Top 10 flat-pack designs that are super easy to carry + assemble

Flat-packed designs are really quite intriguing! They’re portable, easy to put together and occupy minimum space. And, this innovative technology is now being introduced to almost all kinds of product designs! From foldable chairs to pet houses, there’s nothing that cannot be flat-packed. These designs, not only rate high on space efficiency, but also eliminate the usage of heavier space-consuming designs. They are definitely functionally and ergonomically beneficial, but they also possess minimal and clean aesthetics, that allow them to harmoniously blend with any living space. Flat-packed designs are extremely easy to move around from one place to another –  without having to do any heavy lifting and carrying.

1. The Leaning Chair

Many flat-pack furniture also come with an implicit benefit. In most cases, the separate pieces can be cut out from a single sheet of material, often wood or fiberboard, which minimizes the wasted material. At first brush, that almost seems like the key feature of the Leaning Chair set, and it’s definitely an important one. All three members of the set are CNC cut from the same 4×8 piece of plywood, and while there are still areas of the sheet that are unused and probably discarded, it’s still a lot less wasteful than conventionally assembled furniture.

Why is it noteworthy?

The set features a chair, an ottoman for your feet, and a side table to complete the setting. Like any flat-pack furniture, they can all be assembled without screws or tools. You don’t even need fasteners or glue to keep them together.

What we like

  • Sustainable + efficient design
  • Ready-to-assemble
  • Sturdier than it looks

What we dislike

  • Some people might actually be wary of this kind of assembled furniture, especially chairs that look a bit unstable on their feet

2. Pagoda

Shanghai-based Stellar Works teamed up with American design studio Bassam Fellows to come up with an East meets West kind of chair that can fit your dining room, your office pantry, or your indie cafe.

Why is it noteworthy?

Pagoda is inspired by both the cafe culture in Shanghai during the 1920s and the cafe chairs from Vienna in the 19th century. Aside from the fact that it’s well-designed, it’s also pretty convenient to assemble it as there are only six parts in the package.

What we like

  • Inspired by the cantilevered, upward-curving gates of pagodas in Asia
  • You can choose from different finishes depending on the motif of your home or business space

What we dislike

  • No complaints!

3. The Folding Kettle

The Folding Kettle comes with a flat-pack design that opens up rather cleverly, expanding its volume while creating a kettle that’s stable enough to stand vertically on any surface.

Why is it noteworthy?

“Due to its unique storage structure, the capacity of this travel-friendly folding kettle after unfolding is approximately 1.2 liters”, says C60 Design’s team lead Chu Wenbao. “It has three main characteristics: simple operation, easy storage, and a minimal aesthetic.” The kettle’s travel-friendly design borrows a lot from a travel iron. It’s compact when you need it to be, and functional when opened. It also has a detachable cable that allows you to connect it to a power outlet to heat water wherever you are.

What we like

  • Features a flat-pack design making it completely travel-friendly

What we dislike

  • No complaints!

4. Fold and Rescue

Designed to make rescuing human lives efficient, the Fold And Rescue lifeboat flips closed while in storage, thanks to its origami-inspired form.

Why is it noteworthy?

The inspiration for the Fold And Rescue came from the paper boat itself, showing how inspiration can travel in both directions. Unlike an inflatable lifeboat that poses the danger of deflating or not inflating correctly, the Fold And Rescue is made from a naturally buoyant material, and just needs to be opened to be used. In its folded form, it occupies a third of its original space and can be stacked together. When needed, just open the boat out and you’ve got two seats that can comfortably fit 4-6 people.

What we like

  • It comes with a self-locking mechanism built into the benches, so the boat never accidentally closes shut when open

What we dislike

  • No complaints!

5. The Storm Lamp

The beauty of the Storm Lamp by Julia Kononenko is that there isn’t any method to its mad design. The lamp comes with a variety of laser-cut wooden panels that can be arranged/oriented in any way you like because as its name suggests, the Storm Lamp is all about beauty in chaos. Looking almost like an abstract tornado, the lamp is entirely made from flat pieces of laser-cut plywood that are either left plain or painted black.

Why is it noteworthy?

When assembled together, they create a 3D form using the Gestalt visual law of continuity. Moreover, the jagged edges themselves illuminate to look like chaotic lightning strikes, reinforcing the product’s inspiration!

