Yanko Design - Form Beyond Function

The Next Best thing to a Real Benz

Posted: 21 Feb 2017 08:40 AM PST

Some of us may never get behind the wheel of a Mercedes, especially those on the raceway… but this might be the next best thing! This virtual reality concept platform puts you in the driver’s seat for the most authentic experience outside of the real thing. Throw on the helmet, step inside and let ‘er rip!

Designer: Yomoto Mirou

From Another Dimension!

Posted: 21 Feb 2017 07:16 AM PST

What can I say about the InstruMMents’ dimensioning pen that you haven’t heard before? The pen’s revolutionary design took over the internet, spawning thousands of videos and millions of likes across social media.

The InstruMMents pen uses the right kind of technology to upgrade an age old user experience. The pen replaces the trusty-old yet potentially-frustrating measuring tape, presenting itself as a vastly smaller, and infinitely more powerful alternative. Using a magnetic roller and a guiding light, the dimensioning pen can measure everything from straight lines, to curves and even corners. It doesn’t have an end, like a tape, so you can go on and on for meters (feet, if you don’t like the metric system!). The pen is accurate to the nearest 0.1mm, and syncs with your phone to display and even record measurements. The pen comes with a sensor that allows you to capture contours of the things you measure, so it doesn’t act as just a scale, it acts as a contour gauge too.

Aside from the pretty amazing measuring tech, the pen lives up to its name by actually fulfilling its duties as a writing instrument. It comes with pen/pencil/stylus attachments that you can easily flip between, based on your need. These attachments plug right into the InstruMMents’ measuring module, and if you don’t want either of them, you can even choose the necklace attachment that allows you to have the dimensioning module hanging off your neck, ready to seamlessly gauge, calculate, calibrate and quantify any type of distance… in a way that’ll make all your designer/architect friends supremely jealous!

Designer: Minkyu Choi for InstruMMents

BUY IT HERE: $164.99 $198.00

A 3-in-1 Water Fixture

Posted: 21 Feb 2017 01:00 AM PST

A beautiful faucet can really spruce up your bathroom, but what’s even better is one that does more than just direct water. SHUYA is a perfect example of this with its sleek aesthetic and multifunctional approach to an object we use multiple times a day.

It does not just double, but triple duty as one regular tap for washing hands, one for washing hair, and two when placed in the halfway position so two people can use at once. All this with just a simple twist! The faucet also has unique temperature control tech that keeps the flow of water constant and stable once it is adjusted to an exact preferred temperature. Additionally, LED light indicators display the temperature in a convenient, visual way.

Designers: Sun Jin, Lv Mixue & Jiang Kun

Furniture for Fantasies

Posted: 20 Feb 2017 03:20 PM PST

Have you ever come across a chair that was designed to promote daydreaming?

Inspired by the shape of the infinity symbol, the Daydream chair by Joynout promotes relaxation and calmness. Two identical pieces of wood, cloth, and foam interlock with each other to give you a chair that recreates the feeling of being on a hammock. The Daydream is big enough for two and comes in ten absolutely delicious colors. If you’re in and around Italy, head to the Salone del Mobile in Milan to check out the premiere of the Daydream chair! Maybe sit on it too and dream on for a bit!

Designer: Joynout

Future First Aid

Posted: 20 Feb 2017 12:42 PM PST

Who said medical first aid kits had to look sober. Had to be designed a certain way? Well whoever did, didn’t tell the Robot Devil Company, who gave the first aid kit a rather incredible upgrade with the Meddsy. Meddsy isn’t as much a first aid kit as much as it’s an emergency aid kit. It contains dedicated units for everything from medical goods to any instruments one may need to treat themselves. However, the most highlighted unit is definitely the raised illuminating cross on the lid. When you lift the lid up, you notice that the cross is actually a torchlight that sits right at the center of the kit. Not only does it add drama to the design of the kit, it adds a rather essential piece of emergency equipment to the “emergency aid kit”. Loving it!

Designer: Robot Devil Company