Core77 Weekly Roundup (10-14-25 to 10-17-25)

Here’s what we looked at this week:

The Pepe, by architect/designer Raffaella Mangiarotti, is a saddle-inspired leather chair.

There’d be no G-Shock without Kubrick’s “2001: A Space Odyssey.” The digital watch started out as a sci-fi movie prop.

Belkin’s PowerGrip is a camera grip that can charge your iPhone.

An ironworker’s brilliant (or crazy?) improvised climbing solution.

Silver Fox Tool’s user-adjustable leather tool organizers.

Testing shows automotive glassbreakers can’t actually break modern automotive glass.

The Janus-I Flying Suitcase, a personal VTOL aircraft that fits in a car trunk.

The Square X125 is a Honda scooter with a Chinese design aesthetic.

Dacia’s wild-looking ultracompact Hipster EV concept is “a car that can be sketched in three strokes of a pencil,” says the lead designer.

Mercedes shows off new design language—and releases a (limited-edition) design manifesto.

In advance of the Japan Mobility Show, Yamaha teases some of the unusual concepts and prototypes they’ll be bringing.