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

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469 Inventions / Sorted: Most Recent / Updated 09.20.26
№ 424
i built this dual monitor setup to help compartmentalize my work/life balance
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.
№ 423
so 200 yards of fabric unexpectedly arrived at the Unnecessary Studio
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.
№ 422
The Pho-Mometer ™️
The Pho-Mometer ™️
The first chopsticks with an integrated thermometer so you never burn your mouth.
№ 421
It’s time to give our Citicar a brand new look
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.
№ 420
I made some custom LED circuit boards for my studio shelves
I made some custom LED circuit boards for my studio shelves
I made some custom LED circuit boards for my studio shelves.
№ 419
It’s time for a little bit of surgery on the Citicar
It’s time for a little bit of surgery on the Citicar
It’s time for a little bit of surgery on the Citicar.
№ 418
EDGEOFYØR Seat™️
EDGEOFYØR Seat™️
A conceptual seat crafted by FYRN studio for Huluween on Disney+.
№ 417
All great inventions start with one crazy idea
All great inventions start with one crazy idea
A pair of sunglasses that look like four pairs mashed up into one.
№ 416
The Frankenstein Frames™️
The Frankenstein Frames™️
When four completely different pairs of sunglasses collide into one unmistakable look.
№ 415
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
A photo of me working in my design studio is featured in this Mac ad.
№ 414
Before I can build, I need to destroy
Before I can build, I need to destroy
Stripping our favorite little electric cheese wedge of 50 years of old technology.
№ 413
Recyc-Stool™
Recyc-Stool™
The world’s first seat that lets your cheeks do the recycling.
№ 412
The Clench Bench™️
The Clench Bench™️
The first portable laptop workstation powered solely by the grip of your thighs.
№ 411
The Bird Beacon™️
The Bird Beacon™️
A little something for those heated moments when you want to be sure they saw you.
№ 410
The Hex Hook™️
The Hex Hook™️
The perfect wall hook inspired by a perfect tool.
"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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