Yanko Design - Form Beyond Function

The Wallet for Mind plus Matter

Posted: 02 Oct 2017 10:00 AM PDT

With almost a decade since its inception in 2009, Kickstarter is beginning to complete a full circle, and in turn letting campaigners take their small fledgling ventures and turn them into large companies and brands. Pebble, Oculus, Bragi, these are just some garage projects that turned into Silicon Valley success stories and household names in just a span of a few years. We’ve charted the success of Dango too, that has gone from making really admirable money clips and multi-tools to making some of the most desirable EDC (every day carry) known to man.

Dango’s tryst with EDC started off with a money hook that went on to set the footprint for the Dapper and the Tactical, two wallets that embodied the alpha-spirit in the concrete jungle. Their latest invention builds on the idea, and adds the one crucial element to the EDC that converts it from a survival kit to a creation kit. The Dango P01 Pioneer Bifold Wallet adds a specially designed pen to the wallet, along with a notepad to your everyday carry, making it a carrying case for commerce, contraptions, as well as creativity.

At the heart of the Pioneer Bifold Wallet still lies the MT02 multi-tool, which influenced a lot of the design details surrounding Dango’s past wallets. The Pioneer lives up to that standard and some more, with its signature silicone band holding the bifold Italian Leather wallet together. Within the wallet lies space for cards as well as banknotes. The wallet also integrates the pen into the wallet’s hinge, giving it its structure. The custom pen, machined from 6061 space-grade aluminum fits a Schmidt pressurized ink refill, and comes with silicone ring grips for a comfortable writing experience and slots on the back for a woven lanyard. The pen slides right into the wallet, complemented by a notebook that fits into the footprint of the wallet itself. Made with supple Italian Leather, the Pioneer features RFID Blocking, protecting your cards from being used unless you want them to. Paired with the MT02 multi-tool, Dango’s Pioneer becomes a supreme concoction of functionality, fashion, creative-fervor, and everything in between. It holds everything from your currency, tactical multi-tools, to your ideas… and looks absolutely stylish while doing all of it. What more could a man want!?

Designers: Thuan Tran & Charlie Carroll

Click here to Buy Now: $49.00 $79.00

Click here to Buy Now: $49.00 $79.00

Whirling Illumination

Posted: 02 Oct 2017 09:50 AM PDT

This modern design puts a spin on mood lighting, literally! Its on/off functionality is controlled with a spinning top that levitates above the magnetic base. When you give it a spin, the light located on the tip illuminates the liquid inside the transparent base. The resulting indirect glow has movement and a glow that will warm any workspace or room.

Designers: Kim jinseok, Park JungJun & Na Yongmin

First Rule of LEGO Robo Sports Club…

Posted: 02 Oct 2017 03:47 AM PDT

Growing up with LEGO, I played with it everyday – religiously. I built houses, cars, airplanes, vehicles that could miraculously fly, drive and deep sea dive. Sometimes it was a one man building job, sometimes it would require the need of several friends – the possibilities were endless. Never did I think the day would come where, what I built, would ACTUALLY be a robot. Mike Andersen developed a project aimed at exploring the connectivity of play and LEGO together. The project – LEGO Robo Sports Club – combines a sports wearable, an integrated app and a LEGO robot which the child themselves build.

Andersen envisioned the concept to be “based on collaborative social play where the kids play synchronously and asynchronously. It requires the kids to be physically active and socially engaged – online or in real life – to get the most out of the game.” Doing so, Andersen has created a community of engagement and excitement which far exceeds that of just the LEGO users, and has reached the curious, the active and downright creative.

The LEGO robot’s pivotal piece is a core central block which serves as the starting point and most important part of the robot. From this, the user can build attachments using LEGO bricks and parts where they see fit – creating their very own personal robot.

The wearable has a similar look and feel to a standard watch, but there’s one major difference of course – The wearable holds three power bricks, these determine what the robot’s abilities are during play. The wearable also tracks the child’s movement both during and outside of LEGO Robo Sports Club.

Aimed at kids in the age of 8-12 years, I still don’t think I’d have any problems picking one of these up and spending hours building my ultimate LEGO robot.

Designer: Mike Andersen

Get to the Point!

Posted: 02 Oct 2017 01:00 AM PDT

The use of pencils might be dwindling, but those who still draw, sketch and write by hand know that constant sharpening with rotating devices is actually quite energy intensive when you’re doing it over and over. This twist on the tool makes life just a little easier. Unlike existing pencil sharpeners that require 8-9 gear rotations of the wheel when sharpening a pencil, the “Push & Pull” sharpener allows gear rotations of just 3-4 gear rotations. This means there is a reduction in the number of required movement to sharpen, saving time and energy!

Designer: Moon Taesu

Make that Living Space Shine

Posted: 01 Oct 2017 05:05 PM PDT

There’s a blank wall in your home, it’s poorly lit so a large photograph won’t do, its hard to find the perfect painting to suit the space and a mirror would just look weird right? LIFX has the perfect solution. The LIFX Tile is funky re-imagination of ambient lighting. The LIFX Tile can completely enhance your living spaces and transform any area in your home with it’s unique ambient light art, moving scenes, themes and effects.

The LIFX Tile set comprises of 5 tiles in a kit – 200m x 200m x 35mm. These tiles have the ability to dim from 100% to 1%, providing an array of over millions of colors. Organize these tiles however you wish and watch your creation come to life. The LIFX Tile is accompanied by a smartphone app which allows the user to integrate various email and messaging notifications with the flash of a tile.

Designer: LIFX

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