This Trekka 01, by Australian pod trailer manufacturer Stockman, is an off-road camper trailer designed specifically for e-bikers. Rather than having an exterior rack for the bikes, the Trekka has a two-bike garage in the …
DEVIATION: Artist Sven Sauer’s Incredible Kinetic Light Installation Brings a Message of Hope
Visual Atelier 8 is an online platform that seeks to expose the general public to talented creatives. They presented this dazzling DEVIATION installation, created by Berlin-based artist Sven Sauer: The piece is a direct comment …
Design Postcard: Paris, Charles de Gaulle Terminal 2G
Let’s be honest: when travelling, nobody is looking forward to the time at the gate, waiting to board. Airports also rarely tell a story unique to the place they’re at, often being purely pragmatic, frequently …
Fidlock’s Nifty Variety of Magnetic Buckles
In the mid-2000s, Joachim Fiedler was a professional cellist in Germany. A tinkerer by nature, he found himself frustrated by the bow holders inside the lid of a cello case: They were fiddly and required …
The Nomad Collection: Sleek Power Strips with Plug-In Lamps
These Nomad Block power strips were designed by Swedish design studio Form Us With Love. No fragile plastic here: The shells are cast out of 100% recycled aluminum. They can also be pared with Nomad …
An Elegant Stool from Leather Offcuts, by Industrial Designer Friedrich Gerlach
This Lecrase Stool is by German industrial designer Friedrich Gerlach. The form might suggest plywood, but it’s in fact made of leather offcuts from the automotive and fashion industry; the carefully-chosen folds not only give …
A 3D Printer that Walks and Lays Walls
There is a fascinating type of wasp where I live called a mud dauber. These little guys are like the 3D printers of the natural world. They take individual globs of mud and, using their …
Titaner’s Innovative Take on the Fractal Vise
In the past, it was common for a Western company to release some hot new object, then Chinese manufacturers would rush in with knock-offs. Thankfully we’re seeing a shift away from this, where Chinese manufacturers …
Industrial Design Case Study (From a Mechanical Engineer): This Beautiful, Tiny Bike Pump
This Featherforged: Nano is a tiny, elegant bike pump. It was created by an anonymous mechanical engineer, who posted the project online. ME credentials aside, this makes for a great ID case study. I wanted …
Flos Design Space Opens in Chicago
This month lighting brand Flos launched the Flos Design Space in Chicago, a shop located within the Lightology showroom. On hand for in-person viewing are the company’s classics, alongside contemporary designs: Bilboquet by Philippe Malouin …