Oakley Just Turned a Math Paradox Into a $997 Sunglass
A Möbius strip walks into a design lab. That’s not the setup for a joke. It’s basically the origin story of Oakley’s Infiniloop, the brand’s…
A Möbius strip walks into a design lab. That’s not the setup for a joke. It’s basically the origin story of Oakley’s Infiniloop, the brand’s…
Most chair designs start with ergonomics, or materials, or a client brief. Emad Lajevardi started with a question. What if a single line could remain…
The bag at the gate tells you everything about the trip someone is about to take. Most carry-ons bear the evidence of decisions made at…
Most nightlights are afterthoughts. A dim plug-in tucked behind a dresser, maybe something shaped like a mushroom from a big-box store. They exist to serve…
The modern workflow is often a series of disconnected actions; typing in one window, clicking in another, and plugging in peripherals just to get started….
Pull up the baggage carousel at any major international airport and you will see a parade of soft-shell fabric or hard-shell plastic cases, most of…
Architecture has always had to reckon with the sun. Buildings are oriented, shaded, and glazed in response to it, and solar panels are bolted onto…
After roughly 14 years at Samsung and then more than 20 years engineering Bluetooth audio, much of it developing products for and alongside Samsung’s ecosystem,…
Some inventions are meant to push the boundaries of technology, while others are built to break the barriers people face every day. This remarkable all-terrain…
Most tiny homes ask you to sacrifice. The Springbrook 7.2 doesn’t. The Springbrook 7.2 from Gold Coast–based Removed Tiny Homes is the opposite of that….
Most clocks want to be noticed. They arrive with Roman numerals, exposed gears, or oversized frames, working hard to earn their place on the wall….
Not every piece of architecture asks something of you before you step inside. Most buildings are passive that way. You walk through a door, and…
Drones fall. Sensors fail, signals drop, batteries die at inconvenient moments, and until now the consequences of that failure were left largely to chance. Obstacle…
Le Creuset built its legacy on color and craftsmanship. Instant Pot built its empire on speed and convenience. Our Place just tried to merge both…
Big laptops usually ask for a compromise. You get the roomy screen, but you also get the extra weight, the larger footprint, and the feeling…
Off-grid travel is not only a buzzword lately. It’s become a way of life. Perpetuated largely by tiny houses on wheels and RVs. Amid the…
The year was 2011. A tsunami slammed into the Japanese coastline, killed more than 20,000 people, and set off the Fukushima nuclear disaster. For most…
The back of a smartphone has historically been the least interesting real estate on the device. A logo, some camera lenses, and a flat slab…
Most things that cost more justify it by doing more. The best ones justify it by doing something so well that the problem stops feeling…
The fantasy of just packing up and going somewhere is one most of us indulge from time to time. The hard part is figuring out…
Most productivity apps on smartphones are fighting a losing battle against the same device that hosts them. The screen reminding you to focus is the…