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Solving problems that don’t exist.Since 2019 · Burlington, Vermont

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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Matty beside a clear display case holding a blue design, with a framed Crocs letter behind it.
№ 343
The C&D Installation™️

A cease-and-desist letter turned into an exhibit in the Unnecessary Studio.

Matty lying in bed beside the person-shaped Lonely Lounger pillow.
№ 342
The Lonely Lounger™️

A person-shaped body pillow with a phone holster for watching shows in bed.

Matty positioning a phone above a red metal bracket mounted to a bathroom wall.
№ 341
The Phone Facilities Facilitator™️

A metal wall bracket that holds a phone beside the toilet for bathroom scrolling.

Matty peeking around a colorful life-size 3D-printed replica of himself.
№ 340
MattyBot5000™️

The 3D printed, full size replica of myself that greets people at the Unnecessary Studio.

Matty wearing the Backpack Blinds frame and pulling a blue patterned curtain around himself.
№ 339
Backpack Blinds™️

A backpack that unfolds blackout curtains around someone wearing a VR headset.

Matty holding the Cube Catcher ice tray with red and blue cover panels.
№ 338
The Cube Catcher™️

An ice cube tray with a spring-loaded cover for carrying water from sink to freezer.

Blue pegboard on the back of the HÖKPĒG chair holding tools, tape and spray cans.
№ 337
THE HÖKPĒG™️

The pegboard that goes wherever you go, fully integrated into an ergonomic metal chair.

Oversized yellow Crocs decorated with a camera, phone, tiny clog and other giant charms.
№ 336
The Giant Jibbetz™️

The collection of oversized Jibbetz for the most oversized Crocs.

Matty dispensing sauce onto a hot dog from a blue handheld Multi-Condiment Dispenser.
№ 335
The Multi-Condiment Dispenser™️

A portable dispenser for several sauces, created in partnership with WeightWatchers.

Matty holding the Stall Slot Shield belt beside the open edge of a bathroom stall.
№ 334
The Stall Slot Shield

The wearable belt with a fold out covering to cover the public bathroom stall gap.

Matty beside a vacuum with its cord held at the wall outlet by a pink Socket Locket.
№ 333
The Socket Locket™️

A holder that keeps a vacuum cord in place at the wall outlet.

White quadcopter with the Drone Hose attachment flying outside a blue house.
№ 332
The Drone Hose™️

A quadcopter carrying a hose attachment to water plants from above.

Matty fitting a black trash bin beneath his wooden jigsaw puzzle table.
№ 331
Jigsaw Puzzle Trash Can™️

A trash bin mounted beneath the modular Jigsaw Puzzle Table.

Two views of a ZuckerRug bathmat printed with Mark Zuckerberg’s face on a tiled floor.
№ 330
The ZuckerRug™️

A Mark Zuckerberg face bathmat that turns an online-privacy joke into bathroom decor.

Narc-Assist holding a phone horizontally with an angle reading on its screen.
№ 329
The Narc-Assist™️

A phone-level alignment tool for arranging invention photos on the studio wall.

Matty holding a two-sided Sipper Slowdown cup labeled Alcohol and Water on a cruise ship.
№ 328
The Sipper Slowdown™️

A two-sided cup with a gyroscope-triggered cover that alternates between water and another drink.

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