Award-winning ‘Inclusive Kettle’ allows the disabled and impaired to easily brew tea
It’s difficult to shake the fact that products that have existed for centuries can sometimes be prime examples of non-inclusive design. Stairs are a notorious…
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This Japanese capsule hotel-inspired cardboard emergency shelter unfolds to two levels!
Following a year filled with unprecedented, back-to-back global emergencies, designers and architects have responded with their own safety measures and shelter-in-place structures. Design office Atelier…
Medical innovations designed to boost and transform modern day healthcare!
2020-21 has ingrained in me an age-old adage my mom loves to quote – health is wealth. Focus on our healthcare and the strain on…
These prefab cabins require zero assembly and unfold into shelters in case of emergencies!
The modern world is overwhelmed with what feels like countless crises‒climate change, human displacement, and global pandemics begins a list that barely scrapes the…
The ‘Tough Turban’ uses a fabric 15x stronger than steel, to empower Sikh motorcyclists to ride safer
Given the turban’s cultural and religious nature, Sikh motorcyclists are exempt from wearing helmets. The Tough Turban hopes to be a helmet-alternative, allowing wearers to…
This tiny convertible A-frame structure is a part kiosk + part shelter designed to aid Ecuador’s unhoused population
Natura Futura Arquitectura, an architecture and design firm based in Babahoyo, Ecuador builds structural solutions that redefine community engagement. Committed to finding and bringing to…
This smart desk gadget doubles as a stretching aid to keep you moving while working!
Transitioning from working out of the office to working from home has undoubtedly thrown our daily movement routines for a loop. While our days once…
This washing machine tilts open so no need to bend and makes doing laundry super easy!
Did you know that automatic washing machines can’t be placed vertically like dryers even though that setup is trending in new apartment layouts? Placing them…
These bone-conduction headphones for the hearing impaired lets them hear music fashionably!
Cochlear implants help people with profound single-sided or bilateral hearing loss get the sense of sound but come with an impending downside. The implanted user…
This IKEA-inspired home accessory mounts in your entryway for one stop family gathering!
Much of today’s younger generations envision and in some cases recreate their work and social lives somewhere abroad. In recent years, mobile lifestyles and…
Amazon’s Amazen meditative boxes and new safety program plans to reduce workplace injuries by 50%
Striving to become ‘Earth’s Safest Place to Work,’ in 2021, Amazon pumped $300 million into safety projects. Intending to cut annual recordable incidents rates– or work-related injuries…
This foldable wheelchair comes with a height-adjustable function, helping users be more independent
Imagine spending an entire day sitting in a chair – like the Chair Sitting Marathon from Brooklyn Nine-Nine – no getting up or relief from…