Designer Paul Sandip’s work combines eco-sensitivity with a refined simplicity.

Transforming the lowly light switch into a sculptural design element, Normal Design has added visual and tactile interest to the utilitarian device.

The Linz Hocker stool is being launched in a very different way.

The Wall of Sound brings a strong physical presence back to the act of listening to music.

Bits ‘n Pieces is a traveling exhibition of work by international designers, architects, computer scientists, and material and technology researchers. It will showcase projects still in their development stage, as well as furniture, architecture, jewelry, graphic design and products that anticipate the next phase of the digital revolution, focusing on how society is imbued with, shaped by and shapes technology.

Sustainable Minds has created a piece of software that can help asses life cycle impact of potential products based on factors such as materials used.

Transforming everyday ceramic tableware into an almost alien, industrial form, Lisa Grahner’s “Clic Ceramics” is a unique system that combines sculpture and utility.

After more than ten frustrating years in various badly designed wheelchairs, Mark Owen took it upon himself to create a new wheelchair design that was beautiful, lightweight, bespoke and modern.

Indonesian product designer Singgih Kartono has taken a decidedly different approach in creating his Magno Radio. Not being driven by the market, or money Kartono has spent 13 years developing and fine-tuning his device.

Olli Erkkila has designed a bizarre looking bicycle that opts out of using a suspension fork on the front wheel.

The Electrolux Design Lab is a global design competition for graduate and undergraduate industrial design students to showcase innovative ideas in household appliances.

Jack Bresnahan created a set of nine biodegradable plastic lids that turn old tin cans into different kinds of household containers.

The AquaIris is a portable water purifier from industrial designer Talia Radford that wraps an intelligently low-tech system into a neat package.  Every water molecule that passes through the non-electric system is directly hit with the sun’s rays modulated to a UVC frequency able to purify water.
The purifier is intended for regions near the tropics and can be worn around the neck like a lanyard.  It comes with a removable re-usable filter that houses the converter crystals that do all the purification work.  Only 2% of the world’s water is drinkable and the issue of finding uncontaminated water in [...]

Prolific and imaginative product designer Scott Amron let us know about his latest project; a simple split ring key holder with a built in key blank. It’s a standard key blank that can be cut by any key cutter to fit KW1 or SCi keyways. Amron’s solution is uncomplicated and clever, making us wonder why the bow of a key hasn’t been used in this way before.

Crowd-powered product design site quirky has generated two finished products that are up for pre-order on their site. The first, a universal wire retractor, named the Sling Back, is a stackable cord management device that can roll up and dispense up to 3 feet of cable. So far they have 103 of the 500 pre-orders necessary to make this product a reality.
Secondly, there is a souped-up version of the traditionally bland looking arm sling. The product team at quirky has added features and designs which look to be significant upgrades to both the comfort and usability of the standard sling. [...]