This cable concept from Japanese design firm Nosigner called 'XY', is a design for enhancing connections between people and between objects and draws inspiration from the natural structures of connection, such as the structure of bones or the roots of trees.

It enables you to share sound with three people for sharing phone calls, music and videos, and also helpfully rewinds audio cord tidily; avoiding those usual tangles which can be exasperating to say the least.

We like both the idea and the looks; M.E. sees the potential of this kind of practical, beautiful design as pretty huge...