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The regular deadline for the Core77 Design Awards ends Tuesday April 10 at 9pm Eastern Time (6pm Pacific Time). Put your hard work, ideas and passion in front of our incredible multidisciplinary group...
View ArticleAnalog Strikes Back: Visualize Dubstep as Dubplates in Benga's Stop-Motion Vid
For as long as I can remember (Winamp, anyone?), visualizers have always had a bit of a psychedelic aesthetic; Benga opts for acetate instead of acid trip. The teaser clip for the dubstep producer's...
View ArticleSalone Milan 2012 Preview: "Mutation" Series by Maarten de Ceulaer
There are certain adjectives that seem to take on a life of their own, suffering from buzz-friendly, pseudo-intellectual overuse to the point of becoming meaningless placeholders for a proper...
View ArticleESPN is seeking an Art Director, Digital Media in Bristol, Connecticut
Art Director, Digital Media ESPNBristol, Connecticut (or New York, New York) ESPN, INc., the Worldwide Leader in Sports, is seeking an Art Director to support their Digital Media Design team in...
View ArticleDesigner Mark Miner on How Nike Frees Got Even More Flexible
It's tough to compete with an announcement as big as Nike's NFL gear release, but last week another Nike product made a quieter debut: Their latest line of Free running shoes, which are inching closer...
View ArticleThe DO's and DON'TS of Graphic Design with Studio Lin
Reporting by Christina Beard Designers typically don't reveal their mistakes or share how they stumbled into a solution. But Alex Lin of Studio Lin did last week at his AIGANY talk hosted at the Museum...
View ArticleBWAY Corp.'s Eco-Pail and Other Recyclable Industrial Packaging
As we saw in the post about bottle recycling<--LINK PLEASE, separating different types of materials for recycling requires a lot of machinery, energy, and effort. What we'd like to see in the...
View ArticleSalone Milan 2012 Preview: Superlative Student Work from SCAD at SaloneSatellite
The Savannah College of Art and Design is pleased to announce that three of its Furniture & Industrial Design students will be exhibiting at the SaloneSatellite in Milan next week. "New work from...
View ArticleJoseph Joseph Wins Important Battle in the Design Piracy War
Good news in the battle against design rip-offs: After a two-year struggle, Joseph Joseph has pulled off a landmark victory against a group of Chinese companies that went above and beyond your average...
View ArticlePatterned Wooden Tiling from Jamie Beckwith
While not as intricate as floors done by Benjamin Lai (see some here and here) and without the found-object quality of Piet Hein Eek's furniture, interior design brand Jamie Beckwith has still managed...
View ArticleCaine's Arcade: A 9-Year-Old's Cardboard Dream
A beautiful short film about Caine's Arcade, a 9-year-old's DIY cardboard dream arcade in East Los Angeles. Built out of his dad's used auto parts boxes, packing tape and pure imagination, it's a...
View ArticleMarc Fenigstein On How BRD Motorcycles is Changing the Face of Motocross
"We're a little different than your typical Bay Area start-up," says BRD Motorcycles CEO Marc Fenigstein. Right down the street from some of the most innovative companies in America, Marc and the rest...
View ArticleIn the Studio with Vonnegut/Kraft
I met Katrina Vonnegut (yes, she's related to Kurt) at her textile studio in Bushwick, Brooklyn, a small space in one of those perpetually cold industrial buildings. After we chatted and I ogled her...
View ArticleSalone Milan 2012 Preview: Thomas Schnur's "Rubber Table"
German designer Thomas Schnur is pleased to announce that he will be exhibiting three products at the 2012 Salone Satellite in Milan, including the noteworthy "Rubber Table."The drain or plunger is an...
View ArticleDyson's In-House Vacuum Spare Parts Drag Racing Challenge
If you've ever used a Dyson vacuum, you know they transmit a strong sensation of product power as soon as you flip them on. (And if you haven't ever used one, stay tuned, we've got some reviews coming...
View ArticleDesign, Milan and a Russian billionaire
Entrepreneur Elena Baturina, who is Russia's richest woman and only female billionaire, believes in design thinking and started the creative think tank Be Open, an environment which should become "a...
View ArticleDesign Museum London's Upcoming Exhibition Examines the Intersection of...
Design, engineering and technology can achieve game-changing breakthroughs from industries that need to push the envelope and have massive budgets. The military gives us trickle-down innovations like...
View ArticlePP+K is seeking a Director of Brand Strategy in Tampa, Florida
Director of Brand Strategy PP+KTampa, Florida PP+K (formerly known as pyper paul + kenney), a creative juggernaut in the Southeastern U.S., is seeking a Director of Brand Strategy who can join them in...
View ArticleSalone Milan 2012 Preview: Studio Mango's Lamps Prove That Good Lighting...
Here's an interesting take on flatpack: Netherlands-based Studio Mango's Spring Lamp, above, which arrives in the mail as a disc and unfurls into the shape of a bell. Springs are magical little...
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