The incredible material that is “wood wool”
Let’s file “Wood Wool” under new materials, because I’m hearing about it for the first time. Also referred to as excelsior in North America, these…
A case/stand that multi-tasks, like your iPad!
The remarkable Tilt not only serves as a beautiful case for the iPad Pro 9.7″ and the Apple Pen, it also doubles up as stand,…
The car that looks at symmetry in the rear-view mirror
As an editor, sometimes you’re faced with a strange quandary. What if a design is interesting, potentially ground-breaking, but disagrees with you visually? The DS…
Phil Saunders, the concept designer behind the Iron Man suits
You may not have heard of Phil Saunders (or conversely you may have if you’re a close follower of his work like I am), but…
SOLIDteknics has a Super-secret Process for their Multi-century Cookware
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/495892923/solidteknics-noni-100-usa-made-seamless-1-pc-stain From the perspective of an industrial designer, I find what SOLIDteknics have done rather ground-breaking. Their revolutionary line of cookware is designed to stay…
One day you may be able to 3D print your own Nike shoes
https://youtu.be/RFW35vTTGQI Athlete Eliud Kipchoge won the 2018 London Marathon wearing a pair of Nike VaporFly Elite Flyprint trainers with the world’s first 3D-printed upper. This…
Putting your healthcare back in your hands
Named after the Greek god of healing, the Apollo is a household point-of-care health monitoring system that makes big promises. Providing accurate health monitoring for…
The Urwahn Bike is German Design and Precision at its Best
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/233429804/urwahn-smart-innovative-and-comfortable-urban-bike Pure, perfect, and no frills attached is probably the best way to describe Urwahn’s bikes. Designed and manufactured in Germany, the bikes showcase a…
We could learn a thing or two from Pininfarina’s signature minimalism
I wouldn’t really call it minimalism, as much as I would cleanness and straightforwardness, but the Italian automotive design powerhouse is channeling an aesthetic that…
Check out this low-poly high-entertainment chess set!
Built on the design of the realistic chess set however with a low-poly style, the Drama Chess Set feels a lot like the chess version…
What a vertical carousel-shaped airport for LA would look like
A concept entry for the eVolo Skyscraper Competition 2018, Jonathan Ortega’s LAX 2.0 envisions creating a ground-breaking, space-saving vertical layout for one of America’s busiest…
The screen protector that adds 2 extra buttons to your iPhone
One of the biggest differences between the iOS and the Android/Windows Phone experience is its layout of elements. While the Android experience gives you three…
The Skroll is a fun, pocket-sized embossing machine!
An infinitely fun way to make embossed prints or send embossed messages, or even carry around in your pocket to create instant, 3D business cards,…
These phone cases send a chilling warning against texting while driving
https://youtu.be/L4r5_-eEkL0 You don’t really think twice before glancing down at your phone while driving. It’s one of those illegal yet seemingly harmless things everyone seems…
YD Spotlight: In conversation with concept phone designer, Jonas Daehnert
YD has always had a large focus on concepts. The only way to pave the future, I believe, is to conceptualize, and we’ve seen so…
The Smart Scale Tackle’s a Designer’s Worst Nightmare: Human Error
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/245093613/smart-scale-ruler/ The year is 1999, the month, September. There’s panic at the NASA headquarters because they’ve just lost contact with their Mars Climate Orbiter. The…