Kazuya Shibata, 27, is a Japanese engineer who makes what he calls "barely useful" inventions. The "Gorgeous Show Box" is meant to do exactly what its name implies — make something supposedly boring seem, well, gorgeous. He quit his job in 2021, and has since devoted himself to making "barely useful" creations. So far, the "Gorgeous Show Box" has been used to present medicine, whiskey, and other products, Kazuya said. "It's very difficult to come up with ideas that are 'just barely useful,'" Kazuya admitted.

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