Tag: Inspiration

As we know, even tools are susceptible to fashion trends. In Japan, tradespeople are coming to prefer tools with a matte black finish, as demonstrated by this All Black sledge. Made by tool brand Tsubaki Model, the double-headed hammer features a faceted steel head and a glass-fiber-reinforced polypropylene handle.

About thirty years ago, Swedish company W.steps invented the telescoping ladder. Now they've made it a bit safer for use in tricky places, with these add-on Adjustable Safety Feet. They're a lot larger in person than they appear in the photos. The feet are on ball joints, allowing them to tackle both level and slanted terrain.

This sexy piece of hardware is a quick-release pin. The ball end of the pin locks into a socket within the latch bolt. To release it, you press the spring-loaded button in the head of the latch bolt. Originally designed for automotive applications, you can use them anywhere you've got a panel that you'd like to quickly remove.

A group of freshmen at the Olin College of Engineering built this autonomous self-balancing bicycle:View the full content here

This Gordix invention, by Taiwanese manufacturer Muherz, aims to offer CNC-mill-like capabilities, without the bulk of a gantry and table. You drop a trim router inside the object, and then unfurl four belts from its corners. These belts are then connected to the four corners of your workpiece—a 4x8 sheet of plywood, say—and the device uses the belts to sense its precise position as it cuts.

Elevator indicator panels take up a certain amount of wall space. Installers cut a hole in the wall roughly the size of the panel. However, Mitsubishi Electric Building Solutions has designed an easier-to-install solution. Their Projection Lantern for elevators requires just three holes: One for the wiring, and two for the anchor bolts that hold the bracket. There is no large

Here's what we looked at this week:Anker Bak and Takumi Kohgei's gorgeous Gaze Highback Chair.Renault brings back the canvas roof. A convertible-like experience that's cheaper to manufacture. Unitree has developed a production-ready mech suit.

Something you'll find in a European gardening center, but probably not an American one, are these palisade-style landscaping stones. They're a nifty (and probably meditative) way to create raised beds or landscaping features. Berlin-based design company

This outrageously chunky Cubio coffee table is by Danish furniture brand Formarkivet.The fabricators went to great lengths to hide the seams, giving this raw aluminum piece the look of something l

This Pommel stool was created by Industrial designer Jens‑Egil Nysæther and architectural designer Line Mari Sørra, a/k/a Lije Studio, a design firm in Oslo.