There’s a great number of things we interact with on a daily basis that are too easy to assume have been made by machines. Take, for example, toilets, sinks and bathtubs. These steel, porcelain and brass pieces of industrial design are so commonplace that it’s nearly impossible to image a human hand touching each in their fabrication process. Though as we saw during a recent …
Sonos Blue Note PLAY:1
A shared passion for HiFi audio and dedication to the world's best music breads a unique and colorful collaboration
We’ve long been supporters of Sonos, watching their evolution over the past 10 years—we even teamed up with lighting designer Lindsey Adelman to create a one-off Soundalier during NYCxDESIGN week in 2012. That said, the HiFi audio-obsessed brand had yet to release an official limited edition speaker—until today’s announcement of the Blue Note PLAY:1. As Sonos’ VP of Design Tad Toulis says, “When the right …
KiiTAG 2 Ultimate Phone Accessory
A car key fob-sized device with built-in phone charger, USB drive, remote camera shutter and more
Though comical in hindsight, the helpless feeling many encounter when their phone dies while away from home can be crippling. Same goes for when trapped in a conversation you’d rather not be having. With solutions to these two situations, and many more, the KiiTAG 2 is the latest tech concept on Kickstarter to catch our eye. An update on the original KiiTAG item finder from …