Backyard Chicken Cabinet

Dutch designer Ton Matton teaches at the Wendorf Academy, a design lab in the German countryside that creates “productive urban living concepts.” As raising “backyard chickens” is notoriously difficult for non-farmers, Matton created the Chicken Cabinet in hopes of simplifying the process. The top half of the cabinet is the chicken-centric part. The top left compartment contains a sandbox with […]

Sock Society Service

The Sock Society philosophy is that socks are the new tie in the workplace. With the de-formalization of the workplace from suits to business casual, socks are now the new way to express individuality. This is the basis for why The Sock Society was started. The Sock Society is the service that delivers you two pairs of quality, stylish socks […]

Find a Roommate Service

Forthcoming service LeaseBuddies seeks to reduce the likelihood of such occurrences. Users looking to share a living space simply create a profile detailing their respective rent budgets, quiet hours needed, cleaning habits, general level of introversion or extroversion, and interests. They can then see all matches, along with a pros and cons list for each potential roommate. Individuals can chat in […]

Productivity Tips for Small Businesses

The success and sustainability of a small business is in direct proportion to the productivity of its employees. The benefit of operating a smaller corporation over a large one is that business solutions can be integrated at a faster rate. With several simple tips and a proactive approach, you can easily improve productivity levels among your employees and ensure that […]

Peeback Paint

A neighborhood association, Interessengemeinschaft St. Pauli e.V., put “Don’t pee here” signs all along the Reeperbahn. Now the people who choose to ignore the message will be punished without further notice. The walls were recently covered with a water-repellent paint that splashes the urine back at the feet of the culprit. Residents of Hamburg’s Reeperbahn in the nightclub district of St. Pauli […]

Trash to Toys Design

In a remote rural village in Kenya or Malawi, you won’t find a toy store, but you’ll probably find a shop selling soda. That fact inspired an idea: What if old soda bottles and other packaging could be transformed into toys that children can use for learning? A new series of designs that turn old packages into simple educational tools […]

Pickmeup Service Marketing

To promote its new caffeinated chocolate bars, Cape Town food brand ZANG came up with the following campaign, which promises a literal pick-me-up. Enlisting the help of masked wrestlers or ‘luchadores’, they offered free piggyback rides to customers who were looking for taxis. Customers could call for a luchador piggyback ride by simply tweeting the hashtag #ZANGLIFT to the @ZangChocolate […]

The Raht Racer

If you love biking to work, but wish you could get there a bit faster, then the Raht Racer is just the cycle for you. This hybrid vehicle amplifies pedal power to enable cyclists to travel at car speeds while still getting a workout, and it has a roof to keep you dry in wet weather. The Raht Racer’s hybrid […]

Pet’s Shelter; Owner’s Coffee Table

French design studio Fabbricabois is the creator of this inventive coffee table that doubles as a pet bed. Comprised of seven pieces of wood, the table is held together via rubber bands, without any glue or fasteners. It ships flat, assembles in minutes and provides a cosy sleeping space for a cat or small dog. What a fun idea! The […]