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Outdoor adventures are about more than just the thrill of the journey; they’re about preparedness, precision, and a touch of ingenuity. The Titanium 2-in-1 Compass by COMANDI-Corres delivers on all these fronts, bringing utility and sophistication to the palm of your hand. Designed for adventurers who demand reliability, versatility, and compactness in their everyday carry (EDC) gear, this tiny 2-in-1 tool melds classic navigation with modern craftsmanship. Whether you’re scaling a mountain or navigating the open seas, this pocket-sized marvel is your silent companion, ready to guide and inform when you need it most.

From the moment you lay eyes on it, the compass commands attention with its UFO-inspired design. It’s an unexpected yet fitting nod to exploration, embodying a spirit of curiosity and discovery. Every detail feels purposeful, from its smooth, curved edges to its compact size, which ensures it’s as practical to carry as it is beautiful to behold. It’s the kind of tool that feels at home clipped to your backpack, ready to guide you through dense forests, over towering peaks, or across uncharted waters.

Designer: Comandi

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What makes this compass truly stand out is its ingenious dual functionality. On one side, you have a liquid-filled compass that offers unparalleled stability, even in the most demanding conditions. Its oil-filled chamber reduces vibrations and keeps the needle steady, ensuring accurate readings whether you’re navigating under the canopy of a jungle or in the swirling winds of a mountaintop. On the other side, a thermometer provides clear Celsius readings, a feature that’s far more useful than it might initially seem. Knowing the exact temperature can inform everything from the gear you wear to the precautions you take in extreme climates. It’s a small detail that can make a big difference when it matters most.

There’s elegance in how these features are integrated into a single, compact tool. Available in two variations—a single-ear and a double-ear design—it offers options to suit different needs. The single-ear version is lightweight at just 48.5 grams and streamlined, perfect for those who prioritize simplicity. The double-ear version, which weighs 53 grams, adds extra versatility, featuring a quick-hook dual-carabiner design that allows you to carry additional items like water bottles or tools. This clever functionality transforms the compass into more than a navigation aid; it becomes a cornerstone of your gear setup, enhancing convenience and organization on the go.

Crafted from Gr5 titanium, the compass is as durable as it is lightweight. Titanium’s reputation for strength and corrosion resistance ensures this tool can handle the rigors of outdoor exploration without breaking a sweat. Whether it’s enduring harsh weather or surviving a tumble down a rocky trail, the compass maintains its integrity and performance. Its CNC-machined construction further elevates its appeal, lending it a refined, polished look that’s as much about form as it is about function. Tritium slots are machined into the compass’ rim, allowing you to add glow-vials so your compass is visible/accessible even in the dark.

Who is the 2-in-1 titanium compass for? Adventurers and outdoor enthusiasts, certainly, but its appeal extends further. Campers, hikers, sailors, and even casual travelers will appreciate its utility and design. The compass fosters a connection to the world’s natural magnetism, teaching users to rely on time-tested navigation methods rather than solely on digital devices. It’s a tool that reminds us of the joys of analog precision in a digital age. But it’s also for the aesthete—someone who admires the fusion of engineering and artistry. Its UFO-inspired shape isn’t just functional; it’s a nod to the imagination, evoking the spirit of exploration not just of Earth but of the unknown.

The titanium compass thermometer 2-in-1 multi-tool comes in both Celsius and Fahrenheit versions, depending on what metric you prefer. For those ready to add this versatile piece to their kit, the COMANDI 2-in-1 compass is now available on Kickstarter. Early bird pricing starts at $49 (for both Celsius and Fahrenheit variants), offering excellent value for a tool that feels like it should cost much more. With shipping estimated for February 2025 and worldwide delivery available, it’s accessible to adventurers everywhere.

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Knives like the Tekto A2 Badger don’t come along often—they’re the quiet disruptors of the EDC world. Compact, unassuming, and deceptively powerful, the A2 Badger shrugs off the clichés of tactical gear with its minimalist design and razor-sharp focus on functionality. This isn’t the kind of knife you carry to impress—it’s the one you rely on when the stakes are real, blending precision engineering with a no-nonsense approach to everyday challenges.

What sets the A2 Badger apart isn’t just its sleek profile or lightning-fast blade deployment; it’s the way it balances rugged durability with lightweight portability. At just 3.3 inches closed and weighing a mere 2.18 ounces, this knife doesn’t just fit into your pocket—it fits seamlessly into your life. Whether you’re slicing through rope on a camping trip or breaking glass in an emergency, the A2 Badger stands ready to perform with a reliability that’s earned it a spot among the best in everyday carry essentials.

