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Travel-friendly clothes steamer that’s ultra-portable and solves the purpose like a pro

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Ironing and steaming clothes is one task I procrastinate more often than not. This is even irksome when I’m traveling and my clothes are less than ideal to wear even though they’ve been ironed to perfection when loaded in the suitcase.

This calls for a portable ironing steamer that is not a hassle to carry along during traveling and does the task without much effort. Just like the G2 and G3 by Nesugar, their latest G5 clothes steamer packs the reliable functions of the predecessors while adding new functions that are highly useful.

Designer: Zhinan Huang

It doesn’t require any water addition for a week or so without compromising on the daily ironing needs. This is attributed to the larger panels and three-layer heating bodies for a more efficient vaporization efficiency and greater steam volume. For the most crisp and safe ironing experience, the new model comes with a feature to prevent high-temperature water splashes. The head rotation is meant to replicate the flat and hanging ironing needs, thereby being useful for every kind of situation.

The portable clothes steamer is well-suited for people like me who refrain from ironing clothes at times. That’s because the Nesugar Steamer G5 steamer boasts an ironing method of the ergonomic clothes brush, with the center of gravity set on the handle. This saves effort when used to effectively prevent hand fatigue. If you want the steamer can be placed on the table more stably than most other products which is an added bonus.

According to the designer, “Nesugar Steamer G5 has a simple shape combined with fashionable colors and surface treatment, making it more durable, stable, and more in line with the preferences of young consumers.”

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This circular steam iron lets you glide over stubborn wrinkles ergonomically without breaking a sweat

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Going through the piles of laundry is one task and then having to iron through all the creases is altogether another. To save time and effort, steam irons have cut out a niche for themselves, and to add a different, more sophisticated approach, the Iron-B by Gökçe Nafak is born. This is an advanced steam iron that will let you iron out the rigid wrinkle without having to break a sweat.

Steam irons are a hot and steamy way to keep linens and everyday wear spick and span. These irons have evolved with time to now feature drip-free steaming and are adjustable to the type of cloth you’re ironing. The progress has also reached a point where the steam irons now have digital displays and auto shut-off features to save you time and let you iron with more efficiency, not only on a horizontal surface but vertically as well. The concept of ironing vertically has become mainstream, it works without the device having to create contact with the clothing – the idea is to only use steam on possibly all types of fabrics and iron them with finesse.

The Iron-B with a retractable cord (to minimize the wire clutter) is a cusp of the concept of regular and vertical steam irons. Designed ergonomically with a heat-resistant handle, this rounded base device, features a TrueGlide nonstick soleplate so no matter the fabric – cotton, polyester, silk, cashmere, lace, or viscose, the Iron-B can glide through with precise efficiency, leaving you with nothing to worry about.

This ironing device conceived by Gökçe Nafak is engineered with B Steam technology. This allows the iron to deliver a consistent steam flow throughout its base producing an end result that’s beyond expectation. To take the guesswork out of ironing, the Iron-B soleplate maintains an optimal temperature level for every type of fabric that can be controlled from the onboard dial of this potato masher-style steam iron.

To facilitate use in either orientation – horizontally or vertically to quickly touch up a shirt or a dress right on the hanger – the nonstick soleplate of the Iron-B offers 2x smoother glide over the fabric, while the powerful bursts of steam effectively remove the most stubborn wrinkles in seconds. This simple to use, lightweight and extremely powerful steam iron is chargeable using a USB cable and is ideal for a modern abode where everyday ironing is a chore.

Designer: Gökçe Nafak

This modular gadget can transform into every travel essential you need, from an iron to an electric toothbrush

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Think about how a handful of AA batteries can power everything from an electric toothbrush to your television’s remote control to even the mouse you’re probably using to scroll through this webpage. Those AA batteries are a truly universal source of energy, but what if they were designed to house an ecosystem? What if the battery-unit played a central role in a modular ecosystem of products? That’s sort of what the Esino Go is. It isn’t a handful of AA batteries, but is something far more powerful and versatile.

The Esino is your ultimate travel gadget-kit that allows you to snap multiple modules to a central battery-pack, turning it into an iron, an electric shaver, an electric toothbrush, a fabric shaver (for removing lint and pilling), or even a UV disinfection light. The modular set is perfect for travel (although it can be used at home too) and creates a compact universe of useful products that are easy to carry around with wherever you may be.

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The idea behind the Esino Go is a pretty interesting one. All your gadgets require batteries, so why not make the battery a hub around which you could build an ecosystem of products? The Esino Go comes with what’s essentially a 5,000 mAh battery pack enclosed within an ergonomic handle-shaped form. The handle then lets you snap on the accessories/modules, which draw power from the battery.

The travel iron module is perhaps the most interesting one, with a teardrop-shaped ceramic heat plate that’s perfectly sized to chuck into your suitcase along with your belongings. The iron comes with 3 heat-settings (operated from the button on the battery pack) and even has its own water spray for steam ironing! The ceramic plate heats up fast and cools down just as rapidly, making it ideal considering it goes inside your travel case once you’re done! For more fussy fabrics that end up getting lint/pilling/fuzz on them, Esino Go’s fabric shaver comes to the rescue. Perfect for winter-wear (which often doesn’t really need ironing), the fabric shaver smoothens your clothes by removing lint, pills, and stray fibers sticking out.

