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Product design

Product design

Design & Architecture

The design of items intended to be manufactured, most often for specific utilitarian purposes. Examples include typewriters, kitchen appliances, and utensils.

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Artican Wastepaper Basket

Artican Wastepaper Basket

matali crasset

1999

Camcopter S-100 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Camcopter S-100 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

Gerhard Heufler

2004

Suited for Subversion (Prototype)

Suited for Subversion (Prototype)

Ralph Borland

2002

Con Edison Cast Iron Covers, Type Q-8-V1, for Electric Manholes

Con Edison Cast Iron Covers, Type Q-8-V1, for Electric Ma...

Con Edison, Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.

2004

Robot 1 from the Technological Dreams Series: no 1, Robots project (Model)

Robot 1 from the Technological Dreams Series: no 1, Robot...

Anthony Dunne

2007

Prayer Companion

Prayer Companion

Interaction Research Studio

2010

Imaginary Beings (Minotaur Head with Lamella)

Imaginary Beings (Minotaur Head with Lamella)

Neri Oxman

2012

Carna Folding Wheelchair

Carna Folding Wheelchair

Kazuo Kawasaki

1989

Maldive Tray

Bruno Munari

1960

GOM Ashtray

GOM Ashtray

Masayuki Kurokawa

1973

Goblets

Goblets

Josef Hoffmann

c. 1915

Landlok Erosion Mat

Landlok Erosion Mat

Synthetic Industries, Chattanooga, TN

1990

Spirale Ashtray (7690)

Spirale Ashtray (7690)

Achille Castiglioni

1970

Pack 2 Moped

Pack 2 Moped

Leopoldo Tartarini

1979

Glasses

Glasses

Cristalleria Nason e Moretti, Venezia-Murano, Italy

1957

Laboratory Glassware

Laboratory Glassware

Unidentified Designer

Unknown

Triennale Flatware

Triennale Flatware

Bertel Gardberg

1957

Bowl

Bowl

Ronald Hayes Pearson

c. 1950-51

Lemon Squeezer

Lemon Squeezer

Gino Colombini

1958

Tumblers

Tumblers

Earl S. Tupper

1954

Serving Bowl

Serving Bowl

Kenneth Brozen

1963

Drinking Cups

Drinking Cups

Earl S. Tupper

1946

Stacking Tableware (model TC 100)

Nick Roericht

1959

Spring-Band Pliers

Spring-Band Pliers

George Ygfors

1974

Spring-Band Pruning Scissors

George Ygfors

1974

Spring-Band Blunt Scissors

George Ygfors

1974

Cubitainer Recessed Plug and Closure Containers

Thomas W. Winstead

1955

Tea Strainer

Tea Strainer

Bertel Gardberg

1955

Tanaqvil Flatware

Tanaqvil Flatware

Magnus Stephensen

1955

Servus Flatware

Servus Flatware

Sigurd Persson

1953-55

Highlight Flatware

Highlight Flatware

Russel Wright

1951

Benbecula Paper Knife

Enzo Mari

1961–1962

Fjord Flatware

Fjord Flatware

Jens H. Quistgaard

1953

mono-Ring Flatware

mono-Ring Flatware

Peter Raacke

1966

Design 2 Flatware

Don Wallance

1956

Tube Chair of Nesting and Combinable Elements

Tube Chair of Nesting and Combinable Elements

Joe Colombo

1969–1970

Study for Fruit Bowl (with Grapes), project (Aerial perspective)

Study for Fruit Bowl (with Grapes), project (Aerial persp...

Ettore Sottsass

1973

Prisma Tumblers

Prisma Tumblers

Kaj Franck

1967

Tray

Tray

Unidentified Designer

Unknown

Battery Jar

Corning Glass Works, Corning, NY

1920s

Timer (model 152)

Timer (model 152)

Rodolfo Bonetto

1960

Air Flow Desk Fan

Air Flow Desk Fan

G. Byrn Company, Copenhagen

c. 1965

Nizo S 30 Super-8 Camera

Nizo S 30 Super-8 Camera

Robert Oberheim

1970

Nutcracker

Nutcracker

Carl Auböck

Early 1950s

Ericofon Telephone

Ericofon Telephone

L.M. Ericsson Telephone Company, Sweden

1949–1959

Coiffeur/Set (model HLD 3/31)

Reinhold Weiss

1972

Combi Electric Shaver

Gerd Alfred Müller

1957

Braun Multipress Juice Separator/Lemon Squeezer (model MP...

