As you might expect, we get a LOT of emails from independent designers about their Kickstarter projects. Most fall under, "cool idea, but I don't know if I'd use it now". Recently I got a package with a production sample from San Francisco designers, Cindy Glass and Dante Pauwels, and what was inside was an exception, proving immediately useful for the home office... More

This clever coffee table by Belgian designer Raphael Charles is the mysterious shape shifter of the furniture world: a modular table that joins together not by stacking or connecting, but by the force of a magnetic field. More

Back when Architects Paper released their LED wallpaper, a lot of people were excitedly proclaiming the technology-infused wallpaper the future of wall decor. However, I haven't seen a lot of homes that have adopted LED wallpaper yet, probably because with a minimum order of 15 rolls, installing it onto walls is a pretty big commitment. Wallbrights may be the better option for many, in theory, an easier option for bringing LED customization to walls... More

In an era where there is an app for just about everything, it can be refreshing to see designers come out with low tech solutions for everyday problems. From a storage container that measures out the perfect amount of dry ingredients when poured, to a clever solution for olive pits, these objects are simply but brilliantly designed.

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Here's an interesting concept from designer Alexandros Stasinopoulos, a design exploration which takes Windows Phone's live tile interface and extends it out well beyond the screen. Kanavos is a bold design connecting the operating system UI outward to the phone itself, in the process probably dividing opinion like the grid lines themselves. More

Everyone who's ever tried to camouflage a large flat screen television certainly knows the dilemma. How do you make something that's both ugly and necessary disappear, but remain useful, on a daily basis? More

We've featured wooden lightbulbs before, but this unique fixture from Japanese product designer Ryosuke Fukusada actually lets the light shine through the wooden casing. More

Designer Greg Papove has created possibly the most hefty laptop peripheral, a concept laptop stand of considerable presence. Constructed from a concrete block, the Laptop Stand Foundation is designed to hold up the 13" MacBook, an iPhone, and even hide a large external hard drive in a roomy back section all with industrial style... More

Baby gates are perhaps the final frontier when it comes to products for children that are functional and beautiful. We've all grown so accustomed to the bland, bordering-on-institutional look of them that it kind of feels like how things should be. Safety comes first and we seem to collectively accept that it's okay if safety products are also ugly.

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This is one espresso maker that would look right at home in an urban loft: Espresso Solo, a cool conceptual project by Israeli designer Shmuel Linski, which uses concrete as its primary material. More