The beauty of Esino Go’s collection of products is that it opens itself to expansion. The company behind it is developing even more modules and attachments, with an electric shaver, a UV disinfecting wand, and an electric toothbrush in the works. The battery-pack (which serves as a handle) unites all these modules and any other attachments that may come in the future… and the most convenient bit is that it even doubles up as a portable power-bank, providing a USB port for charging your phone and other gadgets. The fact that the Esino Go is centered around a removable battery makes it convenient and safe to travel with too. Just detach the battery and carry it in your cabin luggage while the travel iron and other modules go right into your check-in bags. Pretty ingenious, if you ask me.

Designer: Esino Team

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This conceptual travel kit is a modular, portable hairdryer and clothing iron!

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This conceptual travel kit is a modular, portable hairdryer and iron designed to give you an ‘Edge’ over others!

Edge is a compact 2-in-1 appliance that gives you more than your toiletries. It consists of three parts: ‘Multi Handle’, ‘Edge Hairdryer Module’, ‘Edge Iron Module’. ‘Multi Handle’ has a button to control the product for using and both modules work with ‘Multi Handle’. Specifically made for those who have meetings on-the-go, the hairdryer and iron help to wash away the weariness of travel and smoothen the wrinkles so you look fresh (or should I say profesh?). “We have adopted a slide structure for intuitive and easy combination of each module. This not only allows the user to easily combine the modules but also reduces the risk of the module being easily detached while using the product” says the team. This helps save time and effort into asking your hotel for the appliances and in case you don’t can’t make a stop and have to rush, Edge can come in handy anywhere you are!

It combines the structural similarities of the two products into one and uses one power supply to run both. The dial button makes it easy to adjust the intensity of the heat for both uses. As this product with module has to work as both iron and hairdryer, the team added a button that would allow a user to operate it without being confused even though it has a single handle. Like most devices, it can be charged using the common USB-C cable. Edge adds another necessary dimension to travel kits!

Designers: Chanhong Park, Yonghun Cho and Taekkyung Lee

A bamboo iron to smoothen out the wrinkles in sustainable living

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Sometimes we think we are leading sustainably by just using metal straws or paper bags, but if you carefully look at your daily life, you’ll notice there are so many products that use plastic. The best we can do is find alternatives for them and support designers, brands, businesses who are working on making the future a better place to be. One such product is the iron and Indian designer, Saksham Mahajan, who has come up with a sustainable version of it made from bamboo!

The designer started the project as a challenge to explore bamboo as a material, “It’s sustainability can be exploited to make so many different things”, says Saksham – and we agree! Bamboo is structured, sturdy, easy to grow and eco-friendly, in fact, it is used to make houses in Asia so why not use it to make household items too? The bamboo iron box was selected as one of the best entries in the Green Concept Award 2019 which furthers the conversation of using this versatile material in more products.

When they say its the thought that counts, it is true, this concept is just a thought right now but someday it’ll be a real product. Sometimes a thought is powerful enough to inspire a global movement and that’s what our planet needs right now.

Designer: Saksham Mahajan

ENSEMBLE mirrors your need for crisp ironed shirts

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To be honest, not only shirts, but all your laundry can be ironed with easy on the ENSEMBLE. Given the space crunch in most homes, it’s not easy to hide an ironing board, so most of us find innovative ways of masking them as contemporary furniture. (I use mine as a sideboard!) The designers of ENSEMBLE have an innovative solution – a mirror ironing board. On one side you have a full-length mirror and on the flipside you have an ironing board that is very modern and equipped with the latest tech.

With features like switchable iron plates (with brush and plain), to work with different fabrics, the ENSEMBLE is very tech-advanced. It comes with an aroma diffuser to perfume your clothes while steaming them for creases. Color choices include ocean blue, dark brown, cream beige and pure white.

Designers: Sung Hyun Kwon, Ikhyeon Kim, Yungi Min & Byeongjae Ha

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Easy to move with ball casters.

The drawers are equipped with steam iron heads, various brush modules, water storage, and perfume storage.

Easy to change the iron heads.

Water storage.

Perfume dispenser.

Perfume storage.

A Handy Product for Busy Travellers!

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On short breaks away and over-night business trips, the combination of restricted room in the suitcase and low-cost accommodation can leave you without access to two very important items… a hair dryer and an iron. For business meetings, we all like to have both ourselves and our clothes looking presentable, but with clothes spending hours folded and our hair having no method of drying… this can be a challenge. And that’s where the Ironing Hair Dryer comes in.

It is exactly what its name would suggest! Primarily it’s a conventional hair dryer with an intuitive method of folding to allow it to fit in the suitcase, almost unnoticeably. However, located on the base of the handle is a water reservoir, that utilisers the hot air to allow it to become steam. When the attachment is positioned on the nozzle, the product is transformed into a clothes iron! This is certainly a valuable product for people who like to look good whilst traveling!

Designer: Ming Liu

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A Cupboard Friendly Iron!

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An iron’s triangular form leads to the device being a difficult product to store when not in use; the bulky design combined with the long cable means that a lot of the time it either gets forced into an uncooperating cupboard or left for all to see on the worktop. Both of these scenarios are far from ideal.

The Smooth may just well be a solution to the ever-frustrating problem, and it goes about doing so in an intuitive and space-conserving manner. The conventional, and now iconic, form of the iron has been abandoned, and instead replaced by a more rectangular alternative. The lengthy cable now been assigned a home; the gap between the handle and the body is filled by the cable, while the plug neatly engages with the iron’s body.

Each and every element of the product has been considered in great detail, from the lid of the container that doubles as a base for the hot iron, to the color changing water level indicator!

Designer: Do Hyeung Kim

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