Best Designed Products of 2017
When it comes to new products, those that are successful combine stunning form and brilliant function. However, every so often, we encounter products that go above and beyond standard design to make us appreciate the product with only a glance. Here are our favorite products with out-of-the-box designs from 2017 (till now!).
Gourmia Personal Tea & Coffee Maker
Enjoy your morning brew just as you like it with the Gourmia Personal Tea & Coffee Maker. Featuring stunning materials, this system is nearly presented as an art piece yet has a very important purpose.
17-Ounce Teakwood Bottle by S’well
Get your drink on in style with the timelessly classy 17-Ounce Teakwood Bottle by S’well. Perhaps fooling your untrained eye, this water bottle is actually constructed from durable and rugged stainless steel yet has been artistically painted to resemble teakwood.
Hario Ceramic and Wood Coffee Grinder
Enjoy the freshest blends every morning with the Hario Ceramic and Wood Coffee Grinder. Effortlessly stylish, this grinder has the power to give you the perfect grounds. Simply add in your beans and use the handle to effortlessly grind.
CUJO Smart Home Firewall Device
Protect your entire connected home with the CUJO Smart Home Firewall Device. This flawless system creates a personal firewall right at home. When in use, CUJO protects devices such as your laptop, smartphone, tablet, and more against online threats. CUJO even works with gaming consoles.
Align Twist Ballpoint Pen
Add a new dimension to your workflow with the Align Twist Ballpoint Pen by Beyond Object. While looking like a standard slim pen at first, this minimalist writing tool actually has a quirky side. Breaking the mold, the pen is actually dislocated when the nib is not out. This requires the writer to align the pen to its intended form, thus activating its functionality.
VEJRHOJ Elements Collection Wood and Steel Watches
Enjoy a simple yet distinctive unisex timepiece with the VEJRHOJ Elements Collection Wood and Steel Watches. Combining Nordic design and quality, the watch collection offers high-quality timepieces without breaking the bank. Merging wood and steel, the collection features five distinct combinations.
Kuri Adorable Home Robot
Embrace the future of robotics with the adorable home robot, Kuri. Complete with a delightful personality, Kuri brings a unique spark of life to your home. Saying “Hey, Kuri” enables her to respond to a variety voice commands thanks to a four-microphone system. In response, Kuri lights up and makes an adorable “beep boop” noise to confirm your command.
Quiet Time Privacy Lounge Chair
Find some peace and quiet with the Quiet Time Privacy Lounge Chair. Looking futuristic yet highly fashionable, this chair has one very distinct feature. Both sides feature rather enormous wings coming out at 90-degree angles. These wings extend from the seat in an upward direction to conceal your entire upper half.
POWERbot Star Wars Robot Vacuum
You can now use the power of the force to clean your home with the POWERbot Star Wars Robot Vacuum. This intelligent robot cleans your floors to perfection and totally gives into your Star Wars fanaticism. The POWERbot comes in two forms for the world’s greatest space opera franchise: Darth Vader and a Stormtrooper.
Soma Glass Water Bottle
You have access to the most delicious filtered water, now it’s time to carry it in the Soma Glass Water Bottle. Coming with a soft yet durable silicone sleeve to protect the glass, this stunning bottle holds a perfect 17 ounces so you can take your filtered water on the go.
Egg Chair by Nanna Ditzel
The Egg Chair by Nanna Ditzel represents classic design in a minimal form. The unique, sculptural shape comes from Nanna & Jørgen Ditzel in 1959. Since then, the design works as a beautiful home decor and resting furniture.
Mugr
By merging wood and ceramic in an artistic way, Mugr has transformed your standard mug into a classic showpiece. The mug is a very simple design and has no ornamentations whatsoever. But still, the walnut handle together with the ceramic base creates a stunning combination which makes the mug stand out as an artwork.
Kuvée Smart Wine System
Start enjoying your favorite wine one sip at a time with the Kuvée Smart Wine System. The innovative design together with the proprietary functionality ensures to keep your wine fresh for 30 days. So you will get the freedom to choose the glass of wine you want, whenever you want and can have the same without wasting a drop.
Wooden Shell Luxury Chair
Add some sophistication to your interior with the Wooden Shell Luxury Chair. Featuring stunning wood as the shell, this chair comes with your choice of fabric or leather for your comfort. The frame and legs of the Shell Chair are available in ash, beech, oak, and walnut.
Sparkle Palace Cocktail Table
Introducing the Sparkle Palace Cocktail Table. A masterpiece by Minneapolis-based designer John Foster, it’s a magnificent cocktail table. At the center of the table is a unique stand made of glass and features a reversed pyramid of elegantly cut glass crystals.
