ÉCAL graduate Byongseon Bae has given the drill a non-threatening makeover ? replacing its complex exterior and characteristic gun shape with a sleek, monochrome design and simplified functionality.
The resulting product, called Home Tool, can be used as both a manual screwdriver and a cordless drill, simply by applying different bits.
Despite being a power tool, it maintains the straight handle of a regular screwdriver, with a built-in LED-light for use in dark spaces.

The device is not meant for bigger home-improvement projects, but for everyday tasks from furniture assembly all the way down to repairing electronics.
"For a lot of people in their 20s and 30s, being able to drill holes into the wall is almost an unnecessary function because people don't want to damage the wall when it's a rental house," Bae told Dezeen. "This creates demand for a simple home tool that carries only basic functions and eliminates intricate details ? one that is understandable and straightforward so that anyone could use it."

By reducing the amount of possible settings and simplifying the exterior, Bae hopes to make the device less intimidating for first-time users.
"For an amateur, a hand drill can be a scary thing," said the designer.
"Even something as simple as using the sliding switch to change the rotation direction can be confusing, so I reduced it into an intuitive two-button system ? pressing the forward button drives in a screw, and pushing the ...