Despite its cutesy house shape, this Sketch Toolbox‘s form is highly functional. The sloped sides offer compartments of three different depths, and allow the user to easily see and access the contents. Designed by Danish …
Motorsport Hilarity: The Rockford Speedway Figure 8 Trailer Race
At the risk of losing our European and Asian readers, I have to tell you about this. Yes, we Americans do dumb things. But sometimes those dumb things are really freaking funny. A perfect case …
A Scale for Wild Birds
One of my dogs is a Great Pyrenees who weighs nearly 100 pounds. I know this because at the vet, you have to muscle her onto a scale that she really doesn’t want to get …
Dutch Engineers Move Massive Historic Swedish Church Three Miles Away
The mining town of Kiruna is Sweden’s northernmost city, located within the Arctic Circle. It was founded in the 1890s and Kiruna Church, one of the country’s largest wooden structures, was erected in the 1910s. …
Pizza Cutters, from Underdesigned to Overdesigned
Over the past few decades, the growing world economy has led to a startling range of options for even humdrum kitchen tools. Let’s talk pizza cutters. Starting at the bottom, you can pick up a …
An Innovative Rail-Based Wall-Mounted Planter System
The Rail is by Cleveland-based product designer Brian Hendricks, a/k/a Lofted Goods. It’s a rail-based, wall-mounted planter system consisting of a wood dowel and 3D-printed components. The vessels are easily removable, and slot into the …
Industrial Design Case Study: An Automated Robot Parking System
San-Francisco-based Volley Automation creates automated robotic parking systems. To refine their robot parking valet, which increases the amount of parking space available within apartment buildings, they turned to industrial design consultancy Mighty Studios. Volley Automation …
A Tippable Teacup with a Built-in Strainer
Here’s a low-tech mug design for those who drink looseleaf tea. The Cuptone Teacup lets you ditch the strainer, as it’s got one built-in: That said, this doesn’t look like a great fit for the …
The Tactile Media Alliance: Rescuing Touch in a World of Screens
When Lindsay Yazzolino was young, she made an origami Christmas tree out of a one-dollar bill. Impressed with how sharp she’d made the topmost point, she urged her mother to examine it for herself. Although …
Hoto’s Designey Pocket-Sized Bike Tire Pump
This Air Pump Pocket, by Chinese tool manufacturer Hoto, fits well within the brand’s designey aesthetic. Sleek and elegant, the diminutive object measures just 3.66″ × 2.28″ × 1.50″ (93 × 58 × 38 mm) …