10 of our favorite Furniture Design Projects from the A’ Design Awards 2019
Here are a few of our favorite winners from the Furniture Design category at last year’s A’ Design Award and Competition. Now the purpose of…
The Gruzovikus is an ‘intelligent’ freightliner truck that transports cargo without a driver
Without context, if you looked at the Gruzovikus, your first instinct would be to wonder why its cockpit is so slim. You’d then notice that…
The world’s thinnest truly-wireless earphones don’t feel like a floss-box in your pocket
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1166718747/card20-paper-thin-tws-headphones-w-supreme-sound-quality In the interest of consumer-friendliness, someone designed what is arguably the most satisfying pair of truly wireless earphones. The CARD20, as they’re called, come…
Apple’s latest patent hints at a revolutionary curved glass iMac Pro
Given that we haven’t seen an iMac redesign since 2012, and that Apple’s just recently issued a couple of patents for a new iMac Pro,…
A trauma surgeon redesigned the age-old car-jack to make it much safer to use
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crossjack/crossjack-innovative-safe-car-jack The CrossJack’s birth has a remarkable story to it. Invented by James Flippin, a trauma surgeon, the CrossJack came as an instinct to make…
A Scandinavian-styled minimalist cat litter-box that puts IKEA’s furniture to shame
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tuftandpaw/cove-a-beautiful-litter-box-made-from-recycled-plastics Meet Jackson Cunningham. You could broadly call him a furniture designer, but his job description is a little more specific and a lot more…
This watch’s paracord wristband allows it to easily turn into a neck-worn stopwatch
Wristwatch, pocket-watch, stopwatch, the Artika Horizon 2 can seamlessly transition between all three avatars, thanks to its innovative use of a paracord-based wristband. The watch’s…
The Display Away Cabinet lets you showcase your belongings, with a sense of mystery
Designed to look like furniture meets Hollywood Squares, the Display Away cabinet is a reinterpretation of the traditional glass-faced cabinets often seen in homes, used…
Someone made a rotary mobile phone and it looks like the stuff of multiverses!
If you’re looking down at your smartphone right now as you read this, try to look beyond the illuminated pixels and fathom the amount of…
The X-Scooter LOM solves vehicular congestion by just making mobility smaller
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2008114165/the-future-of-the-last-mile-ecosystem In almost every other industry, progress is always followed by adoption. Vinyls were followed by Cassettes, which were then dethroned by CDs, MP3 files,…
The Airbus MAVERIC aircraft’s unique design helps reduce drag while providing more cabin space
Before we address the Airbus MAVERIC’s unique blended-wing form, let’s take a minute to appreciate Airbus’s abbreviation skills and the fact that MAVERIC stands for…
Parametric ceramics that ditch the potter’s wheel for algorithms
I’d make some wise remark about spinning wheels versus spinning hard-disks, but it would probably require a fair bit of explanation. Parametric design is a…