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IDSA Design Dialogue Conferences - Northeast Event in Philadelphia, April 13-14
The IDSA's annual run of Design Dialogue Conferences kicked off this past weekend with the Mideast event in Detroit; the four upcoming regional events will take place over the next month, including...
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Need to Know: PSFK Conference NYC Recap
As our Twitter followers probably know, we had the opportunity to attend the annual PSFK Conference last Friday. (The 2012 edition of the annual event shares its name with PSFK's first print magazine,...
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Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, 911 Designer, Passes Away
Ferdinand Alexander Porsche, the designer of the 911 and the grandson of company founder Ferdinand Porsche, passed away today. The designer was 76. F.A. or "Butzi," as he was nicknamed, was groomed to...
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Book Making: The Problem with Show-and-Tell Without the Tell
The Internet allows us to share information more freely than ever before. But along with that come two somewhat disturbing trends we've recently picked up on. The first is that people are increasingly...
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A Production Method On the Way Out?
Quick spot-check to see how up on your production methods you guys are: How was this Ohlala watering can (don't hit the link yet), designed by Barcelona-based CrousCalogero Design Studio,...
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Designer Profile: Craig & Karl
Craig Redman and Karl Maier run Craig & Karl, a multi-disciplinary design studio that operates in New York, where Craig lives, and London, where Karl lives. The duo says they collaborate daily on...
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Code and Theory is seeking a Visual Designer (Jr.-Mid Level) in New York, New...
Visual Designer (Jr.-Mid Level) Code and TheoryNew York, New York Code and Theory, an award-winning interactive agency, is seeking a Junior-to-Mid-Level Visual Designer. Working with our Visual Design...
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Ralph Walker: America's Most Underrated Architect
How is it possible that the man responsible for so many of the iconic buildings that make up the New York City skyline, a man credited not only for designing the first art deco skyscraper, but for...
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With New Fin Light, Tom Dixon Lighting Designs Continue to Evolve
In the mere ten years they've been in existence, British design and manufacturing company Tom Dixon has produced some beautiful hanging lamps (among other objects) and we enjoy watching their...
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Shift_Design is Shake Shacking things up in Philly with a Green Wall
When Danny Meyers planned to open the first Philadelphia branch of his much beloved Shake Shack, it made sense to call in local designers Shift_Design to construct an exterior wall that would give a...
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Flexible Display Technology Gets Even More Impressive with Atmel's XSense
Hot on the heels of LG announcing their forthcoming flexible displays, a company called Atmel has begun flogging XSense, their new ultra-thin touchscreen technology that's capable of bending and going...
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A Completely Different Kind of Visibility Solution for Cyclists
Like inventor and cycling enthusiast Michael Wallis, I certainly agree that I've come to regard pedestrians as a greater threat than automobiles. Despite my best efforts to share the road with...
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How Laser Cutting Machines are Made
If only there was a way to combine my love of metalworking with my laser proficiency Here's something we don't see often: A "How it's made" video showing how they make something that makes other...
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Things That Look Like Other Things: An Easter Gif from Raphael Volkmer
German design student Raphael Volkmer ventured south to Italy's Free University Bolzano for his design education. Noting that the average European household consumes over a kilogram (2.2 lbs) of...
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Winners of the Holcim Awards for Sustainable Construction
Since 2005 the Holcim Foundation has awarded $4 million in prize money in a competition aimed at promoting sustainable construction. In each three-year awards cycle, they whittle more than 6,000...
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Design Ethos 2012 Conference Preview: A Conversation with Liz Ogbu
Reporting by Carly Ayres In less than two weeks Savannah College of Art and Design will be hosting Design Ethos: Vision Reconsidered 2012 a two-part conference: part conversation, part action. The...
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Piet Hein Eek's Raw Material for Furniture: Scrap Wood
Every woodworker, carpenter or furniture builder has dreamt of making something completely out of wood scraps and cut-offs, even if that stained poplar wouldn't match the ash board and the birch ply....
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Rana 2: Visions of an Electric Motorcycle Future from frog
Last week, Michael DiTullo's took a look back at the frog FZ750 Rana which recently entered the collection of the SFMOMA. Inspired by the original Rana, a small group of folks in frog's San Francisco...
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An Eye-Opening Look at How Plastic Bottles are Recycled Into Clothing
It's awesome to think we can recycle plastic bottles into polyester thread that can be used to make clothes. But when you actually see this process in action, you have to wonder—between the shipping...
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Sign the petition to Save a Neutra in Pakistan
"In 1955, the US State Department commissioned Richard Neutra to design a new embassy in Karachi. Neutra's appointment was part of an ambitious program of architectural commissions to renowned...
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