Salt and Pepper Rocket Mill by Suck UK
Make your food taste perfect with your favorite condiments on the dining table in the form of this Salt and Pepper Rocket Mill by Suck UK. It is available in both natural and dark beech wood finish which will help in bringing that perfect taste for your food.
Levitating Indoor Plant Pot
Give your home a magical makeover in the form of this Levitating Indoor Plant Pot. This takes your indoor gardening skills and makes it look more glamorous. In addition, the magnetic design makes sure the pot keeps floating in mid-air. It adds a sense of elegance and makes your indoor plant pot look more visually pleasing.
Bossa Moonraker Wireless Speaker System
Combine visual and audio bliss with the Bossa Moonraker Wireless Speaker System. This speaker duo looks like something out of this world. The pair has orb-like speakers sitting atop solid wood legs. Coming with a power cable and a remote control, you can fill any room with pristine sound instantly.
Chevalier Stemless Aerating Wine Glass (Set of 2)
Enjoy the full flavor of your wine in every pour with the Chevalier Stemless Aerating Wine Glass. This incredible glass features a built-in aeration system. Simply pour and your wine will automatically aerate as it glides through the aerator and into the main vessel.
Fred One-Touch Smart Home Mirror
Start each day off smart when you have the Fred One-Touch Smart Home Mirror. With a tap, this smart home device tells you everything you need to know for the day. It prominently displays the date as well as the time. It also gives you the local weather and refreshes with real-time updates.
Apple HomePod Speaker
Enjoy music at home even more with the all-new Apple HomePod Speaker. This device is a Siri-powered talking music system for your home. It measures 7 inches tall and uses a 7 beam-forming tweeter array for better music control.
Aura Silhouette LED Table Lamp
Add some depth to your desk with the Aura Silhouette LED Table Lamp. Using premium materials, this lamp has a 2D-like design but produces a 3D effect. Extending from the wooden arm is an LED lamp. With a lifetime of 50,000 hours, its design makes it appear like a real lampshade.
Porsche 911 Soundbar
Forget horsepower (just for a second) and enjoy the high-powered sound delivered by the Porsche 911 Soundbar. Featuring a 2.1 virtual surround system as well as a Dolby digital decoder and DTS TruSurround signal processing, this soundbar features a subwoofer boost that has been converted from the original rear silencer and twin exhaust from a 911 GT3.
Devialet Phantom Wireless Speaker
Experience big sound throughout your whole house with the Devialet Phantom Wireless Speaker. Utilizing an incredible 88 patents, this speaker pumps out amazingly perfect sound with super rich base and crisp sound, all with no distortion, no background noise, and no saturation.
Gina Smart Coffee Instrument
Get the most out of your java in the morning with the Gina Smart Coffee Instrument. Fusing together age-old coffee techniques and high-quality technology, this morning must-have links to a companion app so you can control your coffee. The Gina Smart Coffee Instrument features a smart scale and a specialty valve to ensure you get the greatest taste from your pour-over coffee whether you like it hot or a slow, cool drip.
ONEclassic Wireless Speaker System by ONEaudio
Enjoy professional sound for a fraction of the price with the ONEclassic Wireless SpeakerSystem by ONEaudio. Finally catching the wireless industry up to the wired speaker sound quality, the ONEclassic uses DECT technology which changes how the sound is delivered to you. It works by removing the audio lag present in most system to produce a sound that rivals the audio of a live show.
Felt Two Clock
Experience the preciousness of felt on a clock. To call the Felt Two Clock another simple table clock design would be an understatement. This design by Sebastian is a clear representation of function, material and shape that has led to a marvelous timepiece your desk would love to have.
BeoLab 90 By Bang & Olufsen
Bring the roof down with amazing audio by bringing home the BeoLab 90 with Bang & Olufsen. This set of loudspeakers have been designed to ensure optimum precision of sound. It will change the future of sound and comes in a design which is exquisitely crafted and has been intelligently conceptualized.
Walnut Speakers by Grovemade x Joey Roth
Beautiful sound should be accompanied by beautiful hardware and with the Walnut Speakers by Grovemade x Joey Roth, you get the best of both. The collaboration with the industrial designer enabled Grovemade to actualize their elegant and imaginative design. Nestled inside is a full-range driver to capture the entire range of frequency while the back-loaded horn helps improve the bass response.
SNOO Smart and Safe Crib
Ensure your bundle of joy is as happy as can be with the SNOO Smart and Safe Crib from Happiest Babies. Using the latest technology, this crib not only lets your little one drift off to peaceful sleep but it also tracks your baby’s crying. With these metrics, SNOO is able to determine your baby’s distress level and adjust its slow sways, quick jiggles, or even rocking to soothe your baby back to sleep.
