Drive the Creative Process at Chobani in New York, New York

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Chobani is inspired: mind, soul and stomach. Working with them is an opportunity to look forward to each day ahead. If you have the right credentials, and want to change the world like they do, you could be the new Creative Project Manager at Chobani.

With over 5 years of experience in account management, exceptional presentation skills, financial know-how and a solid understanding of the design and branding process, you should be eager and ready to lead their creative team to greatness. Click through to see more details and apply for this wonderful opportunity.

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Selling Virtual Versions of Design Classics: Is This Even Legal?

May 29, 2013, 7:00 am

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A European company called 3D Furniture sells design classics of yore: Work from the Eameses, Le Corbusier, Mies van der Rohe and everything you'd see in a History of ID class. They also sell modern-day stuff designed by Starck, Rashid, Arad, et. al. But as you've probably gathered from the company's name, none of the stuff is real; it's all 3D models meant for architects to drop into renderings.

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May 29, 2013, 9:22 am

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Now Available: Biobased Xorel, Fabric Made from Sugarcane

May 29, 2013, 10:12 am

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Those of you working in the furniture and interior design industries have probably heard of Xorel. For those that haven't, it's a high-performance textile typically used as wallcovering, paneling or upholstery. It's also manufactured by Carnegie, an early proponent of environmentally-friendly, PVC-free fabrics; since its launch in the '80s, Xorel has been a popular choice for its safety, durability and for how easy it is to clean. And now it's getting an environmental makeover that renders it even more earth-friendly.

Yesterday, Carnegie launched Biobased Xorel, the world's first biobased high-end interior textile. Seven years of research culminated in a polyethylene yarn that is produced from 60 to 85 percent bio content, namely, sugar cane (rather than fossil fuels).

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How to Avoid Auto-Aquatic Asphyxiation: The LifeHammer

May 29, 2013, 12:33 pm

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Earlier we wrote about Gerber's GDC Hook Knife, a keychain-mounted device intended to cut you free from a seatbelt. We also mentioned that that's a statistically unlikely need for your average motorist to have; if your car is submerged, the larger problem is going to be getting out of the vehicle before it fills with water. Back in the days of roll-down windows, you could crank them down if you got to it quick enough—once the water pressure got too great, it would trap the windows firmly within their rubber seals and you'd be screwed. However, with today's power windows, you've got the issue of the motors shorting out if you've driven into the drink.

Every year some 400 Americans drown in their cars. (That's just 0.01% of the population, but man, what a terrible way to go.) If you can't get the window open in a sinking car, you'll need to break it. And yes, there are objects designed specifically for that task, like the carbon-steel-tipped LifeHammer Plus and LifeHammer Evolution.

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The Pointer Brand Hickory Stripe 3-Pocket Apron - 100 Years in the Making!

May 29, 2013, 2:16 pm

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Known for 100 years of manufacturing quality, heritage workwear pieces in the USA, L.C. King and Pointer Brand still continue to create innovative and functional new pieces. Cut from heritage hickory stripe fabric, this 3 Pocket Hickory Stripe Apron includes adjustable neck and waist straps which are tied through brass grommets, two large waist pockets, a small chest pocket, and a double bar tacked hammer loop. Available from Hand-Eye Supply for $44.00.

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From Quantified Self to Understood Self: Exclusive Q&A with Arye Barnehama of Melon

May 29, 2013, 3:30 pm

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There seem to two paths to creating smart (and thusly non-cringe-worthy) life-tracking device: either design something so seamless that you barely think about it, or design hardware with enough applications that the possibilities are worth the inconvenience. Enter Melon, a headband tricked out with three metal electrodes that run across the forehead monitoring your brain activity in the pre-frontal cortex. Essentially, the headband measures the electrical activity of constantly firing neurons in your brain and puts it into a sleek mobile app so you can track your level of focus and learn about your own behavior (a little something for the Nick Feltron in all of us.)

