the seed is planted, to the…