These Two Countries Dominate at the A’ Design Awards
With 584 and 554 awards respectively, USA and China stand with the most number of awards won at the A’ Design Awards and Competition. The…
A bug’s life!
It looks like an igloo on the outside, but step inside and it feels like a world of magic! This is the Compound Camera, an…
From industrial tools to incredible EDC!
Tiny, yet dangerous, the Japanese Kiridashi is a compact pocketable knife that’s often underestimated because of its size, but can outperform most knives. Make them…
A Cutting Board That ‘Cuts’ Prep Time in Half!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1378602135/slicex-a-new-kind-of-kitchen-cutting-board The life of a designer turned writer is quite frustrating. The number of times I come across a product and go “Why didn’t I…
YD Talks: Define the problem first, not the brief
There are a lot of ways to approach this post, but I guess the best way is to paraphrase a mentor of mine. Clients lack…
What if your glasses could read to you?
I firmly believe that the spectacle holds great opportunity for wearable tech, because even if there’s just a fraction of people wearing them, these people…
This backpack fits inside your pocket!
Call me a conspiracy theorist, but I think the guys at Matador have a shrink-ray. After the pocket blanket, they’ve managed to shrink a 20-liter…
Tessellated technology
Not ideally the first thing one would picture in mind upon hearing the words Honey Strip, but all in all this product is rather fascinating….
When Coffee and Mechanics collide!
Essentially the most simplified version of a french press, the Newton is effortless because it uses a Type 2 Lever to reduce the amount of…
YD Spotlight: The Organic Ornaments of Fitchwork
I guarantee you will never find work more incredibly intricate and ornate than those by Travis Fitch. Truly pushing the boundaries of design, art, science,…
This paddle strays away from tradition
The thing with game equipment is that you can’t radically push the design to be better because it offers a competitive advantage. There’s a reason…
A Cover-case Worthy of the iPhone
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/creatiodesign/rmour-silver-case-for-your-iphone-x UPDATE: less than 48 hours left, grab yours now! Apple isn’t a tech company anymore. I first heard this saying a few years ago…