Performing wheelies is not everyone’s cup of cake, even though they look freakin cool. It takes a lot of practice, swollen muscles, broken bones, and truckloads of patience to get the act together. It’s a ballet of striking the right balance and precise power delivery that gets tougher with powerful machines, or...
zellerfeld releases havaianas’ first-ever 3D printed flip-flops with rounded toe cap
first-ever 3D printed flip-flops by havaianas and zellerfeld Zellerfeld and Havaianas team up to produce the latter’s first-ever 3D printed flip-flops, complete with a rounded toe cap. Set to launch in September 2025, the footwear’s top still has a Y-shaped strap, a familiar design of the sandals company’s...
Audi Transforms Road Trips with AirConsole Gaming Integration
Automakers keep trying to make cars more entertaining, but most attempts feel forced or gimmicky. Audi’s new AirConsole integration actually makes sense though. The German brand partnered with the gaming platform to turn smartphones into wireless controllers and MMI displays into gaming screens for passengers. I’ve...
YouTuber creates Ultimate SEGA Game Gear: Humble handheld revived with HD screen and USB-C port
The SEGA Game Gear may not have reached the same level of popularity as the Nintendo Game Boy, but since its release in 1990, it has been a favorite among modders and retro collectors. The modding community has had a strong desire to see the Game Gear do more than its intrinsic capabilities. And one of the most...
Tip Chair is a modernist piece that meets iconic ski style
The Tip Chair by Kikang Kim is a brilliant new take on modern furniture, blending industrial sensibility with a playful nod to classic ski design. With its striking geometric form and visible structure, this chair captures the spirit of industrial modernism while offering a fresh, functional presence for contemporary...
foster + partners reveals plans for retail plaza on istanbul’s historic golden horn
Foster + Partners to design retail plaza in Istanbul’s golden horn Foster + Partners unveils plans for a luxury retail plaza set along the northern edge of Istanbul’s Golden Horn, part of a wider waterfront redevelopment that reclaims 1.6 kilometers of underused shoreline. The project is located within walking...
Better UX Than Roadside Flares: LED-Equipped Lizard Flares
When a new technology emerges, smart industrial designers think about how it could be used to improve or replace incumbent products. Ideally, products built around the new technology would be attractive; failing that, they should at least improve the user experience. These Lizard Flares, while they'll never make it into...
The Petersen Museum’s Exhibition on Wedge-Shaped Cars
Marcello Gandini would have loved this: L.A.'s Petersen Museum has just opened "The Wedge Revolution," an exhibition dedicated to wedge-shaped cars. The history of the automobile is full of high points and heydays: the formative brass era, the voluptuous streamline era, the fins of the space age, the lithe sports cars of...
Modos Paper Dev Kit Brings High-Refresh E Ink to Designers and Makers
Digital eye strain has become the silent epidemic of creative work. Designers, developers, and artists spend countless hours staring at bright screens, fighting fatigue that builds throughout the day. E Ink displays have long promised a paper-like alternative that’s easier on the eyes, but they’ve always come with...
antonio lanzillo adds chair + stool to create sello for las mobili
Antonio Lanzillo revolutionizes seating with sello ‘Chair + Stool?’ This simple question, scribbled down as a flash of intuition by designer Antonio Lanzillo, led to a revolution in furniture. The result is the Las Mobili Sello, which boldly merges the functions of a chair and a stool into a single, typologically...