A while ago, [Eric Strebel] created a backpack hanger. The result was great — by just bolting this backpack hanger to the wall, he kept his backpack off the floor and out of the way. There was even a ...

The number of assumptions involved in designing any product is staggeringly large, and usually fundamental. Take bikes. You know they’ll probably be made out of some kind metal, whether aluminum or ...

Groopti was conceptualized by long time friends Duri Chitayat and Adam Wihlborg and grew out of strong partnerships with quality low-volume manufactures formed through their previous careers. They now ...

These eight everyday items are made from cardboard, mostly DIY, mostly recycled and entirely unique in this era of plastic-heavy product design. 1. Berlin Boombox: The Berlin Boombox is a modern take ...

We’ve seen quite a bit of experimentation with cardboard on Inhabitat, but Hungarian husband & wife team Edith Szilvasy (formerly an artist) and Andras (Andrew) Balogh (a carpenter) have taken ...

In the fast-paced digital landscape, product design is not merely about aesthetics; it plays a crucial role in determining the efficiency and cost-effectiveness of the development process. Investing ...

Packaging is an ancient practice. Humans have been improvising containers for holding and transporting things for millennia, from baked clay vases to tanned leather satchels to sawed and nailed wooden ...