From Ugly To Unsafe, Here Are 84 Design Fails That Left People Asking “Why?”

Designers are supposed to make life easier and our homes more aesthetic; however, some of their "creations" leave us wondering—what are those people smoking? I get it, not everyone in the industry is Dieter Rams, and clients have an innate ability to behave like insufferable toddlers, but certain ideas should never leave the drawing board. From a cup that's impossible to drink from without poking your eyes out to staircases that lead to nowhere, this list, compiled by Bored Panda, showcases design fails that are as funny as they are impractical.

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This Unsittable Seashell Chair

Gallery mode Chair design fail with seashells and netting, showing poor execution in interior decor.

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From Ugly To Unsafe, Here Are 84 Design Fails That Left People Asking “Why?”

This Unsittable Seashell Chair

My Feet Hurt Just Looking At This

My Watch Has Luminescence On The Hour Markers But Not On The Actual Hands

It Looks Like Dirt

Pants That Make You Look Like You Peed

Yellow As A Container Color For Gallons Of Drinking Water

Putting This On Arthritis Cream Is Such A Cruel Joke

The Day Layout Of These Pills

This Bus Stop In Malaysia

This Water Bottle Has Markings To Show You How Much Liquid Is In It, But You Can’t See Through The Bottle

Whoever Came Up With This Design Should Be Fired

This Bench. Where I Live It Is Very Hot And It Is Impossible To Sit In This Park

The Handle Of This Pan Is Heavier Than The Actual Pan

This IKEA Colander Has A Lip That Curves Inward That Traps Pasta

I'll See Your Cat And Raise You A Llama

One Is A Toilet Cleaner, The Other Is For Washing Dishes. Choose Wisely

Instead Of Making These Thermometers Turn Off They Just Stay On And Display The Word "Off" Making Them Run Their Batteries Faster Than Other Models We Used To Have At My Job

These Bare Metal Armrests On My Hotel Chair. I Asked, They Said These Are By Design

For That, Dipped In Mud Look

Maybe Not Best Design For End Table At Hotel Where You Place Items In The Dark Before Bed

Mildly Infuriating Level : Refund

This Soap Dish Looks Filthy

Opening The Box With The Pull Tab Destroys Both Heating Instructions And Customer Service Contact Number

The Paper In This Sliced Cheese Makes It Look Like It Has Mold Spots

This Toaster Toasts The Plastic Surrounding Your Breakfast

How To Get Children To Eat Sand

This Cooktop

This Tap Was Made With Little To No Thinking

What The Hell You Putting In That

Bad Design At Its Best - How To Charge The Magic Mouse For Mac

This Urinal Design In My University In Beijing

The Buckles On This Pillow Are An Eye-Poking Hazard

This High-End Rug That Appears To Have Been Pooped On

The Arrangement Of The Buttons On This Remote

This Is How You Charge Your 100 Dollar Ipencil

Why Have A Picnic Table And A Swing, When You Can Have The Worst Of Both Worlds?

Curling Iron.. Way Too Easy To Grab The Hot Side

My Mum Bought This At A Home Decor Shop Years Ago. I Never Read What It’s Intended To Say

A Nutrition Label That You Can't Read Until You Buy And Open The Product

Exactly What I Want On My Shirt: Someone Else Wearing A Similar Shirt

I Have Nothing To Say

I Hate These Plug Designs So Much. Why Do Companies Do This?

The Worst Sink Design I've Ever Had The Misfortune Of Using

I Don't Feel Like Sleeping Soundly On This Pillow At All

My Local Sink

These "Benches" Are Super Uncomfortable To Sit On And Unusable To Rest (Probably Designed Against Homeless People)

Not Sure Who I Should Be Mad At. Apple Or The Guy Who Designed This Outlet In My Office

Wife Got Me Some Slippers. The Design Is Getting On My Nerves

The Designer Of This Abomination Should Be Made To Sit On This For A Week

This Bowl Looks Like It's Perpetually Dirty

Got This New Hoodie And Everybody Has Asked Me Why I Am Wet And I Have To Tell Them Its Just The Design Of The Hoodie

Hp Made The Track Pad The Same Texture As The Rest Of The Laptop So Its Awful To Use

A Chair With Closed Holes. So The Dust And Dirt That Enters It Stays !

Useless Minimalism, Stop That

Modern Ui Design Is Really Really Awful. Case In Point: Can You Tell In Less Than 2 Seconds Which Item On This Screen Is Highlighted?

Dog? Silhouette At A Well-Known Big Box Store

That's Not How Crosswords Work

"No, Mr. Policeman Firefighter Rescue Paramedic Sir, I Just Wanted To Get Off At The Next Stop"

The "Tanned Meter" At The Bottom Doesn't Coincide With The Product Name

The Design On My Girlfriend's Yoga Pants Make It Look Like It's Covered In Fur

This Shirt That Looks Like It’s Covered In Coffee Stains

These Shoes Are $500 And The Design Makes Them Look Dirty

The Words They Chose To Have Standout Color

Left Is Push And Right Is Pull

Shoe Has Holes In The Plastic Sole That Let's Water Pass In Between The Styrophome And The Plastic. Results Are A Mobile Pitre Dish

So Which Way Is Hot?

Can You Think Of A More Disgusting Location For A Bottle Opener Than The Bottom Of Your Shoe? I Cannot

These Plates That Will Always Look Dirty

P Is For?

Look At What I Found, How Are You Supposed To Hold This Mugs ??

Why Would I Buy A Dirty Cooking Pot?

Who’s Stupider? The Designer, The Retailer Or The Purchaser Of The Flat-Bottom Sink?? It’s Me. I’m Sure I’m The Stupid One…

The Design In This Fake Airpod Case Makes It Look Like It’s Dirty

Your Supposed To Sit On It’s Face

These Sauces Look Like Car Cleaning Products

This Is What Graphic Designers Will Make After Attending Online School

Pencil Sharpener Found In The Kids Section

Not Actually Dirty, Just Purposely Colored To Make You Think You Left Some Kool-Aid At The Bottom

When You Use Moveobjects_on In The Sims To Add More Objects On Your Counters