This award-winning to-go coffee cup comes with its own integrated origami lid!
The LIDfree is less of a redesign and more of a re-imagination of lids themselves. A sustainable improvement on plastic lids would probably be to…
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The ultimate productivity keyboard for creatives features a tablet surface and 28 shortcut keys
Shortcut keys on the left, a tablet surface on the right, a jogdial on the top, and a stylus pen for precision. There’s a lot…
This 2mm glass speaker with crystal clear audio was designed for disassembly!
Most of us listen to music through plastic speakers and earbuds lined with silicone, which typically end up lost somewhere in landfills once it’s time…
This portable kettle lets you brew and drink a single serving of tea wherever you are
The Pocket Tea Set really challenges the notion of the way kettles look and function. Deviating from the standard practice of having a kettle-body, a…
This tabletop clothes dryer uses vacuum dehydration technology to dry clothes in 15 minutes!
Vacuum Dehydration Technology sounds so much more advanced than the current technology we have of basically spinning the heck out of clothes till they’re 90%…
A school-desk that turns into a safety shelter during an earthquake
You never really know what sort of curveballs the year 2020 can throw at you. I mean we’ve had forest fires, a pandemic, murder hornets,…
This modular low-cost flotation device uses recycled plastic bottles!
The World Health Organization is spearheading efforts to help children in low-income areas learn how to swim, and the SAVIOUR concept attempts at creating highly-effective,…
Drink from this bottle without tipping it over!
Combining bottle and straw into a singular device, the Double Drink Bottle lets you easily sip water without needing to lift and tilt it. The…
This award-winning tiny home uses Passive House construction methods to stay toasty warm in winter!
The design concept behind Kirimoko can be traced back to a bike trip, taken by the tiny house’s clients, Will and Jen, which required both…
This circuit board desk integrates a cabling solution to give you the ultimate wire-free desk setup!
This circuit board desk integrates a cabling solution to give you the ultimate wire-free desk setup!
As I write from my desk, a countless number of wires hang on and tangle between my legs: the trio of cables coming from my…
How a design competition turned this innovative hairdryer concept into a real product
I must admit I feel very passionately about concepts. It definitely is a part of my job description, but to be honest, I’ve always loved…
Robotic Prosthetic Knee sweeps the Luminary at the Red Dot Design Award: Design Concept 2020
During one of our Q&A’s, a reader asked our founder, Takashi Yamada, what a design should be according to him. “Innovative”, he said, “It is…