Designer: Tekto

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At a glance, the A2 Badger is unassuming, its compact closed frame disappearing effortlessly into a pocket or clipped onto gear. But this knife thrives on challenging assumptions. Deploy the blade using its spring-loaded switch, and it transforms into a formidable tool. The 1.85-inch tanto-style blade, crafted from titanium-coated D2 steel, isn’t just about sharpness—it’s a powerhouse of durability and precision. The angular design is ideal for piercing tough materials, while the titanium coating ensures the blade resists wear and tear, even during heavy use. It’s a blade built not just for cutting but for enduring.

The A2 Badger button boasts an exceptional grip, ensuring maximum grip and control in any situation.

With its compact and lightweight design, the A2 Badger is both easy to store and transport, making it a popular choice among outdoor enthusiasts and those with limited space.

OTF, or out-the-front, knives like the A2 Badger are a different breed from traditional folding blades. The mechanism is mesmerizingly simple yet effective—a push of the switch sends the blade gliding out in an instant. This rapid deployment is more than just a party trick; it’s an invaluable feature for those moments when time is of the essence. Whether you’re slicing through a seatbelt in an emergency or tackling a tough outdoor task, the A2 Badger ensures you’re never left fumbling.

Featuring an oversized lanyard hole, this knife design accommodates a wider range of attachment options, including larger cords and paracords.

Beyond the blade, the A2 Badger’s handle showcases an attention to detail that elevates it from a utilitarian tool to a thoughtful piece of design. Made from 6061 aluminum, the handle is lightweight yet robust, designed to withstand the elements while maintaining a comfortable grip. It features a button lock mechanism to keep the blade securely in place, whether open or closed, ensuring peace of mind during use. The oversized lanyard hole adds an extra layer of versatility, allowing you to attach cords or paracords with ease—a small but impactful addition that outdoor enthusiasts will appreciate.

Its utility doesn’t end there. The glass breaker tip at the base of the handle is another standout feature, designed to shatter reinforced glass in emergency situations. Combined with the blade’s ability to cut through tough fabrics or materials, the A2 Badger becomes more than just a knife; it’s a multi-functional tool that adapts to a variety of high-stakes scenarios. This duality of simplicity and capability is where the A2 Badger truly shines—it’s a lifesaver that doesn’t look or feel cumbersome.

What makes the A2 Badger even more appealing is how it accommodates every user. The pocket clip is ambidextrous, catering to both left- and right-handed individuals, and its compact size means it never feels out of place, whether clipped onto gear during a hike or tucked into your jeans for a day in the city. At a featherlight 2.18 ounces, it’s easy to forget it’s there—until you need it.

The A2 Badger is available in three finishes—Black, Desert, and OD Green—allowing you to pick a color that matches your style or gear. This isn’t a knife that sacrifices form for function. This knife is currently available at a 20% discount (its highest discount ever), adding extra value to an already high-performing design. For enthusiasts and newcomers to EDC alike, the A2 Badger offers a practical, durable solution built to meet the demands of any scenario.

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Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, known for his lush psychedelic soundscapes, has stepped into the world of music tech with *Orchid*, a retro-futuristic chord machine that’s as much a creative tool as it is a design statement. Crafted in collaboration with Ignacio Germade and the team at Telepathic Instruments, this standalone device seems poised to inject some genuine innovation into how musicians, producers, and creators approach chord progressions.

The Orchid’s aesthetic grabs your attention with its delightful marriage of mid-century modern design and futuristic minimalism. It doesn’t merely look like a tool for music-making—it feels like an artifact from a parallel timeline where music technology evolved under the influence of Moog synthesizers and Brutalist architecture. There’s something irresistibly tactile about its tiny one-octave keybed, its metallic buttons, and the way its speakers blend seamlessly into its overall silhouette. Think alt-universe Teenage Engineering.

Designer: Telepathic Instruments

As a chord machine, its primary role is to simplify and expand harmonic possibilities. Press a key, and it triggers a full chord—a concept that might seem basic at first but quickly reveals layers of depth. By holding one of the strategically placed buttons while playing, users can manipulate the chords in real time, shifting them from major to minor, augmenting intervals, or even revoicing them to mimic the dynamics of a guitar or piano. This flexibility turns Orchid into more than a mere convenience—it’s a creative partner that invites experimentation.

Unlike most chord machines, which often tether users to computers or DAWs via MIDI, this device functions independently. The onboard speakers and battery power mean you can take it anywhere, from a lazy afternoon jam session in the park to a late-night studio brainstorm. This sense of portability and immediacy reinforces its identity as an “ideas machine.” It’s there to capture inspiration wherever it strikes—no cords, no setup, just you and the music.

Yet, Orchid doesn’t neglect connectivity for those who want it. MIDI compatibility ensures it can integrate with larger setups, making it a valuable tool for those who prefer layering its unique chord manipulations with other digital or analog instruments. The internal effects and arpeggiator further extend its creative range, allowing musicians to sculpt evolving soundscapes or rhythmic patterns that might otherwise require multiple pieces of equipment to achieve.