What we like

  • The lamps are available in both hanging and floor formats
  • The jagged edges themselves illuminate to look like chaotic lightning strikes

What we dislike

  • No complaints!

6. Puffa

Creation of industrial designers Yin-Yu Lo and Trinna Wu, this accessory takes flat packaging as the core idea for portability. I like the idea of having the option to carry a comfy sofa to the next camping trip or the leisurely beach day on the weekend.

Why is it noteworthy?

The duo has designed the urban sofa using 3D weaving distance technology in the inflatable structure. This production method keeps the middle surface of the sofa flat with a stable supporting force that prevents eventual sagging with such inflatable products. It can be inflated instantly without much hassle, and the stiffness level of the seat and cushion can be adjusted as required. When it needs to be transported to another place, deflate Puffa and easily carry it on public transit or store it in the car’s boot.

What we like

  • The sofa folds to the size of a yoga mat, making it ultra-portable in nature
  • It will never sag like other inflatable sofas

What we dislike

  • The transparent/neon colour scheme may not appeal to everyone

7. The O TRL

What the world needs more of is minimal and elegant furniture like the O TRL by Annabella Hevesi. Annabella created this tray table as a versatile piece of furniture – use it to store your stationery, kitchen knick-knacks, or as a makeshift desk in work from the home emergency scene – the pure and minimal aesthetics of this design make it a perfect match everywhere.

Why is it noteworthy?

The trolley has a slim and sleek silhouette and is constructed using a black MDF board, powder-coated steel, and rubber. Do not be fooled by its humble looks; this tray can bear its fair share of weight and move around smoothly, given its large weight-bearing wheels.

What we like

  • Can bear weights
  • Moves around smoothly

What we dislike

  • The design looks a little frail

8. The Stair Cubby

The Stair Cubby, as it was christened, can be assembled without the use of tools, with tabs simply going into slots and held down with pegs. The cubby is designed to sit on two steps of stairs, but the panel on the back can slide up and down to adjust to different stair heights. The storage has five open-access cubbies for shoes, books, and any other item that can fit inside, keeping things organized and out of harm’s way.

Why is it noteworthy?

Staircase bins need to take into account the particular shape of stairs, but not all stairs are made equal, so they have to be a bit more flexible or at least configurable. Given how in-demand these storage solutions might be, they also need to be durable and sustainable. These two product design students from Nottingham Trent University in the UK hit both birds with one sheet of plywood.

What we like

  • Can be assembled without the use of tools
  • Great for homes with space constraints

What we dislike

  • We’re not sure how well it would hold heavier objects

9. Nook

Designed in two different sizes, Nook is a collection of desk and room dividers made from disused Just Booth cardboard shipping containers. Amidst busy offices, distractions can come at any moment. Conceptualized as a means for workers to get quiet concentration time, the collection of smaller dividers can be configured on desks to create a small working zone.

Why is it noteworthy?

It’s said that it takes a little over twenty minutes to get back to work after a distraction. Whether you’re working from home, in your local coffee shop or in a busy office–distractions are everywhere. Designing a means for privacy, Just Booth is a Polish acoustic pod brand that develops sound booths where you can retreat for privacy during the workday. Following a competition held by Just Booth and the Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź where designers were asked to repurpose Just Booth cardboard boxes, Patrycja Gorzela designed Nook.

What we like

  • Super lightweight and slim
  • Sustainable design

What we dislike

  • Could be easily damaged
  • Not sure how suitable it is for long-term use

10. staxxiom

With laser-cut pieces of wood that simply interlock to create your design, staxxiom is building on IKEA’s DIY culture by making their furniture more efficient, more eco-friendly, and as simplified as possible. That last part works in staxxiom’s favor too, because the simplified design gives their furniture a unified, wonderfully minimal aesthetic, along with the added benefit of being ridiculously easy to build too.

Why is it noteworthy?

The table’s design is just a 3-part assembly, featuring two wide interlocking leg panels and a surface on top… along with tiny coupling blocks that plug into the gaps to hold the design together. staxxiom’s shelves and stools work the same way too – with parts that just interlock together, and coupling blocks that fill in the gaps. More often than not, you don’t even NEED a manual because even a child could assemble it, and the assembly process is about as time-consuming as making a paper plane.

What we like

  • This unique approach to designing furniture benefits all the stakeholders in the product’s cycle
  • You can disassemble and reassemble your products too if you plan on shifting houses

What we dislike

  • No complaints!

