Designer Wants to Bring a Smile to Getting Screwed

The screw is one of the most used machines around. It’s easy to miss because of its utilitarian nature. Japanese designer Yuma Kano wanted to infuse some emotion into a small everyday object. Working with the Komuro Seisakusho factory in East Osaka, Japan, he created the Screw :). The screw heads are imprinted with a smiley face and a corresponding screwdriver is available so it would be useful in DIY projects. Check them out, they might get some happiness into your mundane world when you detect a smile that wasn’t there earlier.

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