459 Inventions / Sorted: Most Recent / Updated 06.14.26
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Straw2Go - Unnecessary Inventions
Straw2Go™️
Let’s get rid of plastic straws and save the world!
№ 038
Straw2Go - Unnecessary Inventions
iDangle™️
Stop dropping your phone on that precious face of yours in bed!
№ 037
OneCan TrashCan - Unnecessary Inventions
OneCan TrashCan™️
Every rogue soda can, fallen solider beer, and all those LaCroix cans laying around the…
№ 036
FlopFlips - Unnecessary Inventions
The FlopFlips™️
Reverse your steps to ditch that stalker on the beach.
№ 035
The ReadyNapper - Unnecessary Inventions
The ReadyNapper™️
There really is never a bad time to take a nap.
№ 034
Slice Slicer - Unnecessary Inventions
Slice Slicer™️
Everyone gets their own perfect pizza slice! Divide your favorite pizza pie into…
№ 033
StubStoppers - Unnecessary Inventions
StubStoppers™️
It can be like a construction zone trying to get around your apartment barefoot without…
№ 032
TP Pleaser - Unnecessary Inventions
TP Pleaser™️
Are you tired of the toilet paper roll never being the RIGHT way?!
№ 031
Smellmet - Unnecessary Inventions
The Smellmet™️
Did Karen bring fish for lunch again or maybe Chad has too much cologne on?
№ 030
Taco Fraiche - Unnecessary Inventions
Taco Fraiche™️
Exfoliate with the zest of Cinco de Mayo year round with with exhilarating spray mist.
№ 029
WhichWay - Unnecessary Inventions
WhichWay™️
Say goodbye to the directional dance when meeting someone in your path.
№ 028
FingerTracks - Unnecessary Inventions
FingerTrack™️
These days your fingers need to make it through a full day texting on your smartphone so…
№ 027
Cuisine Curtain - Unnecessary Inventions
Cuisine Curtain™️
Enjoy your 5 star meal in complete privacy. Attach this personal curtain to your nose to…
№ 026
Hide-A-Jack - Unnecessary Inventions
Hide-A-Jack™️
You no longer need to be embarrassed when using your older model smartphone that clearly…
№ 025
StickyKicks - Unnecessary Inventions
StickyKicks™️
Stand your ground whether you are stuck in a hurricane, holding your place in a crowd, or…
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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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