Here’s what we looked at this week:
Specialty tools: Cascade Designs’ snow saw for safety and shelter.
Modern-day Autoprogettazione: The Delta Lamp, by industrial designer Christoph Hauf and 1×1 Systems.
“Check Engine Light,” Joshua Vides’ show of real-world Pop Art cars.
Thyrm’s DarkVault 2.0, a chest-mounted smartphone case for soldiers and police.
Grau’s Fire Table Lamp is a gorgeous piece of industrial design.
The Vibrant, by industrial design firm Intenxiv, is a wifi router with aesthetics you can customize.
The well-designed Roller Pro, by Peak Design, has reached millions in funding on Kickstarter.
The Dock 3, DJI’s incredible vehicle-deployed drone.
The 21st-Century power strip: bFRIENDS Power Modules, by industrial design firm Pearson Lloyd.
A funny story about Gaetano Pesce’s UP 5 Chair and a car accident.
Shosetsu: Japan’s clever anti-snow roadways rely on groundwater, geothermal heat and embedded sprinklers.
Jetco’s Wachtel Panel Cutter is a better tool for cutting corrugated metal or plastic.
