By popular demand, an iPhone with an audio jack!
I love my Google Pixel 2. I, however, hate the absence of the audio jack. I don’t understand why phones are embracing this absolutely unnecessary…
How do you design for zero-gravity??
Industrial designers are required to fit themselves into a wide variety of scenarios so as to solve problems effectively. But how do you solve problems…
The wallet that’s smaller than your cards!
Great things come in small packages. That’s what they say… and they’re probably referring to the FOCX Smart Wallet. Simple, sensible, and small, the FOCX…
More Wall, Less Clock
The idea behind the Wyzer wall clock by Reinhard Dienes was to make the wall a part of the clock. Using large plastic hands and…
For a different kind of ‘refueling’
I love the metaphoric connection between the fuel for cars and the fuel for humans. The Danish Fuel Tank Bar Cabinet uses Jerry Cans from…
A Clock that Changes Like the Sky
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/389140893/dusk-a-clock-that-frames-the-sky? The 12-hour clock is possibly the most common wall clock in the world. It finds itself in every household, on a wall in the…
Because switches are too boring
Determined to reinvent the switch, Berlin-based r l o n created the mysterious yet inviting L3. With nothing but a light ring, a wooden platform,…
Who Said Print is Dead?!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/seasonscards/the-apothecary-is-back-handcrafted-color-changing You could play Texas Hold’em on the internet via a website or an app, but there’s a different joy in being able to hold…
Designed to look un-designed and well-designed
The lack of design details doesn’t make a product less attractive, or badly designed. In fact, if consciously done, minimalism and sensibility can together create…
Elon Musk’s favorite chandelier
I’m assuming there’s a very small group of people who find themselves to be passionate about rocket science and chandeliers. For people with the aforementioned…
How Long Should your Backpack Last?
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/812514494/the-best-everyday-backpacks-for-commuters The guys at Able Carry have a woe. All they want is a regular bag that looks good, performs well, and lasts long. Is…
This speaker/clock will leave you ‘starstruck’
Speaker, Clock, and a Constellation viewing device. Together they sound quite arbitrary, and if I told you they were all the same product, I’d get…