Intentional Absurdity: The Anti-Design of the Chindogu Philosophy

In a modern world totally obsessed with relentless efficiency, hyper-productivity, and life-hacking, a quiet Japanese design movement chose a radically different path. They decided to invent things that are deliberately, hilariously, and undeniably un-usable. The international art of "e;Chindogu"e; the creation of "e;unuseless"e; tools like a hayfever hat that dispenses toilet paper or tiny mop ...