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Winter Warrior: The Scarf

Sometimes I wish that I had never discovered the wizardry that is the men’s scarf, just so that I could re-experience that first scarved winter day, during which the cold could no longer continue its

men's scarfsplit

men's scarf

Parisian knot (scarf tying style)split

Parisian knot (scarf tying style)

Ketla: A News Art Form

The Ketla home screen immediately presents the users with the news content, each story represented as clickable sections on a continuous scroll page. Each story has a representative picture, altered t

The Parlor

Bring the joy of the ice cream truck right into your own home…or to a tailgate! Mixing ice cream on a countertop board may be fun, but provides a very limited user experience. Using simple tools that

HUDS Coffee: Not your everyday cup of joe

Our tasting group decided we wanted to identify the best possible coffee that can be made in the Harvard undergraduate dining halls. For such a complex task, we divided ourselves into three ingredient

What I’ve Got: Vintage SpaceX Posters

I absolutely love retro posters. For some reason the minimalist themes, simple color sets, and style that evokes a powerful feeling of nostalgia is overwhelmingly desirable, and is a style that, when

What I’ve Got: Duct Tape

alexthassan: This may be my engineering instincts talking, but I’m a huge fan of duct tape. This is a product which made itself desirable despite being aesthetically…well…not.  Let’s face it, a dull

Challenge5: UpCycle(white) and “The Galleries” @ HRC

From humble beginnings to elegant, covetable pieces of furniture. Who knew such a simple process could turn trash into treasure? We present UpCycle(color), a low-cost, high-speed method of revolutioni

What I’ve Got: The Friheten

Next nerdy engineer confession on the DS Survivor Tumblr: I love everything about IKEA. From the modern, simplistic aesthetic, to the DEY (Do-Everything-Yourself) attitude, to the smell of the Swedish

Polis: Shoes for the polished man

Young professional men often wear their expensive Alden shoes to and from the office while their fellow colleagues are able to change from comfortable yet stylish footwear into their office wear. Many

Progress Report & Drone

Here’s a drone, doing drone things. Looking back on the semester so far, I’ve identified a tendency to find a lot of desirability in the functionality of products. Not in a way such that aesthetic i

What I’ve Got: Slack

Slack is a mobile central communication tool for teams, allowing them to organize their discussions into topic channels, keep the relevant people involved in each conversation, and share files. Slack

What I’ve Got: The Model S

Tesla’s Model S has been responsible for the company’s meteoric rise, its control of the electric vehicle world, and Elon Musk’s status as the man at the edge of inventing the future. The Model S is s

What I’ve Got: JetBlue

JetBlue is a refreshing departure from a conventional airline. They maintain a sleek, modern brand, with a flair of exciting playfulness in their aesthetic, while all the while emphasizing customer se

What I’ve Got (not): iPad (Pro, Mini, S, Air, Plus…)

When the first iPad was released in 2010, people had very mixed feelings about the new device. While some found its features desirable, others ridiculed the concept of what it was at the time — simply

RISE: Find your Oasis

RISE headphones give you the power to get up and away from the anxieties of your daily life. They transport you to a serene, calming place where you can be at peace. Listening to music with RISE headp

RISE headphones (student-made)split

RISE headphones (student-made)

Oasis (student-made song)split

Oasis (student-made song)

What I’ve Got: State and Liberty Shirts

Finding a great fitting shirt is hard, particularly for many male athletes. State and Liberty, a clothing company launched by two former University of Michigan Hockey players focuses on specifically s

What I’ve Got: The Fletcher Capstan Table

I still remember the first time I saw this gif on the internet: As I have mentioned before on this blog, I have the softest of soft spots for flexible furniture, so it should come as no surprise tha

Onewheel Campus

Onewheel is looking to expand its user base, and this challenge focused on how to capture more of the female market – specifically, how to convert women users from people who try it to people who buy

What I’ve Got: Shinola

It was only a matter of time before I wrote a What I’ve Got on Shinola. This is a company that fully understands the power of brand, ensuring that their story is present in every product they sell; th

EGYPT LANE

For our final project we are going to build out a company for bags with a similar concept to Warby Parker. We plan to cut out all middle men and create a sleek, yet hipster company that carries all ba

What I’ve Got: Aldo

I never thought of myself as a fashion connoisseur — probably for good reason — but I have come to realize that I do have particular tastes with respect to what I like and don’t like for my own style.

What I’ve Got: Dunkin Donuts

This is an interesting one. I was looking back on my projects during the semester and was reading through our dining hall coffee competition for the tasting challenge. That inspired me to write a What

What I’ve Got: 4-Color Pen

Time to get real nerdy. Finding a pen super cool is about as bad as it gets. But I’m proud of this one, because I think the 4-color pen is one of the most functional things I carry around with me ever

What I’ve Got: Infographics

This is a more general What I’ve Got, focused on a category instead of an individual product or company. Infographics are an excellent method of communicating information, and rely heavily on many of