Yanko Design - Form Beyond Function

Captivating Cat Quencher

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 12:00 PM PST

Cat owner/lover or not, you’ve seen this video somewhere on the internet where cats go crazy licking these frozen ice spheres. In fact, let me link you to it! Cats absolutely adore anything with a playful aspect to it, and although the ice ball trick is much too entertaining, it can be tiresome having to stock your freezer with water balloons everyday for the sake of this feline fancy.

The BobbleKat takes that chore off your hands with its quirky design that does a pretty eerily accurate imitation of the ice ball. Here you have a tray along with a ball shaped fountain that’s powered via induction. The fountain recycles water from the tray and pushes it out from openings on the top, providing a constant film of moving water on the ball’s surface. The cat can drink directly from this ‘fountain’ by licking the water off the ball, maintaining the exact interaction with the ice ball. What’s cooler is that the fountain shaped ball floats on the water in the tray too, giving the cat an all-round experience and keeping your pet as well as you entertained!

Designers: Pauline Dziama, Xinran Zheng, Tony Nguyen & Cindy Stetson.

Half the Size… Double the Life!

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 06:29 AM PST

Sometimes you don’t need a functional product that’s over the top. You just want something simple, supreme and soulful. It’s therefore important to cater to both the decadent as well as the minimal loving personalities.

The Cardamon wallet is clearly for the latter. Let not its conventional design fool you. This wallet is durable, accommodating, and despite the last adjective, it’s super thin! Not like the thin-but-tearable Tyvek wallets you get, the Cardamon is made from a Nylon Polyester blend (commercial name Meridian Shell) that not just repels water and stains, it also makes the wallet incredibly durable. Measuring at under 10mm in thickness, this little gem slips into your pocket without creating that awkward bulge (I admit, my wallet is so cramped that when I sit, I sit slanted! It’s terrible for the back, though). There’s also virtually no stitching on the Cardamon making its design look more pure, and also eliminating chances of stitches unraveling or tearing. In fact, the wallet is ultrasonically welded in most places, providing probably the most secure adhesion technology can offer.

Another reason to show the Cardamon wallet some love is its color collection. Any designer would instantly notice that the wallets are available in CMYK. There’s also a chocolate color, because you never say no to chocolate, but I especially dig the ode to print design! Perfect for the design-geek out there, you can even buy multiple colors! Layer them together and they’ll still be thinner than that clunky piece of leather you own. So what are you waiting for?! Get rid of that ghastly bum-pocket bulge and choose the classy, funky, and Chuck-Norris-durable Cardamon wallet!

Designer: Nathan Kukathas

Buy It Here: $49.00 $60.00

Safeguard Your Shave

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 04:00 AM PST

I’m traveling at the moment and unable to clean up my messy mug because my razor was damaged during the flight! Sigh… if only I had the Lab Razor. It’s designed with protection in mind, but not just for the razor. It also protects your face from nasty bacteria!

This reconstructible razor is sterilized when its packed in the stylish case. It also stays moisture-free to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria. Compact and convenient, it’s also easy to throw in a bag or suitcase and carry without worry of damaging!

Designer: Kim Hyeon Seok

An Otherworldly Watch

Posted: 12 Dec 2016 12:00 AM PST

Whether it’s via the air, land, or sea, fantastic voyages have long inspired timepiece design and the modern Odyssey watch is no exception. The masculine design looks to our eventual space travel as inspiration for its subtly futuristic yet sophisticated aesthetic.

It’s an elegant, modern take on a classic precision timepiece – the chronograph. Its distinguished sub-dials have marked plates in place of traditional hands, creating the illusion of time passing as numbers slowly vanish out of sight. Dotted markers orbit at varying speeds, drawing the eye to a graceful movement while indicated the time elapsed.

Designers: Sahil Ravjit & Andra Wibisono