Chindōgu - Invention, the Japanese Way

According to Ripley's, Chindogu is the Japanese art of inventing silly & useless gadgets to solve an everyday problem. Translated literally, 'Chindogu' means a valuable or priceless tool. Yes, these inventions are genius, but you would probably look pretty silly using them out in public.

Today, when I woke up to a rainy morning and was listening to my favourite songs on Youtube, I came across the following video made by Top Most Rare, and it made my morning! These products are surely meant to pep up life. Are you lacking rainbows? You have struck jackpot. Welcome honey. 

1. Breast Feeder for males

When parents decide to be pregnant together and feed the child together. What is wrong with normal milk bottles eh? Well, the advantage is that you can make the kid have a variety of liquids. How about milk in one and chocolate shake in the other? 

Hill House Chair: Sketch, Orthographic Drawing and 3D Modeling

CHAIR: Hill House Chair by Charles Rennie Mackintosh

Material: Ebonised Sycamore

His work is devoid of naturalism, rather is based on a functional, mathematical precision. Aspects of the imposing, rigidly geometrical, semi functional chair reveal both forward and regressive affinities in his work.

Freehand Drawing (with dimensions):

Key Lever Mechanism, Typewriter- Remington 2000

The second part of our study of the typewriter as a part of our course - Technical Studies (Faculty: Mr. Ranjit Konkar), required us to replicate one mechanism and we chose the key lever mechanism.  

Okay, it may sound like a biiig mechanism but basically it is how an alphabet is printed on the rolled sheet when the key of the very same alphabet is pressed on the qwerty keyboard. We did this in a group of three.  

Remington 2000- Product Disassembly Process

As a part of our course in the Second Semester of Product Design (Industrial Design), we opened up a typewriter to study its mechanisms. Although it was a highly complicated piece of machinery, we have tried to make some sense out of it.

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Product Analysis- Coil Tattoo Machine

As a part of our Product Design Curriculum, we as a group of 5 measured a Coil Tattoo Gun which actually belongs to a group member who is a tattoo artist.

Product Analysis- Jabra Solemate Mini HFS210

As a part of our Product Design Curriculum, we as a group of 5 measured Jabra Solemate Mini.

Well Designed Products

This blog is not there to promote any product.

Its appreciation of good design.
Scientific knowledge expressed with the help of art is design.




1. BLEEP BLEEPS
http://bleepbleeps.com/

Thes products are very innovative and colourful. They are made to make the parenting process easier and much more fun.

Sammy Screamer:
This gadget screams when something moves!
a very good alarm lock.