Awesome Design

Chen Chen and Kai Williams made a collection of makeshift knives that range from scary to silly. We hope they make posters of the shanks, because that’s as close as we want to get to these weapons.

A concept timepiece from Art Lebedev studio, the Lentus’ polished exterior and digital facade hides a simple analog mechanism: the digits are made from intersecting strips of transparent tape.

ThreadLab aims to make kits of clothes that people can customize using iron-on adhesive, no sewing needed. Their first kits are men’s shirts that come with multiple collars, cuffs, pockets and dyes.

Greg Kumparak made his small scale model of Doctor Who’s unique ride appear bigger on the inside. He made an augmented reality mobile app that shows a 3D model of the TARDIS’ interior.

Dawoon Song came up with a great way to take a power nap without looking like an alien under arrest. The Real Soft Desk’s upholstery eliminates the tabletop’s hard edges and flat surface.

Built by architecture firm Because We Can as part of a Mad Scientist-themed remodeling project for a client, the cat-tube runs across the room’s walls and has viewing ports and hidden access points.

Positive Space Designs created this three-seater bench using reclaimed wood from an old bowling alley. It actually reminds us of those seats where you put on your bowling shoes.

A 3D-printed glazed ceramic espresso cup that also holds a single stick of cigarette. Or something else. Tomorrow Lab calls it the Solo e Sola, but they should take DudeIWantThat’s name for it.

Decor Atelier’s stackable wine cubbies not only look cool, they keep your bottles cool thanks to the thermal properties of concrete. NYC locals can avoid the hefty shipping costs with local pickup.

The Lumiblade is a modular diffuse light source that uses OLED panels. It’s bright but very thin and does not get uncomfortably warm, making it easy to integrate into various surfaces. More at Dezeen.

Designed by Malgorzata Ratajczak and Sebastian Szlabs of Emandes, Atomic Lighting Tubes are glowing tubes connected to PVC pipes. Its modular nature allows for an infinite number of layouts.

A concept smartphone being developed by Russian company Yota Devices, the YotaPhone is an Android phone with two displays – an LCD touchscreen in front and an always on E-ink screen at the back.

You’ll have to find a way to order them from Japan, but RGB Laboratory’s bold rings based on the chunky sound effect characters from manga are well worth the effort.

An upcoming product from Quirky, Dolce is a scoop designed to conquer ice cream that’s been frozen solid, thanks to its integrated scraper. It has a textured handle to ensure a firm grip.

This pendant is the bomb. RogueDZN’s DaisyCutter is a mechanical marvel. Inside its shell is a set of four titanium micro turbines, spinning at up over 10,000rpm. Coming in 2013, limited to 20 pieces.

A heroic Xbox 360 S case mod made by Zachariah Perry Cruise aka Zim Props, the 21-year old who also made the sweet Iron Man Xbox 360 case mod. Contact him for commissions.