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It’s 2022 and motion-sensing smart lights should be in every home

The humble light switch has stuck around for centuries now. It’s time to upgrade to something more cutting-edge.

Meet Giangle, a series of motion and infrared-sensing lights that just know when to smartly turn on and off. Designed to be used both inside as well as outside the house, the Giangle series of lights are purpose-built for every scenario. They’re detachable, switch on/off autonomously, and even have unique features like solar charging, time-keeping, and even ultrasonic mosquito-repelling… because why stop at just ditching the switch, eh?!

Designer: NingNing Li

Click Here to Buy Now: $69 $105 (34% off). Hurry, for a limited time only!

FREYR Sensor Light

Has a built-in infrared sensor and photo sensor that automatically wakes up and immediately responds when a family member passes by,

The Giangle lights come in three variants that have their own distinct advantages. Dubbed Freyr, Siv, and Sunna, after Norse and Germanic gods, the lights tackle a variety of scenarios and are designed to be used in specific parts of the house (or even outside it). Freyr is a tiny elf-like light that has strength in numbers. Designed to mount on walls, Freyr automatically lights up with an ambient glow when you approach it. The light even detects motion, knowing where you’re going next so the next Freyr light switches on before you even get there. Designed for hallways, stairs, and even bathrooms, Freyr lights communicate with each other via Bluetooth, creating a smart network of lights around your house that know exactly when to go on and go off. Moreover, the Freyr lights sit within detachable docks, so you can unplug and carry them with you when you need a lamp on the go!

SIV Cabinet Light w / Timer

Siv is an indoor lamp too, but is built to be more of a kitchen task light instead of an ambient one. It activates just by sensing motion, so you don’t need to touch the switchboard with wet or messy hands while cooking, and can be dimmed simply by holding your hand near the motion sensor. The tube-shaped lamp sits in within its dock and can be removed and carried around if the need ever arises, and the dock itself also sports a built-in clock/kitchen timer with touch-sensitive controls, knocking two birds with one stone.

SUNNA Outdoor Light

Sunna, named after the Germanic sun god, is a rather capable outdoor light that uses the same motion-sensing tech as its other siblings. However, while the Freyr and Siv require periodic charging via USB-C, Sunna comes with its own built-in solar panel that keeps it juiced for months at an end without requiring you to plug it in. Designed clearly for outdoor use, the Sunna lamp is IPx6 waterproof and also has a built-in ultrasonic mosquito repellant that creates a mosquito-free periphery around you when you’re near the light.

All of the Giangle lights run on USB-C, which means they can be mounted pretty much anywhere without worrying about having a power outlet or switchboard handy. When fully charged, the Freyr and Siv can work for as many as 90 days, while the Sunna can run off solar power for 7 whole months without needing to be plugged in. The lamps come outfitted with power-efficient LEDs and also shut off automatically within 15 seconds of you leaving the space, so as to conserve batteries. You can choose between 3 color temperatures for your Giangle lights, which begin shipping as early as November 2022, so your 2023 new year resolution can finally be to ‘Ditch The Switch’!

Click Here to Buy Now: $69 $105 (34% off). Hurry, for a limited time only!

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Acer Chromebook Vero 514 makes a huge leap in sustainability

Consumer electronics are hardly the most sustainable products on the planet. In addition to the tremendous use of plastics and the electricity they consume, the industry is hell-bent on encouraging people to just buy newer stuff even if their current devices are still serviceable. Worse, there are systems in place that make it almost too inconvenient to continue using aging products through repairs and upgrades. Fortunately, the past few years have seen a rise in awareness of how the destruction of the planet would be bad for business in the long run, pushing manufacturers to lay out their plans to help reduce their negative impact on the environment. Building on the Earthion initiative it announced last year, Acer has come out with a new Chromebook brandishing its eco-friendly Vero brand as its most sustainable laptop yet.

Designer: Acer

Acer made big waves last year when it debuted two sustainability efforts. Earthion is the company’s overarching program to integrate eco-friendly strategies across its many product lines, covering the entire production pipeline from sourcing materials to packaging design to logistics. From Earthion came Acer’s Vero line of eco-conscious devices that now include not just laptops but also monitors, accessories, and even projectors. The new Acer Chromebook Vero 514 is the latest to be added to that family, showcasing advances that the company has made toward its green goals.

