The ironing board. One of those pieces of functional technology that hasn’t really evolved much since, well, ever. No longer! At least, not if the bright minds behind the Ironing Station get their way.
The Ironing Station, seen above as a prototype and below as the awesome reality, is an adjustable, rotatable, clampable bit of long-overdue chore-easing. It parts like the sea to give you easy, stable access to your shirt’s sleeves, and folds up just as tidily as you’re used to from your 1920s model.
It’s a bit more expensive than you might be used to – $US75 pre-sale over at Quirky – but given that for once you’ll have an ironing board you’ll actually use, totally worth it. [Quirky Blog]
olearymo
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 12:46 PMGod DAMN that’s genius.
TSH
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 1:12 PMTBH, I’d be just as happy with an ironing board that has those dimensions but doesn’t split/pivot.
Ed
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 1:19 PMAnd 1 last feature… And 1 last feature. Oh he’s stuck on Jobs loop.
Terence D
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 1:20 PMAs a man, I want one.
Luke
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 1:25 PMYou’ll have to iron the sleeves on both sides. I can usually get away with a single side iron.
confused
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 1:40 PMIsn’t the top of the sleeve supposed to have a crease? how do you do that with this board? And you’ll need to flip the shirt to iron the back side of the sleeve as well..
I’m not sure I see any real time gains from this redesign.
Franz
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 9:14 PMYou still have to iron the shirt though.
Dave Lord
Friday, July 8, 2011 at 11:42 PMAnd on the Eighth Day God created micro-fibre.