This Doorknob Lets You See What’s In The Room Behind It

You probably don’t spend much time thinking about doorknobs, or how they could be improved. Maybe you should! This glass globe lets you catch a glimpse of what’s going on in the room you’re about to enter.

Hideyuki Nakayama’s “A Room in the Glass Globe”, developed in conjunction with door handle manufacturer LEVER, shows you a reflection of what’s going on in the room behind it, cast in a sort of strange, dreamlike haze. It’s currently on display at the at the Plain People store in Aoyama, Tokyo. I think I’d sacrifice a little bit of privacy to have such a beautiful and simple idea in my home. [Spoon Tamago via MocoLoco]