Your Kid Will Not Appreciate This Stylish Designer Rocking Horse
Inspired by the strong steel I-beams used in the construction of towering skyscrapers, Japanese design studio Nendo…
This Simple Metal Tube Is Packed Full of Emergency Supplies
After the massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan a few years ago, the nation has a renewed focus on…
These Frosted Neon Tables Will Bring Out Your 80's Nostalgia
Remember Spectre, that Macintosh computer game where you drove around in a tank shooting Euclidean shapes under a…
A Better Suitcase With a Roll-Up Lid That's Never In the Way
It means you'll be sacrificing a bit of storage space, but Fabbrica Pelletterie Milano's new Nendo-designed Kame…
This Umbrella's Unlosable Sleeve Is Always Hiding In Its Handle
An umbrella isn't any more or less effective if you keep it wrapped in that thin fabric sleeve when not in use, but…
Transforming Gift Wrap Means You're Actually Giving Two Presents
If you've ever looked at a mountain of shredded wrapping paper after a birthday party or Christmas morning and felt…
A Clever Standing Umbrella Drips Dry On Its Own Two Feet
Sometimes all the extra effort required to carry an umbrella and deal with the soaking wet mess afterwards almost makes…
These Lego-Like Ice Cream Villages Connect With Chocolate Bridges
Gingerbread has had the "edible holiday house" market cornered forever, but this season ice cream is making a delicious…
Impossibly Adorable Glassware Inspired by Winnie the Pooh's Antics
Science hasn't gotten around to officially proving it just yet, but everyone knows it's all but impossible to hate…
A Simple Design Improvement Keeps Your Glasses' Arms Safe From Harm
Unless you stash them in a case when you're not wearing them, the arms on your glasses are free to flop and flail…
The Gradient Markings On This Ruler Are Visible On Light or Dark Paper
Here's a simple but rather clever design improvement for clear plastic rulers that most of us would have probably…
Elastic Cubes Take Rubber Bands Into the Third Dimension
For some reason mankind has been happy to settle for elastic rubber bands that only exist in two dimensions. So far…
It's Hard To Imagine A Classier Ad For Cup Noodles
There's a special place in most of our hearts for instant ramen. Whether you have no time, no money, or no will to…
Say Goodbye To Hex Wrenches: Furniture That Assembles With Coins
If you're a college student or a young professional in your first apartment, you're probably well versed in assembling…
Bizarre Japanese climbing wall provides the most surreal climb ever
Indoor rock climbing is a huge sport, in Japan as well as in the United States — but why climb fake rocks, when you can…
Let Elecom's Faucet Stands Be the Closest Thing to Water Your iPad Ever Touches
Unless it's wearing a waterproof jacket, natch. These Japanese faucet stands for both iPad and iPhone are so much fun,…
I Think the Glassblower Forgot to Take His Pipe Out of These Pretty Lamps
Who knew that leaving attached the tool used to create these stunning blown glass lamps would make for such a beautiful…
Wafer-Thin Speaker or Digital Rat Maze?
If I could afford these ceramic substrate speakers, a collaboration between japanese design firm Nendo and artist Mitsuk…
6.5-foot Nendo Kazadokei Is Son of Clock and Wind Turbine
Standing 6.5 feet tall, the Nendo Kazadokei is a clock with a second hand that measures almost 5 feet on its own. It…
Office Of The Future Will Have Even Less Privacy
Japanese design team Nendo created this crazy-looking office space in Tokyo by putting giant U-shaped cut-out…