Useless Objects

2020 - ongoing

Images

Useless Objects
Mug handle overheats when used in a microwave; like blisters-on-my-fingers overheated.
Untraced promotional mug.
Useless Objects
Indents in the handle are too shallow; thank god you don't have soap in your hands.
Costa ABS Handle by Grohe ↗
Useless Objects
Ring handle is too small for adults; good thing babies know how to cut their nails by their own.
Baby nail Scissors by Chicco ↗
Useless Objects
Small, slow, irresponsible most of the times. A piece of electronic shit polluting the world.
Tkee Mini by Alcatel ↗
Useless Objects
Bread gets stuck in this toaster; c'mon, you only had one job.
ST838 toaster by Selecline (Auchan).
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A garage door opener not designed for battery replacement; fortunately, batteries are eternal.
Garage door opener by Merik ↗
Useless Objects
An alarm clock with an impossible to regulate bright display; thank god you don't need darkness while sleeping.
Untraced alarm clock.

Details

A photo journal started during the pandemic lockdown, maybe they are poorly designed, maybe they are badly designed on purpose, but the point is that they are useless products that should not exist.

Because putting a kind-of-a-production-cap would discourage research and development in general, the least we can do is shame these products so that the natural course of free markets ends up disappearing them.

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