The Sunglasses Built for When You’re Actually in the Water
Every summer, I do the same thing. I bring my sunglasses to the beach, spend twenty minutes deciding where to put them once I get…
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The $195K Tiny Home That Finally Makes Sense for Families
The tiny house movement has always been better at Instagram than at parenting. A couple, a dog, maybe a sourdough starter on the counter: that’s…
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Xiaomi’s $281 Portable Projector is effectively cheaper than paying for Netflix for a year
Here is what $281 buys you in an American projector aisle right now: TCL’s C1 at $250 with 230 ISO lumens, or XGIMI’s Vibe One…
This 3D-printed modular sneaker ditches glue for repairable design inspired by Asian craftsmanship
Sneakers have become more advanced than ever in terms of performance and comfort, yet their construction has barely changed. Most are assembled with permanent adhesives…
This air-conditioned formal shirt keeps you cool during heated board meetings
Let’s face it, global warming is real, and it’s already affecting millions worldwide. Japan is also bearing the brunt of hot summer days, prompting manufacturers…
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This Damascus Steel compact EDC knife packs two sliders into a 0.6-inch body
Double sliders in a pocket EDC tool? That’s not something you see often, mostly because fitting two independent sliding mechanisms into a body small enough…
This Titanium Calligraphy Pen Trades Tactical Utility for Softer, More Expressive Brush Strokes
Titanium is a material with a very specific reputation. It belongs to the world of rugged efficiency, survival gear, and precision engineering, usually chosen for…
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A $150 Portable Espresso Machine That Heats Its Own Water in 135 Seconds
Good coffee and travel have never really gotten along. At the hotel, there’s that sad drip machine on the counter producing something closer to warm…
Nobody Designed a Drum Kit for Beginners. Until Boxboom.
Picking up the drums has always come with a quiet, frustrating tax. Before you’ve played a single beat, you’re already being asked to make a…
CMF Clip Pro open-ear buds come with a charging case dial to take calls
Clip-on-style earbuds are the new trend, and the fever is catching on fast across mainstream brands. While Nothing has already impressed with the Ear (open)…
Someone Stuffed a Full Retro Console Inside an NES Controller for $17
Most original NES controllers haven’t seen active duty in decades. They survive in storage bins and attic boxes, physically intact and perfectly functional as controllers,…
Camera Batteries Go Missing, So This $70 One Tracks Itself
Camera batteries are one of those accessories that photographers never think about until something goes wrong. They’re small enough to vanish into the bottom of…
The 3 Best Japanese Kitchen Tools You Need to Buy August 2026
Japanese kitchen tools tend to arrive with a very specific philosophy attached. They do less than you expect on paper and more than you realize…
The Hanoi House With 100 Windows and No Two the Same
The name alone stops you. 100 Windows. Not “The Pavilion House” or “House No. 7” or something equally poetic and vague. Just a count. A…
A $2,699 Gaming PC That Doubles as a Display Case for Figurines
Cables are the dirty secret of PC building. No matter how carefully chosen the components are, or how expensive the case gets, the tangle of…
A Coin-Sized Disc Just Reinvented the Multi-Tool Nobody Could Fix
The multi-tool has been around long enough that most people have developed a frustrated relationship with it. You carry one because having a blade, a…
Nothing killed the Glyph Interface. This Teenage Engineering synth concept argues that was a mistake
Nothing spent three phone generations convincing us that a few light strips on the back of a device counted as a personality. The Glyph Interface…
A 355-Square-Foot Tiny Home With Room to Actually Walk Around
Most tiny homes are upfront about their limitations. The Florence isn’t interested in that conversation. The Florence, by Alberta-based Teacup Tiny Homes, is the argument…
The Echo Chair Makes 3D Printing Feel Refined
ZHA has collaborated with Spanish design brand Nagami to create the Echo Chair, a 3D-printed seat made from recycled plastic waste. Formerly known as Zaha…
Michelangelo’s iconic David bust gets recreated in LEGO, turning plastic into sculpted marble
If you ever took a drawing class, you have met this face. Art schools spent about two centuries buying plaster casts of David’s head and…
Vollebak Made a $3,995 Jacket for the End of the World
Vollebak has never been the kind of brand that plays it safe. Since launching in 2016, the British label has built a reputation for making…
Ross Lovegrove’s Hi-Fi Speakers Look Like River Pebbles, Stream 384 kHz Audio
Ross Lovegrove has spent his whole career convinced that nature already nailed industrial design and humans are just slow to catch up. His portfolio backs…