One of his most recent designs has been impressing many right on cue. If you've ever been to Japan, you've likely seen any number of quickly dispensable mints that come in tiny and thin cases like the one pictured below.
Michiru decided that when you pop out a tiny mint from one, it looks a lot like the left over scraps of paper that a hole punch produces...so of course, he designed a hole punch that "makes" mints!
The brilliant "refreshing" hole punch would probably make quite a few people punch holes in their paper even if they didn't particularly need to. Michiru posted it as a year-end round up of some designs that he's been working on this year that are just as fascinating.
For instance, a notebook cover that appears as an internet browser with "tabs" that you can use to find your spot.
Unfortunately, none of these great designs are actually commercially produced, and exist only conceptually at this stage. That doesn't stop the clamor from internet crowds to one day realize them, however. Hopefully one day!
If there's an everyday household item, Japanese designer Michiru (@mitiruxxx) seems to have a super creative and quirky way to make it even better. Whether it be watermelon seed salt shakers or genius pencil sharpeners that turn into frilled lizards when you use them, Michiru's clever designs find a way to be the talk of Twitter.
One of his most recent designs has been impressing many right on cue. If you've ever been to Japan, you've likely seen any number of quickly dispensable mints that come in tiny and thin cases like the one pictured below.
Source: @mitiruxxx
Michiru decided that when you pop out a tiny mint from one, it looks a lot like the left over scraps of paper that a hole punch produces...so of course, he designed a hole punch that "makes" mints!
Source: @mitiruxxx
The brilliant "refreshing" hole punch would probably make quite a few people punch holes in their paper even if they didn't particularly need to. Michiru posted it as a year-end round up of some designs that he's been working on this year that are just as fascinating.
For instance, a notebook cover that appears as an internet browser with "tabs" that you can use to find your spot.
Source: @mitiruxxx
A USB cable holder that can be wrapped up to look like a bowl of kitsune udon noodles (udon served with sweet, deep-fried tofu).
Source: @mitiruxxx
Or an eraser that turns its shreds into hijiki, a seaweed-like sea vegetable commonly eaten in Japan.
Source: @mitiruxxx
Unfortunately, none of these great designs are actually commercially produced, and exist only conceptually at this stage. That doesn't stop the clamor from internet crowds to one day realize them, however. Hopefully one day!