Here’s what we looked at this week:
The cardboard Humanitaria Bed, by industrial designer Juan Sanz, is stronger than a metal camp bed at a fraction of the cost. It’s for disaster relief NGOs.
ID student Iris Yao’s Space Station Dining Table is a gigantic improvement over the actual design being used at the ISS.
These unusual Labrico objects are for adding posts to rooms without drilling.
A deconstructed mouse with replaceable keycaps.
Designed in 1972, it wasn’t until the 2020s that Dan Svarth’s Wire Chair became viable, thanks to carbon fiber.
These Roller Cabinets, by industrial designer Knud Holscher, were designed as office storage furniture in the ’70s. Now they’ve been reinvigorated for domestic use.
This portable Ray Lamp, by British industrial designer Daniel Schofield, was inspired by old English mining lamps.
This designey pencil sharpener, by Beyond Object, is machined out of a solid piece of zinc alloy and hand-polished.
The VL 56 Pendant Lamp, designed by Functionalist architect Vilhelm Lauritzen in the 1950s, gets a 2023 upgrade.
This cheeky Light Block Chair, made out of HIMACS, is by Danish architect and industrial designer Christian Flindt.
Rubbermaid Commercial’s ergonomic Wheeled Brute Container was designed to take a beating.
These deck anchor pegs are cleverly designed objects.
The Venturo House, by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen, is a pre-fab fiberglass home designed in 1971.
This Driftwood bench, by ID student Ellen Hallstrom, is designed to offer shelter to the homeless.
This aluminum Rivet Chair, by industrial designer Jonas Trampedach, uses an interesting joinery technique.
This Mingle concept for a space-saving bench is by interior architect Shizuka Saito.
Japanese startup GiraffeNap says their stand-up napping pods deliver the ideal power nap.
Italian industrial designer Fabio Verdelli designed these fun, squishy Jellyfish pushpins.
ID consultancy Bluemap corrects the ergonomic flaw of the incumbent paint sprayer design.
