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Japanese are one of the best innovators and are well known for their interesting creations. Just recently, Nendo, a Japanese firm was in news for its computer mouse with a detachable USB ‘tail’ and now the firm has yet another creative product to offe

If you are a working person and are always short of time to take care of heaps of dirty clothes at the end of the day, then there is some good news for you. Joshua McKean has come up with an interesting and user friendly device for making your life easier

Israeli startup SolarOr has developed a unique photovoltaic panel that does away with the ugly, industrial-looking visage of the traditional solar panel and makes it more décor-friendly. Called the BeeHive PV, the solar panel is made of resilient acrylic

The ‘Flowerpot,’ a brilliant and innovative design by Jelmer Moorman, actually is a pot with a seat. We all enjoy having flower pots in our balconies and terraces and many a times our love for plants leads to a space crunch and we simply cannot place our

With increasing population, the scarcity of water is also increasing. Though 7% of earth consists of water, there exists a shortage of clean and safe drinking water, almost everywhere. You will be surprised to know that 30% of the water consumption in a h

It’s a coffee table that you are seeing. But what’s new, you must be guessing, right? It’s more than a mere table. Unlike run-of-the-mill single-purpose tables, this is convertible. After all you need that flexibility when it comes to your comfort

CW&T (Che-Wai Wang and Taylor Levy) have come out with an innovative time-telling device, Thermochromic Clock. There are so many clocks out there, some tell time with LCDs and others with LEDs. However, the Thermochromic Clock is different as it tells us

Furniture is the mass noun used for the large or small movable equipment or establishment such as tables, chairs, beds etc. Basically, furniture designs are of two types, first one is that which is used for sitting or sleeping like the chairs or sofas whe

As a child, you must have heard a lot of stories from your grandmother about the kings and queens. And time and again must have been fascinated with the exquisite palace that they live in, the beautiful cutleries that they dine in and the classic dresses

A refrigerator is an essential appliance of our daily use. As it is with any appliance of our daily use, we often take the refrigerator for granted and do not devote enough time for its periodic maintenance. What follows is a refrigerator breakdown, which