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Maison & Objet Spring 2012: Objekten, New Basics
Objekten EcoCushions designed by Alain Berteau Spotted at Maison & Objet 2012, Objekten is a new line curated by Brussels-based designer and architect Alain Berteau. The range of everyday products...
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iF Design 2012 Gold Award-Winner: Motorola Solutions' APX XE Remote Speaker...
Image courtesy of iF Design Awards We intentionally omitted one of our favorite iF Product Design Gold Award-Winners from Tuesday's roundup of a half-dozen notables because we had the opportunity to...
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Breathing New Life Into Old Wheels, Part 2: Icon Derelicts
This is probably my favorite example of product repurposing out of all of the ones I've seen, and I've seen a lot: The Derelicts, a fascinating series of one-off cars that is a side project for...
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Ben Gould's Bike Chain Supply Chain
The great thing about dumpster diving for materials is that you never know what you're going to find. And the bad thing about dumpster diving for materials is...you never know what you're going to...
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Funball with the Bodyzorby: Best Use of Inflatable Structures Ever
Just when I thought the Japanese had the lock on prank-style variety shows, in swoops this group of Norwegians. What do you do if 1) you're concerned your soccer league's play is growing too dull, 2)...
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Dell, Inc. is seeking an Associate Creative Director in Austin/Round Rock, Texas
Associate Creative Director - Global Site DesignDell, Inc.Austin/Round Rock, Texas Under the guidance of the Creative Director, the Associate Creative Director at Dell, Inc., will work across a wide...
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Samsung's Snazzy SDs
More on utility vs. aesthetics: There's that certain breed of craftsperson, fabricator or designer who takes the time to ensure the back of something looks as good as the front. Steve Jobs famously...
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iF Design 2012 Gold Award-Winners: Communications, Materials and Packaging Picks
Earlier this week, we took a look at some of our favorites from the iF Design 2012 Gold Award-Winners in the Product Design category. Here we have a selection of a few standouts from the other three...
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Core77 Photo Gallery: Stockholm Design Week 2012
Photography by Mimi Hui for Core77 What is more Scandinavian than white on white with some more white? Stockholm Design Week delivered the essence of Scandinavian design with...yes, white, and many...
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IxDA Interaction12: Beyond Gamification
Reporting by Ciara Taylor "Since video games are designed with the primary purpose of entertainment, shouldn't they be able to make other non-game products more enjoyable?" At Interaction12, Dustin...
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The GunnerCase: Using Shotgun Energy-Absorbing Tech to Protect Cell Phones
As Rick Grimes could tell you, a long day of shotgunning zombies makes your shoulder ache from the kickback. That's why pro shooters use recoil pads, little rubbery devices designed with collapsible...
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Flotspotting: Frankly One of the Better Coathooks We've Seen
It is perhaps only natural that we're inclined to see emoticon-like faces in otherwise inanimate objects—cars are a canonical example, as is this AmEx spot from a couple years back, and the emoticon...
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Maison & Objet 2012: Best in Show
Rubber Chairs by Stealing the Deco Industrial Designer Marc Thorpe identifies trends and interesting designs from the floors of this season's Maison & Objet in Paris. COLOR AND TEXTURE François...
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Chris Kabel's Seam Chair, Wood Ring Bench, and Hidden Vase Series
With all our recent talk of polypropylene composites, we thought we'd show you an interesting application of the stuff that you may recognize: Chris Kabel and Droog's Seam chair and bench, from way...
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REMINDER: Design in the Wild Photo Contest, Round 3 WORK
Just a reminder that SUNDAY is the last day you can submit entries to Round 3 PLAY of the Braun & Core77 Design in the Wild global photo challenge. Enter today for a chance to win the grand prize...
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Wrap Your Head Around These Gears
Whether I listen to my brain, or my heart, I stilldon't understand how these damn things work When I told my Graphic Design professor that I wanted to transfer to a school offering Industrial Design,...
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A Novel Way to Waste Time
This design by Ukrainian graphic designer Yurko Gutsulyak was a promotional piece for his eponymous studio for the last calendar year, but it's certainly worth another look. The "Trash Calendar" is...
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Y Studios LLC is seeking a Senior Industrial Designer in San Francisco,...
Senior Industrial Designer Y Studios LLCSan Francisco, California Y Studios, an energetic and nimble multi-disciplinary design company, is seeking a highly motivated Senior Designer to join their...
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Smørrebrød: Designing and Deconstructing the Vernacular
By Jens Martin Skibsted and Bo Lindegaard A new culinary movement has arrived to the world's top kitchens. Originating from Copenhagen, the style of cooking is called "New Nordic," as coined by René...
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Personal Illumination, Part 1: Sutton's Self-Lit Snowboarder
I've used a flashlight for blackouts, a miner's headlamp on camping trips, a Clamplight for ceiling repairs, and a flexible LED penlight for machine repair. Light sources like these require you hold...
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