Unnecessary Inventions — products that solve problems that don't exist, by designer Matt Benedetto.

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I Redesigned My Studio Entrance with ChatGPT

Redesigned my studio entrance with ChatGPT — picking the blue and calculating the paint.

Small, nuanced life problems deserve overly engineered solutions.

The Tragic Mouse™️

the first iPhone case that doubles as a fully functional computer mouse.

Carvana sent me their own invention, so I put it through the test

Carvana sent me their own invention, so I put it through the Unnecessary Inventions test.

The classic beer boot glass reimagined and inspired by everyone’s favorite clogs.

How I built my 3D Printed suitcase

Start to finish, this is how I built my 3D Printed suitcase.

Citicar dashboard rebuild

Diving into parts of the Citicar renovation that feel a little bit over my head.

I 💙 my design studio

I love my design studio.

I designed a better version of those oversized IKEA tote bags

A better version of those oversized IKEA tote bags, now at thatwasmadebymatty.

How I brought the Music Video Time Machine to life

How I brought the Music Video Time Machine to life with the help of ChatGPT.

Hey computer, play me a dance song from 1997

Hey computer, play me a dance song from 1997.

I designed Unown AirTag Holders

Unown AirTag holders, because the Pokémon’s giant eye always looked like an AirTag.

I built a new coat rack for my design studio

A coat rack inspired by the dock of app icons at the bottom of my MacBook.

I 3D Printed my own suitcase

I 3D Printed my own suitcase.

The Fridge Bouncer™️

Your late night snacking watch dog with an evening cut off time.

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Designed in Vermont, regretted nowhere.

Unnecessary Inventions is the ongoing creative practice of designer Matt Benedetto. Working out of The Ui Studio in Burlington, VT, he builds physical and digital products that solve problems no one is asking him to solve.

The inventions have appeared in every major news outlet, on stages across three continents, and inside several Spirit Halloween stores he wasn't paid for.

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