Jürgen Greubel

1970

Table Lamp

Massimo Vignelli

1962

Parabolic Spotlight with Base (model 33267)

Roger Tallon

1972

Asteroid Lamp

Asteroid Lamp

Ettore Sottsass

1968

PS 2 Stereo Turntable

PS 2 Stereo Turntable

Dieter Rams

1963

Table Lamps

Claus Bonderup

1979

Bowl

Walter Zeischegg

1967

Motocross Helmet (model MX-Pro)

Michio Arai

1985

Casserole with Handle

Casserole with Handle

Rosenthal Porzellan A.G., Selb, Germany

Unknown

Allegro armchair

Allegro armchair

Basil Spence

1949

Sound-Level Indicator (model SL-120)

Sound-Level Indicator (model SL-120)

Henning Andreasen

1978

Folle 26 Stapler

Folle 26 Stapler

Henning Andreasen

1977

Telephone (model F78)

Henning Andreasen

1977

Telephone (model F78)

Telephone (model F78)

Henning Andreasen

1977

Telephone (model F78)

Henning Andreasen

1977

Floor Lamp

Floor Lamp

Claus Bonderup

1978

Spalter Electric Vacuum Cleaner

Spalter Electric Vacuum Cleaner

Achille Castiglioni

1956

Desk Lamp

Desk Lamp

Peter Hamburger

1972

Beocenter 7000 Radio-Turntable-Cassette Combination

Beocenter 7000 Radio-Turntable-Cassette Combination

Jacob Jensen

1979

Poker Table

Poker Table

Joe Colombo

1968

Roof Prism Binoculars

Nikon (Nippon Kogaku K.K.), Tokyo

1977

Disposable Foldable Razor

Giorgio Berretti

1975

Disposable Foldable Razors

Disposable Foldable Razors

Giorgio Berretti

1975

Disposable Foldable Razor

Giorgio Berretti

1975

Disposable Foldable Razor

Giorgio Berretti

1975

Is Stool

Is Stool

Marco Ferreri

1993

Teapot

Teapot

Peter Behrens

c. 1901

Uno sull'altro Stacking Shelves

Ugo La Pietra

1970

Dual edge (ryoba) saw

Dual edge (ryoba) saw

Unidentified Designer

1950s

Pyramat Erosion Mat

Pyramat Erosion Mat

Synthetic Industries, Chattanooga, TN

1992

Dry Mocha Spoon (94180/9)

Dry Mocha Spoon (94180/9)

Achille Castiglioni

1981

Spacer Fabric for Athletic Shoes

Synthetic Industries, Chattanooga, TN

1986

Infradito Nail Varnish Container

Infradito Nail Varnish Container

Maurizio Ficcadenti

1994

Lambda Chair

Lambda Chair

Richard Sapper

1959

Blow Inflatable Armchair

Jonathan De Pas

1967

Bowl

Bowl

James Prestini

c. 1951

Table Clock

Table Clock

Marianne Brandt

c.1932

Cab Armchair

Cab Armchair

Mario Bellini

1978

Bowls

Bowls

Rosenthal Porzellan A.G., Selb, Germany

Unknown

Tea Infuser

Tea Infuser

Christian Dell

c. 1924

Telephone (model F78)

Henning Andreasen

1977

Mortar and Pestle

Mortar and Pestle

Rosenthal Porzellan A.G., Selb, Germany

Unknown

Ice Tups Popsicle Mold

Ice Tups Popsicle Mold

Earl S. Tupper

1955

Pitcher

Pitcher

Koen De Winter

1976

Square Plastic System Demountable Storage Cubes

Joe Colombo

1970

Leggera Side Chair (model 646)

Gio Ponti

1951

Pitcher and Creamer

Pitcher and Creamer

Earl S. Tupper

1946

Quinta Armchair

Quinta Armchair

Mario Botta

1985

Polystrip Flexible Cable

Polystrip Flexible Cable

A. L. Pugh

1957

Primate Kneeling Stool

Primate Kneeling Stool

Achille Castiglioni

c. 1970

Study for Tea Pot (in Forest Setting), project (Perspective)

Study for Tea Pot (in Forest Setting), project (Perspective)

Ettore Sottsass

1973

Enkavent Radon Control Matting

Enkavent Radon Control Matting

Akzo Nobel Geosynthetics Company, Asheville, NC

c. 1985

Study for Tea Pot (by Ocean with Shells), project (Perspective)

Study for Tea Pot (by Ocean with Shells), project (Perspe...

Ettore Sottsass

1973

Folding Propeller

David Walter Beck

1963

Mezzadro Seat

Mezzadro Seat

Achille Castiglioni

1957

Study for Tea Pot, project (Perspective)

Study for Tea Pot, project (Perspective)

Ettore Sottsass

1973

Strainer Funnel

Strainer Funnel

Rosenthal Porzellan A.G., Selb, Germany

Unknown

Figure of Eight Chair

Figure of Eight Chair

Ross Lovegrove

1993

Footed Vase

Footed Vase

Josef Hoffmann

c. 1915

Storage Boxes with Lids

Storage Boxes with Lids

Gene Hurwitt

1966