Yanko Design - Form Beyond Function

Metals are such wonderful things. Some are capable of writing on paper, while others are capable of erasing odors. This little soap shaped bar can wash off any stench or odor from your hands that you may have accumulated in the kitchen, or anywhere else. Garlicky hands? A quick rinse with the Amco Rub-Away soap makes your hands smell normal again! How does it work? Well…

Molecules from the food you’re working with (Sulfur, in the case of garlic) stick to our hands and don’t wash away with water. In fact on contact, water turns the sulfur into sulfuric acid, only increasing the stench instead of washing it away. Stainless Steel (like the one used to make the Rub-Away soap) pulls off the sulfur molecules from your hands, so a quick wash with a steel soap not only physically cleans your hands, it removes odors on a molecular level. Science… wow, right?

Designer: Amco

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We’re just nutty about the Nut-C collection of pendant style lighting! Inspired by the designers favorite type, the top wood section with an elongated stem resembles the cute little hat of a hazelnut. Its rather simple silhouette meets an interesting construction of varied materials held together in unique way. The wood, metal, and leather are a winning combination and give the design a dapper vibe that will warm any space!

Designer: Julia Kononenko for M’ZPA

When it comes to climbing, communication is just as important as having the right gear. The Triumph helmet ensures enthusiasts are always prepared with both. Integrated into the strap is a 2-way radio system that bridges that gap between climber and belayer. Whereas many climbers today carry an additional radio kit that adds weight and requires a hand, this built-in unit works almost entirely hands free and can be activated with just a single push button. As for looks, it puts the “tri” in Triumph with a pattern of interconnected 3-point stars that allow breathability, stability and enhanced comfort.

Designer: Arun Kumar Singh

Let’s face it. That card reader hasn’t been used once in the past half-decade. Unless you’re a camera user (we’ve got USB cables for that too), that card reader slot on your MacBook has just served as decoration, when it could just as easily add as much as 200Gb of permanent storage to your system!

Nifty’s Minidrive is a card-adapter that sits flush inside your MacBook. You can put any MicroSD card in with storage going up to 200Gb, giving your machine a hardcore data (or even RAM) boost. It can easily be added or removed based on your requirement (although it’s best to put it in and forget about it), and its sheer beauty is in the fact that unlike those ugly pen-drives that cantilever out of your USB ports, always coming in the way, and going loose and wobbly over time, the Minidrive sits flush withing the card reader, almost becoming unnoticeable to the eye. Based on your MacBook, you can buy a MiniDrive custom made for your Pro, Air, or 13″ and 15″ Retina variants. Remember though, you do have to have your own MicroSD Card!

Designer: Nifty

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It’s 2017, which means we’ve come ten years into the iPhone hysteria with phones that have undoubtedly changed our world as we know it. Along with these phones came dreams, expectations, and as a result of them, concepts. We’ve seen everything from clear iPhone renders, to curved smartphone images. Today’s concept is no less. As we celebrate the iPhone’s tenth birthday, here’s a look at the iPhone 8 concept by Emad Rahimi. Even though leaks have shown us what the upcoming iPhone will look like, Emad’s design gives the iPhone 8 a bezel-less design highly reminiscent of Xiaomi’s Mi Mix phone (designed by the one and only Philippe Starck). The design retains the home button, however, even though rumors are that TouchID is all set to get integrated into the smartphone’s screen (Vivo’s smartphones just managed to pull off this engineering marvel). Although the design looks a little premature (in the designer’s defense, most iPhones look like beveled slabs), it gives us a taste of what the highly anticipated iOS 11 will look like on a device. Plus, is that a front facing camera on the bottom right corner? Hmmm…

Designer: Emad Rahimi

Embodying Tesla’s unabashedly fearless attitude towards tech, Serbian designer Darko Markovic decided to combine the three things that the car company isn’t afraid of exploring. A. Drones, B. Autonomous Charging (remember that snake arm?), and C. Presenting futuristic technology in a way that impresses some, but scares others!

What you see below is a drone. A drone that is capable of charging vehicles. Instead of having vehicles dock/park at charging stations for hours, increasing commute times, Darko’s Recharge Drone concept has Charging terminals with drones within them. When a car low on charge triggers a request, the drone flies out and autonomously docks on the moving car (like a massive hornet) and plugs itself into the car’s charging port, allowing the car to charge while moving. The car drives off with the drone, that then autonomously unplugs itself after juicing up the car and promptly flies back to the charging station where it came from. Freaky? Abso-goddamn-lutely! But unendingly impressive too.

Darko takes the concept a step further, designing it in the style of popular game series Overwatch (known for their exaggerated forms and conceptual weapons)… a game that Elon Musk himself claims to be a big fan of. Let’s hope Mr. Musk sees this!

Designer: Darko Markovic