Award-winning ‘Inclusive Kettle’ allows the disabled and impaired to easily brew tea
It’s difficult to shake the fact that products that have existed for centuries can sometimes be prime examples of non-inclusive design. Stairs are a notorious…
Sarang is the co-editor in chief of Yanko Design. He is a former industrial designer at a Bangalore-based multidisciplinary design studio, working in areas including appliances, FMCG, packaging, technology, luxury, etc. Sarang has written about design and technology for over a decade and has been a jury member on international design awards. He occasionally works on tech concepts featured on Forbes, The Verge, Hypebeast, Digital Trends, SlashGear, Tom's Guide, LetsGoDigital, and Unbox Therapy. Sarang graduated from MIT Institute of Design, Pune.
It’s difficult to shake the fact that products that have existed for centuries can sometimes be prime examples of non-inclusive design. Stairs are a notorious…
What if your pasta could lie flat and occupy less shape when packaged, and morph into its desired shape when cooking? As odd as that…
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/xpresole/xpresole-panto-the-boots-made-from-upcycled-coffee-grounds The discovery of coffee goes back to the 15th century when a goat-herder named Kaldi first noticed how his goats were staying awake at…
From the company that created the world’s first folding phone comes an open-source kit to help anyone build their own products with flexible displays! Royole…
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ezsani/ezsani-smart-safe-sanitized I remember in the wee days of the pandemic (when we all were a little more paranoid than we are right now) feeling rather…
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/408270621/pluto-square-the-modern-cat-litter-cube Just the very sight of a cat-tray lifting off its base and rotating 90° to separate the poop from the litter looks like something…
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/adantic/the-counter-heritage-thats-built-to-last I haven’t worn a bracelet since the Livestrong craze of 2004. You see, the bracelet isn’t just some random piece of jewelry – it…
Small enough that you can wrap your hand around it, Wacaco’s Picopresso pushes the boundaries of how tiny a coffee machine can be… while still…
The Makalu 67 is an incredibly lightweight gaming mouse that weighs a mere 67 grams, thanks to its unique ‘ribcage’ outer body. However, it’s also…
It takes a keen eye to be able to question the design of products we take for granted. Why are certain products like weighing scales…
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1538660504/dr-quorum Now THAT’s something you don’t see every day. Instead of using regular bristles that only remove plaque from your teeth, the Dr. Quorum toothbrush…
What will they think of next? A smartphone that can 3D print?? (Okay scratch that, that would actually be pretty awesome) Just last week (Friday…