Tesla's radical "unboxed" manufacturing technique could reduce costs by 50%, in a factory 40% smaller.

This industrial design consultancy is like China's version of frogdesign in the '90s.

This Dutch ergonomic mail sorting cart is a fine example of nuts-and-bolts industrial design.

Logitech's Brio 300 webcam has a simple design feature all webcams should have.

Product designer Erik Stehmann's handsome Toní Armchairs for Fatboy are an aluminum take on the classic bistro chair.

Designer Jereon Wesselink's unusual My Deer is a hunter's-trophy-based portable seating design.

Here's some fascinating video of Japanese designs for traditional braiding looms in action.

Materialise developed a method of translating visual representations of songs into 3D-printed car speaker covers.

The Arc, a throwback analog alarm clock with a physical chime, is a hit on Kickstarter.

This Airscape Coffee Canister Classic features a cleverly-designed plunger-style lid that evacuates all the air, right down to the level of coffee.

With more linear feet of hanging and a dedicated bar for shirts on hangers, this rolling, folding SuperGulliver laundry drying rack is a design improvement over incumbent designs.

This minimal children's climbing ladder was designed by Charlotte Dubois, an Industrial Design student at ECAL.

This Tutu Half-Cone Collar, by Taiwan-based product design consultancy Nessdesign, is intended as an improvement on the post-surgery "cone of shame."

Maybe the worst technology idea I've seen this year: Wehead is videoconferencing technology with a decapitated vibe.

The Elle collection, by London-based designer Marco Campardo, is an experiment to create a line of furniture from a single metal profile.

Industrial designer Beomseok Chae creates sci-fi-inspired furniture designs.

From an Australian materials science company comes Great Wrap, a potato-based, compostable alternative to plastic wrap / cling film.

Industrial design consultancy Level Design created this designey free weight system for workout company Tempo Studio.

Industrial designer Amir Kamary created these cast bronze eating utensils for bone marrow, as a way to highlight food waste.