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

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459 Inventions / Sorted: Most Recent / Updated 06.15.26

Custom lighting for the Citicar

Time for custom lighting — the exterior lights on the Citicar screamed 1975.

7 years of inventing on social

Just celebrated 7 years of inventing on social media and I’m ready for 100 more.

The Self Aware Lamp™️

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

I built a camera that will only take a photo if there is a dog in the frame.

The Citicar is BACK

The Citicar is BACK — time to kick off new projects to bring this car back to life.

I designed a jacket inspired by the grid lines I use designing products

A jacket inspired by the grid lines I come across every day designing my products.

The Blueprint Parka™️

The jacket designed for those always thinking in straight lines and grids.

The Twister Table™️

The colorful modular coffee table that can wirelessly control almost anything.

I invented a new pizza box for people who have roommates who steal leftovers

A new pizza box for people whose roommates are always stealing their leftovers.

Welcome to the Unnecessary Studio

Welcome to the Unnecessary Studio — come on in and take a look around!

I got myself a candy 3D printer

I got myself a candy 3D printer.

The Traffic Telly™️

A scrolling TikTok feed at the honk of a horn.

RIMOWA Incident Report Log™️

The premium hardcover sticker book for documenting every unfortunate suitcase moment.

I made an enormous pair of digital calipers

I made an enormous pair of digital calipers.

I invented the Window Winder so I wouldn’t have to manually crank

The Window Winder so I never have to manually spin the manual window crank.

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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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