This Algol TV was designed by Italian architect/designer Marco Zanuso and German industrial designer Richard Sapper. Released by Italian electronics brand Brionvega in 1964, the ABS-clad TV was described by Zanuso as "a little dog that looks up at its master." The design was popular, landing in both the MoMA and the...
A Cooler with a Built-In Air Conditioner
To what extent should we attempt to tame nature, in the name of personal comfort? Already our homes are purpose-built to keep out weather and provide interior climate control. We commute in vehicles that keep us cool in summer and warm in winter. We shop, dine and view entertainment in temperature-controlled...
Form Follows Function: Dyson’s New Approach Yields Super Slim Vacuum
The key feature of a Dyson vacuum cleaner has always been its grouping of cyclones. Those take up a fair bit of space, and their cordless vacs have by necessity been top-heavy, as they support the cylindrical dustbin near the handle. However, Dyson has made strides in designing powerful motors for their line of hair dryer...
The Loki Cleaning Robot, Here to End Janitors
To the list of jobs that will not exist in the future, we must add Janitor. Loki Robotics, a San-Francisco-based startup, is developing an autonomous cleaning robot (also called Loki). At first blush, it doesn't look like much: A single robot arm and two storage bins. Then you see what it can do in the bathroom: And in...
Growl: An AR Punching Bag for Training and Gaming
This Growl object is a wall-mounted punching bag featuring a built-in projection system. You'd think it's for projecting images of your enemies. But in fact it was designed as a virtual boxing trainer. You can hit the bag—as hard as you want, the company says, without fear of damaging it—while the projected...
Design Bridge and Partners create kintsugi identity for Gen-All
Design Bridge and Partners have created a kintsugi-inspired new look for Gen-All, a charity that promotes intergenerational work and best practice. Gen-All co-founder Judith Ish-Horowicz has run a nursery within a care home since 2017. She received lottery funding to create a new body bringing together different...
“Design leaders must manage the invisible client – time”
When we launched Badberries a year ago, I thought I understood what challenges we’d face. Finding clients. Creating standout work. Building our reputation. Yes, these were true. But what I’ve come to realise is that the heart of all these challenges revolves around a single question: where do we invest our time? The...
Algorithmic Artificial Reef: from Industrial Design School Project to Legacy at Sea
Every couple of days in early 2024, Leonardo Hummel would free-dive into the shallow waters surrounding Koh Tao, Thailand. Amidst the growing communities of reef fish, Hummel liked to document the progress of the first artificial reefs he'd created and deposited two years earlier while at nearby New Heaven Dive School....
How&How on ignoring “don’t touch the logo” mandates
When How&How was commissioned to rebrand e-commerce platform Big Cartel, one thing was made crystal clear – the logo had to stay the same. “The idea of changing the logo was categorically vetoed in the original scope,” co-founder Cat How explains. “It’s a designer’s nightmare,” How&How creative...
Florida’s Forgotten Vaqueros: The Real O.G.s of the Wild West
When you hear the word “cowboy,” what comes to mind? Probably some rugged guy in a ten-gallon hat riding across the dusty plains of Texas or Montana. Maybe he’s chewing on a piece of hay, tipping his hat to a tumbleweed. But what if I told you that the original American cowboys weren’t in Texas, Montana, or even...