First thoughts are inevitably in the realm of "Nike Fuel Band for your head" or "what would implanted Cube Sensors be like?"—but hang on for a second. The idea that you can track focus if pretty appealing, and not for a single activity, but for whatever you actually happen to do in your daily routine. Likewise, because Melon acts as a tiny EEG monitors the possibilities for software that stretches even beyond the focus data. Shifting the conversation from 'quantified self' to 'understood self' is a good lesson for UX and product designers alike as there does exist a thin line between waking up in the morning, feeling like a bar graph and actually gaining insight into the way you live your life.

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The Way We Live Now: Stealth Pavilion by Paul Segers

May 30, 2013, 1:00 am

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I suspect that one of the reasons "Tumbler" from the recent Batman films quickly achieved instant classic status is because of its unambiguous resemblance to the iconic F-117 Nighthawk, arguably the most advanced fighter jet of the 20th-century. My hypothesis is largely based on the fact that (like myself) the target audience for the films—or at least the vehicle design and visual style of Christopher Nolan's trilogy—recognizes the affinity between the two conveyances from our youthful obsession over such things.

Photo by Peter Cox

Which is probably why artist Paul Segers' latest project, "Stealth Pavilion," piqued my interest. The Eindhoven-based mixed media sculptor is known for large-scale installations, as well as "[organizing] projects in the Netherlands and around the world under the auspices of his 'New Brabant Front,' a network of like-minded artists from various fields in the creative industry." His new piece references the aeronautical and architectural aspects of his previous work even as it speaks to the timely issue of surveillance.

The Stealth Pavillion was created for KAAP, an annual exhibition at one of the fortresses of the old Dutch defense line 'de Hollandse Waterlinie.' The 'theme' of the exhibition was inspired by Dutch artist Constant Nieuwenhuys' Utopian 'New Babylon' project (1959-74).

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Design Furniture for Leading U.S. Retailers with Slate Design in Chicago, Illinois

May 30, 2013, 5:00 am

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Imagine being exposed to all the behind the scenes processes, meetings, and work involved in creating successful furniture designs for leading retailers across the country. Slate Design, a small but accomplished firm, would like to bring you on board as a Furniture Design Intern, and if all goes well, hire you for a full time position.

You must have your four year degree in Design, be an effective communicator visually and verbally, plus have experience with 3D modeling. Don't let this opportunity pass you by. Apply Now

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Core77 Photo Gallery: NY Design Week 2013 - Satellite Shows

May 30, 2013, 6:00 am

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This year saw the debut of NYCxDESIGN, a 12-day citywide initiative to present New York's Design Week under one umbrella—finally—and as a result, the exhibitions gained noticeably more exposure and interest from the general public. Top on our list of favorites was Frederick McSwain and François Chambard's collaboration "Off the Grid" which presented a series of beautifully engineered design objects playing with the theme of designer camping—literally. The show runs till June 6th at Gallery R'Pure and is well worth a look if you're in town.

Other shows of note included INTRO NY, which hands-down had the best range of pendant lamps seen in one place (you get a much better sense of space in our recent post here). Bezalel Academy's traveling exhibition showcasing work from the past five years made a stop in NY, and while the projects might be a little high-concept for some, they are extremely well-executed and thought-provoking.

Checkout more highlights in the gallery here and catch all the New York Design Week coverage here.

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The Wonderbag: How Cooking with Recycled Polystyrene Can Avert Disasters

May 30, 2013, 7:00 am

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For those of us living in the developed world, the simple act of cooking doesn't require much: You turn on the stove, and leave it on for as long as it takes to cook whatever you're preparing. But for those in developing nations, simply leaving a pot of anything on the boil can lead to disasters both ecological and humanitarian.

