Earth Day has always had a visibility problem. It falls on 22nd April, and every April the campaigns are loud, the graphics are reliably green, and the sentiment fades well before the month comes to …
This Bike Cargo System Gives Your Bike a Face With 12 Color Zones
Bike cargo gear has always been the part of cycling that nobody really gets excited about. Racks, panniers, and baskets exist to haul things, and most of them look exactly like what they are, brackets …
World’s Most Affordable Foldable Phone Costs $320. That’s Less Than an Apple Watch
The moment Motorola resurrected the Razr as a foldable in 2020, every industrial designer I know had the same thought: the flip form factor was always the right one, the market just needed to catch …
Disney and NatGeo Built Billboards That Bees Can Actually Live In
Most billboards are built to be noticed and then forgotten. You see them, you process whatever they’re selling, and then they fade into the visual noise of the street. So when a campaign comes along …
Vancouver’s First Supertall Was Inspired by the Ocean Floor
Vancouver has always had good bones. The mountains, the water, the way the city sits between them like it was planned by someone with an eye for drama. But for all its natural beauty, its …
The Volvo Cosmic Surfer Has Gravity-Adaptive Wheels Designed For Smooth Driving On The Moon
Volvo has spent the better part of a century building its reputation on one foundational promise: keep the people inside the car alive, no matter what the road throws at them. That philosophy produced crumple …
Ripple Shelf’s Wavy Wooden Sides Are Actually a Tool-Free Height System
Most adjustable shelving systems make a quiet trade-off. To offer flexibility, they rely on rail channels, pin holes, or brackets that work well enough but bring a decidedly utilitarian look to any room. The result …
Škoda’s smart bicycle bell cuts through ANC headphones to alert zoned out pedestrians
Times have changed so much, we’ve got people walking on the streets with their ANC turned on to zone out, but are unaware of the risks motorists can pose. With active noise-cancelling headphones becoming increasingly …
Your Voice Wearable and Robot Hear the Words Mute People Can’t Say
For most people, saying something as simple as “good morning” to a stranger or asking for directions takes no effort at all. For the tens of millions worldwide who live with speech impairments or are …
Razer Hammerhead V3 HyperSpeed earbuds switch between devices, double as 2.4GHz wireless receiver
True wireless earbuds have come a long way from their early days of bulky, uncomfortable designs to today’s slim, ergonomic form factors built for extended use. The next phase in that evolution is specialized buds …