We've all purchased products that, by seemingly obvious design flaws, failed to satisfy our expectations. But those ill-fated purchases were not nearly as hilarious as the imagined creations from an artist out of Athens, Greece.
Katerina Kamprani, an architect and 3D modeler, has been designing faux products for years, each with such frustratingly awful design flaws, they're outright sadistic. Take a look through the gallery above and you'll see what we mean. A watering can that sprays back into the bucket, open-toed rain boots, and an impossibly stubborn fork are just a few of Katerina's counter-intuitive ideas for your home. The humor might not hit you immediately, but when you try to imagine using the product for its intended purpose, you'll realize how it just won't ever work.
The idea for The Uncomfortable, as Katerina calls her humorous art project, came to her unexpectedly.
Though some of the concepts look shockingly close to real life products, Katerina assures us that-- thankfully--the majority of the Uncomfortable products are merely 3D renderings.
While Katerina does not yet earn money off of her imaginary products, she has opened up an online store for her fans to purchase fully-functioning household products stamped with the ironic artwork.
In the future, the Athens-based artist hopes to create some real prototypes, first beginning with the watering can. Her dream is to see all of the Uncomfortable products come to life, and to see people try to use them.
What are your ideas for an ironically terrible product? Let us know in the comments below.