Bring the Warmth of the Sun, Inside.
This beautifully designed concept aims to give us an alternative to washing our clothes in the energy-sapping dryer. The SOLEIL brings the outside, in. Unlike…
Product Design
YD Design Storm #21
The YD Design Storm takes a look at products, services, and spaces that are storming the internet. The idea? To turn internet-storming material into brainstorming…
Inspirational toys, made from inventive materials
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/vitodesign/swoodz-wooden-toy-vehicles You could give a child an iPad. It would hopelessly addict them to screens, and have them consuming digital content for hours, attached to…
Microsoft’s flattest, most flexible, functional mouse yet
Curved when you want, flat when you need, the Arc Surface mouse by Microsoft follows a format it set a long time ago. The mouse…
How do you design smartphones for teens?
There are some parents who believe in limiting their child’s access to sufficiently advanced tech. Technology empowers, but it also means a lot of things….
A Mouse That Keeps You on Track with Quick-view Screen
Much like our workspace, how we organize our computer and go about our daily tasks can say a lot about our personalities; if you see…
Top 5 Job Openings at YD Job Board for this week
As a part of our careers-related columns, these are our top five picks of the best industrial design opportunities on Yanko Design’s recruitment platform YD Job Board. This…
This coffee machine is for addicts like me
If you require a coffee to kick-start your day, then this product is the one for you! With a form that’s soft, inviting, and has…
Two anti-theft backpacks that have a zing to them
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/257670560/the-bobby-pro-and-bobby-tech-anti-theft-backpacks You may remember the Bobby backpack from the past few years. The bag singlehandedly kickstarted the trend of anti-theft backpacks, spawning an entire industry/category…
Ziiiro’s Horizon tells time using artistic compositions
Yanko Design has, since the very beginning, been a fan of Ziiiro’s watches. Back in 2011, Ziiiro made waves with their watches that flipped classical…
YD JOB ALERT: Join Fuseproject as an Environmental Designer
fuseproject, a studio started by Yves Behar, is looking for an Environmental Designer to join their team in San Francisco, CA. fuseproject has been responsible…
This concept Tesla Smartphone has an expanding conveyor-belt screen
As outrageous as it sounds, if this format is even remotely possible (and works well), it’s surely the format to beat. This the conceptual Tesla…