It was designed and built in 1840 by Vinzenz Hefele | Continue reading
The traditional shape of a flashlight is form-follows-function as well as form-follows-technology, shaped around the cylindrical batteries they contain. These designs work well enough in the hand, but when placed on a surface, they have an unfortunate tendency to roll. Lighting e … | Continue reading
The maniacs over at Concours d'Lemons, that purposely horrific car show we looked at last year, have posted recent photos of what might be the weirdest mod we've seen yet. Someone took and old Voltkswagen Rabbit and turned it...inside out: We're guessing they did it to trump | Continue reading
It was designed and built in 1840 by Vinzenz Hefele | Continue reading
Is this the end of the police cruiser car chase? | Continue reading
Looks like ex-McLaren designer Richard Thorpe has hit another one out of the park | Continue reading
UK-based Michael Bennett studied Furniture Design and Craft at Buckinghamshire University, gaining his degree in 2005. He then branched out into timber framing, learning to use tradition methods to create new structures… …and repair old ones. In recent years, Bennett picked up an … | Continue reading
Last year we looked at the Shoppa, a personal shopping cart from Australia. The idea is that you own one and use it door-to-door, rather than using the supermarket's carts. This Clax Trolley, a fold-flat utility cart from Holland, is not designed specifically for shopping, but I … | Continue reading
Working outdoors by myself, I regularly face the same problem people have for millennia: How to move piles of heavy things from point A to B. Logs, rounds, lumber, feed bags, piles of bricks and rocks, acres worth of grass clippings, and every weekend alone I move hundreds of pou … | Continue reading
Here are three different design approaches we've seen for hand-trucking objects up and down stairs. An approach used by UpCart and others uses a trio of wheels on each side: The Techlift employs a pair of flip-down levers to provide leverage: Those first two necessitate extra mov … | Continue reading
Didn't see this one coming: Ikea has now moved into the wellness space with today's launch of their new Förnuftig air purifier. Roughly the size of a briefcase, the 12" x 18" object can be wall-mounted or placed in a stand. Notably, the description | Continue reading
I live out in the middle of nowhere, but I still get tons of scam-tastic Mandarin robo-calls. It makes me miss the days of being e-mailed by Nigerian princes. Scams evolve as technology improves, and nowhere is this more evident than in the proliferation of click farms. Click far … | Continue reading
Hyundai has released renderings of the pickup truck they're preparing to launch. Because they're a bit shadowy, I pumped up the levels a bit, though it doesn't give away much more: At first glance I'm disappointed with the Subaru-BRAT-looking box size, but I can't tell how | Continue reading
Here are three different design approaches we've seen for hand-trucking objects up and down stairs. An approach used by UpCart and others uses a trio of wheels on each side: The Techlift employs a pair of flip-down levers to provide leverage: Those first two necessitate extra mov … | Continue reading
You have got to come up with an idea for your own product to launch | Continue reading
Crowdfunding platforms were originally intended to let broke creators attract funding. As they've grown, the model has been hijacked by already-established businesses and even rich corporations simply seeking to minimize their risk through pre-orders. Add Amazon to this list. Des … | Continue reading
Virgin Galactic has rolled out their new Spaceship III design, the VSS Imagine. It's fascinating to look at because while we've all seen spaceships since we were kids, they were fanciful versions created for movies and TV shows rather than actual physics. Here we get a look at wh … | Continue reading
I can't argue that this isn't a "brilliant fix" as indicated in the video's title: However, it seems that would swiftly becoming annoying to use. I understand that the craftsperson is proud of the fix they devised, but it irritates me more that this happened in the | Continue reading
The beauty of a traditional timber-framed building is that all of the structural components are visible. Each timber performs a crucial function, and rather than being hidden away, they become part of the aesthetic. Image: Quarry View Building Group Image: Davis Frame Co. That is … | Continue reading
On Monday a Volkswagen press release was "leaked"--i.e. posted, then quickly deleted--announcing that Volkswagen of America was changing their name to Voltswagen, as an acknowledgement of their commitment to going all-electric. Anytime you release, then delete a press release, it … | Continue reading
If you applied to be an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile driver and it didn't work out, we've got your back, once again. Hasbro has announced they're looking to hire a "Chief TikTok Officer" for their Nerf brand. Duties include making 10-12 Nerf-based TikTok videos a month, and this is a … | Continue reading
TRNK NYC co-founder's latest design exhibition is meant to highlight African & indigenous craft history and their major contributions to modernism | Continue reading
If you applied to be an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile driver and it didn't work out, we've got your back, once again. Hasbro has announced they're looking to hire a "Chief TikTok Officer" for their Nerf brand. Duties include making 10-12 Nerf-based TikTok videos a month, and this is a … | Continue reading
Humanscale Design Studio has created NeatCharge, a mostly-unseen wireless charging rig that can be retrofitted to existing furniture (within limitations, see below). It consists of a roughly 5" diameter plugged-in charger that you mount to the underside of a worksurface, via eith … | Continue reading
