There are many situations that I can come up with where I would have loved to get instant feedback, but couldn’t get it. In some cases it was a lack of good design or imagination that caused this. I tried to solve two of them. … »

I’m probably not the only one who likes the feedback from tangible shapes over digital ones, they give me a lot of valuable feedback. Today, I’d like to introduce two concepts that represent useful values with their own shapes.

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Today I’d like to introduce some conventional (and not high-tech) gadgets that that are facing extinction. One is a gadget for sharpening your pencils, while the other is a CD player that brings back old fashion tactility. … »

When I design new gadgets I  try to think of a human behavior that can be associated with it. Then I make up a personified character based on that movement. The character naturally decides what kind of gadget it will become, how it should be formed and what other functions it should have. … »

When I first played Star Fox 64 I was extremely excited to see the polygons move smoothly over the screen. It made me feel as if I were really flying over the combat zone. With the 3D technology (Google Earth, games, etc.) of today things look even more beautiful. Unfortunately we still have to experience this on our 2D screens… I can’t stop imagining what it would look like with future technology. And here is what I hope to see. … »

Necessity is the mother of invention, but when do you feel necessity? I always jot down something when I feel necessity or inconvenience and try to think of a fun way to solve it, which is kind of my hobby. And here are the ideas I found for some situations. … »

We all know how great a touch screen is… But have you ever thought that it’s a nightmare for the blind? You never know what you’re touching because everything is flat. All the information and status is on the screen, so a user has to take the device up from a pocket, touch the necessary buttons and see with his eyes. In the future information is told in 3D. … »

Our entire lives we’re busy protecting everything around us, ranging from our children’s health to the car we drive. It’s not always made easy for us to do this. So, being a product designer, I’ve come up with some possible solutions that could make our protecting lives easier. … »

Are there ways to have better and more interesting interaction with your lights? That’s what I tried to investigate when I came up with two new inventions, the Touch Switch and Desktop Lamp. Let me know what you think. … »

I want to be a toy designer because then I can be a child at work. I think that I’m still a grownup child, so it would be so great if that dream comes true. I’m having a lot of fun creating, seeing, experiencing and using stuff just like a little child. And that, I think, is very important when creating something new. Here are some things I would design. … »