35 Funny Design Fails That Made Us Question Reality And The Approval Process This Week (January 8, 2026)
I love design fails because they’re proof that sometimes multiple smart people can collectively make one very stupid decision. Someone designed it. Someone else approved it. Maybe someone even tested it. And yet, here we are, looking at a bench positioned directly in front of a door.
These baffling design fails from this week prove that bad decisions happen at every level. Stairs to nowhere. Unusable products. Signs that make no sense. Someone approved all of this. That’s the wildest part.
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