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

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The Monobloc Charger™️

Finally, a place for your AirPods to relax after a long day of falling out of your ears.

I teamed up with Apple to take a look back at my first viral invention

The Cuisine Curtain I designed on my MacBook that turned a side project into a career.

I just wanna do a shot on New Years Eve with @andersoncooper & @bravoandy

I just wanna do a shot on New Years Eve with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen.

Unnecessary Inventions — December 5, 2025

A behind the scenes look at what I’m building in the studio.

Dance Dance Alarm Clock™️

Stop instinctively hitting snooze and never actually waking up.

i built this dual monitor setup to help compartmentalize my work/life balance

I built a dual monitor setup to help compartmentalize my work/life balance.

so 200 yards of fabric unexpectedly arrived at the Unnecessary Studio

200 yards of fabric unexpectedly arrived — time to make the world’s largest sleeping bag.

The Pho-Mometer ™️

The first chopsticks with an integrated thermometer so you never burn your mouth.

It’s time to give our Citicar a brand new look

Time to give our Citicar a brand new look — the red just wasn’t doing it for me.

I made some custom LED circuit boards for my studio shelves

I made some custom LED circuit boards for my studio shelves.

It’s time for a little bit of surgery on the Citicar

It’s time for a little bit of surgery on the Citicar.

EDGEOFYØR Seat™️

A conceptual seat crafted by FYRN studio for Huluween on Disney+.

All great inventions start with one crazy idea

A pair of sunglasses that look like four pairs mashed up into one.

The Frankenstein Frames™️

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

A photo of me working in my design studio is featured in this Mac ad.

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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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