It is nearly impossible for computers and smartphones to completely remove the use of plastics, so manufacturers can only mitigate the situation by using post-consumer recycled or PCR plastics. In that light, the Chromebook Vero 514 boasts that the plastic in its chassis and bezels around the screen are made from 30% PCR plastic, while keycaps have it at 50%. In addition, the material used for its internal fan housing and “OceanGlass” touchpad use recycled ocean-bound plastics to help reduce pollution in our waters.

More than just its composition, Acer made this new laptop also more recyclable and repair-friendly to prolong its life. The use of standard screws will make repairs and upgrades easier, and the paint-free chassis is 99% recyclable. Even the packaging, which people tend to take for granted, takes part in the sustainability game. The box is made from 90% recycled paper, and the notebook bag and keyboard sheet are made from 100% recycled plastic. The inner packaging can also be transformed into a triangular laptop stand so that nothing needs to be thrown away.

All of these eco-friendly measures would probably be pointless if the Chromebook Vero 514 wasn’t attractive enough to be bought. In addition to its durable and no-nonsense design, the Chrome OS laptop packs quite a wallop in terms of hardware, utilizing 12th-gen Intel Core processors or an option of a more power-efficient (read: slower) Intel Pentium processor. And since it uses Chrome OS, it will actually be less resource-intensive, helping prolong the laptop’s overall life.

Acer has been making big strides towards its sustainability goals, including running on 100% renewable energy by 2035. That’s still a long way to go, but every step in that direction matters. We’re still from having the perfect sustainable laptop, but the Acer Chromebook Vero 514 definitely offers one of the best combinations of performance and eco-friendly solutions that won’t make you feel short-changed for investing in a green laptop that will serve you well for years to come.

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This Xbox controller accessory adds extra buttons to the back, upgrading it to an Elite Controller

Casually sitting on the rear of your Xbox controller, the ARMORX Pro gives you a secret set of keys and controls that allow you to execute more efficient gaming maneuvers that put you ahead of the pack. Equipped with 5 functions, 4 remappable buttons, 3 memory profiles, and an internal gyroscope for motion-control, it’s safe to say that the ARMORX Pro gives the Xbox controller a hefty set of upgrades. Yes, it has programmable lights too.

Designer: BIGBIG WON

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Sitting rather covertly on the underside of your controller, the ARMORX Pro really upgrades your regular Xbox Controller into an Elite Wireless Controller. The four extra buttons allow you to access a variety of features and functions and are mappable based on the game you’re playing. The ARMORX Pro also has a built-in gyroscope that gives your gaming quite literally another dimension. To that end, the ARMORX Pro works not just with Xbox consoles (the Xbox Series X/S and One), but with the Switch and Windows platforms too.

The four mappable buttons provide a variety of options, from turbo to macro-level mapping, and the 3 onboard profiles mean you can set the buttons to perform different functions in different games. There’s even an app that lets you control/configure the ARMORX Pro, and program its lighting effects and even motion sensitivity.

The ARMORX Pro comes with its own 1,300 mAh battery that gives you a solid couple of hours of gaming. The controller connects wirelessly thanks to a companion wireless adapter (which lets you use it with the Switch and PC), and a ribbon cable that plugs right into your Xbox controller’s USB-C port.

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Tarp Extension Tent

Designed to be paired with Snow Peak’s Takibi Tarp Octa or the HD Tarp Hexa Evo Pro Ivory, the limited edition Tarp Extension Tent creates a designated sleeping area that fits up to four people and enhances the tented outdoor space with an inner room and ground sheet.

Designing the Retro-Futuristic 2024 Hyundai Ioniq 6

The brand’s chief designer SangYup Lee tells us about the much anticipated follow-up to the Ioniq 5

“I’m excited and nervous,” says SangYup Lee, Hyundai’s design chief and a star within the auto design world. “It’s been three years of hard work.” This is just before the silk slips off of his latest creation: the culmination of a thousand days of countless micro-decisions, renderings, adjustments, collaboration, effort and toil, all tucked under a veil in London’s Shoreditch Studios. The Ioniq 6 arrives on the heels of the Ioniq 5, which won the World Car of the Year for design, as well as overall World Car of the Year for 2022.

Hyundai says they simply can’t get enough to dealers, and are working with other markets to try and steer allocation to the US. Canada has customers on a waiting list. At least a large part of this success has to do with the first Ioniq model’s fresh, unique design. It’s a risk that paid off. And the Ioniq 6? It’s simply wild. Like the Ioniq 5, there’s nothing remotely close to it on the road.

