The fire-hydrant gets a functional makeover
As designers, we have a habit, or rather a responsibility, of challenging the status quo. Be it something as ubiquitous as the credit card, or…
What if we grew our fruits to be shaped as containers?
I remember one snarky image that made its rounds around the internet. It featured peeled oranges stored in plastic containers, with a caption that read…
The New MG concept car explores with leather on the exterior too!
Sun. Wind. Action. Three words describe Arash Shahbaz’s roadster concept design for MG. The car comes at a perfect time, along with the brand’s renewal…
If Silicon Valley Designed the Travel Suitcase
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/plevo/plevo-the-worlds-most-innovative-smart-luggage Jam-packed with features and tech, the Plevo makes the perfect case for the fast-paced life of a person from the Silicon Valley. It doesn’t…
It’s a HoloGramophone!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1263668973/kozmophone-a-classic-reimagined-0 Let’s look at the best of all worlds. The best sort of music player is undoubtedly the vinyl music player, for its incredibly detailed…
We should have had credit cards in ‘portrait mode’ all along
Think about this. You barely use your phone in landscape mode. Unless you’re watching a video on youtube, playing a game, or clicking a photo…
Most Aroma Diffusers Look Old and Oriental. The Zen Looks Modern.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1115219347/zen-the-most-inspiring-aroma-oil-diffuser-ever What if your air-freshening spray and your humidifier had a baby? It would look quite like the ZEN. Designed to be as easy to…
An immortal titanium pencil for your immortal ideas
It’s been around for almost half a millennium now, and the pencil is still going strong. Even today, the most commonly used ones come with…
You can now build your own miniature walking Strandbeest!
Chances are, whether you’re a designer or not, you’ll have seen Theo Jansen’s massive kinetic sculptures walking across a beach in BMW’s advertisement. Titled the…
The 1+1=2 Drone
Quite a few drones are made to be portable, with propellers that fold inwards into the main body, but what the Blank Drone does is…
Most multitools overdo it. The Kershaw Pub is just right.
The Kershaw Pub is a knife first and foremost, but it’s a multitool too. Its unique design makes you notice the knife aspect of it…
Ergonomic design made the mouse weird
The mouse has seen quite a few iterations. It went from a rolling-ball-type to a laser-tracker-type. Then it transformed into IBM’s classic TrackPoint (or the…