Roly-Poly Backpack

As a judge for the Scientistic Invitational earlier this Spring I had the chance to look at some really great projects. This one, by Eddie Lee from the Art Center College of Design, was one of my favorites. The Personal Anti-theft Portable Locker draws inspiration from roly-polys, armadillos and lobsters. It has a soft inner backpack and a hard articulated shell that can be separated …

Liselotte Watkins Rugs

Fish sticks are back…

Seeing this fish stick pan at ICFF brought me back to second grade, when pretty much the only food I would eat was fish sticks (fortunately I've grown out of that phase). The clever designers at Triebwerk Design in Munich were playing around and came up with this clever pan. While intended more as an object to provoke dialogue—do we really need all of those …