What elevates Orchid from a functional gadget to a truly compelling product is the philosophy behind its creation. Telepathic Instruments has described its initial run of 1,000 units as a “beta test.” Early adopters will have a chance to shape future iterations, providing feedback that could refine the design, features, and user experience.

Still, at $550, Orchid isn’t exactly cheap. For perspective, chord machines with similar core functionalities can often be found at lower price points, albeit without the standalone capabilities or premium design. But this isn’t a device that’s trying to compete on cost—it’s an aspirational tool, positioned for musicians who value both form and function, and who appreciate tools that inspire creativity rather than merely facilitate it.

The Orchid shares quite a few similarities with the Nopia synth from a year ago. Garnering over 20 million views on YouTube in less than a week, the Nopia synth was built to essentially be a “chord generator” too, operating on chords within the tonal harmonic scale. While Nopia did the guess-work, allowing you to be surprised by how the synth picked what chord to play based on what key you were transitioning from, the Orchid is a little more, well, controlled. Your right hand riffs with the keys, while the left chooses the type of chord. In a way it allows you to do anything, even make mistakes – because sometimes creativity comes from unexpected places. Unlike the Nopia, however, the Orchid is available… even if it’s just to 1,000 units.

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Dezeen has announced the winners of the six Designers of the Year categories at this evening’s ceremony, which include Sabine Marcelis, Marina Tabassum Architects and Studio Saar.

Our Designers of the Year awards, launched last year, recognise the best emerging and established talent whose innovative work has made a notable impact on the industry across architecture, interiors and design.

Sabine Marcelis and Marina Tabassum Architects are among winners

Bangladeshi practice Marina Tabassum Architects took home the architect of the year award with Studio Saar named emerging architect of the year.

Interior designer of the year was awarded to Paris-based studio Chzon run by Dorothée Meilichzon, and Polish studio Mistovia was crowned emerging interior designer of the year.

Sabine Marcelis Dutch studio won Designer of the year with Hong Kong designer Didi Ng Wing Yin was named emerging designer of the year.

View the winning Designers of the Year on the Dezeen Awards website or read below:

Architect of the year: Marina Tabassum Architects

Bangladeshi practice Marina Tabassum Architects aims to root architecture to place, collaborating with geographers, landscape architects and planners, among other allied professionals.

Informed by people, climate and geography, the studio focuses on raising the standard of living conditions for low-income populations.

The studio recently developed a bamboo demountable house at the Vitra Campus in Germany, in response to the mass displacement caused by flooding in Bangladesh.

“One of global architecture’s undoubted heavyweights, Marina Tabassum aims to create buildings that are aligned with their environments. Her locally focused work is gaining increasing attention and admiration since winning the Aga Khan Award for Bait Ur Rouf Mosque in Dhaka,” said the judges.

“She recently won the Soane Medal and was named on Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2024 list. It would be no surprise to see her win the Pritzker Architecture Prize in the next couple of years.”

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Emerging architect of the year: Studio Saar

Led by Jonny Buckland and Ananya Singhal architecture and research practice Studio Sarr has offices in India and the UK.

The practice won this year’s Davidson Prize for their concept Apartment Store which explores how the UK’s vacant retail spaces can be repurposed as community-owned housing.

One of their most recent projects is a cultural centre wrapped in perforated marble screens in India designed for local children and the wider community to access a range of activities and workshop spaces.

“Founded in 2019, this ambitious young practice puts social and environmental sustainability at its core,” said the judges.

“Led by Jonny Buckland and Ananya Singhal between Frome and Udaipur, the studio has delivered an impressive and diverse array of projects in the UK and India that belies its age.”

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Interior designer of the year: Chzon

French interior designer ​​Dorothée Meilichzon founded her Paris-based studio CHZON in 2009, which specialises in hospitality projects including restaurants, retail and hotels.

Projects by Chzon include a boutique hotel featuring chequerboard details inspired by Alice in Wonderland in the Cotswolds, and a London restaurant with oakwood panelling, duck-egg leather stools and custom marble-topped tables in homage to Parisian bistros.

“Meilichzon has worked on over 100 hospitality design projects around the world. She is known for colourful, graphic designs, where a holistic approach sees her signature brand of joy permeate the entirety of a project,” said the judges.

“Her work across a slew of Experimental Group hotels has crafted local narratives while building a recognisable brand DNA,” they continued.

“Having partnered with perfumier Acqua di Parma, design brand Vitra and completed a departure lounge at Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris, 15 years in and everything Meilichzon touches continues to take off.”

Read more about ​​Chzon › 

Emerging interior designer of the year: Mistovia

Mistovia is a Polish multidisciplinary founded by architect Marcin Czopek, whose practice fuses eclectic and traditional tastes through private interiors.

