IDavid Wojcik estimates his Bloop could be made for as little as $10 | Continue reading
The designers thought through every element of user-friendly removal and re-installation | Continue reading
Bandai is Japan’s leading toymaker, producing models from the Gundam series as well as for tie-ins with Marvel, Disney and the Star Wars universe. The toy giant had a net income of ¥242.8 billion (USD $2.2 billion) in 2019, and because their stock-in-trade is plastic, that means … | Continue reading
Steve J. Lindsay, the artist whose work we looked at here, has over 50 years of engraving experience and knows a thing or two about workholding. Lindsay looked at the design of an antique fractal vise, which consists of a series of pivoting "teeth" in the jaws that allow it | Continue reading
The open wire design "does not hide the sandwiched part" | Continue reading
At the age of 12, Nebraska-based artist Steve J. Lindsay was taught to engrave by his father, an accomplished jeweler and watchmaker. Now Lindsay's been at it for over 50 years, peering into a Zeiss microscope to create these stunningly intricate designs: | Continue reading
Supermarkets with human cashiers always stock those areas with impulse buys, primarily candy. Customers waiting at the conveyor belt have plenty of time to observe and be tempted by them. But with the rise of self-checkout stations, retailers have made the unpleasant discovery th … | Continue reading
Italian designer Mario Alessiani, in collaboration with Hiro, announces the release of two brand new outdoor furniture: OP and MERIDIO. | Continue reading
Designed using a single band of tubular steel, The Loopy Chair was designed using the same manufacturing processes of the common tubular bike rack. | Continue reading
The Hoito is a multipurpose facial covering that prevents the transmission of harmful gases and viruses to the respiratory tract and uses the intelligent mechanism of the medication spray system, which allows the people who need to receive their medicine dose at a specific time w … | Continue reading
Klipur is a wireless earbud system designed to deliver an unparalleled user experience. Klipur seamlessly integrates into your day, helping you to focus on what's important. | Continue reading
An Israeli company called Deep Optics has developed sunglasses with liquid crystal lenses that can instantly be changed to reading glasses. These "adaptive focus sunglasses," as the company calls them, "allow the wearer to see at any focal point" and essentially offer "unlimited … | Continue reading
Research engineers at Purdue University have developed two novel treatments for clothing that will probably accelerate the development of wearable technology. "The reason why…smart clothing [hasn't taken off] yet is that the fabrication of this smart clothing is quite challenging … | Continue reading
An Israeli company called Deep Optics has developed sunglasses with liquid crystal lenses that can instantly be changed to reading glasses. These "adaptive focus sunglasses," as the company calls them, "allow the wearer to see at any focal point" and essentially offer "unlimited … | Continue reading
First up, the Acura Integra Type R, at $325K and climbing | Continue reading
A ticket to space on Blue Origin's rocket went for $29.7 million this month, with an additional cost: The winning bidder must share the ride with Jeff Bezos. For those looking to spend a little less, a company call Space Perspective will be selling rides for just $125,000. They c … | Continue reading
The jury chair for the 2021 BraunPrize looks for designs that will have a meaningful positive impact | Continue reading
Now that sneakers have become coveted objects exceeding their mandate as mere footwear, Istanbul-based industrial designer Elif Bulut has designed packaging for them that reflects their increased status. Her Standbox concept would be used not just for shipping or storage, but for … | Continue reading
In Part 1 of "The Part of the Plane You Never Get to See," we showed you the hidden rest areas that airplane designers have secreted within various fuselages. Here in Part 2, Swedish airline pilot Bjorn (whose YouTube profile page reads "#bjorntofly") takes us to more hidden | Continue reading
A startup attempts an improvement on the snap hook and D-ring | Continue reading
The Playn Router is a damn sight better than anything else on the market | Continue reading
Here a selection of gems from Reddit's r/redneckengineering thread: I assume this is to catch fasteners | Continue reading
Here a selection of gems from Reddit's r/redneckengineering thread: I assume this is to catch fasteners | Continue reading
