The Reincarnation Of Home Appliances
Mutant Life is a interesting project that explores the lifespan of common home appliances. It suggests we could create a system of products that take…
Take That Sh*t Somewhere Else
Cleaning up after your dog is a tough pill to swallow but anyone who has ever stepped in a pile of steaming crap knows it’s…
Chopper Scooter, I’m Totally Serious
If scooters are too passe for your bad boy, Jesse James lovin’ ego, check out this Chopper Scooter. The motorized mover was designed with linear…
Sit On This
Designed to be used in apartments and small interiors, Nohoanga (seat in Maori) is designed to be portable. The shape of the seat echoes the…
Ride This Pram
Walk On Air won an iF Concept Design 2010 Award and I’m sure babies everywhere cheered on. The pram adjusts to different heights and seat…
A Really Flat Chair
Kök is a flat-pack chair inspired from a blue chair, a common staple in Mediterranean and Aegean culture. Simple to make and easy to assemble,…
3 Firms, 3 Visions For The Future Of Los Angeles
I have a love/hate relationship with the city of Angels. I’ve lived here since 2002 and in that short time have come to accept some…
A Light Made Of Hangers?
Wire hangers were really my first tool and resource to build all sorts of things when I was kid so it’s no surprise someone thought…
Super Teeny Tiny Robotic Printers
Envisage a future where printers are microscopic and an army of robots print anything you want. It’s called RO. At least 100 nanobots are stored…
Gloves For Women, We’re Not Sexist
NordicPul outdoor gloves are used for light duty outdoor work during the winter season. Designed specifically for women, the elastic cord sewn into the top…
Visualize Your Finances, Ouch!
Apparently a lot of Swedish households are having difficulties paying their bills so designer Hampus Edström created the Budget Tool to make even Suze Orman…
GE EV Charger Actually Looks Good
Lookie here, Yves Behar of Fuseproject designed GE’s Wattstation – a smart grid ready Level 2 charging station which means a 240 volt power supply…
Jello Cup, For Real
On June 26th, the Gowanus Studio Space hosted the 2nd annual Jell-O Mold competition in Brooklyn, New York. The competition encouraged artists, designers, chefs, and…
My Toy Guardian
Teach those little rug rats to pick up after themselves by giving a simple toy chest an anthropomorphic identity. Toy Guardian is monster on wheels,…
Now That’s A Spicy Egg
Designer Mike Flache has a wonderful aesthetic and a pleasing sense of humor. The Spice Egg is a magnetic salt cellar and pepper pot made…
A Simplified Sink
As some designers seem intent on inundating sinks with complicate gadgetry, others are taking a simpler approach. The Flow is a sink with the tap,…