While Most TVs Go Off, the Hisense CanvasTV Switches to Art
A television that spends most of its life pretending to be a painting sounds like a gimmick, until you stand in front of one. The…
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The Record Player That Skips the Vinyl and Plays Falling Water
A vintage turntable earns its warmth from ritual, the small act of placing a needle and watching a disc spin. The Retro Water Drop Ambient…
MATE Works Like a Sticky Note That Sets Its Own Alarm When You Write
Setting a reminder on a phone means unlocking a screen, opening an app, and typing on a keyboard, three steps that break whatever train of…
The Wooden Box That Refuses to Let Your Phone Win
I’ve tried every trick to get my phone to leave me alone. Do Not Disturb. Grayscale mode. Leaving it in another room, which mostly just…
The Japanese Grooming Kit That Actually Makes Sense
Most guys have a drawer like this: a razor with a blade that’s gone slightly dull but not dull enough to justify tossing, tweezers that…
The Diffuser That Refuses to Plug In, Beep, or Buzz
Most home fragrance today falls into one of two camps. There’s the ultrasonic diffuser blinking a soft blue LED on your nightstand, gurgling every few…
Screens Got Louder, These 5 E-Ink Gadgets Went Deliberately Quiet
Screens have gotten loud, and most of them are fighting for the same six to eight inches of attention in your pocket. E Ink is…
You Can Actually Sleep Inside a Real Poké Ball Now
Every themed hotel room I’ve ever stayed in has let me down in the same predictable way. You book something that promises a full transformation…
Alarm Clocks Buzz and Glow, Kodo Holds a Plant and Greets the Dawn
Waking up shouldn’t require staring at another glowing rectangle before your eyes even adjust to the room. Kodo, a conceptual smart alarm clock, rejects the…
IKEA Finally Made Buying Real Art Affordable
I’ve walked out of gallery openings feeling like an intruder more times than I’d like to admit. The velvet rope isn’t always literal, but it…
This CO2-powered cooling jacket could keep you comfortable in extreme heat without a battery
Most wearable cooling devices add more hardware to what you are already wearing. Hissy, developed by five designers as part of Samsung Design Membership, is…
Laifen Just Made Flawless Grooming Stupidly Easy (No Skill Required)
We live in an era of life hacks, a time when everyone wants the best possible results with the least amount of fuss. We want…
This Surgical-Steel Toothbrush Was Never Meant to Be Thrown Away
I own a lot of things I’ll probably never actually wear out. A leather bag that’s outlasted three apartments. A watch that was my grandfather’s….
MB&F’s Alien-Inspired Desk Clock Ships as 222 Loose Parts You Assemble Yourself Over 10 Hours
There is a term in behavioral economics called the IKEA effect, which says we value things more when we build them ourselves. It explains why…
Your Child’s First Lambo Could Be This $4,999 Yellow Stroller – And It’s Rarer Than Most Supercars
Your kid will own a Lamborghini roughly forty years before you do, and it will cost you $4,999 to make that happen. Silver Cross and…
The Book With 24 Holes and Almost No Words
Pick up Sebastian Bergne’s latest publication and you’ll immediately notice what’s not there. No lengthy introduction. No glossy product photography. No dense paragraphs of design…