Read the Fine Print
I can’t because my eyesight fails me! You don’t need to be an old hag to have hypermetropia. Any generation can suffer from it and so…
Product Design
Free Form Ruler
The Free Form Ruler enables you to measure the length by “drawing” an invisible line, straight or curved. The unit of measurement is displayed and…
More Than a Cyber Café
I’m embarrassed to admit it but I was one of the first people to criticize the concept of cyber cafés and even bet they wouldn’t…
Find Your Bike
Have you ever paced up and down a rack of bicycles trying to remember where you locked yours up at? The Acousto Optical Lock is…
Dear Diary on The Table
Remember the Watch Diary, yes the very one that pointed out your current chores with a bright red pointer and sheepishly reminded you of ones…
Puzzle Chair
The Pallares chair by designer Carlos Cordoba is the result of a research to develop new materials from natural fibers. Each chair is composed of…
Lemme See You Percolate
If your caffeine addiction is anything like mine, you too will appreciate this hybrid coffee maker by VeneriDesign. While I like the idea of single…
Bronze Kinetic Robots
Let me tell you about the “kidult” factor – a play off the words kid and adult. It’s a philosophy that encourages play in interactions…
For The Weary Traveler
The frequent traveler knows having the right accessories can keep a trip from becoming a disaster. Neck pillows are notorious for promising more than they…
Water Heaters Get a Makeover
I had to shop for a new water heater this past weekend because mine decided to go on strike right when I wanted to take…
The Idea Bench
Great craftsmanship went into making designer Craig Siebeneck’s Idea Bench. The dramatic curves are achieved by cutting Baltic birch plywood into a general figure, laminating layer…
An Angle on the Fruit Bowl
In its history, the fruit bowl has always been a central object of table culture. This “bowl” by Thomas Feichtner is a step beyond the…