Here’s what we looked at this week:
Specialty tools: Cascade Designs’ snow saw for safety and shelter.

Modern-day Autoprogettazione: The Delta Lamp, by industrial designer Christoph Hauf and 1×1 Systems.

“Check Engine Light,” Joshua Vides’ show of real-world Pop Art cars.
Thyrm’s DarkVault 2.0, a chest-mounted smartphone case for soldiers and police.

Grau’s Fire Table Lamp is a gorgeous piece of industrial design.

The Vibrant, by industrial design firm Intenxiv, is a wifi router with aesthetics you can customize.

The well-designed Roller Pro, by Peak Design, has reached millions in funding on Kickstarter.

The Dock 3, DJI’s incredible vehicle-deployed drone.

The 21st-Century power strip: bFRIENDS Power Modules, by industrial design firm Pearson Lloyd.



A funny story about Gaetano Pesce’s UP 5 Chair and a car accident.


Shosetsu: Japan’s clever anti-snow roadways rely on groundwater, geothermal heat and embedded sprinklers.

Jetco’s Wachtel Panel Cutter is a better tool for cutting corrugated metal or plastic.
