Here’s what we looked at this week:
The Windsible is a desktop wind tunnel for toy cars.
Ronan Bouroullec’s humble Maasto Dining Chair is made of pine and pine plywood.
Transportation designer Andrea Mocellin designed the Revolve, a wheelchair that folds to fit in an airplane’s overhead bin.
Industrial design case study: Eskild Hansen Design Studio designed this beautiful deflectometer, a device that evaluates road surfaces.
The C9 is an under-desk trolley with extra functionality.
Design classic: No one smokes cigarettes anymore, but Arne Jacobsen’s Cylinda ashtray, designed in the 1950s or ’60s, is still in production.
Enjoying the view vs. maintaining privacy: The Open House, by architect Robert Konieczny, features privacy fencing that appears at the push of a button.
Pyro Drones: Fireworks on drones, by Texas-based Sky Elements.