Olympic Torch Dreams
The very first Gold Medalist for the upcoming Olympic games has just been announced and designer Soyun’s ‘Olympic Torch for Mumbai, India.’ torch concept is…
2008 Designer Glass Competition Finalists
What is it about martini glasses that people find so attractive? Is it the precarious nature of their original design, forcing you to step ever-so-gently…
CandLED Lamp
Everything old is new again, or so it goes with this latest novelty lamp design called “Good Night Eileen” by Christine Birkhoven. Mixing old uses…
Hug your morning wood…
Wow, where do I begin with this one? This is definitely going in my WTF File under WTF?!?! It seems as though a bunch of…
Infinitely Fishy Design
Ok boys and girls, you may need to squint a little on this one. What you are looking at is a fishbowl design that looks…
Good to the last drop
Finally a spoon that will satisfy those of us that can never get enough. No more embarrassing caught in the act moments of sticking your…
Bend to your will design
Origami is one of the oldest forms of Japanese design. The Japanese origin began in the 6th century when Buddhist monks from China carried paper…
All of the sites, none of the smells
Let’s face it, we live in a nearly virtual society. Just the fact that you are reading Yanko Design right now and experiencing objects of…
Deconstructive Construction
When I first moved to New York City, I moved into basically a warehouse space that was really not designed for a human to live…
This beating could use some pepper…
Are you an alpha or a beta? Well now it doesn’t really matter next time you are confronted with a would be mugger or attacker….
Italian Speed Racer
Ok, we realize this is the second auto post in as many days, but this story was too good to let go by unnoticed. It…
New York High Life
New York City has seen its share of being “Ground Zero” for monumental events in pop culture history. From the birthplace of hip hop music,…