50+ People Share Clever Designs That Filled Them With Inspiration

Most likely to succeed: Picture of this spoon. This is the most practical design on the list so far! These are the types of designs I admire the most. Brilliant designers take a tool that hasn’t been altered for over 200 years (fun fact- the ladle was originally invented sometime around the 1800s) and drastically improve functionality or cost.

There are so many household items that desperately need functionality updates! It’s a potential market. Free idea for you: Create a mid-century style oven that’s off the ground, so I can sweep underneath it when I inevitably drop food there. Earn millions! These guys score big points for replacing a plastic product with a silicon/rubber one!