Nothing beats a good design. Good designs help us get through life a little easier and less painfully. They also restore some faith in humanity by reminding us that the stupid people around us aren't all as stupid as we assume.
This list celebrates some of the more clever and bordering on genius designs people have come across in recent years. You gotta hand it to the inventors who came up with this stuff, because it's truly great.
When you're done scrolling through this stuff, you can check out a list of some of the absolute worst designs by comparison.
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“Test track for hiking shoes at the local Decathlon store”
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"These bathroom door openers are hands free and protect you from bacteria that can be found on ordinary door handles."
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" A walking stick that can turn into a stool when necessary."
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“These winter boots have a flip-down ice cleat in the heel to help with walking on icy surfaces.”
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“This baby store has different surfaces to ‘road test’ the strollers.”
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“This shopping mall has a peak hour bike lane running through it.”
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"The instructions on this paper bag show the best way to pack the goods."
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"These sidewalk dog houses will keep your dog safe and cool while you’re shopping."
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"Heels won’t get stuck in the grates with these steel foot prints."
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"You can turn one of these benches into a bench and table combo."
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"These hammocks double as tents that protect you from animals and insects when you sleep."
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"Your shoes are protected from the heaviest rains with these shoe covers."
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"The radiators in this building double as warm benches."
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"A bathroom for service dogs in an airport"
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“These tactile studs change color to reflect the pedestrian signals for people looking down at their phones.”
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“There’s a safe area for texting in the hallways at my office.”
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“The door handle for this jewelry store looks like a gold ring.”
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"And the door handles for this bakery are baguettes."
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“The elevator buttons at this mall have been installed in an open book on a shelf.”
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“My shirt has a built-in glasses cleaner in one corner of it.”
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“This German sports store has a mini indoor lake for testing canoes.”
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“This luggage store has an airplane set up for customers to test their carry ons and underseater bags.”
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“These 2 different sets of shopping baskets at a department store in Bangkok — for those that need help or want to be left alone.”
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“This sports store has tiny model tents so they don’t have to set up the big ones.”
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"And these highly detailed mini-couches were found at a furniture store."
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“This mall has an entire wall made of sequins so people can write messages.”
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“My shopping cart had a phone holder.”
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“This grocery store has a map of where to find items on every cart.”
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“This mall in Tokyo looks like an Italian city, but it’s inside a building.”
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"This store has pet carts, so you can shop together with your pet."
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"And this mall has a dog drinking station."
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“Refrigerated storage lockers in a Japanese mall”
