Ken Nakagaki‘s Comppass takes brings an age old design tool into the modern era. “The initial idea came from simple curiosity. How would it feel to draw a square with a compass?” Nakagaki told Dezeen.

Many do-it-yourself projects require the need to draw large accurate circles, but often times our compass is too small for the job. You can easily overcome that challenge by building your own compass ...

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