The studio recently completed an eclectic apartment in Warsaw, which Mistovia described as an “elaborate puzzle” of contrasting patterns with terrazzo tiles, swirly grey wood panels and a burnt-orange table.

“Using “space” as its main material, the studio creates eclectic home interiors that balance myriad patterns, textures and colours with fundamental usability,” said the jury.

“Having previously paired terrazzo and concrete or swirly wood veneer and glass bricks, the studio is rapidly establishing itself as a residential specialist with an eye for unusual combinations that never compromise on practicality.”

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Designer of the year: Studio Sabine Marcelis

Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis is an artist and designer who runs her eponymous practice in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Marcelis works in the fields of product, installation and spatial design, using material research and experimentation to develop new and surprising visual effects that have a strong focus on materiality.

Recent projects span an installation featuring four rotating glass pillars for the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, a collaboration with Japanese artisans for London Design Festival and a water fountain made using repurposed onyx stone in Amsterdam.

“From a new chair and barstool for the Stedelijk Museum and Euro 2024 matchball plinths to a monolithic fountain in Amsterdam and solar sundials in the Egyptian desert, prolific designer Sabine Marcelis has enjoyed an active year in the ongoing development of her Rotterdam-based studio,” said the master jury.

“Creating an evolving and distinct portfolio of self-initiated designs as well as growing her roster of international clients, Marcelis continues to strengthen her place as a leading designer in her field.”

Read more about Studio Sabine Marcelis ›

Emerging designer of the year: Didi Ng Wing Yin

Helsinki-based artist and designer Didi Ng Wing Yin, who specialises in sculptural furniture and functional objects, pushes the boundaries of woodworking.

The Hong Kong-born designer and maker focuses on craftsmanship which emphasises wood and natural materiality using a variety of surface treatments and carving techniques.

During a recent exhibition for Habitare at Helsinki Design Week, Ng presented a series of hand-carved timber furniture named “down to earth” which included a hot pink bench with steel legs, a chunky black stool stained with green ink and a lampshade made of delicate wood shavings.

“The designer made a splash at Finland’s annual Habitare furniture fair with his experimental timber furniture and homeware, ranging from intricately pleated vases to a chunky hot pink bench and a lampshade made of delicate wood shavings,” said the judges.

“Ng has co-founded Minestrone Workshop, a collective of creatives based in Helsinki’s Vallila neighbourhood who are testing the limits of timber,” they continued.

“Whether attempting to carve a delicate wooden “feather” or giving leftover spruce bark a new life as a lumpy chair, Ng is a rising talent committed to exploring the natural material’s endless possibilities.”

Read more about Didi Ng Wing Yin ›

Dezeen Awards 2024 in partnership with Bentley

Dezeen Awards is the ultimate accolade for architects and designers across the globe. The seventh edition of the annual awards programme is in partnership with Bentley as part of a wider collaboration to inspire, support and champion design excellence and showcase innovation that creates a better and more sustainable world. This ambition complements Bentley’s architecture and design business initiatives, including the Bentley Home range of furnishings and real estate projects around the world.

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Haute horologists have been targeting sleek and futuristic watches that innovate mechanics and complications without adding bulk. Belgium-based watchmaker Ressence watches is building on this image with added emphasis on minimalism – replacing conventional hands with series of smaller disks for an inventive take on the method of time-telling.

The company started in 2010 but is already making watches, unlike any other brand on the market. Case in point is the new limited-edition watch with a dial threaded using indigo-dyed silk fabric. It is made in collaboration with Swiss Art & Métiers artisans, who have weaved a spectrum of colors that like the rings of a tree depict the passing of time created through shades of electric blue to almost black tones at places.

Designer: Ressence

Ressence has selected its Type 8 model – the newest in its repertoire – for the indigo treatment. This 42.9mm grade 5 titanium case watch, launched in 2022, is the brand’s lightest model and measures only 11mm thick. The crownless timepiece is wound and set by turning the caseback that powers the solitary rotating minute hand while the smaller subdial reads the hours. Both orbit on the same plate while blue-glowing Super-LumiNova fills the engraved indications for legibility in all light conditions.

The Ressence Type 8 Indigo carries the same look, feel, and ethos of its worked-upon compatriot but distinguishes itself with the handmade métiers d’art dial woven with indigo-dyed silk thread measuring 2.5 meters in length and only 0.20 mm in diameter and the cutouts around the edges to lock in the thread. This is a strictly limited-edition watch, made in only eight examples, wherein the hypnotizing weaving has been carried out through precision handcrafting over two days on each timepiece.

Featuring a polished grade 5 titanium case and a domed sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on the inside along the silk threaded dial, Ressence Type 8 Indigo is powered by Ressence ROCS 8 automatic ETA 2892/2 base calibre offering 36-hour power reserve. The watch comes paired to a Saffiano calfskin strap and is now available starting November 25 for CHF 25,000 (approximately $28,000).

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