Useless inventions

My name is Matt Benedetto and I am a product designer from Burlington, Vermont that is on a quest to design products to help solve the most difficult problems in the world…that don’t really exist. My collection on unnecessary inventions is filled with products that no one is asking for but I have taken it upon myself to bring these products to life.

Did you know that May is also Evil Genius Invention Appreciation Month? Well if it wasn't before - it is now! Matt Benedetto touching base with my latest batch of Unnecessary Inventions.

I am happy to let you know that your week is now fulfilled as I have 12 brand new Unnecessary Inventions. Absolutely no one was asking me to create these products but they solve every non-existent problem in your daily life. It has been my calling to design these inventions for our modern world to enjoy.

Kenji Kawakami, The Big Bento Box of Unuseless Japanese Inventions (101 Unuseless Japanese Inventions and 99 More Unuseless Japanese Inventions) (W. W. Norton, 2005) «In Japan Kawakami is famous for his tireless promotion of Chindogu: the art of the unuseless idea. Meant to solve problems of modern life, these bizarre and logic-defying gadgets and gizmos are actually entirely impractical. Addicts of the unuseless will love this collection of 200 Chindogu, hilarious inventions that have…

All of these things are completely useless, so that's why they don't exist, right? Wrong! Designer Katerina Kamprani has created these ridiculous-sounding (and looking) items as part of her new collection, called 'The Uncomfortable'.

I, Matt Benedetto, have been cooped up all summer long in the Unnecessary Inventions laboratory creating a brand new batch of inventions that solve problems that don't actually exist with products you really didn't ask for! Introducing our newest 11 creations for you for you to despise, argue over, and make you question your own life. Because if you find yourself actually desiring to use any of my newest inventions, you should reevaluate your life immediately. Be sure to follow me on…

10 UNBELIEVABLE HOMEMADE INVENTIONS MADE BY GENIUSES. Geniuses keep surprising us with their amazing IQ level of intelligence. With the creative ideas of gen...

A brief introduction into this glorious, underrated art form.

Conceived in Japan, Chindogu is the idea of inventing something that has no practical purpose. The inventions are often silly and funny, as they will solve a ...