Try to use this concept kit without simmering your skin, I dare you It’s Friday, which means I’m cranky enough to pick apart an ill-conceived concept design. This week we take a look at Ziv Lichi’s Kettle and Mug, aka Hoffee, a rather pretty piece of kitchenware that puts a tea/coffee mug inside the scalding interior of an electric kettle.

Yesterday, Macitynet showed off some pictures of the iPhone 4 and iPod Touch practically drowning in the now-famous iPhone 5 cases , pointing toward a thinner and wider design revamp. But MacRumors hired a designer to confirm the design. It’s smaller.

This Labor day, be thankful that NASA engineers have worked so hard to keep the satellites they build from raining down upon the Earth like a biblical hell fire of scientific progress. More??

Jeremy Noritz decided one day that he was sick of a boring apartment, and transformed it with a serious steampunk theme. Ah, steampunk.

Good design, it is said, should solve problems. Perhaps that is why the best designers occasionally focus their efforts on addressing issues helping the poor, the needy or those hit by natural disasters. A team from Osaka University, working with famed designer Dr. Kazuo Kawasaki , created the “Vaccine Refrigerator” backpack to facilitate transporting and storing medicine in an emergency