We’ve got some exciting projects to tackle over the next month or so. It’s never too early to start brainstorming!
4/11: Material A (a materials-based brief co-sponsored by Material Connexion, an awesome materials library here in NYC)
4/18: TBA
4/25: Garment Upkeep
5/2: Hooks
5/9: Drying Racks
5/16: Jewelry Storage
5/23: Microfiber (another materials-based brief)
Paper towels are a mainstay in most households. But holding and storing bulky rolls can get tricky. It’s time for the Quirky community to step in.
Let’s come up with an innovative take on the paper towel holder.
In this project, we want to explore different modifications on a very simple product. We can look at a couple of areas, to start:
- Where do people want to store their paper towel rolls?
- When you ship towel holders, you end up shipping a lot of air. How can we make more efficient use of design and materials?
- Allowing the user to easily tear off a piece of paper without unraveling the roll is really important in this market. How can we bring fresh innovation to this function?
Note: There are a lot of cool products out there, and a tricky IP landscape. Don’t forget to do your research to make sure your great idea isn’t already out there!
Submissions are free, and the deadline is April 11th, at 12 noon ET. Let’s extend our kitchenware line with something awesome.
Let’s talk about matches made in heaven. There’s peanut butter and jelly… Thelma and Louise… Jack and coke… rubber bands and hooks… Yes, you read that last one right. Bandits are now available for $9.99 for a pack of 20, with a threshold of 1000.
Bandits are rubber bands, with hooks.
Yup, it’s really that simple. But imagine the possibilities:
- Fastening up pens or drawing supplies
– Suspending excess cords from shelving
– Hanging a bottle from a baby stroller
– Hanging sunglasses from a rearview mirror
– Tying up jewelry
And the list goes on…
Features:
- Rubber elastic, with a hook made of glass-filled polypropylene.
– Sold in a pack of 20.
One night. 7500 Wrapsters. 35 staffers (and friends). Open bar. Go.
For more pics, check out our Facebook page.
A ginormous THANK YOU to everyone who stopped by our lil’ shindig last night. We stayed past 2am wrapping thousands upon thousands of Wrapsters, and as a result, we’ll be able to fulfill our March orders without the additional packaging expense. A fun video (and better photos) of the festivities is on the way, but we didn’t want to delay telling you that you seriously, seriously rock. Like, big-time.
Love, The Quirky Team
If you’re anything like us, you spent all winter curled up on the couch with popcorn and Mad Men DVDs. But now summer’s around the corner, and it’s time to get up and get active. There’s no better time to embrace a healthy lifestyle, and we’ve got the perfect brief to set things in motion.
Let’s design products that promote health and fitness.
We’re looking for product ideas that will help people live healthier, happier, more active lifestyles. Working out, playing sports, practicing yoga, indoor cycling on retro machines upon grass mats – it’s all fair game.
Submissions are free, and deadline is April 4th. Get moving!
The winners for Quirky’s first ever Threeval — that is, the first meeting where we evaluated three rounds — are in. A big congrats to our winning ideas and ideators!
Product 113: Jin Chai’s iDucklings
Product 114: Gyro’s Smart Corners
Product 115: Jason Hennessy’s Sakura Vase
Just a heads up: Gaz is out of town and Ben’s, well, exhausted, so we’re going to push back this week’s Eval Recap video to next week.
Peace out, enjoy your weekends, and don’t forget to RSVP for our Wrapster wrapping party if you’re in the area!
Next Tuesday night, we’re having a RAGING KEGGER!!!
Just kidding… though there will be adult beverages present… and maybe Hello Kitty party hats.
Next Tuesday, the whole Quirky team will be throwing down to package, wrap, and ship off thousands of Wrapsters. If you’re in the New York area, we’d love your help!
Shoot us an RSVP at partay@quirky.com. We’ll let you know Monday if you’re in, and what time to stop by.
Love, The Quirky Team
By community request, the media team has turned the audio from our weekly product eval recap vid into an MP3 file you can download. Now you can listen to the sweet sounds of Ben and Gaz dissecting the top ideas in Quirky eval while on the go, at the gym, or in the car! Beats Bruno Mars any day.
Click here to listen. (and right click to download)
Whether you’re a professional photographer or just an Instagram fan, chances are you have an appreciation for products that help you snap great pictures and show off old ones. Have we got a brief for you!
This week, we’re on a mission to create cool photo accessories.
We’re going to focus on a couple directions with this project:
- Displaying printed and digital photos
- Camerabags and storage
- Tripods and other accessories that help you take photos
This brief is co-sponsored by our friends at HSN. Submit your great idea for free until March 28!
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