The Photo Frame That Turns Color Into Temperature
Every so often, a design concept stops you mid-scroll and makes you sit with an uncomfortable question. For me, Touch-frame by student designer Liang Han…
Concept Designs
XiaoBu Wants to Be the Most Personal Thing on Your Desk
We’ve reached a point where our desks have become a form of personal expression. The plant you chose, the pen holder you 3D-printed, the specific…
Students Just Designed a Suitcase That Dries Your Clothes on the Go
Every seasoned traveler has their version of the wet clothes problem. You step out of the rain during a city walk, catch a wave at…
Lake Como Has a New Resident, and She Floats
When I first saw images of Lucia floating across the glassy surface of Lake Como, I thought someone had photoshopped a Giorgio Armani showroom onto…
A Designer Just Made a Water Purifier That Skips the Technician Call
Water purifiers are practically mandatory in modern Indian homes, but for a category that handles something as critical as drinking water, they’ve never been particularly…
Austria’s Clay Cooler Is the AC Killer Nobody Saw Coming
Every summer, the conversation around air conditioning goes roughly the same way. It’s hot, we turn on the AC, the electricity bill spikes, and we…
The Urn With 4 Screens Showing Moving Images of the Person You Lost
Cremation urns have existed for thousands of years, but their design language has barely moved. They tend toward the ceremonial and the generic, pottery shapes…
The Inflatable Umbrella That Finally Makes Sense
Count how many umbrellas you’ve owned in your lifetime. Go ahead, try. Most people lose count somewhere around five or six, often because the memory…
Your Shelf Corner Is Wasted Space: This Clock Turns It Into a Bookend
Desk clocks have always had a spatial problem. They take up flat surface area that shelves and desks often can’t spare, and most serve no…
A Student Built Shelves That Fly Like Kites
The first image that stops you is the outdoor shot: a tall shelving unit suspended in open sky, hovering above a treeline, trailing a thin…
A Student Just Made a Pen From One Bamboo Stalk. No Factory Needed.
We don’t usually stop to think about pens. They show up in our bags, our drawers, the bottom of every tote we own, and when…
The Sculptural Speaker Concept That Sounds Good From Every Spot in the Room
Most wireless speakers look like speakers. They announce themselves with grilles and ports and branding, and they tend to disappear into a corner or a…