LUFT | GIZMODO.cz

There’s a rustic charm to Luft’s travel-friendly version of chess, which involves not precisely carved wooden, ivory, or plastic pieces, but small rocks with position-specific headgear on them! Drawing back to chess’s roots (in the Indian subcontinent), Luft explores playing chess with rudimentary objects rather than with fine, finished models. The board is a flexible leather mat, while the chess pieces are, in fact, tiny pebbles that you collect from around you while you’re outdoors. Just put the silicone bands around the pebbles and you’re ready to play crude, creative chess!

Designed by Omri Hillel, Luft is a solution to people who want to carry their board games around in a portable avatar without compromising on the quality of gameplay. Luft is, in that regard, every bit a chess set… but is visually the most unusually fun chess set ever made!

Designer: Omri Hillel

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Seriously – that what kids are calling an inhaler these days! It’s not just a TV trope. The real life word associations with inhalers aren’t very flattering! Their intensely “medical” look doesn’t help with the associated stigma, either. I mean, even dental braces figured out a way to be invisible or at LEAST a little colorful to tone down the lameness – surely there’s a solution for upping the cool factor for a simple inhaler?

Well, there is.. and it’s called LUFT! This sleek collection of containers masks the sterile, medicine look of the pump. Instead, its clad in titanium and delrim acetal resin material for hypoallergenic quality, enhanced durability and the ability to be custom colored to suit the user’s unique style so they can worry less and breath easier!

Designer: Ryan J. Mercier

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