Here’s what we looked at this week:
Simone Giertz’s Patch Cap offers on-head storage.
Astronauts will return to the moon wearing gold-plated Oakleys.
Fantastic Industrial Design student work: Wilhelm Berbig’s Hideaway shovel helps hikers leave no trace.
The Swincar, an incredible spider-like vehicle invented by a French architect, is now in production.
An unrealized 1970s sofa design, Pierre Paulin’s Dune Ensemble, is now in production and has become a hit with celebrities.
What role does color play in our perception of flavor? A pop-up is serving jet-black ice cream by CJ Hendry.
The JENZ Hackthor: A German biomass-producing truck with an elevating cab.
Architect Monish Siripurapu has developed CoolAnt, a passive cooling system inspired by anthills.