Edited excerpts: What do inventions small in nature tell us about the alchemy of design in human beings and society? Humans are endlessly curious and innovative, as small inventions show us.

Growing up in Mumbai, British-Indian structural engineer Roma Agrawal was baffled by the innards of her family's television set. It had just been taken apart to repair, as black lines has started ...

Some of today’s most ubiquitous small-space inventions were born from the minds of makers who sought to solve particular problems in their own compact offices or residences. Others have more ...