Hasta La Ideas

Here’s what we looked at this week:

Wireless charging, now in linen and leather. Is this the right direction, for what will undoubtedly be a short-lived object?

Toyota’s shipping-container-inspired Kayoibako, a reconfigurable minivan EV concept.

AI + animals = a silent fan blade based on owl wings.

Researchers at ETH Zurich have produced a brilliant leaning wheelchair design that’s easier to steer and takes less energy to use.

Low-tech bike storage: The Kradl is an electricity-free, spring-loaded bike hoist.

The Easy-Way is a retrofittable electric power assist for strollers.

The Cast and Blast hard case, by Negrini and Ball & Buck, is a luxury travel case for a shotgun and fly fishing set-up.

Some terrifying demonstrations of Clone Robotics’ Torso, a biomimetic humanoid robot.

Route Werks’ large-capacity, tech-friendly handlebar bag for bikes is killing it on Kickstarter.

KAIST’s WalkOn Suit F1 is an exoskeleton that can “install” itself onto wheelchair users.

Robot dog + leafblower = labor-free yardwork.

Industrial Design student work: An inflatable toilet for environmental protection.

A folding campsite organizer with an unwise material choice.

Apple’s new, impossibly tiny Mac mini is now carbon neutral.

Product deception: These sculptural forms for MagSafe Chargers aren’t what they seem.

Kids figure out a clever way to prevent a bear from destroying their fence.

Timex’s limited edition, 170th anniversary watch will cost just $1.

Pininfarina will sponsor the 2025 Transportation Design Master’s thesis at IAAD.

Industrial design case study: The Ingo Task Chair, by Curve ID.