The CargoDrive is a retrofittable front wheel for your bicycle that comes with a cargo-carrying platform--and an electric motor for power assist. As you can see, the diameter of the front wheel is quite small, at 20"; this is done to lower the cargo platform, allowing | Continue reading
This thing is going to put a lot of stevedores out of work | Continue reading
For those taking prescription medications, plastic is likely the only vessel they come in--and some 90% of them are not recycled, according to Tikkun Olam Makers, an Israel-based collective dedicated to creating social impact solutions. Thus they've created the Prescription Paper … | Continue reading
How Genusee's Ali Rose van Overbeke and Grouphug's Krystal Persaud are building greener brands and more fulfilling design careers. | Continue reading
For those taking prescription medications, plastic is likely the only vessel they come in--and some 90% of them are not recycled, according to Tikkun Olam Makers, an Israel-based collective dedicated to creating social impact solutions. Thus they've created the Prescription Paper … | Continue reading
A notch above pandemic-based cabincore fantasies people have, is Hollywood superstar cabincore. Tom Cruise is apparently selling his Colorado retreat outside of Telluride, a/k/a 115 Francisco Way, a 320-acre retreat with a custom 10,000-square-foot home that he presumably bought … | Continue reading
UK-based design firm Pith & Stem has created the DropTop, a wall-mounted workstation that folds up to become a piece of artwork. The £1,099 (USD $1,520) system comes with two 23.6-inch AOC monitors, though you can upgrade to units made by Philips or LG if you | Continue reading
Here's the strangest object I've seen this week, something that seems very well made--and whose function and purpose completely eludes me. Then again, I'm not the EDC type, and the $99 Dango Coin Capsule + Tether Bundle is obviously aimed at that set. It's a chunk of 6061 aluminu … | Continue reading
The Orange Screw (which has also fallen prey to bait-and-switch product pirates) | Continue reading
The Orange Screw (which has also fallen prey to bait-and-switch product pirates) | Continue reading
Xiaomi says the Liquid Lens will appear in their Mi MIX phones | Continue reading
French contemporary artist JR's bio reads "Artist until i find a real job :)" Hopefully he won't find one. His latest project is a 28-meter high, 33-meter wide photo collage he's installed on Florence's Palazzo Strozzi, turning the façade of the museum into a cutaway drawing: Cal … | Continue reading
I'd say the ideal situation is to borrow a book you want to read from your local library. Second best would be to buy the book, assuming you plan on rereading it often, or want to give or lend it to someone you know will like it. The dumbest thing | Continue reading
This week Dyson announced their V15 Detect cordless vacuum. The Detect borrows a trick used by furniture finishers and sheetrock installers, who both use a raking light to detect small particles on the surface. On the Detect, the raking light comes in the form of a laser that's j … | Continue reading
This week Dyson announced their V15 Detect cordless vacuum. The Detect borrows a trick used by furniture finishers and sheetrock installers, who both use a raking light to detect small particles on the surface. On the Detect, the raking light comes in the form of a laser that's j … | Continue reading
The monomaniacal Clippe has come up with over 60(!) product designs | Continue reading
An unusual and rare 1950s prefabricated house, loaded with mid-century modern furniture like a time capsule, is now up for sale. While the home and its contents are a pristinely-preserved example of the mid-century style, in a sense the house is also a symbol of business failure. … | Continue reading
Georgia Tech's algorithm allows small quadrotors to collaborate on transporting heavy items | Continue reading
If you're a hardcore cyclist who favors pedals with clip-in functionality, here's a crowdfunding campaign for you. German inventor Rico de Wert has created lightweight but super-strong 3D-printed titanium pedals that he reckons are a steep improvement over the current generation … | Continue reading
Shizuoka City, Japan refers to themselves as a "model city," and they mean that literally: They're home to Tamiya, Bandai, Aoshima and other companies that manufacture plastic scale model kits, producing "about 80% of the plastic models shipped nationwide." That being the case, t … | Continue reading
On the farm I often have to move heavy things from one place to another, whether it's buckets of manure, feed bags or firewood, and I've become a huge fan of wheelbarrows. However, here's a sort I'd never seen before, with a very specific purpose: This | Continue reading
I'm not sure what problems this solves for the end user, but it is an interestingly experimental step for a carmaker to take. Dacia, one of the automotive brands under the Groupe Renault umbrella, has designed a car with no infotainment screen. Instead, drivers of the Dacia Sande … | Continue reading
While we've been waiting to see if a Chinese manufacturer would bring their $10,000 pickup truck to the U.S. market… …turns out GM's developed a $9,000 pickup truck for the Chinese market. That's the 2021 Zhengtu (Chinese for "Expedition"), a 1.5-liter, four cylinder, 99 horsepow … | Continue reading
While the Amish typically don't use electricity--if they purchase a house that's been wired up, one of the first things they do is remove the wiring--they do have indoor lighting. Instant-on indoor lighting, in fact. Erik Wesner is the founder of the Amish America website, and as … | Continue reading