Handrails That Speak
With their guide stick in one hand and a firm grip on the handrail, the visually challenged rely on instincts while negotiating a flight of…
Product Design
Bike Racks Done Right
Leave it to an Oregonian designer to come up with such a great bike-rack design. The Yakima Super Joe Pro and King Joe Pro by…
Flat Is Where It’s At
Gone are the days that bigger is better. Streamlined packaging designs like the flat pack Spline Light are in… for good. The simple yet elegant…
Identify by Touch
The Contact Series gives a dynamic and sensorial experience to the visually impaired user by adding a tactile element in the form of braille lettering to everyday…
Medicinal Pacifier
Yeah babies are cute and all but ever try administering one medicine? It’s totally no bueno. Babies are smart and unlike adults, they spit anything…
Intelligent Chinese Tablet
The majority of the world population comes from China and I suppose every country in the world has a China Town. Therefore I vote for…
When Architecture Takes a Backseat to Nature
-and it works. With it’s super minimal (even dark) interior, the Juvet hotel uses modern design elements to bring focus to the natural beauty of…
Mod Light
This contemporary and functional modular lighting concept allows users to create the perfect arrangement depending on size or intention. Suspended from the ceiling or adapted…
No Strings Attached
Introducing the Hyper Touch Guitar. From the mind of Max Battaglia at Givingshape Design Studio, this unorthodox design replaces strings with a multi-touch screen, allowing…
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…
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…