In developing countries, the basic need to feed a family has huge challenges: Staple diets require long cooking times, yet there is little access to energy and water. Lack of clean fuel means using charcoal or tree-wood for cooking. Cooking over a charcoal or wood fire means smoke inhalation. Little income to afford charcoal means cutting down trees. Cutting down trees results in deforestation as communities quickly use the tree wood around them, digging up the roots when desperate. Deforestation leads to foraging further afield, which is done by women and also girls, often taken out of school. Foraging as far as 5-10 km per day leaves women open to violence. Poverty will not end if girls don't have time for school, women spend 4-6 hours of their day cooking, and the environment is ravaged.

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Non Sequitur: Kickstart a Very Semi-Serious Documentary

May 30, 2013, 9:00 am

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Of all the behind-closed-doors creative departments out there, the New Yorker's cartoon desk has inspired as much idle speculation as to what actually goes on in there. Filmmakers Leah Wolchok and Davina Pardo wondered the same thing, and they hope to shed some light on the situation with Very Semi-Serious, a mostly-produced and to-be-edited documentary for which they're seeking funding on Kickstarter.

VERY SEMI-SERIOUS is an offbeat meditation on humor, art and the genius of the single panel. The film takes an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the New Yorker and introduces the cartooning legends and hopefuls who create the iconic cartoons that have inspired, baffled—and occasionally pissed off—all of us for decades.

I couldn't help but notice that the trailer evokes Wordplay, Patrick Creadon's 2006 doc about New York Times' Crossword Editor Will Shortz (which, by the way, is quite good), and it so happens that they "even filmed a killer Ping Pong match between [cartoon editor] Bob Mankoff and PuzzleMaster Will Shortz." Go figure.

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Sound Design: Facebook, Electric Cars, and Learning to Pronounce Ikea Products

May 30, 2013, 10:30 am

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At a previous design gig, I had a co-worker who'd derisively refer to our boss—behind his back, naturally—as "The Millimeter." Because whenever we'd submit renderings to him for approval, he'd invariably say "Looks good, but can you move this line just a millimeter to the [left/right]?" He couldn't help himself; he'd have said it to a child drawing a rectangle or to Michelangelo carving David.

Just as industrial designers pore over millimeters, radii and materials, sound designers obsess about details laypeople will probably never notice. Take, for example, the sound that you hear when getting an incoming video call on Facebook:

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Rethinking the Bicycle-for-Two: Jared Loveless's Folding scooteRack

May 30, 2013, 12:15 pm

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The NYC DOT, Citibike, Transportation Alternatives et al could not have asked for better weather on Monday, when the much-anticipated bikeshare system finally launched with a fleet of 6,000 public bikes at 300+ stations in the bottom half of Manhattan and a sliver of Brooklyn (apparently Bloomberg kinda killed it during the press event on Monday). I saw at least a dozen happy patrons cruising around various parts of town, including a teenager who was helping an older stranger extract a bike from a docking station.

Of course, it's too early to determine the impact of the major municipal project (I got stuck behind a hapless Citibiker in a bike lane on my commute today), but as the bicycle becomes an increasingly popular means of transportation, innovators continue to explore new ways to augment the utility of the highly efficient conveyance. Case in point, Jared Loveless recently brought his "radical redesign of the bicycle-for-two" to our attention.

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Unintended Toy Design Consequences: Extreme Barbie Jeep Racing

May 30, 2013, 2:00 pm

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The Power Wheels Barbie Jammin' Jeep is a battery-powered toy car that two children can ride in. Though the exterior is plastic, the $250 thing actually has a steel frame. Perhaps that's why a group of guys in Alabama, collectively called Barbie Jeep Racing, have selected the Power Wheels line of vehicles—which include kiddie-sized knock-offs of Wranglers, Toyota FJ Cruisers and even an Escalade—for some seriously twisted downhill racing.

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Why is Dubai Assembling a Supercar Police Fleet?

