The Unnecessary Inventions archive
Solving problems that don’t exist.
Real inventions. Entirely unnecessary. An ongoing collection of overly engineered ideas by Matty Benedetto.
Meet the inventor
Rebuilding the 1975 Citicar dashboard with help from its original manual and ChatGPT.
A look inside the design studio where Unnecessary Inventions come to life.
A better version of those oversized IKEA tote bags, now at thatwasmadebymatty.
How I brought the Music Video Time Machine to life with the help of ChatGPT.
The Music Video Time Machine: a retro-style player for a trip through music history.
Unown AirTag holders, because the Pokémon’s giant eye always looked like an AirTag.
A coat rack inspired by the dock of app icons at the bottom of my MacBook.
The original reveal of my colorful, custom 3D-printed suitcase.
Your late night snacking watch dog with an evening cut off time.
The Citicar has seats, made from that roll of gridstop nylon fabric I came across.
A picture frame with built-in bubble levels to keep crooked wall art in check.
Time for custom lighting — the exterior lights on the Citicar screamed 1975.
Just celebrated 7 years of inventing on social media and I’m ready for 100 more.
The only lamp that knows its one and only job is to be a lamp.
I built a camera that will only take a photo if there is a dog in the frame.
The Citicar returns with a new front bumper inspired by my signature mustache.