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

462 Inventions / Sorted: Most Recent / Updated 06.27.26
№ 087
Turtle-Zipper-Neck - Unnecessary Inventions
Turtle-Zipper-Neck™️
The age old question, to turtleneck or to not turtleneck?!
№ 086
CookieMitts - Unnecessary Inventions
CookieMitts™️
Take a bite outta this! The all day wearable snack has arrived in the form of gooey…
№ 085
RotarySMS - Unnecessary Inventions
RotarySMS™️
Text your besties like it’s 1969! Our new smartphone attachment brings back the good old…
№ 084
Baguette Pack - Unnecessary Inventions
The Baguette Pack™️
I know, I know FINALLY a backpack specially designed for your delicious baguette.
№ 083
PlanterPisser - Unnecessary Inventions
The PlanterPisser™️
When you gotta go, you just gotta go! Now have the ease of taking a quick bathroom break…
№ 082
HandyBowl - Unnecessary Inventions
HandyBowl™️
Who’s hungry?! Whether you are late for work or just munching on the go, strap on our…
№ 081
Tear-Rings - Unnecessary Inventions
The Tear-Rings™️
Every now and then you just need a good cry. Our latest fashion accessory clears those…
№ 080
Crocs Gloves - Unnecessary Inventions
The Re-Naming Contest™️
Be sure to watch the most recent video before entering!
№ 079
PuppyThumbs - Unnecessary Inventions
PuppyThumbs™️
If dogs are a man’s best friend, don’t you think they deserve opposable thumbs?!
№ 078
LegoSocks- Unnecessary Inventions
Lego Socks™️
Can anyone tell me why stepping on a lego is the worst pain in the world?
№ 077
RoadHold - Unnecessary Inventions
RoadHold™️
Every single car needs more cup holders. Stop wasting perfect real estate around your…
№ 076
Freehand Toothbrush - Unnecessary Inventions
Freehand Toothbrush™️
Let’s be real, who has time for dental hygiene?!
№ 075
WakeUp Box - Unnecessary Inventions
The Wake Up Box™️
Strobe yourself awake to get your day going before you know it.
№ 074
Luke Warm Coffee - Unnecessary Inventions
LukeWarm Coffee™️
Finally enjoy coffee the way it was intended to be served, at room temperature.
№ 073
Sock Locker - Unnecessary Inventions
The SockLocker™️
Sick and tired of always losing just one of your favorite socks?!
"I think this is what I was made to do."
— Seven Days

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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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