The world’s strongest umbrella uses an automotive-inspired rib suspension system
Umbrellas… Easy to lose, easy to break. Now while you can only constantly remind yourself to not leave an umbrella behind, there’s little you can…
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This e-bike’s detachable battery is also a music-pumping boombox
We gushed over the Noordung bike nearly two years ago. Sleek, streamlined, and just a pleasure to look at, the e-bike showcased an organic design…
An easy-to-carry every-day-carry!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dapperdesignllc/klip-titanium-pocket-knife-edc-suspension-hook The KLIP is one of those EDC products that doesn’t try to take on too much. It does one thing and does it right….
Designers, this is how you make a backpack refreshingly different and beautiful
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/574115111/wings-the-first-luxury-leather-technical-backpack I write a lot about bags. It’s the nature of my job. It’s also the nature of my job to find the best in…
Someone finally invented a suitcase with an inbuilt item checklist
Genius Pack has slowly and steadily become a pretty hard-to-forget name in the travel-accessories circuit. Not operating like traditional companies like Delsey, Samsonite, Rimowa and…
The ExpoWanted Design Competition is the first to use Instagram as a Launchpad
It seems only natural that Instagram, a purely visual social network, would be the perfect ‘battleground’ of sorts for a design competition. ExpoWanted, a design…
Apple made the AirPods, Pitaka made them better!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2034560442/airpodpal-makes-your-airpods-easier-to-carry-charg The AirPods are pretty great the way they are, but ask any designer and they’ll say that they could be much more. Ask designer…
The ProCarSaver is your car’s very own black-box
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1386209179/procarsaver-safety-for-the-road-ahead The Black Box plays a very important role in every aircraft. Given how complex (and incredibly expensive) aircrafts are, even a small malfunction can…
Flectr’s Award-winning bike-reflectors are back with color variants!
You may remember the FLECTR 360 OMNI from last year. The German Design Award and Eurobike 2018 Award-winning sticker promised to make bicycling safer without…
The Tanuki Ninja fly-fishing rod brings the ancient Japanese art to the mainstream
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/832460291/tanuki-ninja-tenkara-fly-fishing-rod-tenkara-tanuk Tenkara, or Japanese fly-fishing borders on pure artistry. You don’t reel a line out or reel a fish in. You rely purely on physics,…
An ambient-music-playing ambient light
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thenapal/dal-contemporary-led-light-fixture-featuring-sound Now this is a purely personal opinion so don’t @ me, but when I think of a good smart-light or a good smart-speaker, I’m…
Re:ease doesn’t organize your desk. It redesigns it.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/marcstueber/re-ease-the-modular-desk-organizer-with-11-feature Here’s my desk scenario. I have a pencil holder from Amazon, a stapler from Maped, a hole-punch from Kangaro, and an off-brand planter with…