Unnecessary Inventions — products that solve problems that don't exist, by designer Matt Benedetto.

461 Inventions / Sorted: Most Recent / Updated 06.18.26
№ 296
The Digit Diverter™️
The Digit Diverter™️
Water your plants with amazing pressure and a relaxed thumb.
№ 295
The Dusty Dish™️
The Dusty Dish™️
I invented the dusty dish, the first snack bowl with an rotating cleaning station to…
№ 294
The Chris Coffee Carrier™️
The Chris Coffee Carrier™️
The invention that only solves a problem for @chrisolsen.
№ 293
The Everything Apron™️
The Everything Apron™️
The first wearable kitchen to quickly access you grilling meats, delicious buns, go to…
№ 292
Bowl with a Hole™️
Bowl with a Hole™️
The only way to put salsa back in the jar. This advanced bowl features a threaded base to…
№ 291
The Rotating Recliner™️
The Rotating Recliner™️
The only spinning chair that allows you to get an even 360 degree tan while relaxing in the sun.
№ 290
The Jewel Cooler™️
The Jewel Cooler™️
The first car vent accessory for staying fresh and cold between your legs while driving…
№ 289
The Sunblock Buffer™️
The Sunblock Buffer™️
The first automatic way to rub in sunscreen on your back completely on your own.
№ 288
The Aqua Alarm™️
The Aqua Alarm™️
The 5-minute alarm clock that reminds you to hydrate with @DrinkBODYARMOR.
№ 287
iSleeper™️
iSleeper™️
Your smartphone works just as hard as you do and it deserve a good night's charge.
№ 286
Two Day Underwear™️
Two Day Underwear™️
The first pair of underwear to feature four leg holes, so you can simply turn them 90…
№ 285
Sink Splash Stoppers™️
Sink Splash Stoppers™️
The only rubber gloves with an integrated shield to block ricocheting water when…
№ 284
The Commuter Cup Carrier™️
The Commuter Cup Carrier™️
A place for your coffee on your daily commute.
№ 283
The Burrito Bumper™️
The Burrito Bumper™️
The food funnel for sloppy burritos that catches your fallen filling and carefully crafts…
№ 282
Unnecessary Inventions: The Game™️
Unnecessary Inventions: The Game™️
The first card game where you and your friends get to invent new products that help solve…
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Designed in Vermont, regretted nowhere.

Unnecessary Inventions is the ongoing creative practice of designer Matt Benedetto. Working out of The Ui Studio in Burlington, VT, he builds physical and digital products that solve problems no one is asking him to solve.

The inventions have appeared in every major news outlet, on stages across three continents, and inside several Spirit Halloween stores he wasn't paid for.

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