The unhappy objects of La Boutique du Futur

Quirky design, offbeat objects and useless inventions… but indispensable

Unusual objects and offbeat design made in France. Discover the original creations of La Boutique du Futur: humorous gifts, absurd inventions and one-of-a-kind objects.

A collection of design objects like no other

Somewhere between Montrouge and the imagination, there is a collection of different objects.

Design objects, sometimes useful, often offbeat, always made to surprise.

At La Boutique du Futur, every creation is an idea made real. An invention that doesn't necessarily answer a need, but provokes a reaction.

These objects don't try to be indispensable. They try to exist.

Superdrillfan: the fan for your drill

The Superdrillfan turns a drill into a fan.

The unusual object par excellence, it hijacks a building-site tool and gives it a lighter mission: making wind. Between DIY, humour and industrial poetry, it embodies the spirit of offbeat inventions that refuse to choose between the useful and the absurd.

The Superdrillfan is one of those unhappy objects patiently waiting for their moment of glory, suspended between the toolbox and the summer breeze.

Pagemarker: the bookmark that doesn't forget you

The Pagemarker is an original bookmark designed to accompany faithful readers and absent-minded ones alike.

In a world where everything scrolls past, it keeps your place. It watches over the abandoned page, the interrupted novel, the quiet promise of picking up a story's thread one day.

It is a small design object, simple in appearance, but given an almost sentimental mission: not letting your reading disappear into oblivion.

Umbrelhat: the practical and absurd umbrella hat

The Umbrelhat is a foldable umbrella hat designed to keep your head dry.

Practical, light and instantly understandable, it nonetheless embraces a magnificent touch of ridicule. It protects from the rain seriously, while reminding us that the most effective objects are sometimes also the most improbable.

An unusual accessory, humorous gift, festival or gardening companion, the Umbrelhat belongs to that rare category: objects we mock at first, then end up finding brilliant.

Dr Bulb: glasses for your light bulb

Dr Bulb is a design accessory for light bulbs that adds a singular touch to your indoor lighting.

With its minimalist look and instant humour, it turns a bare bulb into a discreet character. It changes almost nothing, and yet it changes everything: suddenly, the light seems to look at you differently.

Dr Bulb is one of those poetic inventions that give a soul to everyday objects and remind us that design can also be a smile.

Seine Water: a conceptual and satirical object

Seine Water is probably one of the most conceptual objects in the collection.

On the border between souvenir, satire and artistic gesture, it questions our relationship with value, symbol and the absurd. It is not just an unusual object: it is an idea in a bottle.

Funny, poetic and slightly provocative, Seine Water is for those who like original gifts, objects that tell a story and humour that floats between the first and second degree.

Design objects made in France

The creations of La Boutique du Futur are part of a local and independent approach. Each object is conceived as an invention in its own right, with a taste for French manufacturing, creative repurposing and the right idea.

Here, design doesn't only try to solve problems. It also tries to provoke, amuse, surprise and sometimes even touch.

Why choose an unusual object?

• To give an original and memorable gift
• To add a touch of humour to your daily life
• To choose a design object different from standardised products
• To support independent creation made in France

Another vision of design

These objects are not useless. They are free.

They don't always follow market logic. They tell something else: an invention, an offbeat angle, an intuition, sometimes even a small joyful resistance against the seriousness of the world.

And it is often precisely these objects that we never forget.

Discover the whole La Boutique du Futur collection and find the unusual, poetic or offbeat object that suits you.