The Lamp Switch Nobody Bothered to Design Well, Until Now
The inline switch is one of those details that nobody seems to question. Most floor and table lamps carry a cheap plastic switch dangling somewhere…
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adidas BB.01 is first 3D-printed basketball shoe built to improve stability and flexibility on court
While the world is fixated on who’s making it to the quarterfinals of the FIFA World Cup. adidas thinks it’s done enough for the love…
This Vase Was Made From Aluminum Tubes That Would’ve Been Thrown Away
Vases occupy an awkward corner of product design. Most exist somewhere between functional and decorative without committing to either, and the result is a category…
Five Years, One Bowl, and a Woodturner Who Refused to Quit
Most of us abandon a project after a few weeks of frustration. Olivier Gomis sat on one for five years, then came back and finished…
Laser Engravers Need a Workshop, This One Fits in a Backpack
Laser engravers have always come with a catch. Getting one typically means dedicating a chunk of workspace to it, running a cable to the nearest…
The 3D Printed Pencil Holder That Shames Everything Else on Your Desk
Most of us have a pencil holder we never actually chose. It’s the ceramic mug you retired from coffee duty, or the branded giveaway from…
Studio Darius Ou Just Printed a Book That Reads Its Own Code
Books have always held secrets. Marginalia scrawled by long-dead readers, watermarks pressed into pulp centuries ago, the particular weight of a first edition in your…
This €265 Aluminum Table Was Designed Backward to Waste Just 4%
Furniture manufacturing has a quiet waste problem that rarely makes it into the marketing copy. Most pieces require significantly more raw material than what ends…
A 4D-Printed Cast You Can Actually Shower In
Most medical devices evolve quietly over decades. Surgical tools get sharper, imaging machines get faster, drug delivery systems get smarter. But the orthopedic cast has…
Your Bench Vise Can’t Hold Round Parts, This One Grips Anything
Most workshop tools haven’t changed much in decades, and bench vises are a good example of that. They’re big and heavy, and they work well…
Loop Is the Marble Calendar That Never Runs Out of Pages
Digital calendars have made keeping track of the date nearly frictionless, which sounds like a good thing until you realize how thoroughly that frictionlessness has…
Someone Finally Gave Aluminum Cans the Resealable Lid They Always Needed
The aluminum can has been one of the most successful packaging formats in history, but it carries a fundamental flaw. Pull that tab, and it’s…