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

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The Passive Aggressive Punching Bag™️

Automatically type an opening email line when you’re utterly annoyed.

Unnecessary Inventions — December 10, 2024

A look back at the inventions on display around the Unnecessary Studio.

The Treat or Trash Bin™️

The first Halloween Bucket that analyzes your candy to approve or deny it.

What other inventions of mine are a must to have on display

What other inventions of mine are a must to have on display in the studio?

I turned a $12 toy camera into a digital camera iPhone case

I turned a $12 toy camera into a digital camera iPhone case.

The only button a microwave needs is “+30” seconds

The only button a microwave needs is +30 seconds.

Time to uncrate this new invention just got dropped off from getting built

Time to uncrate a new invention that just got dropped off from getting built.

Talk 2 Me Lamp™️

The lamp that only turns on when you’re reading aloud to it.

So maybe it’s time to bring one of my inventions to life

Sourcing my favorite products for my dream cart after the Alibaba CoCreate conference.

The 3D Printing farm is BACK up and running

The 3D Printing farm is BACK up and running. What should I bring to life next?

Want to eat Wendy’s Saucy Nuggs and game without getting your hands messy

Eat Wendy’s Saucy Nuggs and game without getting your hands messy.

The Wall of Narcissism 2.0™️

Now twice the size, featuring 240 tiles of my archive of inventions.

I think @TacoBell finally has reaching my level of innovation with

I think Taco Bell finally reached my level of innovation with their Big Cheez-It menu.

A quick update from the Unnecessary Studio

A quick update from the Unnecessary Studio. What should I build for Studio 2.0?

The Sipometer™️

Always know exactly how many sips it takes for you to finish your beer.

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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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