This flat pack folding fan solves your winter storage and summer heat woes!

Summertime is here. In fact, going by the raging heatwaves in the northern USA and Canada, this year is set to shatter all temperature records. Living in such sweltering heat, and as someone who starts sneezing after spending an hour in Air Conditioning, a fan is my go-to support system! But what do we do when the summers are over? That is the solution Jinsu Du and Kitae have created for us.

Meet the folding fan, a portable fan that can be folded and stored when not in use. The wireless aspect of the design is a big win in my favor – I hate carrying cables or have them dangling around my space. In fact, the portability of the design makes it perfect for carrying it outside the home, even for camping. The designers paid special attention to the foldability of the design – right from the fans stand to the fan head, you can adjust the fan as you need. This means that, for once, you won’t be adjusting yourself to the fan, the fan will follow you. The designers explain, “We had to contemplate a new type of design in order to effectively capture the structure. The shape, which is largely composed of three parts, has a simple and unique feel. The total color was designed in three colors, but initially white and yellow were released first.”

Sony’s Reon 2 created waves given its personal nature – which kind of makes and is sure to resolve all the thermostat fights. This folding fan is a personal must-have so I can stay as cool as I need to be without suffering from either frozen fingers or overzealous sweating. All the cooling comfort I need without any remote control tussles, this appliance is truly a summer essential!

Designer: Jinsu Du, Jimmy Sungho Park, and Sujin Kim for BOUD

A characterful smart tracker!

If you’re even half as unorganized as me, you too will relate to the heart-stopping moment of realization when you can’t find an item of your belongings on your person; whilst the majority of the time they will be in a hidden pocket you didn’t know about, or even more frustratingly, in the exact place you left them… there are other times when we need a little bit of assistance.

This quirky Smart Tracker is here to lend a hand in the location of lost our lost items; the blocky and characterful device has been designed to work with an array of products, from your keys to your back-pack, so you can have all areas covered! It uses mobile and Bluetooth connectivity to locate the lost items and reunite them with their forgetful owner!

Designer: BOUD

Stay Cool this Summer with this Portable Desk/Handheld Fan

Staying cool in the summer can often pose as a bit of a challenge, especially when it comes to maintaining a comfortable temperature whilst we are sat at our desks. Whilst there are solutions to this problem already, they often carry and undesirable, unconsidered and mundane aesthetic that can interrupt the flow of our workspaces. Does this need to be the case? The team at BOUD certainly don’t think so, as they’ve created what could possibly be the cutest fan!

The compact device features soft-rounded edges and over-sized detailing to achieve a rather adorable aesthetic that gives it a friendly persona. But it isn’t ‘just a pretty face’, as it holds a rather clever and desirable feature… it can become handheld! Simply lifting the main section away from the base reveals a handle, this can now be used to provide a more directed stream of cool air. Perfect.

Designers: Sung Ho Park & Ki-tae Kim of BOUD for MINISO