"EDC used to mean something very specific. Ask any survival enthusiast and they'll tell you it stands for EveryDay Carry, the essential tools you keep on hand at all times. A Swiss Army knife. A multi-tool. A compact flashlight. Things built for the unpredictable, the inconvenient, and the emergency. The whole point was physical survival, and the design language to match: rugged, matte, built to last."
"Kwon's EDC concept takes the abbreviation and flips it into something that feels truer to how we actually live now: EveryDay Charge. Because whether we want to admit it or not, keeping our devices powered has become just as critical as anything a Swiss Army knife ever solved. You need your phone to navigate, communicate, work, bank, and basically exist in modern life. A dead battery isn't just an inconvenience. It's a full stop."
"That said, Kwon didn't just design a portable charger and call it done. The proposal imagines one that looks like a tiny creature you'd want to clip to your bag and take everywhere. The EDC charger concept takes the form of a small caterpillar-like character: a round, bulbous head with sleepy eyes and a little round mouth, perched on top of a segmented body made of plump stacked rings."
EveryDay Charge reinterprets EDC as a focus on portable power rather than traditional survival tools. The concept envisions a small, clip-on charger shaped like a caterpillar with a round head, sleepy eyes, and stacked ring body. A metal loop allows attachment to bags or keychains while the charging cable neatly wraps around the segmented body and a USB-C port tucks under the silicone form. The object functions as charger, desktop toy, and bag charm while emphasizing intentional design over gimmickry. The proposal highlights that a dead device battery is a daily emergency that interrupts navigation, communication, work, banking, and social connection.
Read at Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
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