The BMW Isetta, the Dodge Deora; history contains very few cars that you entered through the front of the vehicle. But here comes another one, this time from Switzerland by way of Italy. The Microlino is a tiny electric car, first unveiled by Swiss company Micro Mobility Systems … | Continue reading
"I can solve a 3x3x3 Rubik's Cube within 90 secs," writes David Wright on his Twitter bio. Wright is also a fan of Christian Eriksen, the soccer player who scarily collapsed on the field earlier this month; after Eriksen recovered from his cardiac event and left the hospital, Wri … | Continue reading
You may remember that Hyundai released these crazy "walking car" renderings a couple years ago: Released as concept art during CES 2019, they now seem a lot less crazy. This week Hyundai announced they've acquired Boston Dynamics, the robotics firm with plenty of know-how in maki … | Continue reading
Add ease and style to your home life with these picks from global design experts | Continue reading
Back in 2016, Mercedes rolled out a stunning electric concept car at Pebble Beach called the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6: Needless to say the car never saw production, but it is returning, at least on the silver screen. Here's a Tweet from comic book writer Grace Randolph, who | Continue reading
In the original Star Trek TV show from the '60s, the Enterprise crew members all wear an emblem on their shirts, which is a logo for their fictional United Federation of Planets. By Jesperhansen1972 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0 Fast-forward to the '80s, and the production designers o … | Continue reading
The "designey drawing tools" category of objects continues to rival EDC, with their endless variations on commonplace objects that yield questionable utility. The latest is HK-based Ant Design's Re-ruler, a "machined aerospace-grade aluminium multifunctional ruler for all your de … | Continue reading
Phold, created by industrial designer Shane Schenck's Office for Design, is the name of a series of small silicone storage containers that feature a living hinge. "The object is divided by a thin folding line separating the body from lid," writes the OFD. "The arc in the back cre … | Continue reading
Japanese telecom company Softbank has announced they'll be the first, and perhaps only, brand to carry a new smartphone from Leica. The Leitz 1, as you'd expect from its parentage, has a massive 20-megapixel, 1-inch sensor and so much glass that it comes with a magnetic lens cap. … | Continue reading
"Learn from this collection, take responsibility and develop perspectives for alternative futures" | Continue reading
A company called Origami Rack makes a variety of fold-flat objects: Carts, desks and shelving. I was looking at one of the latter, their R5 unit… …and wondering what application this could possibly have; the similar but non-folding racks I've got in the basement are needed | Continue reading
Probably the least amount of materials you could use for a light-duty ladder | Continue reading
There is a huge opportunity for UI designers to create better financial software | Continue reading
This year's Transportation Design Awards Jury was led by Jens Martin Skibsted of Manyone | Continue reading
This year's Design Education Initiative Awards Jury was led by Hector Silva of Advanced Design | Continue reading
This year's Visual Communication Design Awards Jury was led by Nessim Higson of WeTransfer | Continue reading
This year's Consumer Technology Design Awards Jury was led by Kevin Bethune of dreams • design + life | Continue reading
This year's Design for Social Impact Awards Jury was led by Sloan Leo of FLOX Studio | Continue reading
This year's Furniture & Lighting Design Awards Jury was led by Tariq Dixon of TRNK NYC | Continue reading
This year's Health & Wellness Design Awards Jury was led by Miya Osaki of Diagram | Continue reading
This year's Personal Accessory Design Awards Jury was led by Minali Chatani & Veronica Becchetti of Wild One | Continue reading
This year's Interaction Design Awards Jury was led by August Heffner of Instrument | Continue reading
This year's Home & Living Design Awards Jury was led by Josh Morenstein of Branch Creative | Continue reading
This year's Speculative Design Awards Jury was led by Deepa Butoliya of the Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan | Continue reading
This year's Packaging Design Award Jury was co-led by Ian Montgomery & Marisa Sanchez-Dunning of Guacamole Airplane | Continue reading