May 31, 2013, 1:00 am

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When an Italian police force was given two Lamborghini Gallardos in the mid-2000s, there was at least some pretext: The Polizia Stradale were to respond to emergencies along the lengthy Salerno-Reggio Calabria freeway, and the cars were kitted out with organ transplant coolers in the luggage compartment. To date I've never read of them actually ferrying kidneys from Salerno to Reggio Calabria, but it sure made for some great ink.

Dubai Police got the same ink, but made no such claims when they pulled the sheets off of a Lamborghini Aventador done up in their green and white livery. And that car quickly acquired stablemates: Next came a Ferrari FF (to be driven by the female officers only, not sure why), a Mercedes SLS AMG, a Bentley Continental GT, and the absurdly exclusive Aston Martin One-77.

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Think Outside The Crib with Boon in Tempe, Arizona

May 31, 2013, 5:00 am

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At Boon, the development phase of product design = play time. They are a fun, friendly, solution driven group of people that strive to create products that echo those very attributes. They are also eager to find an equally fun, friendly and passionate industrial designer to join their team!

If you fit what they're looking for, you'll never get bored at work. You'll be working with many types of materials for an extensive product line, and will frequently be asked to do what hasn't been done before. Check out the rest of the requirements and details and Apply Now

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Core77 Photo Gallery: NY Design Week 2013 - WantedDesign

May 31, 2013, 6:00 am

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Photography by Glen Jackson Taylor for Core77

Showcasing a vibrant mix of young international designers, studios and a few industry heavyweights, WantedDesign has quickly established itself as the most interesting destination on the design calendar. The 3-day event kicked-off with a blow-out party that had a line around the block leaving many design fans to some creative hustling to get in. The scope and quality of work has improved each year making a noticeable dent on the ICFF's exhibitor list. Checkout out our gallery for highlights from SVA's Products of Design students' design interventions, the El Salvadorian showcase "The Carrot Concept," RISD's furniture retrospective, new work from Great Things to People, Joe Doucet and some elegantly crafted design objects from Quebec.

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Documenting Hurricane Sandy Recovery with Windows Phone: Garrison Architects' First Modular Structures at Rockaway Beach

May 31, 2013, 7:00 am

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Reporting & photos by Ray Hu

Core77 is pleased to partner with Windows Phone to bring you a series of photo diaries this summer. Based on the theme of Reinvention, we're looking to capture the fleeting moments and highlight the often-overlooked facets of the world around us through the lens of the Nokia Lumia 928, especially in the low-light settings in which its camera excels. (All photos were taken with the Nokia Lumia 928 smartphone and are published without postproduction unless otherwise noted.)

It's beginning to look a lot like summer here in the New York—tourists and residents alike were certainly glad that the weather held up for Memorial Day after a freakishly cold start to last weekend. The holiday weekend also marks the beginning of the first beach season since Superstorm Sandy slammed the East Coast and ravaged much of the coastline where so many of us have fond memories of halcyon summers past. Indeed, the city has been making a concerted effort to restore the beloved recreational areas in the months since the hurricane struck last fall, and the New York Timesrecently chronicled the recovery effort in anticipation of the official reopening of Rockaway Beach.

MoMAPS1's VW Dome 2, a temporary event space across the street from the beach, will be open until June 30.

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Illuminimal / Illumifeet: Footwear Projection Mapping by Craig Winslow

May 31, 2013, 9:00 am

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About two months ago, designer Craig Winslow II unveiled "illuminimal," a design concept that uses video projection mapping on a real footwear product to completely change the look of the shoes. Now, he's collaborated with BucketFeet to bring the concept to life as 'illumifeet,' an interactive evolution that's currently on display as part of a storefront pop-up shop in Treasure&Bond in Soho, NYC.

Winslow offered to elaborate on the process in his words:

I've been infatuated with video projection mapping for the past few years now. Seeing the way that light can completely change a building or environment is incredibly inspiring. However, many projection executions felt like tech demos to me. I wanted to create work with story, purpose and function. Although this new digital+physical medium is many years old, it continues to evolve and find its place in the world, and I wanted to contribute to its growth.

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