The evolution of Hot Wheels: 50 years of automotive design on the smallest scale!
It’s easy to plot the growth we’ve experienced in automotive design over the past 50 years. From the hippie era to the hipster era, we’ve…
The Hubble Phone is the most outrageous phone you can buy
There’s a lot to love about the Hubble Phone by Turing Space Industries. It emulates the strangely beautiful clamshell format first seen in Nokia’s N93…
The mosquito killing machine that works like a venus flytrap
Most mosquito repellent devices rely on airborne fumes to either kill mosquitoes or drive them away, or electric circuitry to zap mosquitoes out of existence……
The Futuristic Palm-sized Sensor that can Analyze your Body Fat Percentage
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/686608668/ridm-professional-grade-body-composition-analysis? What is the singular, deciding indication of good health? Is it the heart-monitor that sits under your smartwatch? Is it the sleep tracker on…
The fire-hydrant gets a functional makeover
As designers, we have a habit, or rather a responsibility, of challenging the status quo. Be it something as ubiquitous as the credit card, or…
What if we grew our fruits to be shaped as containers?
I remember one snarky image that made its rounds around the internet. It featured peeled oranges stored in plastic containers, with a caption that read…
The New MG concept car explores with leather on the exterior too!
Sun. Wind. Action. Three words describe Arash Shahbaz’s roadster concept design for MG. The car comes at a perfect time, along with the brand’s renewal…
If Silicon Valley Designed the Travel Suitcase
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/plevo/plevo-the-worlds-most-innovative-smart-luggage Jam-packed with features and tech, the Plevo makes the perfect case for the fast-paced life of a person from the Silicon Valley. It doesn’t…
It’s a HoloGramophone!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1263668973/kozmophone-a-classic-reimagined-0 Let’s look at the best of all worlds. The best sort of music player is undoubtedly the vinyl music player, for its incredibly detailed…
We should have had credit cards in ‘portrait mode’ all along
Think about this. You barely use your phone in landscape mode. Unless you’re watching a video on youtube, playing a game, or clicking a photo…
Most Aroma Diffusers Look Old and Oriental. The Zen Looks Modern.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1115219347/zen-the-most-inspiring-aroma-oil-diffuser-ever What if your air-freshening spray and your humidifier had a baby? It would look quite like the ZEN. Designed to be as easy to…
An immortal titanium pencil for your immortal ideas
It’s been around for almost half a millennium now, and the pencil is still going strong. Even today, the most commonly used ones come with…