Based on the sleek Prophecy concept shown in March 2020, the second of three announced Ioniq cars is as out there as the first. Lee and Simon Loasby, VP and head of Hyundai styling, tell us they looked to the streamliner cars of the ’30s and ’40s (specifically the 1936 Stout Scarab, ’38 Phantom Corsair and the ’47 Saab 92) and appreciate the timelessness of those designs. But the Ioniq 6 achieves a retro-futuristic look that could be peeled straight from the a Total Recall reboot.

Some might see a whisper of Porsche and Tesla (a little Taycan and Model 3 on the front-end, the rear spoiler evocative of the 964’s) here, another little play between classic and modern. Duality is something Lee especially appreciates, often referencing Jekyll and Hyde. “Even here in London, and in cities like Seoul, I love how the old and new—these two different sides can coexist together in harmony,” Lee says.

All Ioniq cars will be based on the Hyundai E-GMP dedicated electric platform. Working with a completely new architecture, truly designed without the requirements of an internal-combustion engine, has yielded a sense of possibility. “After 100 years, we’re getting to rethink design,” Lee tells us. “Not needing a grille for cooling functionally opens up the possibility of a greater lighting signature.” It has also led to a clean, wide front-end. There are six pixels on the front spoiler (Ioniq 7 will have seven), which indicate charging level when the car is plugged in.

The parametric pixel is the key design element of the Ioniq 6, and you can see it everywhere from the aforementioned front end, to the steering wheel, rear light bar, and rear spoiler deck lid, which also features a welcome greeting. In going for a timeless form, Lee says they wanted to maintain the single line and curvature of the roof from the concept. “Keeping the form more simple is a way to make the car ageless,” he says.

That line, along with a twin spoiler out back, help the Ioniq 6 achieve a slippery-sleek 0.21 “coefficient of drag” figure, an aerodynamic feat which helps extend battery range. The Ioniq 6 rides a little higher than the Prophecy concept, the realities of transferring this vision to a production skateboard platform, but the two-color tone with dark underbody draws the eye, and it serves as a way to reduce volume visually.

The interior fascinates as well. For starters, there’s no logo on the steering wheel. Lee explains that Hyundai’s chairman asked, if instead of placing a logo on the wheel (almost a default practice) they could do something that added value. A pixel light indicator on the wheel signals charge level, and at the press of a button, voice-recognition displays like a home AI system would.

Making a strong imprint is also interior signature lighting, which represents a fresh take on mood lighting. Twin screens molded as one unit serve for instruments and media, but some buttons (and thankfully a volume knob) remain. Some markets will have screens for the digital side mirrors, though the US-spec cars will have traditional mirrors to comply with existing regulations.

Rear passengers will benefit from the Ioniq 6 wheelbase, the longest in the segment. While the rear doesn’t get the same special design attention as the front, it’s absolutely cavernous.

If Hyundai represents the mainstream, and Genesis luxury, then Ioniq is to dare, and perhaps to sci-fi dream.

Images courtesy of Hyundai

These cassette-shaped white noise machines play ambient sounds to keep you focused/relaxed

Each cassette is representative of a different series of soundtracks, ranging from forest audioscapes to sounds of rain, the ocean, and even white noise.

Witchcraft is a series of ambient speakers designed to look like cassettes. Encased in the familiar clear cassette case, these palm-sized portable audio players play soothing serene sounds through their speaker units, helping calm, de-stress, and energize you. The cassettes can be carried around with you and placed on your desk or even in your pocket, although they’re best paired with their clear case, which doubles as a vertical stand/dock for the cassettes. Rather clever, no?

Designer: Wu Design

The name ‘Witchcraft’ comes directly from the translation of its Chinese name Wu ZhaoJing, although the cassettes themselves have nothing to do with magic or the occult. They’re more like relaxation tapes that are quite literally tape-inspired. A button on top lets you switch the cassette on or off, and a USB port on the side lets you charge your cassette when it’s running low on battery.

There are 5 soundscapes you can choose from, with a separate cassette and artwork for each category. What’s really lovable about the Witchcraft cassettes is their analog charm and handy design that you can carry with you anywhere. The audio tracks are actual sound recordings too, rather than being ambient electronic looped tracks. I like the commitment to keeping things old school!

