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Extreme Furniture Design: Paul Cocksedge's Three-Foot Tall Marble "Bookmark"
This White Marble Bookmark is by British designer Paul Cocksedge. It pushes the boundaries, to say the least; the thing is 30cm × 22cm × 90cm (11.8" × 8.7" × 35.4"), and not easy to move at 110 kg...
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An Ergonomic Scoop that Dispenses Ice Cream in Cylinders
Fun fact: In the early- to mid-20th century, American drug stores and pharmacies used to have counters with soda fountains where they sold both fizzy drinks and freshly-scooped ice cream. What do those...
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UI Experimentation: A Keyboard That Doubles as a Massive Trackpad
As a product of the 20th century, I prefer physical buttons to touch-capacitive surfaces. But I appear to be in the minority; gadget manufacturers today love fitting their objects out with the latter....
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A Manual Pre-Drilling, Screwdriving & Hook Driving Tool
This peculiar tool may not make sense to a tradesperson who always has a cordless tool on their hip.The Trio, by Japanese hand tool manufacturer Star-M, is an unpowered object with three functions: It...
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The PixLens: An IRL Pixelator
This tiny piece of acrylic, just 34mm (1.3") square……is essentially an IRL pixelator:The curious object was developed by Hakusi Katei, a Japanese materials engineer, and has a 16x16 pixel resolution....
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A Portable Motion Control Device for Product Videography
This innovative little gadget makes product videography easier. The Trexo Wheels Go holds a smartphone or camera (up to 1,500g/3.3 lbs) and provides portable motion control.The device can execute...
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Designey Open-Ear Headphones Provide a "Soundstage" Effect
You could be forgiven for thinking these Aircore OWH headphones were designed by Apple. In fact they're by Shenzhen-based audio technology company Movengine. The unusual donut-shaped cans provide, the...
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Fanttik's Mini Chainsaw: A MoMA-esque Version of Stihl's?
This is my Stihl GTA 26, a battery-powered mini chainsaw with a 4" blade. While it can be used for spot pruning, I've found it extremely useful for trimming the dozens branches off of a fallen Cedar...
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Blackwing's Overbuilt Pencil Sharpener Cuts a Curved Point
This amusingly overbuilt Long Point Pencil Sharpener is by California-based stationery company Blackwing.Rather than sharpening your pencil point into a mere cone, it cuts a curved taper into it; this...
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Reader Submitted: Softech'ture: Rethinking Fabric Waste
Softech'ture: Rethinking Fabric Waste by NextOfKin Creatives and Mobella Galleria explores transforming discarded textiles into functional homeware. Addressing the 45% fabric waste from production, the...
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Brake-Formed Furniture by Industrial Designer George Davies
Industrial designer George Davies works primarily with 1/8"-thick sheet metal and a brake. Within these limitations, and inspired by 20th-century designers like Gerrit Reitveld, Charlotte Perriand, Le...
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A Sleek Weed Pipe with an Easy to Clean Bowl
"The cannabis accessories industry has recently reached a record of breaking sales," writes San-Diego-based ID firm DIP Studio, "but staple products like smoking pipes have not adapted to the modern...
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A Vessel that Generates Drinking Water Out of Thin Air
"Water is one of our most precious resources," writes ID firm Bould, "and yet many people around the world do not have access to a reliable supply of clean, drinkable water."The firm designed an...
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Core77 Weekly Roundup (3-31-25 to 4-4-25)
Here's what we looked at this week:The Light Phone III: Is excessive smartphone use a design problem, or a human nature problem? Seventh time's the charm? The Ring Mouse offers finger-borne gesture...
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Reader Submitted: 101010 – LAYER 10th Anniversary
LAYER, the London-based design studio led by Benjamin Hubert, will launch an immersive exhibition during Milan Design Week 2025 titled 101010. This landmark exhibition celebrates LAYER's 10-year...
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