Twist This Minimalist Side Table’s Handle, and It Becomes the Lamp
Side tables and lamps behave awkwardly in small apartments. The drink and book migrate from sofa to armchair throughout the day, but the lamp never…
Juan Carlos is the Editorial Director for Yanko Design. Holding degrees in both Philosophy and Computer Science, he has been covering tech and digital lifestyle since 2012. As an open source contributor since 2006, he has worked with the Kubuntu and KDE projects as a technical writer and a software developer, helping to make computers more accessible and usable to people. Having honed his skills over the years, he has developed insights into the design trends in tech and UX. He is a digital artist in his spare time and a self-professed otaku.
Side tables and lamps behave awkwardly in small apartments. The drink and book migrate from sofa to armchair throughout the day, but the lamp never…
Modern creative desks are covered in controllers. A Stream Deck for macros, a MIDI controller for faders, a tablet for drawing, maybe a separate panel…
Pokémon and pinball both taught a certain generation about progression: one through turn-based battles on a handheld, the other through flashing inserts and modes on…
Turntables have crept back into living rooms as much for how they look as for how they sound. The usual palette is black boxes, silver…
Phones go to bed dirty. They’ve been in your hands, on tables, in pockets, collecting bacteria all day, and they usually charge on a nightstand…
You technically own the right tools: a knife in a bag pocket, a small driver in a drawer, a keychain gadget somewhere under receipts. But…
Most cyberdecks sit somewhere between prop and prototype, fun to look at but often awkward to use, with bolted-on parts and layouts that prioritize aesthetics…
Bluetooth trackers usually behave like small discs or tags you hide on keys and bags and forget about until something goes missing. They tend to…
Most aroma diffusers behave like small plastic towers or pods that sit in a corner, quietly bubbling or misting away. They do their job, but…
Robot vacuums quietly patrol floors as anonymous discs, efficient but a little eerie, especially for kids and pets who aren’t quite sure what to make…
Most consumer drones look and feel intimidating to a child. They’re loud, angular, full of exposed propellers, and packed with complex controls adults barely understand….
Logitech’s Litra Glow sits on top of monitors as a small plastic square with no case, no real protection, and controls you reach over your…