Oyster Cards Get Cute
The Oyster card, London’s electronic travel card system, is something synonymous with natives and visitors alike. Unchanged for 8 years, designer Benjamin Parton thought it…
Not Your Mom’s Shelf
Well, sort of. Latvian designer Arthur Analt’s Shelf WOW was inspired by the Latvian ethnographic symbol “mara,” a representation of the love and safety given…
Urban Jungle Ambulance
Increased traffic congestion in urban areas means loss of crucial time for emergency medical teams to reach those in need (trust me, I’ve seen that…
Not Just a Smartphone
The HTC Evo 4g combines performance and pick-me-up aesthetic into one sleek and powerful Android superphone that makes its business-like counterparts look and act like…
Tactile Cookware for the Blind
You’ve probably never tried to cook with your eyes closed, but imagine if you didn’t have a choice. For the blind & sight impaired people…
Tricky Tableware
I love this thought-provoking design. The result of an exploration into how intangible entities can be transformed into useful physical objects that represent their likeness,…
Comfort VS Trend
Simple curves & subtle movements are the philosophy behind this whimsical design by Dutch brand Lonc. The Seaser chair and Teaser stool were specifically designed…
Bend-and-Snap Mouse!
It’s no wonder this design was a 2011 red dot product design Best of the Best winner. A mere 15 mm thick, and composed primarily…
BMW Electric Trike-Car
The BMW i1 is an electric, single-seater concept by designer Amadou Ba Ndiaye that fuses motorcycle thrill with the safety of a car into one…
Lady Killer Volume 1
The Lady Killer Vol 1 designers put it just right- this twist on the jewelry box “pokes a sturdy robotic finger in the face of…
Lamp Teaches a Lesson
This lamp, the second part of the Completing Absence series by designer Petra Schmidt, is more concerned with shedding light on the issue of energy…
Light as a Feather Shelving
Plyght is a clever shelving design by Joeri Reynaert that features a long, fluid bend on its wall side that not only stabilizes items but…
Bendable Bike Locks
If you’re a city bike rider you know that on busy days you’ll be lucky to find an open bike rack. Most only have room…
No Cars, No Problem
When designing this conceptual project, designer Robert Hagenstrom imagined a world untouched by the automotive industry- a world that had never seen a car. What…
The Porsche 929
The Porsche Panamara is ugly. There, I said it! Maybe the guys at Porsche should have taken some notes from Designer Julliana Cho, because this…
Anytime, Anywhere Deliverable Hospital
Designer Kukil Han imagines a go-anywhere solution for providing aid to victims of natural disasters such as floods, earthquakes, tsunamis and storms. The Mobile Hospital…