The Unnecessary Inventions archive
Solving problems that don’t exist.
Real inventions. Entirely unnecessary. An ongoing collection of overly engineered ideas by Matty Benedetto.
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An unexpected delivery of 200 yards of fabric sparks ideas for new studio projects.
Chopsticks with an integrated temperature probe and LCD display for checking hot soup.
The Citicar trades its old red paint for a fresh coat of Porsche Miami Blue.
I made some custom LED circuit boards for my studio shelves.
Repairing the Citicar body panels before the little electric car gets its new paint.
A conceptual seat crafted by FYRN studio for Huluween on Disney+.
A pair of sunglasses that look like four pairs mashed up into one.
When four completely different pairs of sunglasses collide into one unmistakable look.
A photo of me working in my design studio is featured in this Mac ad.
Stripping our favorite little electric cheese wedge of 50 years of old technology.
The world’s first seat that lets your cheeks do the recycling.
The first portable laptop workstation powered solely by the grip of your thighs.
A bright wrist-mounted light makes flipping the bird harder to miss.
An Allen-key-inspired wall hook brought to life with help from Alibaba.com.
Unnecessary Studio Update: a new filament organization system.
My new 1975 Sebring Citicar needs a name after finding it on Facebook marketplace.