The Witchcraft cassettes are currently just a conceptual project, so there isn’t any information on exactly how they work, what they cost, or how long their battery lasts. However, they’re interesting both conceptually and visually, and even though they don’t really repurpose old cassettes, I’d like to think that something of that nature is possible. After all, if you can fit an entire Raspberry Pi computer into a cassette, why not a music system??

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LG, the tech company, is now making ‘smart-tables’ that can purify air

Air purifiers look boring… so why not turn them into functional furniture pieces?

Although it seems unlikely for a company like LG to dabble in the furniture space, their functional furniture line Aero makes a tad bit of sense. Unveiled at IFA 2022 being held in Berlin, LG’s Aero “blurs the line between beautiful furniture and advanced air purifier, offering a design that can be tailored to meet individual preferences, 360-degree air purification and user-friendly features”, the company said.

Designer: LG

Meet the PuriCare Objet Collection Aero Furniture series (or Aero for short), a set of table-shaped air purifiers from LG. Designed to work as a 360-degree air purifier, the Aero can be placed pretty much anywhere in your room, and comes armed with LG’s Ultra-fine filter, Dust Collector Filter, and Deodorization Filter, ensuring clean air is delivered all across your room. The table comes in three color variants and in both oblong or round shapes.

Although, calling the PuriCare Objet Collection Aero Furniture series just a table-shaped air purifier would be somewhat of a disservice. The Memphis 2.0-ish furniture pieces also have built-in mood lights and even the ability to charge your phone/earbuds using a disc-shaped integrated wireless charging zone on the tabletop surface. Wattage on the wireless charging hasn’t yet been specified, although LG did mention that the purifier can be controlled using a series of buttons on the underside of the table’s surface, while the mood light itself can be operated using the LG ThinQ app. My biggest concern, however, remains the fact that even though the table’s designed to be centrally located in a room, chances are it’ll need to be connected to a power outlet (given its obvious functions), resulting in a wire running from the table all the way to the nearest switchboard.

Personally, the Aero isn’t the kind of furniture I’d have in my own home, although I get the appeal of deviating from the boring, ugly, air purifier template. Earlier last year, IKEA unveiled the STAKRVIND, an air purifying side-table with a more domestic-driven aesthetic, and in 2020, Sauberair unveiled a 3.5″ inch thick air purifier that disguised itself as wall-mounted art!

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Leatherman’s pocket knife with interchangeable blades is made for discovering new adventures

Outdoorsy enthusiasts swear by the Leatherman knifes for their durability and the ability to stay sharp for a lifetime. Fusing them up with an array of multitools brings more possibilities of use on adventures unknown or simply for usual tasks at home. The Portland, Oregon-based company has made a name for itself, and to explore the possibilities of multitools and knives, they have created the Garage division.

Their latest experimental creation is the Batch #003: PARTS multipurpose tool with its unique set of features. A folding knife at heart, the multitool ventures into the world of interchangeable blade options for an EDC.

Designer: Leatherman

According to Leatherman, their motive is to create the best folding knife out there from the current inventory of products in-house. The result, a multipurpose tool crafted out of 26 parts. It gets an innovative interchangeable blade system to swap compatible blades for the needed task at hand. All this while being ergonomically comfortable and highly functional to the last bit. The EDC gets the G10 handle for a better grip.

For starters, the knife can be swapped between the premium S30V stainless steel workblade for hardcore tasks or the 154CM blade tailored for normal household tasks. The two can be swapped via a Torx #6 drive bit, #8 Torx drive bit, and a standard bit driver. These are included in the EDC lanyard to keep everything handy and accessible when most needed.

According to Leatherman, the 3 oz. blade is very easy to launch from the slim and lightweight frame. When not in use it can be kept safe in the G-10 glass laminate scales. I’m sure the blades of the multitool are going to last down the generations too. Just if Leatherman could have included other essential multitools like a screwdriver, scissor, and bottle opener – the utility would have increased three-folds. That I say considering the steep price tag of $230 – but then it’s a Leatherman accessory!

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A Bike Rack that Keeps Your Saddle Dry

I have never seen this before. This ultra-considerate bike rack has a flip-down panel that keeps your saddle dry if it’s raining out:

Image: Design Museum Den Bosch

It was reportedly designed by veteran industrial designer Gijs Bakker, year unknown. I could find no other information on this; if you know anything about it, please drop a line in the comments.