A Bench Just for Smokers
Smoker Bench kinda sounds like a drug related peripheral or an awesome grill with ample seating but its really a bench with integrated ash receptacles….
Rake and Take to Compost
The title says it all. The Rake and Take is a cardboard composter. Instead of filling plastic trash bags, rake leaves into into the Rake…
Carbon Fiber Purisme Letter Opener Review
Pure luxe, that’s how I’m going to start off this review. Carbon fiber is a favorite material of ours here at Yanko Design as seen…
Not For Anyone Who Sucks at Math
Everything we create is designed to respond instantly to our whims but what if our world were set up like the game Myst. You couldn’t…
Lemme See How You Feel
As communication becomes increasingly reliant on social media experiences i.e., email, IM, and text messages – valuable information woven subtly in physical interaction are lost….
100% Design Tokyo 2008, Huge Photo Gallery!
While most of you are busy recovering from sugar highs (did you get good candy?) we were busy at 100% Design Tokyo. This year drew…
Fireworks Help Find Your Car
Every time I get out of a car I yell to my friends the exact floor, side, and column it’s located on. Two hours later…
Oh Little Bonsai, You Like My Music?
This week is an orgy of the hottest and latest concepts and products coming out of Japan. We’ll be at 100% Tokyo but over at…
My Wind Chime is Smarter than Yours
Ah wind chimes. They can be so relaxing or excruciatingly irritating. It wouldn’t be so bad if they served a functional purpose but thanks to…
Proper Tea Anyone?
TeaFix, the quintessential British-ness kit offers all the comfort one needs on a long journey. Like one of those plastic tear sheets found in model…
My Legs Don’t Match
It’s one part modern and 2 parts whimsical. The Flaque Table technically only has 3 legs, all with different shapes. It’s a bit kitsch but…
8 Cups? No Problem
I’m always amazed at the dexterity some servers are gifted with; 2 plates of food and 8 cups of drinks all delivered without a hitch….
Design for Poverty Winners
We received entries from all over the world. Poverty is a difficult problem to diagnose let alone solve but nonetheless as designers we can address…
Rest Your Bum Here, Perfect Perch Review
Great ideas often are simple executions. The Perfect Perch by James Chu is one of those ideas. Originally conceived as affordable seating for college students,…
Beefing Up Your Old Mobile Phone
Most of us still use ho-hum mobile phones. I don’t say that to be condescending but to create a distinction between most of the mobile…
Modern Additions in not so Modern Homes
The Grafton Crescent project replaced an existing dilapidated small lean-to rear extension with a new glass extension at ground floor level and new timber and…