Remember the pocket archaeology of untangling your headphones every single time you pulled them out? That split second of dread when you’d fish them from your bag only to discover they’d somehow tied themselves into impossible knots? Designer Aleš Boem remembers. But instead of trying to solve that universal frustration, he’s immortalized it.

There’s a particular kind of design intelligence that knows when to slow down. The Crydal Phantom Clock, designed by Daniel van der Liet, is one of those rare objects that rejects the frantic pace of modern consumer tech in favor of something more deliberate. It’s a desk clock, yes, but calling it just a clock misses the point entirely.