Made to showcase its vintage BMW engine, the ‘Birdcage’ has a wireframe design
At first glance, the BMW Motorrad Birdcage looks like a 3D model viewed in wireframe mode. It’s easy to make that mistake, because the Birdcage,…
Made entirely out of natural materials, this travel kit is comfortable and eco-friendly
Softened banana leaf, water hyacinth leaf, corn-silk… you don’t often hear these terms used in fashion and apparel, but this ecologically-aware travel kit is set…
This 3D-Printed Metal Guitar is Absolutely Indestructible.
A lot of moments in rock history are defined by the iconic guitar-smash… and while I personally don’t think it’s particularly nice to smash musical…
A motorcycle-compatible bionic arm that lets the disabled ride motorbikes
Combining Honda’s expertise in robotics and in motorbikes, Tom Hylton envisions a solution that helps disabled ride bikes, perhaps even in a professional capacity. The…
A folding hairdryer that’s as simple and elegant as it gets
Over the years we’ve seen so many flat-pack, compact hairdryers that they probably deserve a category of their own. The beauty of compact hairdryers is…
Creating realistic textures with displacement maps in Keyshot 8
The guys at Luxion just released their latest version of Keyshot, and I’m absolutely thrilled because displacement maps are one feature I was rather impatiently…
More ‘Power’ to you! Stanley Black & Decker is looking for an Industrial Design Intern
Probably one of the most well-known names in power tools and hardware, Stanley Black & Decker operate under the three brands, Black & Decker, DeWALT,…
The Balance Watch bases itself off the duality of Yin and Yang
Visually split into two distinct parts, the Balance watch says all it needs to with its name, and the watch face design. Taking inspiration from…
Wingback’s hip-flask explores a radically different pocketable form
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/maclainedesign/the-100ml-hip-a-reinvention-of-the-traditional-hip Hear the word hip-flask and you immediately picture a curved, rectangular metal container with a lid. The hip-flask’s design is surely archetypal, and most…
This elegant grater comes with its own wood container, and I can’t contain my joy!
There’s something so simple, and elegant about The Kitchen Shop’s Wood Grater that I can’t get myself to stare away. It has a simple design…
Bang & Olufsen made a TV with dancing speakers because why not…
Bang & Olufsen’s design team sure knows how to defy all odds. This is the Beovision Harmony… a TV that “folds away to reduce its…
Google’s Stadia Controller gets a radical redesign!
If Sundar Pichai walked up on stage and unveiled Daniel Cheung’s concept of the Stadia controller, I’d absolutely believe that it was completely meant to…