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We've got a thing for chair bucks, because lots of industrial designers use them, but they're rarely seen. Today we've spotted another, this one by Paris-based industrial designer Timothée Mion. Mion uses his to dial in the heights and angles of the contact points, then physically "sketches in" hypothetical supports. Adjustable chair-fitting rig. Designing the tools to design the chair. A process that moves beyond the screen, testing ideas physically. Angles, proportions, and dime

On the one hand I think glamping is absurd. On the other hand, I can see the appeal--for people who love spending money on specialty objects.Unito, an outdoor goods design brand from Thailand, has partnered with Japan's Toyo Steel to create this Unito X Toyo Coffee Box. The mash-up takes Toyo's venerated steel Y-350 Camber-Top Toolbox… …and adds typography, a leather handle wrap, a felt interior tray and two pieces of wood to turn it into a coffee-gear-hauling "experience." (You have to supply said coffee gear.)

UK-based firm RCKA Architects was tasked with designing the Nourish Hub, a food bank and community education hub in London. For the tables, they designed this elegant series of welded tubes:

At first glance, this minimalist LED lamp looks like it's permanently integrated with the table.It's not. That's Hay's new Host Portable Lamp, which has a magnet in its butt end.

Here's a timely project by Eva Steinz, an Industrial Design student at Austria's FH Joanneum University of Applied Sciences, Graz.VitapackIn times of international conflicts and economic crises, more and more people are forced to leave their homes — they start a journey of escape in search of refuge. Unfortunately, thousands do not survive this journey each year. More than half of those who die drown, others fall victim to violence, accidents, exhaustion, illness, or harsh environmental conditions.Vitapack is an attempt to provide as many refugees as possible a safer journey — regard

Here's what we looked at this week:Design overkill: Casio's "luxury" calculators. The MAD EasyLoad: A ceiling-mounted electric loading crane for vans.Takolink: A large extra screen for your phone.

This Nice to Meet You table is by Gabriel Schroer, an Industrial Design student at Germany's Burg Giebichenstein University of Art & Design Halle. "The bar table is an often overlooked and underestimated piece of furniture and not only by designers. It tends to evoke associations with company parties, silver wedding anniversaries, and somewhat subdued atmospheres. Yet it has its merits: it is a piece of furniture that naturally facilitates encounters, defined by moments of coming and going."

In Taiwan, Panasonic's Deco Lite series of light switches are ubiquitous.They're so ubiquitous that Taiwanese manufacturer Switch Papa finds them boring. They've thus designed this Piko line of switches that fit over the Deco Lite, switching them back to lever-style rather than rocker-style.

Even for skilled painters, masking edges by hand can leave little wiggles and slightly inconsistent reveals. A Dutch company called Masking Master solves this problem with their eponymous tool.

Is Memphis making a comeback? While I wouldn't go that far, Alessi has unveiled their new Vite expresso maker, which wouldn't have looked out of place in the '80s or '90s. Designed by British-Canadian industrial designer Philippe Malouin, the bodies are cast aluminum while the base is magnetic steel (so they'll work with induction ranges). The handles are thermoplastic resin.