Here's what we looked at this week:The quest to optimize existing objects: The EDJY features an unusual single-blade fingernail clipper design that allegedly delivers better results. Apple's "Vehicle Motion Cues" are an on-screen anti-motion-sickness trick.From Australia, magnetic and custom-fit sun shades for your car.The Otemon splice: A crazy Japanese technique for splicing the bottom of a rotted column.Image and work: Chris Hall Stunning Frank Lloyd Wright art tiles by Motawi Tileworks.A glow-in-the-dark substitute for EDC gear: These Isotope Tritium Fobs rely on actual radioactive isotopes.Philips' Fixables initiative will offer free downloadable files to 3d print replacement parts for their products.Dutch researchers develop "countersnapping," the opposite of a push-to-open mechanism. An industrial design classic: The Brionvega Algol TV, by Marco Zanuso and Richard Sapper.Good or bad? The Trace camera system records entire sporting matches, but highlights just your child.From Latvia, Kanttari's bronze bar cabinet. This Solo Windchill 47 Cooler has a built-in air conditioner. Because heaven forbid you break a sweat outside.The Loki cleaning robot, here to end janitors.A new umbrella shape from Japan (for an entirely frivolous purpose). Growl: An AR punching bag for training and gaming.Design solutions for beachside umbrella-wind wars, and one man vs. nature.Form follows function: Dyson's new approach yields the super slim PencilVac. An industrial design case study from Germany: Fluid Design updates Beurer's grooming devices.

This Algol TV was designed by Italian architect/designer Marco Zanuso and German industrial designer Richard Sapper. Released by Italian electronics brand Brionvega in 1964, the ABS-clad TV was described by Zanuso as "a little dog that looks up at its master."The design was popular, landing in both the MoMA and the V&A Museum in London, and was reissued multiple times—all the way until 1998! A 34-year lifespan for a television set—an 11" model, no less—seems insane today.A '90s marketing image It admittedly doesn't look fantastic with the handle deployed, though you wouldn't see that during ordinary use. Handle aside, Zanuso and Sapper really pulled off the canted form while retaining a pleasing proportion and gesture. To see how this effect can go really wrong, have a look at the back end of the unloved 1985 Alfa Romeo Milano. See Also:Two Fun 1960s/'70s Television Sets Designed by Rodolfo Bonetto