Evolving Electricals

You’d think that by now we would just unite and come up with a single universal plug design. I know world peace and unity is difficult, but could we just have one damn plug and plug-point to match?! Designer Xiaojiu Zhang said to herself “to hell with converters, why can’t the plug just modify itself to fit different orientations?”. The result was the 3+2 Plug, a shape shifting plug design that can alter to fit two plug-point configurations.

The plug is circular with a pretty easy-to-grip shape. The grip also doubles as a knob that can be turned to mechanically flip/rotate the pins. Go ahead, give it a scroll! I’m sure you’ll marvel the idea. Maybe come up with some useful insights!

Designer: Xiaojiu Zhang

Sarang Sheth

Sarang is the co-editor in chief of Yanko Design. He is a former industrial designer at a Bangalore-based multidisciplinary design studio, working in areas including appliances, FMCG, packaging, technology, luxury, etc. Sarang has written about design and technology for over a decade and has been a jury member on international design awards. He occasionally works on tech concepts featured on Forbes, The Verge, Hypebeast, Digital Trends, SlashGear, Tom's Guide, LetsGoDigital, and Unbox Therapy. Sarang graduated from MIT Institute of Design, Pune.

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